January 31, 2023
Duncan Bagshaw is a barrister and a partner at Howard Kennedy LLP, based in London, where he is also the head of the international arbitration practice. He studied law in England and France and was called to the bar in 2003 by Lincoln’s Inn. Before joining Howard Kennedy, Duncan practiced at the independent bar for 8 years in the fields of international commercial litigation and arbitration, and lived in Mauritius for three years, where he worked as the first Registrar o f the former LCIAMIAC Arbitration Centre. He then worked at Stephenson Harwood, another large firm in London, until 2019. Duncan is a specialist in international arbitration. Most of his work involves advising governments and corporations in arbitrations and before the English Courts, particularly in cases concerning energy, infrastructure and development projects, and shareholder disputes. He is experienced in arbitration cases under the rules of the LCIA, ICC, LCIADIFC and UNCITRAL, as well as ad hoc a rbitrations. Much of his work is related to Africa and Duncan has acted in cases seated in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Mauritius, as well as many other jurisdictions. He has also advised several governments on revising their arbitration statutes, and cont inues to assist with the establishment of modern, neutral arbitral institutions in Africa. Duncan speaks English and French. Duncan has been recommended in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directories for arbitration and energy specialist in Africa– related disputes, a nd is identified as a related cases. He was named as one of the “Who’s Who Legal”
Future Leaders 2017– 2019 in international arbitration, and has been recognised in the ‘Africa Powerlist’ and ‘International Arbitration Powerlist’ in 201 9. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Duncan accepts appointments as arbitrator under most institutional rules or in ad hoc cases
