Concordia
Merchant Taylors’ School
Nicholas
Tse
Nicholas Tse
(1983-1988) read Modern Languages
at Oxford and went on to do post-graduate research
at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne
before training as a barrister. He is now an experienced
advocate with diverse experience of representing
governments, multinationals, banks and financial
institutions. Nicholas’ practice spans multi-jurisdictional
commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute
resolution procedures, as well as negotiating major
international commercial contracts.
In addition to his experience in the English courts, he
has developed a track record in trying cases in offshore
jurisdictions such as Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey
and the Dubai International Financial Centre Court.
Nicholas also has experience in arbitrating international
commercial disputes in London, Paris, Geneva and
Dubai, and significant experience of negotiating
contracts involving projects, distribution and supply in
Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East
ier konnte niemand sonst
Einlaß erhalten, denn dieser Eingang
war nur für dich bestimmt. Ich gehe
jetzt und schließe ihn.”
“Here no one else can gain entry, since
this entrance was meant only for you. I will
now go and close it.”
from
Vor dem Gesetz
1
, by Franz Kafka
(1915)
I was lucky enough to benefit from
being taught languages and literature at
Merchant Taylors’ by some gentlemen of
genius. I will never forget John Steane’s
rendition of the Queen of the Nile as we
read through Antony & Cleopatra, nor the
swashbuckling Denis Ogan regaling us
with the tales of Camus.
They and their outstanding colleagues
inspired me to read Modern Languages at
Oxford, and I was then fortunate enough
to be invited to do post-graduate work
at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the
Sorbonne.
As I finished my
Maîtrise
in Paris I
found myself in a quandary: should I
pursue my studies as a modern linguist
to their logical conclusion, and seek to
enter academia and become a professor
of literature? Should I chance my arm at
I chose the latter,
because in law and
the Bar I saw a
great challenge, and
an opportunity to
ally analysis with
performance …
H
“
