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Chambers of Jason Beer KC
5 Essex Chambers
6 Field Court, Gray’s Inn
London
WC1R 5EF
England

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London Bar > Inquests and inquiries Tier 1

5 Essex Chambers houses a team of ‘clear leaders in the field of inquests and public inquiries‘. The group is well-known for acting for local authorities, the government and the emergency services in proceedings. Fiona Barton KC handles cases crossing over with her police law practice, having represented Devon and Cornwall Police in the inquests in relation to the 2021 Plymouth shootings, carried out by a man who had his shotgun returned to him after an assault allegation earlier that year. Jason Beer KC‘s recent track record includes instructing as counsel to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and representing the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Anne Studd KC works on cases with law enforcement elements. At a junior level, Alison Hewitt handles cases concerning deaths in custody, among others, while Beatrice Collier was one of several members of chambers instructed in the inquest into the death of Gaia Pope, who went missing in November 2016 after making an allegation of rape, which Dorset Police did not action. Francesca Whitelaw KC took silk in 2023.

Leading Silks

Jason Beer KC – 5 Essex Chambers ‘A heavyweight silk, incredibly knowledgeable and impressive.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Samantha Leek KC –5 Essex Chambers ‘One of the foremost advocates in inquests and inquiries. Her preparation is painstaking, her questions focused and her manner engaging, empathetic and hugely effective.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Fiona Barton KC – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Anne Studd KC –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

2023 Silks

Francesca Whitelaw KC – 5 Essex Chambers

Leading Juniors

Alison Hewitt – 5 Essex Chambers 'Alison is one of the most experienced and well-regarded barristers in this field.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Georgina Wolfe –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Jonathan Dixey – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 2

Claire Palmer – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Emma Price – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Emma has outstanding analytical ability and demonstrates thorough attention to detail.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Bilal Rawat –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Beatrice Collier – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Peter Taheri – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Peter is an assured advocate who inspires confidence in the coroner and the jury.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Robert Cohen – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Cicely Hayward –5 Essex Chambers ‘Cicely’s meticulous case preparation and formidable advocacy skills make her very effective in cross examination.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Barnabas Branston – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Aaron Moss – 5 Essex Chambers ‘A go-to junior for complex and sensitive inquests and inquiries. He is very personable and hard-working, and demonstrates excellent judgement and decision-making.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Mark Thomas – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Andrew Waters – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 5

Amy Clarke – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Amy is an extremely thorough advocate. Her grasp of the facts, evidence and issues is absolutely outstanding.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Robert Harland – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 5

Saara Idelbi – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 5

Jonathan Landau – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Jonathan is a very knowledgeable and sound tactician.’

Ranked: Tier 5

Alex Ustych - 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘The clerks are always very helpful, running an excellent tight ship.’

‘The clerks are fantastic, very approachable and quick to respond.’

‘All of the clerks are very helpful, facilitating support, advice and advocacy when required.’

‘This is a very solid set, with talented barristers throughout and real expertise in all area of police law, inquests and public enquiries.’

‘All Counsel from this set has been highly professional and capable.’

‘The set is well recommended from areas of immigration, public law, inquiries and inquest work’

London Bar > Police law (forces and constables) Tier 1

Considered the ‘go-to set for police law,’ 5 Essex Chambers chambers undertakes work ranging from judicial reviews and civil inquests to highly complex and sensitive litigation, primarily for police forces. Jason Beer KC represented the National Police Chiefs’ Council in R (YZ) v CC South Wales Police, a judicial review of the lack of total deletion of all information about an arrest after an acquittal. Turning to the set’s juniors, Andrew Waters represented the force in Lewis-Ranwell v Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall and others, a claim for damages brought by a man who killed three elderly men in their own homes and was acquitted of murder in grounds of insanity, alleging negligent treatment following a sectioning – at issue was if the claim was barred under the doctrine of ex turpi causa. Kate Cornell is now a circuit judge.

Rising stars

Jennifer Wright – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Jennifer is an enthusiastic barrister and a confident advocate with a thorough knowledge of regulatory laws.’

Ranked: Tier 1

John Goss - 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Jason Beer KC –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Fiona Barton KC –5 Essex Chambers 'Fiona has experience, judgement, clarity of thought and a practical approach.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Anne Studd KC –5 Essex Chambers 'Anne is steadfast and resolute.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Samantha Leek KC –5 Essex Chambers 'Samantha is a top silk in the field. Authoritative and highly respected.'

Ranked: Tier 3

2023 Silks

Francesca Whitelaw KC –5 Essex Chambers 'Francesca is approachable and devastating in court. She is robust but fair and manages to navigate a careful line of maintaining both her client and the court confidence.'

