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Twenty Essex > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Commodities Tier 1
‘Undoubtedly the strongest commodities set’, Twenty Essex has ‘some outstanding practitioners and the widest selection of very talented lawyers in the commodities area’. One market source remarks that it is ‘the premier set for commodities work with multiple options at every level of seniority’. Michael Ashcroft KC, Michael Collett KC and Timothy Young KC are among the most prominent silks in this area of law. Ashcroft KC acted for the seller, Tintrade Inc., in Septo Trading Inc v Tintrade Inc, a fuel oil dispute concerning where title passed, who bore the risk of off-specification cargo in context of blending and supply from multiple shore tanks through pipelines, and whether cargo was, in fact, off-spec. Among the juniors, Daniel Bovensiepen, who acted as sole counsel defending a Commercial Court claim totalling about $765,000 for alleged contamination of a cargo of gasoil, and Oliver Caplin, who acted as sole counsel in a five-day oil trading dispute in the Commercial Court, are among many who are considered to be at the top of their game.Leading Silks
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‘Undoubtedly one of the top sets for shipping and trade work.’
‘A great set for commodities disputes as well as shipping and related arbitration work. Huge spread of talent at all levels of qualification and expertise. They seem to be behind all current developments and cases in their areas of expertise.’
‘Real strength in depth. Even if our first choice counsel is not available we are referred to another strong candidate.’
’20 Essex is my preferred chambers for international trade disputes. They have great strength in depth amongst juniors and silks.’
’20 Essex Street offers the widest selection of very talented lawyers in the commodities area.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are professional and helpful, and understand the commercial constraints that come with certain cases, and are willing to compromise where necessary, which is an essential quality.’
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 1
Twenty Essex has ‘great strength in depth in the number of arbitrators specialising in commercial disputes, but also public international law and investment treaty arbitration‘. This extends to core areas such as commodities and shipping arbitrations where many of the firm’s leading barristers have particularly strong backgrounds. The bench is packed with an impressive array of full time and part time arbitrators, including esteemed former judges such as Sir Bernard RixTestimonials
Set
’20 Essex Street has a large number of excellent arbitrators.’
‘It is one of the leading international commercial law sets with a formidable array of counsel and arbitrators.’
‘They produce fine arbitrators, almost without exception.’
’20 Essex Street are on any view one of the top international arbitration sets in London particularly when it comes to shipping and commodities.’
’20 Essex has great strength in depth in the number of arbitrators specialising in commercial disputes, but also public international law and investment treaty arbitration.’
London Bar > Public international law
Offering ‘perfect service‘ and ‘great breadth and depth‘ Twenty Essex is an ‘outstanding chambers‘ that is ‘first choice for sensitive government matters and public international law‘. The set has an extremely broad selection of silks and juniors from a wide range of backgrounds, including former Legal Advisers to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office such as Sir Michael Wood KCMG and Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC. Sudhanshu Swaroop KC and Penelope Nevill are currently representing the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in Duarte Agostinho v Portugal & Ors, a claim before the ECHR brought by six Portuguese children against the Portuguese government and 32 other states including the UK over their failure to meet climate change commitments. Philippa Webb is also representing a Filipino former domestic worker in the Saudi Arabian embassy in London in Wong v Basfar, a dispute before the Supreme Court concerning diplomatic immunity to cases of human trafficking and modern slavery.Leading Silks
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‘Extremely strong. Champions League.’
‘Twenty Essex is an excellent set in PIL, with many first rate practitioners.’
‘Twenty Essex is our chambers of first choice for sensitive government matters and public international law. It is an outstanding chambers.’
‘Great breadth and depth.’
