Duncan is a barrister and a partner at Howard Kennedy in London. He practices in commercial and investment treaty arbitration, with a particular interest in cases related to Africa. He has experience in the oil and gas, energy and mining sectors. He also has a special interest in joint venture deals in property, hotel and retail projects.
Duncan acts as counsel and, in appropriate cases, as arbitrator. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the MARC centre in Mauritius, where he previously lived for three years and where he helped establish the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre.