7 King’s Bench Walk is pleased to announce that Patrick Devine and Jerome Squires joined Chambers as tenants with effect from Monday 16 September 2024 following the successful completion of their pupillage in Chambers.

Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ members’ core specialisms in commercial dispute resolution including international arbitration, insurance and reinsurance, shipping and shipbuilding, commodities, jurisdiction and conflict of laws, civil fraud, energy and natural resources, professional negligence and aviation.

Patrick Devine – Before joining 7 King’s Bench Walk, Patrick qualified as a solicitor-advocate and worked in commercial litigation and arbitration at a Magic Circle law firm in London and Washington DC gaining experience of large-scale commercial disputes, SFO investigations and investor-State dispute settlement. Patrick was also a Judicial Assistant to Mr Justice Calver in the Commercial and Administrative Courts (2021-2022) and to Lord Leggatt in the Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee to the Privy Council (2022-2023).

Jerome Squires  – Prior to joining Chambers, Jerome worked as a Senior Associate in the London office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he experienced a wide range of corporate and commercial work, including substantial civil fraud work. As a result of this experience, Jerome is used to working in teams and understands the needs of instructing solicitors and clients. Jerome was also previously the judicial assistant to the President of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal and a lawyer at Allens Linklaters in Sydney, Australia. Jerome completed the BCL (distinction) at the University of Oxford.