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One Essex Court > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 1
With ‘a barrister for every case‘ One Essex Court has established itself as a ‘go to set for complex, high value, commercial disputes‘. Unlike some of its top tier rivals, the set primarily focuses on larger multi jurisdictional claims, but its successful track record makes its members top choices for many leading banks. Notable highlights include Deutsche Bank AG London v Comune di Busto Arsizio, in which Sonia Tolaney KC and Andrew Lodder successfully assisted Deutsche Bank in convincing the UK High Court that its ruling could diverge from an Italian Supreme Court decision concerning a similar case, Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.p.A v Municipality of Cattolica. Multiple members are involved in Vestia v various banks, in which the Dutch housing association is attempting to recover €2bn in losses arising from speculative derivatives trading by its treasurer; Rhodri Davies KC is leading a five member team, including Adam Rushworth, for Vestia, with Tolaney KC and James MacDonald KC among those acting for the banks.Leading Silks
Stephen Auld KC –One Essex Court ‘Stephen has a thorough knowledge of banking law, especially from a defendant's perspective.’
Laurence Rabinowitz KC –One Essex Court ‘Outstanding legal mind and despite that an absolute pleasure to work with. Courteous and generous in his praise for all of the solicitor team and junior counsel. A stand out example of a mindful approach to the development and encouragement of his team.’
Sonia Tolaney KC –One Essex Court ‘One of the very best advocates around and she only focusses on the points that matter. She is always on my list for high value, complex matters.'
Daniel Toledano KC –One Essex Court ‘A fabulous advocate and super smart lawyer. Solicitors and clients would be happy to go into battle on just about any case with Daniel on their side.’
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC –One Essex Court ‘A brilliant silk.’
Alain Choo Choy KC –One Essex Court 'Alain is a meticulous advocate. He is very smart and his attention to detail superb.’
Rhodri Davies KC –One Essex Court ‘Excellent all rounder, very precise and commercial, vast intellect yet down to earth and concise.'
Craig Orr KC –One Essex Court ‘He has an astonishing intellect and an immensely authoritative and commanding manner in court. Simply magnificent.’
Ben Strong KC –One Essex Court ‘Ben is meticulous and makes sure that he properly gets to grip with the detail of the case. He is an excellent team player. He is extremely good at building and managing a strong Counsel team.’
Orlando Gledhill KC –One Essex Court ‘A senior silk who treats every case with the enthusiasm and precision as if it was his first. Never misses a beat.'
Lord Grabiner KC – One Essex Court ‘Solicitors come to an expert for the definitive view, and that is what they get.’
Camilla Bingham KC - One Essex Court 'Fabulous advocate; robust in her approach; not afraid of taking on difficult arguments; reads the court superbly. Also charming with clients.'
Conall Patton KC –One Essex Court ‘A commanding presence in court. The brightest and best young silk at the Bar today.'
2021 Silks
Laurence Emmett KC –One Essex Court ‘Excellent legal mind, insightful and commercial.'
2022 Silks
James MacDonald KC –One Essex Court ‘He is calm in a storm. His written work is among the best I have seen. He is commercially minded and extremely client friendly. He really is one of the stars of his generation.'
Alexander Polley KC –One Essex Court ‘Really responsive, easy to work with and insightful. Gains the client's trust and confidence through realistic and clear advice. Enormous work ethic and productivity.'
Sebastian Isaac KC –One Essex Court ‘Incredibly intelligent, hard working, and responsive. He also is very funny which helps when you're litigating a long and complex matter.’
Leading Juniors
Michael D’Arcy –One Essex Court ‘Excellent team player. Great legal and strategic thinker.'
Sandy Phipps –One Essex Court ‘An excellent technical banking lawyer with strong drafting skills. Very user-friendly.'
Nehali Shah –One Essex Court ‘Very on top of the detail. Able to assimilate a lot of information quickly, and identify the salient points efficiently. Persuasive, very articulate and clear. Very reliable.'
Emma Jones –One Essex Court ‘A very impressive junior.’
Oliver Butler –One Essex Court ‘Precise, detailed, meticulous, clever, wonderful to work with.'
Henry Forbes Smith –One Essex Court ‘A very very clever lawyer, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Henry is instructed on some of the biggest cases at the Bar.’
Richard Mott –One Essex Court ‘Richard is a blessing to the team. He rolls his sleeves up, has tenacious grasp of the facts, is strategic and considered in his outlook. He's personally very pleasant to work with and fantastic in ability. His advocacy is precise, focused and highly effective.'
Adam Rushworth –One Essex Court ‘Excellent. Forensic. Robust, willing to push back and persuade clients of the right course, even if that course appears unattractive.'
Niranjan Venkatesan –One Essex Court ‘His advocacy was very powerful, underpinned by brilliant preparation and delivered with a style that was tailored to his judge. He is a future superstar.'
Andrew Lodder – One Essex Court ‘A joy to instruct: very bright, tactically astute, hard-working, and a real team player with a great sense of humour. His advocacy is smooth, composed and effective – judges listen.’
Testimonials
Set
‘Great bench depth at all levels – especially junior silk but also very impressive at all levels of juniors which bodes well for the set going forward.’
‘One of the strongest commercial sets at the bar (if not the strongest). Very high quality across the board; a number of star juniors.’
‘One of the super-sets. A barrister for every case.’
Clerking
‘Rob Smith is fantastic – practical, helpful and a real pleasure to deal with.’
‘Excellent – commercial, professional they don’t overpromise, trustworthy.’
‘They are all very friendly and helpful. They respond quickly when needed.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 1
One Essex Court is ‘an exceptional set of chambers with a fabulous pool of talent‘ who are considered ‘the absolute cream of the crop of commercial/fraud litigators‘. Few can match the set’s deep bench of top name silks and juniors, which was deepened further by the return of Lord Wolfson KC from his stint as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice. Anna Boase KC also led Emma Jones for the defendant in The Carphone Warehouse Ltd v Telefonica UK Ltd, a breach of contract claim linked to special offer tariffs for SIM-only deals. In another key case, Allianz Global Investors GmbH & others v G4S, Laurence Rabinowitz KC and Simon Colton KC defended the security services company in shareholder claims for in excess of £100 million arising out of alleged untrue and misleading statements in, and material omissions from, G4S’s published information; namely its attempts to bill the Ministry of Justice for electronically tagging criminals who had either never been tagged or were dead.Rising stars
James Ruddell – One Essex Court ‘Some firms’ default choice for any commercial dispute – uncommonly bright, hard-working and a real team player – his instructing solicitors would bet the house on James rising the ranks at break-neck speed.’
Leading Silks
Laurence Rabinowitz KC –One Essex Court ‘The stand out silk at the Bar. Very clever, and hard working, and a very accomplished advocate.’
Sonia Tolaney KC –One Essex Court ‘Superb oral advocate. Clear, forceful, excellent construction of arguments, whilst at the same time maintaining a quite light and relaxed style. Clearly leading in the area - well on top of the law.'
Daniel Toledano KC –One Essex Court ‘Deep thinker on all legal issues with an acute ability to find the right answer.Extremely effective advocate; reads the court well and chooses his points superbly. Top drawer in every way.'
Stephen Auld KC –One Essex Court ‘Very client-friendly. Stephen delivers complicated, legal advice in a succinct, easy to understand way while offering commercial advice which many KCs shy away from.’
