Andrew Cookson - Pupil Barrister

Andrew read for a Master of Laws with Distinction at University College London and a Master of Laws in Bar Professional Training at City Law School, University of London. He completed the GDL and a postgraduate Bachelor of Laws at BPP University, London. Andrew holds a Master of Arts (Honours) in International Relations and Law from The University of Edinburgh, which included a year in Australia at The University of Queensland.

He also read for a Post-Graduate Certificate in International Dispute Resolution at Queen Mary University of London, achieving a Distinction. Before commencing his legal studies, Andrew studied Intensive Chinese at the Beijing Language and Culture University, and several courses on Chinese business and culture at Fudan University, Shanghai. Andrew is conversationally proficient in Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish.

Andrew was the winner of the 2023 Middle Temple Young Barristers' Association Advocacy Competition, and a member of Inner Temple’s UK national round winning team of the Telders International Law Moot 2018/19.

Email: acookson@candey.com