Adam Sher
Call Date
2007
Summary of Practice
Adam Sher has a broad commercial and civil practice in line with Chambers' profile, with experience in the following areas:
- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Aviation
- Banking and Financial Services
- Employment
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Professional Negligence
- Civil Fraud
Education
BA Law, Oriel College, Oxford (First Class)
BCL, Oriel College, Oxford (Distinction)
LLM, Harvard Law School
BVC, BPP Law School (Outstanding, Highest mark in year)
Prizes & Scholarships:
Sunley Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn, 2007)
Buchanan Prize (Lincoln’s Inn, 2007)
Lord Mansfield Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn 2005)
Hardwicke Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn 2002)
Clarendon Scholarship (Oxford University, 2003)
Prize for best performance in Commercial Law finals paper (Oxford University, 2003)
College Prize for Finals results (Oriel College, 2003)
Lady Norma Dalrymple-Champneys Prize (Oriel College, 2002)
College Prize for final year student (Oriel College, 2002)
College Scholarships (Oriel College, 2001-2)
First Prize, The Times Law Awards (2003)
Publications
‘The National Minimum Wage: Under Threat From An Unlikely Source’, (2006) 35 Industrial Law Journal 289 (with Sarah Fraser).
Other Experience
Secondment to Allen & Overy, Litigation Department
Research Assistant in the Commercial and Common Law Team at the Law Commission of England and Wales (2004-5).
Teaching Fellow in Contract Law, University College London (2006-7).
Teaching Fellow in the Conflict of Laws, University College London (2004-5).
Languages
German (basic).