2024 Silks

Charlotte Ventham KC –5 Essex Chambers

Leading Juniors

Beatrice Collier –5 Essex Chambers 'Beatrice is a strong advocate, with excellent judgement.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Georgina Wolfe –5 Essex Chambers ‘Georgina is by far and away the best police law junior at the Bar. She is efficient, hard-working, and on top of every detail.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Jonathan Dixey –5 Essex Chambers ‘Jonathan is a confident advocate who garners the respect of his peers and the Court with his persuasive advocacy style.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Robert Talalay –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Andrew Waters - 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Amy Clarke – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Forensic attention to detail and compelling advocacy.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Robert Cohen –5 Essex Chambers 'Technically excellent, strong advocate and very approachable and responsive. Calm under pressure.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Cicely Hayward –5 Essex Chambers 'Cicely's meticulous case preparation and formidable skills as an advocate make her very effective in cross examination. She has great client handling skills, and excellent judgement.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Russell Fortt –5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Mark Thomas –5 Essex Chambers 'Mark is a great all-round advisor.'

Ranked: Tier 3

John-Paul Waite – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Claire Palmer – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Catriona Hodge - 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Peter Laverack – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘My favourite and most used set. Strength in depth for a variety of claims involving the police or other public bodies.’

‘5 Essex Chambers are an exceptional chambers who offer an extremely varied set of Counsel to meet almost all needs. I would highly recommend them.’

‘5 Essex Chambers have a number of excellent barristers who I can resort to at various levels of calls. They are my first port of call of police matters.’

‘A go-to set for police forces, with counsel of all levels of experience.’

‘Expert police chambers, strength in depth.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Administrative law and human rights

Leading Juniors

Aaron Moss - 5 Essex Chambers 'He has great attention to detail, a thorough and up to date knowledge of the law, and a concise and objective style of advocacy which is ideal for representing public bodies.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Peter Laverack - 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Saara Idelbi – 5 Essex Chambers 'Saara is intelligent, reliable, and good at building trust.'

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Data protection

Leading Juniors

Alex Ustych - 5 Essex Chambers 'Alex provides clear and practical advice with detailed knowledge of complex legislation such as the Data Protection Act.'

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)

Leading Juniors

Robert Harland – 5 Essex Chambers ‘Rob has an exceptional grasp of immigration law and is well-respected by his opponents and judges alike. He has a pragmatic approach to litigation which results in excellent outcomes for the Home Office and has a persuasive style of advocacy.’

Ranked: Tier 3

John-Paul Waite – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Employment

Leading Juniors

Richard Oulton –5 Essex Chambers 'Richard is very thorough and able to quickly identify key issues in complex and document heavy cases; his knowledge of the tribunal process is formidable.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Victoria von Wachter – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

Daniel Hobbs – 5 Essex Chambers

Ranked: Tier 5

John-Paul Waite –5 Essex Chambers 'An articulate and assiduous barrister.'

Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > Court of Protection and community care

Leading Juniors

Saara Idelbi – 5 Essex Chambers 'Saara is very hard-working, practical and bright.'

Ranked: Tier 5

The set: 5 Essex Chambers is a top tier set of chambers recognised for exemplary client service, depth and breadth of experience in its specialist areas and outstanding quality of counsel. Chambers has a formidable reputation in its core areas of practice – police law, public/administrative law, public inquiries, inquests, professional disciplinary/regulatory, information law, employment law and civil liberties and human rights. Members, many of whom are recognised as leaders in their field, have appeared in some of the UK’s most significant civil law cases, inquests and inquiries over the last decade. Chambers represents a broad range of clients in both the public and private sectors and across the United Kingdom. The public accountability of many of the set’s clients is always a key consideration and members deploy measured, forensic advocacy coupled with an accessible, efficient and practical approach.

Areas of expertise
Police law: Pre-eminent in this field, chambers is consistently recommended as the leading set for police law. The strength in depth of the police law team is highlighted by the large number of members ranked at all levels of call in this area of expertise. 5 Essex Chambers’ highly regarded specialists are instructed by every police force in England and Wales and by Police Scotland on all aspects of police law. They have a formidable and unrivalled record of appearances in almost every case, inquest or inquiry of substance concerning police law to Supreme Court level.

Public / administrative law: Legal challenges to public bodies have been at the core of 5 Essex Chambers’ work for more than half a century. Our barristers are often involved in public law cases that break new legal ground. Our public and administrative law team has considerable experience in acting in cases involving government departments. Numerous members have been appointed to all levels of the Attorney General’s Panel of Civil Counsel. Members of the Public and Administrative Law team are particularly known for their work in cases that have a civil liberties, human rights or criminal justice dimension. These include high profile challenges to the government, police, the Crown Prosecution Service and prison Governors. They arise in many contexts including Coroners’ inquests and regulatory or disciplinary proceedings.

Public Inquiries: 5 Essex Chambers continues to lead in this area with members instructed in most major inquiries including the Covid Inquiry, the Post Office Inquiry, the Brook House Inquiry, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Renewable Heat Inquiry, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and the Undercover Policing Inquiry. The public inquiries team represents a broad range of clients and members are also regularly instructed as counsel to the inquiry. Public inquiries are inherently high profile and members are consistently praised for their effective handling of the sensitivities and challenges facing clients who are often in the spotlight for an extended period.

Inquests: Recognised as a leading set in this area, 5 Essex Chambers offers a comprehensive service covering all stages of an inquest. The team comprises a large number of recommended specialists including a senior coroner. In addition to their renowned expertise involving the police, members have extensive experience of representing clients from a range of sectors including other emergency services, healthcare providers, government departments, local authorities, prison services, security firms, publicly listed and private companies. Members of the inquest team have appeared in the most high-profile inquests of recent years, both as counsel to interested persons and as counsel to the inquest, including: Deepcut, London Bridge Attack, Westminster Terror Attack, Birmingham Pub Bombings, Perepilichnyy, Poppi Worthington and Maughan.

Data protection and information law: From national security to cyber security, 5 Essex Chambers’ team regularly provides advice and advocacy in matters relating to information and data protection law, with extensive experience acting for government, police forces, businesses and regulators.

Members of our team appear in UK courts and tribunals from the Supreme Court down in some of the highest-profile cases involving information law. Significant matters include R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police in the first ever legal challenge against the use of automatic facial recognition technology. Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, R (Miranda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, R (Catt & T) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, HM v Secretary of Department (data protection challenge to seizure of mobile phones from small boat migrants) and in proceedings brought by the press challenging the failure of the Conservative party to disclose information relating to the party election process.

The information law team provides practical advice and excellent advocacy at all stages, from time-sensitive crisis management through to complex and high-value litigation.

Employment law: Chambers has a team of talented and experienced employment law specialists recognised for providing practical advice and representation across the full spectrum of employment law issues.

5 Essex Chambers’ barristers are renowned for representing Chief Constables, NHS trusts and public bodies as well as companies of all sizes including national retailers and blue-chip financial institutions.

Our employment law specialists represent and advise both employers and employees and apply their vast experience to some of the most contentious and complex employment cases when appearing in the Employment Tribunals and the higher courts up to Supreme Court level.

The team is recognised for giving sound and pragmatic advice with a number of our barristers having pursued other careers in industry before joining the Bar.

Human rights: 5 Essex Chambers is instructed in many of the leading Human Rights challenges in England and Wales, up to and including in the Supreme Court. Members have worked on cases concerning the use of facial recognition, police shootings, prison conditions, stop and search, and freedom of expression. The team is skilled, robust and creative in dealing with claims which push the boundaries of human rights jurisprudence. The experience of members of the team includes international law and Commonwealth human rights litigation.

