Matthew Finn

Client Testimonials

"Matthew is one of the best all-round juniors on the market for big-ticket construction cases." (Legal 500, 2025)

“A great adviser and a really impressive advocate. He is an unbelievably persuasive orator.” (Chambers & Partners, 2024)

“Matt is a pleasure to work with, provides excellent insight on strategy and has an impressive manner with clients.” (Chambers & Partners, 2024)

“Incredibly hard-working and user-friendly. A go-to senior junior for high-value, complex cases.” (Legal 500 UK 2024)

“Very bright, comprehensive, and tactically very good. He has the ability to distil complex legal matters down into common-sense advice”  (Legal 500 UK 2023)

“He produces precise and efficient pleadings that are very hard for the opposition to knock back.” (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

“He is clear and concise in his advice … he operates really well under pressure.” (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

“An excellent junior with a keen eye for detail, Matthew delivers crisp submissions which cut through complex arguments.” (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

“He is an excellent junior who punches above his weight. He is very responsive and provides clear and considered advice.” (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

“Extremely intelligent, with mature judgement. He is accessible and very articulate.” (Legal 500, 2022)

Ongoing and Recent Matters

Matthew is presently acting in, or has recently acted in, the following matters:

• Sole Counsel in a $100m dispute relating to the renovation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant (ICC arbitration)
• For the claimants in a $1 billion dispute relating to the construction of a coal-fired power station in South Africa (ICC arbitration)
• With Veronique Buehrlen KC in a $250m sale of goods dispute, relating to an oil and gas field offshore Ghana (Commercial Court)
• Sole Counsel in a conflict of laws dispute regarding the misappropriation of funds by a Spanish company operating in Norway and Monaco
• With David Thomas KC and Calum Lamont KC in a £200m infrastructure dispute involving a UK governmental body (serial adjudications and arbitrations)
• Sole Counsel in a sports law dispute in a claim relating to unpaid agency fees arising from the transfer of a well-known footballer
• With Robert-Jan Temmink KC in a £170m civil fraud claim against US and Finnish companies relating to a state of the art energy plant (High Court, London)
• For the claimants in a £100m civil fraud dispute relating to a PFI contract (High Court, London)
• For the claimants in a $80m dispute concerned with the construction of an underground metro system (ICC arbitration)
• Sole Counsel in respect of two linked disputes worth $10m, relating to the construction of a casino in Macau (LCIA arbitration)
• Sole Counsel, in a £5m corporate finance dispute relating to the return of IPO investment funds (Commercial Court)
• Acting with Alexander Nissen KC in a dispute concerned with the proper interpretation of the Construction Act (Court of Appeal)
• Acting with Lord Banner KC in a planning dispute (Supreme Court)