Neil Kitchener KC –One Essex Court ‘Neil is brilliant - simply someone you want on your side not against you. He has a fertile mind, always looking for an angle. Neil leads his team well and has a great sense of humour, which matters in the trenches.’
Kenneth MacLean KC –One Essex Court ‘Ken is excellent with banking clients, and is an exceptional advocate. His advocacy style is energetic and persuasive.'
John McCaughran KC –One Essex Court ‘His advocacy is both measured and understated which he deploys skilfully to stunning effect. Exceptional with clients.'
Jeffery Onions KC –One Essex Court ‘Jeff rightly enjoys an exalted status at the commercial bar as one of the very best for both his legal knowledge and his advocacy. He is wonderful to work with, with years of experience deployed through a thoroughly modern attitude to his instructing solicitors and clients.'
Craig Orr KC –One Essex Court ‘He is excellent both on the drafting but also on his feet. He is personable and great with clients too, and immerses himself in the detail.’
Richard Boulton KC –One Essex Court ‘Exceptionally talented, clever and a pleasure to worth with.’
Alain Choo Choy KC –One Essex Court ‘Outstanding - very responsive, quick to grasp the issues and solution-focused. The clients feel that Alain fights for them.'
Charles Graham KC –One Essex Court ‘Logical and clear thinker. Excellent with tricky clients. He carries an air of authority.’
David Cavender KC –One Essex Court ‘David has great instincts and feel for how the court will receive a case. Has the gravitas to bring the bench with him.’
Camilla Bingham KC –One Essex Court ‘Superb advocate; very robust in her approach; reads the court well; not afraid of taking on difficult arguments; wickedly smart in her written work.'
Rhodri Davies KC –One Essex Court ‘Extremely user-friendly. Fabulous advocate. No nonsense and a pleasure to deal with.'
Sa’ad Hossain KC – One Essex Court ‘Now one the leading silks in the commercial market and deservedly so. He combines strategic insight, creative thinking and an effective advocacy style devoid of pomposity or self regard to deliver great results for his clients in difficult cases.’
Michael Fealy KC –One Essex Court ‘Michael is incredibly insightful. He is a quick study who quickly gets to the heart of the key issues. More importantly, he has a keen intellect with the ability to come up with out-of-the box solutions that achieve the commercial goals of clients as well as win cases.'
Simon Colton KC –One Essex Court ‘Separates the wheat from the chaff with ease, always makes himself available and great fun to work with. I cannot recommend him highly enough.'
Anna Boase KC – One Essex Court ‘Anna’s strengths are her acute attention to detail, her user friendliness, and her excellent advocacy skills. In numerous interlocutory hearings, Anna was head and shoulders above her opponent: better prepared, steely calm and razor sharp.’
Conall Patton KC –One Essex Court ‘Conall is quite simply brilliant - brilliant written work, brilliant advocacy, and brilliant strategic advice. He is hands-on and is always responsive, contactable, and willing to discuss matters of concern to solicitors and clients. An absolute star at the bar.'
2021 Silks
Laurence Emmett KC –One Essex Court ‘Excellent legal mind, insightful and commercial.'
2022 Silks
Sebastian Isaac KC –One Essex Court ‘Very charming and clever junior silk; happy to roll up his sleeves and get stuck into difficult cases; excellent judgement - he can always sharpen a point. Coming into his own as a leader.'
James MacDonald KC –One Essex Court ‘He is intelligent and thoughful with a calm presence in court.'
Alexander Polley KC –One Essex Court ‘Supremely quick at dealing and responding to all issues in a masterful fashion. Alex is irreplaceable.'
Leading Juniors
Nicholas Sloboda –One Essex Court ‘Nick is lovely to deal with and a real team leader. He wraps a ferocious intelligence in a genial and down to earth manner which is very well liked by clients.’
Nehali Shah –One Essex Court ‘Nehali is immensely diligent, incisive and commercial and is also extremely user-friendly. She grips the knottiest facts and legal points quickly and easily and gets straight to the nub of an issue. Her responsiveness is truly exceptional, borne of her incredibly hard-working approach. She is completely committed to her cases and inspires great confidence in clients. Consistently top drawer.'
Clare Reffin – One Essex Court ‘Clare is an exceptional barrister. She is always responsive. Her analysis is thorough and extremely clever.'
Sandy Phipps –One Essex Court ‘Sandy is a simply brilliant senior junior. His work on major pieces of litigation is outstanding. He is also incredibly calm and a pleasure to work with. Just great.’
Michael D’Arcy –One Essex Court ‘Michael is a real team player, coupling strong analytical ability with an ability to argue complex points in a straightforward and persuasive way.'
Tamara Kagan –One Essex Court ‘Tamara is incredibly intelligent and incisive. She is reliable, friendly and really sharp. She works well with all levels of solicitors (from trainees to partners), and with clients.'
Niranjan Venkatesan –One Essex Court ‘Niranjan is in a class of his own. He is exceedingly bright, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law, is passionate about what he does, charming to work with and a positive and supportive team member.'
Patrick Harty – One Essex Court ‘Patrick is extremely clear minded and gives excellent advice. He is commercial and practical in his approach, and is great with clients as he always seeks to understand their motivations and goals. He is highly effective on his feet – his advocacy is impressive and very persuasive.’
Emma Jones –One Essex Court ‘Emma is superb - she does not sit on the fence and has clear views and advice.'
Adam Rushworth –One Essex Court ‘Adam is very clever indeed. He has an instinctive knowledge of what a silk wants help with and serves it up beautifully. He has very good judgment and common sense. I would work with him again in a heartbeat.’
Derek Spitz –One Essex Court ‘Derek is a wonderful team player. He has a calm and ordered advocacy style, and really comes into his strength on cross-examination.'
Rachel Oakeshott –One Essex Court ‘She is a delight to work with; very bright, responsive, and she quickly gets to grips with both the detail and the strategic big picture points. She is very personable and engages well with the broader team.'
Maximilian Schlote - One Essex Court 'Max is a much in-demand senior junior, with a startling ability to turn his hand to developing areas of law while also remaining strong on mainstream commercial matters.'
Testimonials
Set
‘One Essex are the absolute cream of the crop of commercial/fraud litigators.’
‘OEC is an exceptional set of chambers with a fabulous pool of talent. Someone is always made available because they all work incredibly hard, not because they ever have too little to do.’
‘Elite. Exceptional. The best of the best.’
Clerking
‘Jackie Ginty is a force. She is an excellent manager of both the clerks and the barristers. She is very responsive and will do her best to assist with any issue.’
‘Darren Burrows is a very smooth operator.’
‘The clerking service at OEC is and always has been by far the best of chambers I’ve ever used. They never promise what cannot be delivered, unlike many of their counterparts. Stand-out clerks include Adam Wheeler, David Amdor and Rob Smith.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 1
‘One of the super-sets, with a barrister for every case’, One Essex Court ‘has huge strength and depth and is at the top of the tree’. Members’ work spans a vast range of relevant industries, including water, oil and gas, coal, nuclear and electricity including hydropower, as well as renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, bio-fuel and geothermal. Members are frequently engaged directly by domestic and international energy companies, their expertise encompasses a detailed understanding of the complex contracts, joint venture agreements and regulation affecting those clients. Standout silk John McCaughran KC was instructed by Shell International UK Limited in relation to a high-value dispute arising out of a gas sale agreement between with British Gas Trading Limited. Laurence Rabinowitz KC, who is ‘one of the leading silks at the Commercial Bar’, acted for TAQA in a £150m+ dispute arising out of joint operating and decommissioning agreements concerning interests in a number of oil and gas fields in the UK continental shelf. Prominent junior Nicholas Sloboda, who ‘gets right to the heart of the matter and is a good tactician’, acted for Aker BP in ConocoPhillips v Aker BP, one of the first gas price review cases to be heard in court.Leading Silks
Lord Grabiner KC – One Essex Court ‘If you came to him for an expert with a definitive view, that is what you get.’
