Christopher Coffin

Partner and Litigation Practice Group Leader

  • Education: Wadham College, Oxford, B.A. History
  • Admitted: England and Wales
  • Year joined: 1995
  • Year became partner: 1995
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Overview

Christopher advises on commercial disputes, ranging from oil related disputes to derivatives disputes, loan recoveries, and asset tracing, fraud, contentious insolvency and professional negligence.

He has acted for many international banks, insolvency practitioners, insurance companies and members of the legal profession including High Court judges.

He is an experienced negotiator and has successfully represented clients at many mediations.

Highlights

  • Representing the former state owned Romanian oil import/export company in a high value complex arbitration.
  • Successfully representing a barrister in a case which went to the House of Lords and set out the test for lawyers' negligence when advising on settlement.
  • Successfully representing a client in a high profile case alleging the negligent dispensation of a dangerously high dosage of steroids.

Memberships

British Italian Law Association

On a personal note

Chris has recently taken up cycling and cycled to Paris in May 2007. His other interests include organic vegetable gardening and vintage sport cars.