Joseph Dyke joined McNair as an Associate after he was Called to the English Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 2014, was made Senior Associate (in 2022) and then Senior Counsel (in 2025). He was admitted as an English solicitor in 2024 and became a Solicitor-Advocate in 2025.
Joseph has assisted on a number of international commercial arbitrations under the auspices of several leading arbitration institutions, including LCIA/ICC/SIAC, and ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL Rules, as well as with court proceedings related to challenges against and enforcement of arbitral awards. In addition, Joseph has assisted with a range of Public International Law matters, including before the International Court of Justice on The Jadhav Case (India v Pakistan). Joseph also has experience of regulatory matters in several different jurisdictions, and is available to assist parties (in appropriate circumstances) through the QICDRC Pro Bono Service.
Expertise
His areas of expertise are:
- International Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Public International Law
Education
- BA History (Hons) (First Class), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
- Graduate Diploma in Law, City Law School
- Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School
- Legal Professional Course, University of Law
Membership and Appointments
- Called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) (November 2014)
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (June 2024)
- Certified as a Solicitor-Advocate (Civil) with Higher Rights of Audience in England & Wales (February 2025)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIarb)
Publications
Books:
- “Arbitration of M&A Transactions – A Practical Global Guide” (chapter on England & Wales) (with Catriona Nicol, 2020)
- “Advisory Opinions of the International Court of Justice” (2018) (with Khawar Qureshi KC and Catriona Nicol)
- “Public International Law Before the English Courts” (2016) (assisted Khawar Qureshi KC)
Articles:
- “Infrastructure Services Sarl and Energia Termosolar BV v Kingdom of Spain: Spain Fails to Secure Set Aside of Registration of Intra-EU ICSID Award in the English Commercial Court” (ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, 2024)
- “Spain fails to set aside registration of intra-EU ECT ICSID award in the English Commercial Court” (European Investment Law and Arbitration Review, 2024)
- “Battling financial crime in Jersey” (New Law Journal, 2023)
- “Rajabieslami v. Tariverdi and others: English Commercial Court casts doubt on enforceability of English court judgments in Qatar” (with Sophie Eastwood) (MENA Business Law Review, 2023)
- “The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement: First Step Towards Saving the High Seas?” (with Anastasia Medvedskaya) (Daily Jus, 2023)
- “Diluting diplomatic immunity” (with James McGlaughlin) (New Law Journal, 2023)
- “The Foreign Act of State doctrine: in the hot seat” (with Anastasia Medvedskaya) (New Law Journal, 2023)
- “Challenges to Arbitrators: Recent Developments in English Law” (AIAC Alternative Dispute Resolution Journal, 2022)
- “The Jurisprudence of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal” (with Professor Zachary Calo) (MENA Business Law Review, 2021)
- “Sports and law – The F1 Abu Dhabi controversy” (with Khawar Qureshi KC) (Law Society Gazette, 2021)
- “International Arbitration: Striking A Balance” (with Aqeel Qureshi) (New Law Journal, 2021)
- “Arab World Litigants in the English Courts (2019-2020)” (with Khawar Qureshi KC and Catriona Nicol) (International Journal of Arab Arbitration, 2021)
- “The End of the Qatar Blockade” (with Catriona Nicol) (MENA Business Law Review, 2021)