John McCaughran KC –One Essex Court ‘A real team player, he is incredibly bright and crystal clear in his thinking, and his advocacy is both measured and understated.’
Laurence Rabinowitz KC –One Essex Court ‘A star performer of the energy bar, his insight is second to none, and clients appreciate his vast knowledge and experience.’
Alexander Gunning KC –One Essex Court ‘He is conscientious, always on top of the detail and able to master the most technical expert issues, and his unrelenting logic and mastery of the detail makes him highly effective.’
Jeffery Onions KC –One Essex Court ‘He has first-rate analytical skills and an ability to set out clear advice from reviewing significantly large amount of factual material.’
Daniel Toledano KC –One Essex Court ‘A deep thinker on all legal issues with an acute ability to find the right answer, he is an extremely effective advocate and reads the court well.’
Alain Choo Choy KC –One Essex Court ‘Clear, approachable and strategic, he is very experienced and concise with his advice in oral and written form.’
Charles Graham KC –One Essex Court ‘Very thorough in his analysis, he is able to come up with novel arguments to address complex problems and is a very strong cross-examiner.’
Sa’ad Hossain KC – One Essex Court ‘Very quick to grasp the issues and provide concise and clear advice on complex matters leading to good outcomes for the client.’
Thomas Sharpe KC –One Essex Court ‘A charming guru with unrivalled breadth and depth of knowledge and experience on energy regulation, he is great at seeing the big picture.’
Orlando Gledhill KC –One Essex Court ‘A senior silk who treats every case with the enthusiasm and precision as if it was his first and never misses a beat.’
Conall Patton KC –One Essex Court ‘A gifted cross-examiner, he has excellent analytical skills and drafts very persuasively.’
2021 Silks
Laurence Emmett KC –One Essex Court ‘He has an excellent legal mind, and is both insightful and commercial.’
Leading Juniors
Nicholas Sloboda –One Essex Court ‘Clever and articulate, he gets right to the heart of the matter and is both a good tactician and a great team player.’
Nehali Shah –One Essex Court ‘She is immensely diligent, incisive, commercial and user-friendly, and she grips the knottiest facts and legal points quickly to get straight to the nub of an issue.’
Owain Draper –One Essex Court ‘He is a future star – composed, unflustered, bright and responsive.’
Michael Watkins – One Essex Court ‘He is an excellent, impressive and thoroughly modern barrister whose submissions are clear and focused.’
Emma Jones –One Essex Court ‘A total superstar, absolutely brilliant and destined for the top, she has the makings of an excellent and calm advocate.’
Michael Clark – One Essex Court ‘A brilliant senior junior, he is immediately responsive and completely across his brief, providing advice that is clear and useful.’
Daniel Hubbard –One Essex Court ‘Daniel is very good at getting to grips with details quickly and is a brilliant technical lawyer who is willing to roll up his sleeves.’
Douglas Paine –One Essex Court ‘Douglas fits seamlessly into a large team, his written advocacy is strong, and his cross-examination belies his seniority.’
Testimonials
Set
‘One Essex Court has huge strength and depth.’
‘One of the super-sets. A barrister for every case!’
‘An excellent range of barristers of top quality.’
Clerking
‘I dealt with two clerks, Jade Cassell and Jack Miller. Both were very pleasant to deal with and both were competent.’
‘David Amdor continues to impress with his top notch service.’
‘The clerks are excellent, Rob Smith and Jack Miller in particular.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 1
One Essex Court is ‘a top-tier set for civil fraud matters with considerable strength in depth’, and its ‘impressive’ bench of juniors ‘bodes well for the set going forward’. The set offers market-leading expertise across the full range of civil fraud disputes, including major cross-border claims. Recent high profile instructions include HMRC v GE & others, in which Laurence Rabinowitz KC is leading Nicholas Sloboda for General Electric’s defence against a US$1bn fraud claim brought by HMRC relating to a 2005 tax settlement. Six members, including Camilla Bingham KC for the claimant and Sonia Tolaney KC for the defendant, were involved in Pipia v Bank of Georgia Group, a claim brought by the Georgian oligarch, Roman Pipia, concerning the allegedly wrongful sale of an ammonia plant in Georgia. The claim was ultimately struck out on day one of trial in April, 2021.Leading Silks
Neil Kitchener KC –One Essex Court ‘A fantastic strategist. One of the go-to silks in civil fraud matters.’
Laurence Rabinowitz KC –One Essex Court ‘Laurie has an exceptionally forensic mind and always finds solutions to the trickiest of problems. His advocacy is mesmerising and he has the ear of the court. There is no better silk for complex fraud work in the London market.’
Sonia Tolaney KC –One Essex Court ‘Sonia is a the consummate all-rounder. She wears her intellectual strength lightly so clients feel they can really talk to her about what they are trying to achieve without getting lost in the complex legal issues. She is super brainy but combines this with determination, creativity and humanity. She gets the best out of her more junior colleagues and is always there to supplement any gaps.’
Daniel Toledano KC –One Essex Court ‘He is clever and thoughtful. He is a good advocate, able to convey submissions very clearly.’
Alain Choo Choy KC –One Essex Court ‘Alain has a phenomenal legal intellect and is able to get on top of complex legal and factual matters with ease. He is ferociously hard working and an absolute pleasure to deal with. He is able to keep his cool even in the most high pressured situations.'
Stephen Auld KC –One Essex Court ‘Stephen’s knowledge of the Commercial Court and they way in which a judge is likely to respond is second to none. He offers astute, technical advice in a client-friendly way while collaborating with the entire legal team to get a job done.’
Richard Gillis KC –One Essex Court ‘Richard's meticulous preparation is second to none. If there's a good point he will find it and run it effectively. He is also a true gentleman.'
Craig Orr KC –One Essex Court ‘Brilliant mind, ferocious attention to detail and getting across the facts of the case, a thorough and effective advocate.’
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC –One Essex Court ‘A brilliant silk.'
Camilla Bingham KC –One Essex Court ‘Superb advocate who is very robust in her approach. Camilla reads the court well, is not afraid of taking on difficult arguments and is wickedly smart in her written work.’
2022 Silks
Alexander Polley KC –One Essex Court ‘Alex is incredibly responsive and almost immediately grasps key issues. He has always added value when feeding into conversations and work products, and endears great confidence.'
James MacDonald KC –One Essex Court ‘James' advocacy is direct, effective and well-pitched. He is mature beyond his years and a real team player.'
Leading Juniors
Henry Forbes Smith –One Essex Court ‘A very very clever lawyer, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Is instructed on some of the biggest cases at the Bar.'
Nicholas Sloboda – One Essex Court ‘Nick is one of the best senior juniors at the commercial Bar. He combines serious legal talent and penetrating analysis and razor-sharp written advocacy. He is instructed on many of the biggest cases – in fraud and other areas – and is clearly enormously in demand.’
