Started his career with Chambers in 1988.

Former member of the Legal Practice Management Association Executive Committee.

Former Member of the Management Committee of the Institute of Barristers' Clerks and of the Careers/Education & Training Committee.

Associations:

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Member of the Institute of Barristers' Clerks.

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Interests: Adventure sports - rowed the Atlantic in 2001 in the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Race. Has Climbed the Eiger, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and Jungfrau among others. Qualified Category 8 skydiver and BSAC sports scubadiver. Trained as a pilot in the UK and abroad in single and twin engine planes and flew solo. Enjoys snowboarding and sailing. Theatre and reading.

Languages: conversational French and some Spanish.