Rupert Reed KC is a leading barrister and arbitrator at Serle Court. He has a broad commercial, financial and property practice, with a focus on agreements arising out of property investment, finance, development, and management, as well as wider fraud, banking and shareholder disputes.He took silk in 2014. Before that, he had won 'Chancery Junior of the Year' at the Chambers Bar Awards, and had been included in the Chambers 100: list of the top 100 junior barristers in all fields.Rupert has an established reputation in cases in the Middle East and London involving parties from the Gulf and wider MENA region. He is fluent in French and has a working knowledge of Arabic. He has significant experience in working on issues of Saudi, UAE and wider Arab civil law.His English practice is primarily in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is recognised as one of the leading advocates before the Courts of the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). His international work commonly involves issues as to interim relief, jurisdiction, applicable law and cross-border enforcement.He regularly acts as counsel and sits as arbitrator in commercial arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, LCIA-DIFC, and DIAC Rules in both London and the Middle East.He is ranked as a Leading Silk in Chancery Commercial Litigation in Chambers Global and UK Bar, Commercial UK and UAE in Chambers Global, Commercial Litigation in Legal 500 UAE, Banking and Finance in Legal 500, Civil Fraud in Who's Who Legal, Real Estate Litigation in Chambers UK Bar, and Property Litigation in Legal 500."One of the most pre-eminent barristers appearing before the DIFC. His experience in that regard is almost unmatched, and he always garners respect from the bench." (Chambers UK Bar 2022) "A noted leader in both commercial and pure chancery matters. ...He is a particularly fine choice of counsel for Middle Eastern work." "He's a good guy who has a terrific grasp of tactics. He remains a good team-player and collaborates well with his juniors and the solicitors' team." (Chambers UK Bar 2020)"He is so user-friendly and is exceedingly proactive in driving cases forward." "He has an easy going light touch and gets the balance just right in court." (Chambers UK Bar 2020)"Oozes experience, very calm under extreme pressure with deadly accuracy in the court room." (Legal 500 2020)Further directory and client comment can be found at: http://www.serlecourt.co.uk/portfolio/download-pdf/rupert-reed-qc/full-cv
