London-based commercial barristers' chambers specialising in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, including insurance, banking, civil fraud, commodities, energy and shipping.
7KBW (7 King's Bench Walk) is a commercial barristers' chambers based in London, providing advocacy, legal advice and dispute resolution in domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration. The chambers traces its history to a merger in 1967 and now comprises numerous King's Counsel and junior barristers, all of whom practise exclusively in commercial law.
Its members work across the full breadth of commercial practice, with particular expertise in insurance and reinsurance, banking and finance, civil fraud, commodities, energy, shipping and international arbitration. Instructions come from clients worldwide, and the chambers is recognised for combining intellectual rigour with a practical approach to dispute resolution. It was named Set of the Year at The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2026.
Based in London, 7KBW operates as a single-specialty set: every member practises in commercial law rather than maintaining a general common-law offering. This concentration of expertise is the defining feature of the chambers' structure and the basis of its practice in high-value commercial disputes.