Call: 2007
Can practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis on commercial litigation and arbitration, insurance disputes, sports law, professional liability, and public law and human rights. Since joining Chambers, Can has appeared before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and numerous county courts and employment tribunals around the country. Further details of Can’s practice can be found by following the relevant links under “Areas of Practice”.
Before joining Chambers, Can graduated from University College, Oxford, with a double first class degree in English Language and Literature. During his time at Oxford, he obtained a distinction in Moderations, a College Scholarship, a Master’s Scholarship and the Stephen Boyd Memorial Prize for the top college first in Finals. He was then appointed to the Jane Eliza Procter Fellowship at Princeton University.
Can began his legal studies at City University London where he obtained a first class LL.B. degree before completing the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School. He subsequently graduated with an LL.M. from Harvard Law School where he received the Cravath International Scholarship. Can is a member of the Inner Temple where he has received a Treasurer’s Prize, a Major Scholarship and a Princess Royal Scholarship.
Before coming to the Bar, Can gained commercial experience working as a strategy consultant at a leading firm in London. He has also worked with the Counsellor for Legal Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York.
Can writes on legal issues for a range of publications including Judicial Review, The Harvard International Law Journal, The Times, and The New York Review of Books.
Education
B.A. (Oxon), LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Harvard)
Languages
Turkish (fluent), French (working knowledge)