Alexander Brown –One Essex Court ‘Alex is just a great guy to work with. He has it all, adding a great legal brain to a superb client friendly way of dealing and presenting information. Top marks.'
Richard Mott –One Essex Court ‘Very cerebral and good drafting. Clearly knows his areas and has been involved in some complex and heavy cases.'
Andrew McLeod - One Essex Court 'Andrew is thorough and analytical. At this level, you take technical excellence as a given, but he is particularly adept at navigating the court system to best advantage, and is strategically extremely sound.'
Testimonials
Set
‘One Essex Court is a top tier set for civil fraud matters with considerable strength in depth. Their barristers are leaders in their fields, with exceptional intellects and impressive advocacy skills.’
‘One of the top commercial sets and one of the destinations for complex commercial and fraud work.’
‘Great bench depth at all levels – especially junior silk but also very impressive at all levels of juniors which bodes well for the set going forward.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are excellent – helpful, responsive and friendly. The provide sound guidance when required. Jackie Ginty, David Amdor and Adam Wheeler are particularly good.’
‘Rob Smith is fantastic – practical, helpful and a real pleasure to deal with.’
‘We are very happy with the clerks. Standing out are Rob Smith, and Jade Cassell.’
Work highlights
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 1
One Essex Court is considered ‘one of the best sets in international arbitration‘ and commended for its ‘very significant number of excellent arbitrators‘. The set stands out for its members’ diverse range of tribunal expertise, from major commercial and investment treaty arbitrations through to more specialised areas such as construction and insurance. This is amplified by the broad spread of arbitrators on offer, including esteemed former judges such as Lord Neuberger
and Dame Elizabeth Gloster. Other leading full time arbitrators include Christopher Style KC, Ian Glick KC, Peter Leaver KC and Andrew Foyle .Testimonials
Set
‘One of the best sets in international arbitration.’
‘One Essex Court has a very significant number of excellent arbitrators.
Clerking
‘Courteous and professional at all times.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 2
One Essex Court has ‘impressive depth of talent at all levels’, with barristers who are ‘leaders in their fields, with exceptional intellects and impressive advocacy skills’. Members have expertise across a wide range of disciplines, including major investment treaty arbitrations and commercial disputes in Asia, where the set’s Singapore office is a major asset. Lead members include Daniel Toledano KC who recently led Nicholas Sloboda in a multi-billion dispute in the Middle East concerning a electricity supply contract linked to a new power plant. Toledano KC and Sloboda are working alongside Laurence Rabinowitz KC and two other members in a multi-billion dollar energy-related claim under SIAC rules. The return of Lord Wolfson KC from his role as UK Under-Secretary of State for Justice adds weight at the senior silk level.Leading Silks
Laurence Rabinowitz KC –One Essex Court ‘An experienced advocate and truly a cut above the rest. He has fantastic client skills.’
Daniel Toledano KC –One Essex Court ‘Daniel is extraordinarily able. He has excellent judgement, always does his homework and provide valuable contributions, and has a great touch with the tribunal. Consistently superb.’
Alain Choo Choy KC –One Essex Court ‘A meticulous advocate. He is very smart and his attention to detail superb.’
Alexander Gunning KC –One Essex Court ‘Really pulling away from this peers and just the all round perfect package. Excelling in all areas from client handling, to sound judgement, to smooth advocacy.'
John McCaughran KC –One Essex Court ‘Incredibly bright and crystal clear in his thinking. A meticulous and exceptional cross examiner who skillfully undoes the witness. John is well respected and is somebody who has the trust and confidence of the Tribunal.'
Craig Orr KC –One Essex Court ‘He explains things so clearly and directly and always gets a phenomenal result. He is incredibly hard-working and has a brilliant strategic brain.’
Richard Boulton KC –One Essex Court ‘Behind his easy charming manner is a brilliant brain. He is a brilliant advocate, and so often just cleverer than the arbitrators without making it obvious. His ability to explain the most complex baffling quantum issues and arguments is peerless. ’
Charles Graham KC –One Essex Court ‘Fantastic insights on how to construct a tribunal. Positions arguments in a first class way.’
Sa’ad Hossain KC – One Essex Court ‘Very quick to grasp the issue and provided concise and clear advice on a complex matter leading to a good outcome for the client.’
Neil Kitchener KC –One Essex Court 'A brilliant advocate, a great team player on a hard fought case and a delight to work with.'
Michael Sullivan KC –One Essex Court ‘He has a great depth of knowledge and a wealth of experience regarding the energy sector as well as a deep grasp of the conduct of international arbitration matters.'
Leading Juniors
Michelle Menashy –One Essex Court ‘She has a quiver full of different arrows and she knows exactly which of them to deploy in any given situation. Above all, Michelle well demonstrates that you cannot be an effective cross-examiner unless you have complete mastery of the details in the papers - and Michelle is an advocate who is always incredibly well prepared.'
Nicholas Sloboda –One Essex Court ‘Great on technical points and providing strategic options.’
Emma Jones – One Essex Court ‘Emma is proactive and responsive and was available throughout. Her legal analysis is excellent and her tactical advice is crucial.’
Eleanor Campbell –One Essex Court ‘Eleanor is extremely diligent and hard working. She is approachable and a team player and the occasions she has appeared as advocate, she has done a sterling job.'
Marcos Dracos –One Essex Court ‘Marcos has a formidable intellect which he combines with shrewd strategic acumen. His knowledge of arbitration is unrivalled and leaders benefit enormously from his assistance.’
Daniel Hubbard –One Essex Court ‘Daniel is a tenacious and effective advocate. He is also a fantastic member of the team: smart, insightful, hard-working and a pleasure to be around.'
Nehali Shah –One Essex Court ‘Immensely quick turnaround; very sharp and grasps the key issues quickly; excellent cross-examiner; very thorough.'
Testimonials
Set
‘They have strength across the board and are very bright, commercially-savvy lawyers.’
‘One Essex Court is a top tier set for international commercial arbitration matters with considerable strength in depth. Their barristers are leaders in their fields, with exceptional intellects and impressive advocacy skills.’
‘Great strength in depth with no shortage of super-bright counsel.’
Clerking
‘Darren Burrows is superb.’
‘Some of the best clerks around. Special mention to Rob Smith and Ben O’Hanlon who know their barristers practice areas extremely well and are great to deal with.’
‘That I rarely have any dealings with the clerks in of itself tells you that they do a great job – a seamless first-rate service. When they know they have a difficult or demanding client they respond and make life easy for the instructing solicitors.’
