Commercial Bar Association

Members practise in the Commercial Court and in Commercial matters in other Tribunals and abroad.

Please copy all correspondence to the Administrator

COMBAR was founded in July 1989 to represent and promote the interests of commercial barristers serving the specialist needs of international commerce, including international commercial litigation and arbitration. Its membership comprises leading commercial chambers and individual practitioners at the Commercial Bar whose expertise extends across the fields of banking, mergers and acquisitions, insurance, reinsurance, financial services, shipping and international trade, commodity transactions, professional negligence, competition law, insolvency, European Community matters and private and public international law. COMBAR represents its members on the Bar Council, liaises with other Specialist Bar Associations on matters of common interest, comments on proposed legislation affecting the commercial field, contributes to the debate concerning the reform of the English civil justice system and offers a continuing programme of lectures and seminars and links with International Bar Associations. An annual directory is published in January. COMBAR actively encourages close working links with lawyers practising in other jurisdictions, particularly in Europe, North American the Commonwealth and the Far East.

Membership and other inquiries, contact:

Administrator: Veronica Kendall
3 Verulam Buildings
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5NT
DX: 331 London Chancery Lane
Tel: 020 7404 2022
Fax: 020 7404 2088
E-mail: admin@combar.com

Membership information: over 1,000 members

Chairman: Ali Malek QC
3 Verulam Buildings
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5NT
DX: 331 London Chancery Lane
Tel: 020 7831 8441
Fax: 020 7831 8479
E-mail: amalek@3vb.com

Treasurer: Christopher Hancock QC
20 Essex Street Chambers
20 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AL
Tel: 020 7842 1200
Fax: 020 7842 1270
E-mail: chancock@20essexst.com

Secretary: Kuldip Singh QC
Serle Court Chambers
6 New Square
Lincoln's Inn
London
WC2A 3QS
DX: 1025 LDE
Tel: 020 7242 6105
Fax: 020 7405 4004
E-mail: ksingh@serlecourt.co.uk