Francis is a barrister at Monckton Chambers and maintains a broad commercial practice spanning international arbitration, commercial litigation, and complex interlocutory applications. He is ranked as a leading junior across multiple specialisms, with the directories describing him as “incredibly intelligent and a brilliant barrister”, “phenomenal”, and “an absolute pleasure to work with”. In 2025 he was shortlisted for Shipping, Commodities, and Aviation Junior of the Year.

Francis has a growing practice in sports-related litigation and arbitration, including for Premier League football clubs, Formula 1 teams, and others.  His extensive experience of regulatory, licensing, and contractual disputes in commercial litigation, international arbitration, and mediation, make him uniquely well-placed to cover a wide range of issues faced by clubs/teams, players/drivers and agents alike. 

As counsel, Francis acts in a wide range of commercial disputes, both unled and led, in the High Court and in international arbitrations under all major institutional rules, including LCIA, ICC, DIAC, SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, the Swiss Arbitration Rules, and LMAA. He is a registered practitioner in both the DIFC and ADGM Courts, where he appears regularly—most recently in a US$160,000,000 anti-suit injunction in the ADGM. He has particular experience in shipping, commodities, aviation, energy, civil fraud, procurement, and competition law. 

Francis is well known for his expertise in bringing and defending urgent interlocutory applications, including worldwide freezing orders and proprietary injunctions.  He also regularly appears in applications relating to arbitrations under ss.67 to 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

Prior to joining Monckton Chambers, Francis practised as an associate in the world-leading international arbitration group at WilmerHale.