London Bar > Competition Tier 3
One Essex Court has notable strength in competiton law, possessing specialist expertise in relation to matters such as international cartel proceedings, abuse of dominant position allegations, anti-competitive behaviour and UK and EC merger proceedings. Thomas Sharpe KC is vastly experienced in all aspects of competition law and has particular expertise in relation to the energy and utilities market, recently being involved in a High Court judicial review against the energy regulator Ofgem. Conall Patton KC is appearing before the Competition Appeal Tribunal in Churchill Gowns v Ede & Ravenscroft, the case involves a claim alleging breaches of prohibitions in relation to the supply of academic gowns.Leading Silks
Conall Patton KC –One Essex Court ‘Conall is an outstanding silk and a name to remember. He is not only exceptionally bright and commercial, but simply amazing on his feet. He provides clear, practical and concise advice to his clients and is very easy to work with; he is simply one of the best competition KC.s around. ’
Thomas Sharpe KC – One Essex Court ‘A charming guru, Thomas possesses unrivalled breadth and depth of experience on competition and economic regulation matters. ’
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors
Derek Spitz – One Essex Court ‘Derek is a consummate professional and a very experienced competition senior junior. He is very easy to work with and always on top of the material with a tactical nous to boot. ’
Ben Lewy – One Essex Court ‘Bright and hard working, Ben is a reliable and sensible barrister with a good grasp of what is important. ’
Testimonials
Set
‘One Essex Court remains at the top of our list for commercial disputes and has an increasingly strong reputation for handling competition law claims. Darren Burrows runs an exceptionally slick operation and clerks some of the best advocates at the Bar across all levels. ’
‘An excellent set. ’
Clerks
‘The clerks at One Essex work seamlessly with barristers and solicitors and are responsive, enthusiastic and extremely professional. Rob Smith and Jade Cassell deserve particular praise. ’
Work highlights
London Bar > Intellectual property Tier 3
One Essex Court‘s ‘IP team is exceptional‘. The set’s members have expertise in disputes involving trade marks, passing off, copyright and designs, as well as claims over patents, comparative advertising, database rights, trade secrets and privacy. Geoffrey Hobbs KC is the senior Appointed Person hearing Appeals from the UK Registrar of Trade Marks under s76 Trade Marks Act 1994; and Emma Himsworth KC‘s recent highlights include representing Nike against Puma’s High Court appeal of the Registrar of Trade Marks’ rejection of its opposition to Nike’s "FOOTWARE" trade mark application. Among the senior juniors, Guy Hollingworth acted for the Australian Manuka Honey Association in opposition proceedings against the New Zealand honey industry’s attempt to obtain a certification mark for "MANUKA HONEY".Leading Silks
Geoffrey Hobbs KC – One Essex Court ‘Still one of the very best IP silks at the Bar, especially in the field of trade marks and copyright. Incredibly knowledgeable, and always thinking about the case and how to drive home the key points.’
Emma Himsworth KC – One Essex Court ‘Emma is a delight to work with – she’s very client friendly and a real team player.’
Philip Roberts KC – One Essex Court ‘A very strategic thinker and commercially minded. He’s adept at understanding the core commercial aims of clients, and ensuring that the advice and strategy are tailored appropriately.’
Leading Juniors
Guy Hollingworth – One Essex Court ‘Fantastic at breaking through the jargon and getting to the point, and pragmatic and responsive. Excellent at in-person advocacy, while also mastering the art of providing compelling submissions over video link.’
Andrew Lomas – One Essex Court ‘Andrew is prepared to get stuck in and do the hard yards for the client. His skeletons are well put together and persuasive, and he works well in a team.’
Alaina Newnes – One Essex Court ‘A tenacious advocate with a formidable work ethic.’
Testimonials
Set
‘OEC is obviously one of the country’s leading sets.‘
‘The IP team is exceptional, with great strength in depth, range of expertise and availability.‘
‘All super lawyers and great people.‘
‘They all strike a wonderful combination of being fantastic advocates, while also being fun to work with.‘
‘The standard of the set’s IP side is excellent.‘
Clerking
‘The clerking is first rate.‘
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 4
Ian Terry – One Essex Court Joining One Essex Court in 2016, Ian Terry, a former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP dispute resolution head, consistently acts as a mediator of substantial and complex commercial disputes. Recent highlights include a professional negligence case brought against a major law firm, in relation to tax advice and estate planning.London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
Leading Silks
Philip Roberts KC –One Essex Court 'Considered and clear advice. Highly impressive advocacy.'
London Bar > Tax: corporate
Leading Silks
Julian Ghosh KC – One Essex Court ‘His strengths are original thought, complex advice, superb advocacy in person and on the page.’
Jonathan Bremner KC – One Essex Court ‘The leading tax mind of his generation. He knows tax law backwards. His grasp of strategy is impressive.’
London Bar > Company
Leading Silks
Edmund Nourse KC – One Essex Court 'Forthright and fearless. Charming client manners and extremely knowledgeable.'
Leading Juniors
Patrick Harty – One Essex Court ‘Patrick is extremely clear minded and gives excellent advice.’
Sam O’Leary – One Essex Court ‘Extremely responsive and an effective strategist.’
London Bar > Private client: personal tax
Leading Silks
Julian Ghosh KC –One Essex Court ‘Julian is go to barrister for complex tax advice. In consultation, he communicates in a way that clients can understand and with authoritative clarity. He takes a practical and realistic view of prospects of success which clients and advisers appreciate. ’
Jonathan Bremner KC – One Essex Court ‘Jonathan is an excellent advocate. He provides succinct submissions and does carefully structured arguments.’
London Bar > Financial services regulation
Leading Silks
Ben Strong KC –One Essex Court ‘Ben is very knowledgeable, is able to give a crystal clear analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, has great strategic insight and a very strong delivery. He is always very well prepared, and knows the case like the back of his hand.’
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
Leading Silks
Julian Ghosh KC – One Essex Court ‘An exceedingly accomplished oral advocate, Julian has the court’s ear and is effective in dealing with witnesses, particularly in cross-examination. ’
London Bar > Professional negligence
2022 Silks
Alexander Polley KC –One Essex Court ‘Alex is incredibly responsive and almost immediately grasps key issues. He has always added value when feeding into conversations and work products, and endears great confidence.'
Alexander Polley KC – One Essex Court 'Alex is incredibly responsive and almost immediately grasps key issues. He has always added value when feeding into conversations and work products, and endears great confidence.'
London Bar > Group litigation
Leading Juniors
Nicholas Sloboda – One Essex Court 'He has a hugely incisive legal mind - he gets to the heart of an argument very quickly and effectively.'
London Bar > Insolvency
Leading Juniors
Patrick Harty – One Essex Court 'Patrick has a knack of being able to pick up a brief and immediately get to the heart of the issues, no matter how complicated.'
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 4
One Essex Court is a commercial focused set which also handles cases with a component involving financial, company law, insolvency law, trusts and other aspects of equity, spreading its wings from beyond London to jurisdictions such as Cyprus, Jersey, Guernsey, Bahamas, Bermuda, Isle of Man, BVI and Cayman Islands. Alain Choo Choy KC has a practice spanning financial services and commercial litigation, with a particular interest in cases involving areas such as banking and conflict of laws disputes. Richard Boulton KC has a broad commercial practice, with a highlight case being Re 58.com where he acted for the company in a substantial s.238 merger dispute in the Cayman Grand Court. Andrew McLeod has joined from Maitland Chambers and has enjoyed instructions in complex, high-value civil fraud and trusts based work in a variety of offshore jurisdictions.Testimonials
Set
‘One Essex is truly the premier commercial litigation set in London. They seem to be involved in every major dispute percolating through the English Courts. Everyone we dealt with from other QC’s (like Laurence Rabinowitz and Sonia Tolaney) to juniors were equally impressive and astute.’
‘A great set with some of the Bar’s leading lights and good strength in depth.’
‘One Essex Court are one of the leading sets in this area. Absolute professionals.’
‘Excellent set.’
‘Top of the market.
Clerking
‘Excellent clerking, always happy to chat, very proactive.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitrators
India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes
Darius Khambata is connected to One Essex Court.One Essex Court > Set Profile
One Essex Court is a pre-eminent commercial set of barristers’ chambers in London. Members provide specialist legal advice, support and advocacy services worldwide, and the barristers’ expertise covers all areas of arbitration, litigation, regulation and dispute resolution.