Disciplinary/regulatory: Building on its widely recognised expertise in police misconduct, 5 Essex Chambers has a strong presence in the wider regulatory context. Members of the team represent regulators, companies and individuals across a range of sectors, including healthcare, energy and professional services, and in all manner of proceedings concerning regulatory law issues. These include professional discipline, civil claims, public inquiries and inquests.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Senior Clerk	Mark Waller	clerks@5essex.co.uk	020 7410 2000
Member of Chambers	BEER KC, Jason (1992)
Member of Chambers	BARTON KC, Fiona (1986)
Member of Chambers	STUDD KC, Anne (1988)
Member of Chambers	LEEK KC, Samantha (1993)
Member of Chambers	WHITELAW KC, Francesca (2003)
Member of Chambers	APTHORP, Charles (1983)
Member of Chambers	HEWITT, Alison (1984)
Member of Chambers	WALSH, Simon (1987)
Member of Chambers	WATERS, Andrew (1987)
Member of Chambers	OULTON, Richard (1995)
Member of Chambers	WAITE, John-Paul (1995)
Member of Chambers	RAWAT, Bilal (1995)
Member of Chambers	HARRIS, Melvyn (1997)
Member of Chambers	HODGE, Alastair (1997)
Member of Chambers	VON WACHTER, Victoria (1997)
Member of Chambers	HOBBS, Daniel (1998)
Member of Chambers	BRANSTON, Barnabas (1999)
Member of Chambers	FORTT, Russell (1999)
Member of Chambers	VENTHAM, Charlotte (2001)
Member of Chambers	PALMER, Claire (2003)
Member of Chambers	COLLIER, Beatrice (2004)
Member of Chambers	LANDAU, Jonathan (2004)
Member of Chambers	THOMAS, Mark (2006)
Member of Chambers	WOLFE, Georgina (2006)
Member of Chambers	HARLAND, Robert (2006)
Member of Chambers	DIXEY, Jonathan (2007)
Member of Chambers	TAHERI, Peter (2007)
Member of Chambers	PRICE, Emma (2007)
Door Tenant	CHECA DOVER, Olivia (2007)
Member of Chambers	HAYWARD, Cicely (2008)
Member of Chambers	IDELBI, Saara (2008)
Member of Chambers	COHEN, Robert (2009)
Member of Chambers	CLARKE, Amy (2010)
Member of Chambers	TALALAY, Robert (2010)
Member of Chambers	USTYCH, Alex (2010)
Member of Chambers	HODGE, Catriona (2012)
Member of Chambers	MEREDITH, Alice (2013)
Member of Chambers	MOSS, Aaron (2013)
Member of Chambers	TAYLOR, Sarah (2014)
Member of Chambers	GOSS, John (2015)
Member of Chambers	LAVERACK, Peter (2015)
Member of Chambers	JOYCE, Molly (2016)
Member of Chambers	GROSS, Edmund (2016)
Members of Chambers	RIESE, Aimee (2016)
Member of Chambers	MESSLING, David (2017)
Member of Chambers	GOSS, Zander (2017)
Member of Chambers	WRIGHT, Jennifer (2018)
Member of Chambers	MONIGHAN, Conor (2019)
Member of Chambers	GARNETT, Edmund (2021)
Member of Chambers	VERRALL-WITHERS, Lissy (2021)
Member of Chambers	JONES, Paige (2021)
Member of Chambers	PALMER, Jack (2022)

Name	Position	Profile
Charles Apthorp	Charles’ areas of expertise include police law, employment law, commercial litigation and…	View Profile
Fiona Barton	Fiona is recognised as a leading silk specialising in all aspects of…	View Profile
Jason Beer	Jason is recognised as a leading silk, and specialises in public inquiries,…	View Profile
Barnabas Branston	Barney acts for a range of clients including police forces across England…	View Profile
Amy Clarke	She is regularly instructed in complex and high profile cases such as…	View Profile
Robert Cohen	Robert practises in police, public law, data protection and information law, inquests…	View Profile
Beatrice Collier	Beatrice’s practice is a mixture of civil actions, judicial reviews, inquests and…	View Profile
Jonathan Dixey	Jonathan is recognised as a leading junior specialising in police law, inquests,…	View Profile
Russell Fortt	Recent work includes a scoping exercise for the IPCC into the policing…	View Profile
John Goss	John practises in public/administrative matters including judicial review, police law, inquests and…	View Profile
Robert Harland	Robert is a member of the Attorney General’s B panel and is very…	View Profile
Melvyn Harris	He advises and represents both Claimants and Respondents in the private and…	View Profile
Cicely Hayward	Cicely’s practice encompasses police law, inquests and inquiries, public law, human rights…	View Profile
Alison Hewitt	Alison specialises in inquests and is very experienced in all aspects of…	View Profile
Daniel Hobbs	Dan practices in Employment Law and Professional Discipline. He is involved in…	View Profile
Alastair Hodge	Alastair has successfully acted for both teachers and head teachers in misconduct…	View Profile
Catriona Hodge	Catriona specialises in police and public law, inquests and inquiries, human rights…	View Profile
Saara Idelbi	She regularly appears and advises on matters in the Tribunals, Coroners’ Court,…	View Profile
Molly Joyce	Molly regularly acts for police forces before the Crown and Magistrates’ Court…	View Profile
Jonathan Landau	Jonathan specialises in inquests, public law (with particular expertise in representing coroners),…	View Profile
Peter Laverack	He frequently acts in the High Court, Crown Court, County Court and…	View Profile
Samantha Leek	Sam specialises in inquests and public inquiries, and practises in all areas…	View Profile
Samantha Leek	Sam specialises in inquests and public inquiries, and practises in all areas…	View Profile
Alice Meredith	She has particular experience in civil claims including discrimination and ECHR claims,…	View Profile
David Messling	David joined 5 Essex Chambers as a tenant in September 2019 after…	View Profile
Aaron Moss	Aaron practices in police and public law (particularly in matters concerning national…	View Profile
Richard Oulton	Richard is a specialist employment lawyer, covering a wide range of employment…	View Profile
Claire Palmer	Claire practises in public law, inquests, inquiries, civil claims, and employment law.…	View Profile
Emma Price	Emma specialises in inquests and inquiries, public law, human rights and civil…	View Profile
Bilal Rawat	Bilal’s practice encompasses public law, prison law, inquests and inquiries, national security,…	View Profile
Anne Studd	Anne undertakes judicial reviews, civil claims, inquests and inquiries for police forces…	View Profile
Anne Studd	Anne undertakes judicial reviews, civil claims, inquests and inquiries for police forces…	View Profile
Peter Taheri	Peter’s practice is mainly focused on Inquests and on work across the…	View Profile
Robert Talalay	Robert (Bobby) practices in police and public law (with particular expertise in…	View Profile
Mark Thomas	Mark specialises in inquests, police law and public/administrative law. His practice includes…	View Profile
Alex Ustych	Alex specialises in police law, inquests/inquiries, data protection/information law, employment law, public…	View Profile
Charlotte Ventham KC	Charlotte’s practice embraces all areas of civil and public law relevant to…	View Profile
John-Paul Waite	John-Paul practices in the areas of police and public law, employment law,…	View Profile
Simon Walsh	Simon now focuses his practice on police discipline and regulatory work after many…	View Profile
Andrew Waters	Andrew practices in police and public law and has a considerable depth…	View Profile
Francesca Whitelaw KC	Francesca is a leading specialist in government and police law. She represents…	View Profile
Georgina Wolfe	Georgina specialises in inquests, public inquiries, police law public law, human rights,…	View Profile
Ms Jennifer Wright	Jennifer’s clients include police forces, government departments, public authorities, and private individuals.…	View Profile
Victoria von Wachter	Victoria practices in police disciplinary matters (with particular expertise in matters concerning…	View Profile

