Shane is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers and is highly rated senior junior with a practice focused on commercial disputes. He is regularly instructed against leading counsel, and has extensive advocacy experience of both trials and appeals. He balances sole instructions with working as part of a team on larger cases.    

Shane is recognised as a leading junior in the current legal directories for commercial litigation, civil fraud, media and entertainment and sport. Recent comments include:

• A superb junior, who is all over the detail and has good strategic instincts - Chambers UK, 2023 
• Certainly one of the smartest juniors at the London bar. His drafting is superb and clients like working with him -Legal 500, 2023

Previous comments include: 

• A phenomenal talent; An absolute pleasure to deal with- Chambers UK
• An absolute star – extremely bright, gets stuck into the detail, very commercial and client friendly. One of the most responsive and helpful barristers.- Legal 500

Significant recent work highlights include: 

• Vale SA v Steinmetz: US$2bn fraud claim concerning a joint venture for the mining of iron ore in the Republic of Guinea. Shane acted for the Second Defendant. The claims were all dismissed with indemnity costs.
• Jinxin Inc v Aser Media Pte Ltd: US$700m claim brought by a Chinese consortium in connection with the purchase of a majority shareholding in an international sports rights business, which became insolvent. Shane appeared successfully unled at an important recent hearing concerning the application of privilege to company email accounts.
• Suppipat & Ors v Narogdej & Ors: US$1-2bn claim for fraud, breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy involving 16 defendants and proceedings (substantive and injunctive) across multiple jurisdictions.
• Galapagos Bidco SARL v Kebekus: acted for first and seventh defendants in English declaratory proceedings concerning the disputed restructuring of 1.1bn euros of debt.
• Advising the Prison Service in relation to the legality of systemic measures taken in response to Covid-19.
• Advising the Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Treasury in relation to asset seizure and the war in Ukraine.
• R (ex parte Majera) v SSHD: acted successfully for the intervener in an important recent Supreme Court case on the constitutional principle that a court order must be obeyed until and unless it is set aside or varied by the Court, or overruled by legislation.
• Advising a well known pop star in relation to the termination of agreements with their manager, publisher and associated agents. 
• Appearing unled for a well known F1 driver in a recent arbitration concerning a dispute over their contract.