The work here embraces all aspects of domestic and international trade, business, commerce and finance. Barristers at One Essex Court are recognised specialist counsel in the many diverse fields of commercial law, also regularly accepting nominations as arbitrators, mediators and experts.
The principal areas of practice are banking and financial services; commercial litigation; civil fraud and investigations; company, insolvency and restructuring disputes; competition and related EU law; energy and natural resources; infrastructure and construction project disputes; insurance and reinsurance claims; intellectual property; media, entertainment and broadcasting disputes, including sports law; professional liability; public law; and tax and revenue law.
Chambers is comprised of 127 practitioners, who regularly appear before the domestic courts and tribunals, dealing with short County Court applications to major trials in the High Court and appeals before the Court of Appeal, the Privy Council and the Supreme Court. They also appear in a wide range of foreign jurisdictions, particularly in the Caribbean (including Cayman, BVI, Bermuda and Bahamas) and the Far East, principally Hong Kong and Singapore. Those who practice as international arbitrators are regularly appointed to panels with both domestic and overseas arbitral seats. One Essex Court also maintains a Singapore office at Maxwell Chambers, which is able to provide support and assistance to clients in the surrounding regions.
In addition to English law, some barristers here are also able to advise on matters affected by the laws of Ukraine, Russia, Cyprus, Kenya, Zambia, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Barristers at One Essex Court aim to offer practical and innovative advice, whilst balancing all the commercial considerations. They appreciate the value of both prompt action and thoroughness, and are able to provide some of the most experienced, skilled and forceful advocacy available anywhere at the Bar.
Professional clients instructing barristers at One Essex Court are principally solicitors and in-house legal departments, but members of the public, and commercial and non-commercial organisations are now able to instruct barristers directly on most civil matters.
The recent high-profile and varied work undertaken by members here has included: Hewlett-Packard/Autonomy v. Lynch & Anr.; SKAT v Solo Capital Partners; Phones4U v EE and others; The ECU Group Plc v HSBC Bank UK Plc; Various Claimants v. G4S plc; Deutsche Bank AG v. Lehman Brothers (in admin); Convoy Collateral Ltd v Broad Idea International Ltd; Municipio de Mariana & ors v BHP Plc & BHP Ltd; Tesco v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers; ENRC v (1) Dechert LLP (2) David Neil Gerrard; PJSC NBT v Mints; Manoukian v (1) Societe Generale de Banque du Liban and (2) Bank Audi; and JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Others.
Barristers at One Essex Court are drawn from the very best candidates coming to the Commercial Bar each year. Indeed, the ability of the set to continually attract the most talented pupils year-on-year, is a fundamental reason for chambers’ enduring position at the very top of the market. The selection process is naturally focused on intellectual excellence, but prospective pupils and tenants must also exhibit other valuable characteristics which, through a constant process of feedback from clients, we understand are equally valued.
The Clerks’ Room at One Essex Court is universally regarded as one of the elite operations at the Bar, with an unrivalled reputation for honesty, transparency and flexibility. Divided into teams to provide a dedicated service to distinct groups, clients can be assured of receiving diverse and appropriate recommendations, and where counsel for opposing parties are based in chambers, the structure ensures that confidentiality is respected and maintained through robust information barriers.
One Essex Court operates a strict ‘no double booking’ policy. The availability of counsel is not ‘hedged’, risking calamitous booking clashes and depriving clients of their chosen counsel. Appropriate preparation time is reserved prior to all hearings and time is set aside at the end of a booking to allow for any overrun. This cornerstone of chambers approach to the booking of work has long provided clients with unrivalled levels of service, reassurance and certainty.
Barristers at One Essex Court regularly provide presentations and seminars to clients on a wide range of disputes topics, often supporting in-house training programmes. These can be tailored to meet a particular client need.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Clerk | Darren Burrows | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRABINER KC, Lord (1981 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURNTON, The Rt. Hon. Sir Stanley | ||
| Member of Chambers | STRAUSS KC, Nicholas (1984 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SPIGELMAN AC KC, Hon. James (1986 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEAVER KC, Peter (1987 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLICK KC, Ian (1987 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NEUBERGER, The Rt. Hon. Lord | ||
| Members of Chambers | FIELD, The Hon. Sir Richard | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLOSTER, The Rt. Hon. Dame Elizabeth | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOBBS KC, Geoffrey (1991 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHARPE KC, Thomas (1994 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ONIONS KC, Jeffery (1998 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVIES KC, Rhodri (1999 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AULD KC, Stephen (1999 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MacLEAN KC, Kenneth (2002 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RABINOWITZ KC, Laurence (2002 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GAMMIE KC, Malcolm (2002 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCAUGHRAN KC, John (2003 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAHAM KC, Charles (2003 Silk) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KHAMBATA SC, Darius (2005 SC) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STYLE KC, Christopher (2006 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GILLIS KC, Richard (2006 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LENON KC, Andrew (2006 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ORR KC, Craig (2006 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | de GARR ROBINSON KC, Anthony (2006 Silk) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GHOSH KC, Julian (2006 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SULLIVAN KC, Michael (2008 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KITCHENER KC, Neil (2008 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHOO CHOY KC, Alain (2009 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOLFSON KC, Lord (2009 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TOLEDANO KC, Daniel (2009 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAVENDER KC, David (2010 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TOLANEY KC, Sonia (2011 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOULTON KC, Richard (2011 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIMSWORTH KC, Emma (2012 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GUNNING KC, Alexander (2012 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOSSAIN KC, Sa'ad (2013 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BINGHAM KC, Camilla (2013 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STRONG KC, Ben (2014 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FEALY KC, Michael (2014 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NOURSE KC, Edmund (2015 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN KC, Hannah (2017 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLEDHILL KC, Orlando (2017 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLTON KC, Simon (2017 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROBERTS KC, Philip (2018 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ELLIOTT KC, Steven (2018 Silk) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BREMNER KC, Jonathan (2018 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOASE KC, Anna (2019 Silk) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GOLDSMITH KC, Jamie (2020 Silk) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PATTON KC, Conall (2020 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COOK KC, Matthew (2021 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EMMETT KC, Laurence (2021 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLLEY KC, Alexander (2022 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MacDONALD KC, James (2022 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISAAC KC, Sebastian (2022 Silk) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOYLE, Andrew (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALONE, Michael (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TERRY, Ian (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REFFIN, Clare (1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLLINGWORTH, Guy (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SPITZ, Derek (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NADIN, James (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HUBBARD, Daniel (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MENASHY, Michelle (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORBES SMITH, Henry (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLARK, Michael (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Eleanor (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DRACOS, Marcos (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOTT, Richard (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAPLAN, David (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OAKESHOTT, Rachel (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEMER, Saul (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SLOBODA, Nicholas (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'LEARY, Sam (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOMPAS, Abra (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | d'ARCY, Michael (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DRAPER, Owain (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARTY, Patrick (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAH, Nehali (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PHIPPS, Sandy (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN, Alexander (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAIOU, Mehdi (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAINE, Douglas (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WATKINS, Michael (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PETKOVIC, James (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Emma (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUTLER, Oliver (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RUSHWORTH, Adam (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COHEN, Gideon (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEBER, Sophie (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURNS, Patricia (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KAGAN, Tamara (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LODDER, Andrew (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NEWNES, Alaina (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SCHLOTE, Maximilian (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GILSON, Simon (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOSKINS, Henry (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PEEL, Edwin (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOMAS, Andrew (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOD, Stephanie (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SCHONFELD, Oscar (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ARNOLD, Joyce (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RUDDELL, James (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOX, James (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VENKATESAN, Niranjan (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GOLDFARB, Tim (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BENEDYK, Daniel (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CROW, Joshua (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ZELENKA MARTIN, Ben (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STANSBURY, Alyssa (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KRISHNAPRASAD, KV (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SRIRANGAM, Veena (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McLEOD, Andrew (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FLETCHER, Daniel (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LEWY, Ben (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOWLER, Jade (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KOTRLY, Michael (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOYLE, Matthew (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ADEY, Greg (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NANCHAHAL, Sabrina (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOXTON, Tom (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARRIS, Robert (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PAUSEY, Thomas (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STRATTON, Harry (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARRY, Matthew (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JOHNSON, Joe (2021) |
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| Richard Boulton | Broad range of commercial litigation, including breach of warranty, misrepresentation, civil fraud,… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Bremner | Jonathan Bremner KC specialises in tax. His practice focuses on complex, substantial… | View Profile |
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| Alexander Brown | Alexander has a very wide commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including civil… | View Profile |
 | Hannah Brown | Barrister with a broad commercial practice specialising in arbitration, aviation, finance, banking,… | View Profile |
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 | The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton | Commercial arbitration, as arbitrator. | View Profile |
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| Oliver Butler | Oliver has a broad commercial practice, encompassing litigation, arbitration and advice. Oliver… | View Profile |
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| Eleanor Campbell | Eleanor has been involved in a number of high profile trials including:… | View Profile |
 | David Caplan | David undertakes a broad range of commercial work and has extensive experience… | View Profile |
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| Alain Choo Choy | Barrister practising across the broad spectrum of commercial dispute resolution (both litigation… | View Profile |
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| Michael Clark | Michael Clark’s practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation in all… | View Profile |
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| Marcos Dracos | Marcos Dracos undertakes a broad range of commercial work, with emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Owain Draper | Barrister specialising in commercial law and appearing regularly in the High Court,… | View Profile |
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| Laurence Emmett | Laurence Emmett’s practice extends over the full range of issues that arise… | View Profile |
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| Michael Fealy | Barrister specialising in commercial law. | View Profile |
 | Sir Richard Field | International Arbitrator; Justice of the DIFC Court, Dubai. Justice of Appeal in… | View Profile |
 | Daniel Fletcher | Dan’s practice covers the full range of commercial litigation, arbitration, and advisory… | View Profile |
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| Henry Forbes Smith | Henry Forbes Smith practices international commercial litigation and arbitration. He is recommended… | View Profile |
 | Andrew Foyle | Barrister specialising in international commercial arbitration. Regularly appointed arbitrator in international arbitrations… | View Profile |
 | Malcolm Gammie | Malcolm Gammie started his tax career in the City with Linklaters &… | View Profile |
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| Julian Ghosh | Barrister, King’s Counsel, Bye-Fellow Peterhouse Cambridge, Preceptor Corpus Christi Cambridge, Visiting Professor… | View Profile |
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| Richard Gillis | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation involving company or insolvency law issues, professional… | View Profile |
 | Simon Gilson | Barrister practising in commercial law. | View Profile |
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| Orlando Gledhill | A broad range of commercial litigation, arbitration and advice. Recently acted for… | View Profile |
 | Ian Glick | Barrister and arbitrator specialising in all forms of commercial dispute, including disputes… | View Profile |
 | The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Gloster | International commercial arbitrator, 2018 – date; acting as presiding and co-arbitrator in… | View Profile |
 | Jamie Goldsmith | His practice covers the full range of domestic and international commercial litigation… | View Profile |
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| Lord Anthony Grabiner | A commercial lawyer with a substantial court and advisory practice dealing with… | View Profile |
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| Charles Graham | Recommended for his experience in commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration, particularly… | View Profile |
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| Alexander Gunning | Barrister specialising in complex, high-value international disputes, predominantly resolved in arbitration, commonly… | View Profile |
 | Robert Harris | Robert has a broad practice covering all areas of commercial disputes’ work… | View Profile |
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| Patrick Harty | Patrick specialises in company law, insolvency, commercial fraud and arbitrations involving corporate… | View Profile |
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| Emma Himsworth | Emma Himsworth specialises in all areas of intellectual property law and related… | View Profile |
 | Geoffrey Hobbs | Barrister specialising in intellectual property law and related aspects of competition law… | View Profile |
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| Guy Hollingworth | Guy Hollingworth specialises in intellectual property law with particular experience in matters concerning… | View Profile |
 | Henry Hoskins | Henry Hoskins’ practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial dispute resolution, including… | View Profile |
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| Sa'ad Hossain | Barrister practising in all areas of commercial dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration)… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Hubbard | A general commercial specialist with extensive experience of complex and high value… | View Profile |
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| Sebastian Isaac KC | Sebastian is experienced and expert in complex and high value commercial disputes,… | View Profile |
 | Joe Johnson | Joe is building a broad commercial practice across all areas of Chambers’… | View Profile |
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| Emma Jones | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation. | View Profile |
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| Tamara Kagan | Barrister practising across a broad range of commercial litigation. | View Profile |
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| Neil Kitchener | Commercial barrister instructed in many of the heaviest and most complex cases… | View Profile |
 | KV Krishnaprasad | Krishna’s practice covers all areas of commercial dispute resolution. Among other matters,… | View Profile |
 | Peter Leaver | Highly experienced international commercial arbitrator. Peter Leaver has acted as sole arbitrator,… | View Profile |
 | Saul Lemer | Saul Lemer undertakes a broad range of commercial disputes including both litigation… | View Profile |
 | Andrew Lenon | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Andrew also acts as an… | View Profile |
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| Mr Benjamin Lewy | Ben’s practice covers complex and high-value commercial, competition and public law litigation.… | View Profile |
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| Dr Andrew Lodder | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, unjust enrichment and restitution,… | View Profile |
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| Dr Andrew Lomas | Andrew has a broad commercial practice that spans investor-state disputes, commercial arbitrations, complex multi-jurisdictional… | View Profile |
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| Mr James MacDonald KC | James is a leading commercial junior practising in all aspects of commercial… | View Profile |
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| Kenneth MacLean | Barrister specialising in commercial, company and banking litigation including a wide variety… | View Profile |
 | Michael Malone | Barrister specialising in commercial work. | View Profile |
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| John McCaughran | John McCaughran’s practice covers a broad spectrum of commercial litigation and arbitration,… | View Profile |
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| Andrew McLeod | Andrew’s broad practice spans commercial and commercial chancery litigation, arbitration and advisory… | View Profile |
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| Michelle Menashy | Specialising in international arbitration and jurisdiction disputes, having acted in a number… | View Profile |
