International Arbitration
Maurice has experience of proceedings under many of the major international institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL.
Recent work includes acting as junior counsel for employers in a dispute arising out of an onshore contract in Kuwait worth approximately £125m.
Maurice (along with Roger ter Haar KC and Crispin Winser) was a contributing author of the chapter on Awards in The Guide to Construction Arbitration, published by Global Arbitration Review (accessible here).
Selected Cases
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- Winner, The Times 2TG Moot (2016)
News
- Crown Office Chambers shortlisted in eleven categories at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023
- Third Edition of GAR’s “Guide to Construction Arbitration” published with contribution from Roger ter Haar KC, Crispin Winser and Maurice Holmes of Crown Office Chambers
Articles
- Maurice Holmes acts for PTIOs in tennis anti-corruption hearing
- Maurice Holmes led in arbitration determining the lawfulness of Davis Cup eligibility rules under EU and domestic law
Qualifications
- Levitt Scholarship
- Hardwicke Scholarship
- Droop Scholarship
- BPTC
- LLB (Hons), First-Class
Memberships
- COMBAR
- British Association for Sport and Law
- LawInSport
Rankings
Recommendations
“A very good junior with a good approach to details. He’s always on top of things and very tenacious in the way he pursues litigation.”… “He is extraordinary.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“Maurice is one of the most impressive new juniors breaking into the sports sector and definitely a rising star.”
Legal 500, 2024