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Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

At 5 Essex Chambers, equality, diversity and inclusion are integral to our ethos. We are committed to providing a fair, inclusive and supportive working environment that promotes wellbeing and equal access to opportunities and enables the continuous professional and personal development of our barristers, pupils and staff. We believe that a fair and inclusive workplace drives success and that all individuals coming into contact with Chambers should feel valued, included and able to be themselves. We believe that everybody should be treated with dignity and respect.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic, and to bullying, harassment and victimisation.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation. We will not tolerate racism in any form and have clear processes for dealing with any instances of racial discrimination, harassment or victimisation arising in Chambers. We recognise, however, that being truly anti-racist goes beyond not tolerating racism. It requires us to acknowledge the effects of existing and systemic racism in all its forms and to take proactive steps to address race inequality in our profession and in the wider community.

We are committed to achieving the Bar Council’s stated vision of “a profession representative of all and for all” by identifying and seeking to address barriers and assumptions that inhibit the progression of those with a protected characteristic or those from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds into and within the profession.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in order to remove (or reduce as far as we can) substantial disadvantage for disabled people working within Chambers or using our services.

Chambers is a frontrunner in providing support to those taking parental or carer leave. This support includes a rent-free period following return to work, a parental and carer leave mentoring scheme and provision for flexible working for members of staff, members of Chambers and pupils with caring commitments.

We attach great importance to mental health and wellbeing. Chambers aspires both to be a good employer and to create a safe environment for work and practice. We aim to encourage and facilitate working practices and services that support the health and well-being of all staff, pupils and barristers.

We recognise that some people are transgender and that not everyone feels that their gender can be defined within the margins of gender binary. We have an inclusive approach to engaging with people and recognise that we are all different. We treat everybody with dignity and respect.

We are proud of the fact that 5 Essex Chambers is number one in the ‘Most Female QCs’ category of the Legal Cheek’s ‘Chambers Most Lists 2022’, with 60% of our QCs being female. We are joint eighth in the ‘Most Female Juniors’ category, with 40% of our juniors being female.

CLIENT: Hannah Walsh, Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Weightmans LLP
TESTIMONIAL: Weightmans and 5 Essex Chambers have worked together for our police clients for the last 20 years. It’s a great partnership. I really value the trust and friendships we’ve developed over the years with many of the incredibly experienced barristers and of course the great clerking chambers provide. The teamworking ethos is a real plus.

CLIENT: Andrew Steel, Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Weightmans LLP
TESTIMONIAL: 5 Essex Chambers are the ‘go-to set for Police Law. They have been for some time and remain so for myself and my team. They provide an unrivalled level of experience across the board and are rightly recognised as being the leaders in the field. This is backed up by the clerking team, headed up by Mark Waller. They are responsive, helpful and always willing to try and find a solution.