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| Richard Mott | Richard has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including civil fraud,… | View Profile |
 | James Nadin | James has a broad commercial practice, with particular experience in disputes concerning… | View Profile |
 | Sabrina Nanchahal | Sabrina has a broad practice covering all areas of Chambers’ work. She… | View Profile |
 | Lord Neuberger | Called to the Bar and practised largely in property law, taking silk… | View Profile |
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| Lord Neuberger | Called to the Bar and practised largely in property law, taking silk… | View Profile |
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| Alaina Newnes | Alaina specialises in intellectual property law and commercial law, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious… | View Profile |
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| Edmund Nourse | Barrister specialising in commercial dispute resolution, including: arbitration, civil fraud, commercial law,… | View Profile |
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| Sam O'Leary | Sam O’Leary has a broad commercial practice encompassing litigation, arbitration and advice.… | View Profile |
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| Rachel Oakeshott | Rachel’s practice covers a broad range of commercial work in litigation and… | View Profile |
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| Jeffery Onions | Jeffery Onions undertakes a wide range of complex commercial and company law disputes… | View Profile |
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| Craig Orr | Barrister practising across the spectrum of commercial dispute resolution (both litigation and… | View Profile |
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| Douglas Paine | Barrister practising in commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking and financial services,… | View Profile |
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| Conall Patton | Conall Patton KC has a broad commercial practice, including energy, competition, banking… | View Profile |
 | Prof Edwin Peel | Ed Peel is a tenant at One Essex Street and also Professor… | View Profile |
 | James Petkovic | Barrister specialising in commercial law. Previous work has included a range of… | View Profile |
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| Sandy Phipps | Sandy is an experienced commercial junior with a broad, multi-jurisdictional practice. His… | View Profile |
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| Alexander Polley KC | Alex Polley practises in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration, including… | View Profile |
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| Laurence Rabinowitz | KC specialising in commercial litigation, arbitration, banking and finance, company law, energy,… | View Profile |
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| Clare Reffin | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Extensive advocacy experience, both alone… | View Profile |
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| Philip Roberts | Phil’s practice encompasses all aspects of the law of intellectual property and… | View Profile |
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| James Ruddell | James Ruddell has a broad and busy practice across the full spectrum… | View Profile |
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| Maximilian Schlote | Max undertakes a broad range of commercial work. His practice covers litigation… | View Profile |
 | Oscar Schonfeld | Barrister called in 2014 specialising in: Arbitration Banking and Financial Services Civil… | View Profile |
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| Nehali Shah | Barrister practising across a broad range of commercial litigation. | View Profile |
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| Thomas Sharpe | Barrister specialising in UK and EC competition law, commercial judicial review, utility… | View Profile |
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| Nicholas Sloboda | Nick’s practice is divided equally between international commercial arbitration and disputes heard… | View Profile |
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| Derek Spitz | Derek Spitz has a broad commercial litigation, competition and international arbitration practice,… | View Profile |
 | Ms Veena Srirangam | Veena’s practice spans a broad range of commercial disputes including in banking… | View Profile |
 | Alyssa Stansbury | Alyssa has a broad practice covering all areas of commercial dispute resolution.… | View Profile |
 | Nicholas Strauss | Barrister specialising in commercial and chancery litigation and professional negligence; keen on… | View Profile |
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| Ben Strong | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on banking… | View Profile |
 | Christopher Style | King’s Counsel and international commercial arbitrator. Has 40 years experience of international… | View Profile |
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| Michael J Sullivan | Michael Sullivan K.C. specialises in energy, banking and other commercial disputes. He… | View Profile |
 | Ian Terry | Ian is a CEDR accredited mediator specialising in mediating all forms of… | View Profile |
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| Sonia Tolaney | Specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, in particular domestic and international banking… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Toledano | KC in the field of commercial dispute resolution with a wide range… | View Profile |
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| Mr Niranjan Venkatesan | In recent years, Niranjan has frequently been instructed to act in the… | View Profile |
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| Michael Watkins | All areas of commercial law. | View Profile |
 | Sophie Weber | Barrister practising across a broad range of commercial litigation and arbitration. | View Profile |
 | Lord David Wolfson | David Wolfson (Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, KC) practises across a broad range… | View Profile |
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| Mr Michael d'Arcy | Michael practises across a wide range of commercial law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Diversity
One Essex Court is committed to promoting and advancing equality and diversity. Chambers does not discriminate against members, pupils, staff, applicants or clients on the basis of race, colour, ethnicity, nationality, sex, pregnancy or maternity, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, religion, belief or age.
As part of our commitment to equality and diversity, Chambers ensures that all those involved in recruitment have training in fair recruitment, reviews its recruitment procedures annually and monitors the allocation of unassigned work among members and practising pupils.
Parental Leave
One Essex Court is committed to supporting members and staff taking time off following the birth or adoption of a child. Chambers’ Parental Leave Policy aims to ensure that members do not suffer financial hardship from taking time off and to encourage members to return to Chambers following parental leave. Chambers also supports flexible working for both members and staff.
Women at the Bar The Bar offers a great career for both men and women and One Essex Court is keen to ensure a strong representation of both in Chambers. Female only client/barrister events are regularly run by members and clerks, and seminars are put on by female members to provide potential applicants for pupillage with an insight into working life at the commercial Bar for women.
Recruitment – Commitment to Equality and Diversity
One Essex Court is committed to affording equality of opportunity to all applicants. Chambers encourages and welcomes applications from women, people of minority ethnic origin, people with disabilities, LGBT+ people, and other groups under-represented at the Commercial Bar. We recruit on the basis of merit alone and have a long history of offering pupillage and tenancy to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. We want to ensure that we receive applications from a wide range of potential pupils, and assess those applications fairly. The steps we are taking to do that include:
- Providing opportunities to students from groups which are underrepresented at the Commercial Bar e.g. through our Women at the Commercial Bar Programme and Open Days.
- Ensuring our recruitment process is fair, for example by the ‘blind’ marking of written work, using RARE recruitment (a specialised recruitment company which offers a Contextualised Recruitment System (CRS), designed and built to enable employers to develop a calibrated and properly balanced approach to the process of evaluating pupillage applications) and offering unconscious bias and race training to those involved in the recruitment process.
- Providing sponsorship to a variety of university societies and initiatives which aim to promote diversity.
- Ensuring members of chambers have equal access to opportunities. More information (such as Chambers’ Parental Leave policy and diversity data) can be found on our website – https://www.oeclaw.co.uk/about-us/equality-diversity
More information can be found at https://www.oeclaw.co.uk/recruitment/commitment-to-equality-and-diversity
Mentoring and other opportunities
One Essex Court has a long-standing involvement in mentoring and other support schemes designed to improve equality of opportunity and diversity at the Bar. One Essex Court founded and ran a women’s mentoring scheme from 2019-2022, was one of the co-founders of what is now the COMBAR mentoring scheme for underrepresented groups, and is a partner of the Bridging the Bar mini-pupillage scheme.
Charitable support
- Advocate – One Essex Court is a Silver Circle Pro Bono Patron of Advocate, a charity that matches members of the public who need free legal help to volunteer barristers. One Essex Court was delighted to be shortlisted for Pro Bono Chambers of the Year award at the 2022 Bar Pro Bono Awards. This nomination recognised One Essex Court’s strong commitment to pro bono work, recent examples of which included 10 members of One Essex Court completing Advocate’s 25 hours as part of the 25th year anniversary challenge.
- Free Representation Unit (FRU) – One Essex Court continues to provide financial contributions to this charity which provides free legal representation for the public.
- Pro Bono Connect – One Essex Court continues to support this scheme set up by Jamie Goldsmith KC which matches barristers/solicitors acting pro bono in civil matters to individuals, charities and community groups who cannot afford legal advice/representation. In addition to Jamie Goldsmith KC, a significant number of other barristers from One Essex Court are currently involved with the scheme.
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- Professional negligence
- Group litigation
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