Clerking
‘Perfect service.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 2
Twenty Essex is a ‘ go-to set for substantial commercial disputes, particularly with an international angle‘. Clients appreciate its ‘good strength in depth and a dazzling array of legal talent,‘ who bring experience of handling the largest cases. Notable instructions include Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar v The GHF Group Limited and GHF General Partner Limited, a case arising from the collapse of the Abraaj emerging markets private equity house, in which Stephen Atherton KC is leading Sarah Tresman for GHF, which sits within the Abraaj fund structure. Another major case involving several members is PJSC National Bank Trust; PJSC Otkritie Bank Financial Corporation v Boris Mints; Dmitry Mints; Alexander Mints; Igor Mints, a fraudulent conspiracy claim in relation to the restructuring of loans, with Philip Edey KC and Tresman representing Boris Mints and Duncan Matthews KC representing his son, Igor Mints.Rising stars
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2021 Silks
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Set
‘Twenty Essex is full of excellent barristers at all levels – my go-to set.’
‘Twenty Essex is my go-to set for substantial commercial disputes, particularly with an international angle. They provide excellent silks and juniors for most types of commercial dispute. Their barristers are very accessible and approachable.’
‘Twenty Essex are brilliant and growing strongly with excellent barristers of a high calibre.’
‘Rightly regarded as one of the leading commercial sets with a good strength in depth and a dazzling array of legal talent.’
‘Twenty Essex is a fantastic set, one of our go-to sets given the quality of counsel and their personable nature.’
Clerking
‘Really good – helpful, responsive, and realistic and commercial when it comes to fees.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 2
Twenty Essex is going from ‘strength to strength with many quality advocates at all levels particularly in fraud and insolvency‘. The set’s offering also overlaps into key areas such as banking and commodities. Multiple members were represented defendants in PJSC National Bank Trust; PJSC Otkritie Bank Financial Corporation v Mints, a fraudulent conspiracy claim in relation to the restructuring of loans, with Philip Edey KC and Sarah Tresman representing Boris Mints and Duncan Matthews KC representing Igor, one of his three co-defendant sons. In The Libyan Investment Authority v Credit Suisse International; Man Asset Management (Ireland) Limited; Frontier Investment Management Partners Ltd & others, Paul Lowenstein KC and Sam Goodman successfully defended Frontier Investment Management Partners in the last of several high-profile investment disputes brought by the Libyan sovereign wealth fund.Rising stars
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‘Twenty Essex are a strong set for civil fraud and we use other barristers in this field from that set. They have very good strength in depth.’
‘Twenty Essex has excellent barristers at all levels of seniority.’
‘Twenty Essex chambers goes from strength to strength with many quality advocates at all levels particularly in fraud and insolvency. They are always present at the relevant conferences which they often sponsor and are active in the network. Some of the advocates like Sam Goodman are leading the way in the crypto space.’
‘Twenty Essex is a fantastic set, one of our go-to sets given the quality of counsel and their personable nature.’
‘Twenty Essex continue to rise in their reputation. They have really grown rapidly, and I have not had a bad experience. The junior end is particularly high quality; and I now always see who is available when a new matter comes in.’
Clerking
‘Responsive, helpful, kind and accurate.’
Work highlights
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 2
Twenty Essex is a ‘leading, go-to set in commercial and investment treaty arbitration‘ with ‘great strength in depth amongst juniors and silks‘. The members have wide-ranging expertise in a range of issues, from traditional strengths in shipping, commodities and insurance, through to multi-jurisdictional fraud disputes and cases with public international law elements. Members regularly work together, and recently Charles Kimmins KC led Mark Tushingham in a US$134m UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the supply of power turbines to an African state. Guglielmo Verdirame KC is leading Belinda McRae, among others, on behalf of the Republic of Poland in Invenergy v Republic of Poland, a BIT dispute concerning a US$700m investment into the country’s wind energy sector.Rising stars
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Set
‘Twenty Essex has deep bench strength on public international law and arbitration-related litigation.’
‘Excellent set. If your first-choice counsel is unavailable you never get a second best offered as a substitute. In footballing terms they are all in the starting line up.’
‘Excellent chambers, particularly for international arbitration.’
‘A leading, go-to set in commercial and investment treaty arbitration.’
‘20 Essex is my preferred chambers for international trade disputes. They have great strength in depth amongst juniors and silks.’
‘A great choice for barristers in arbitration and PIL.’
Clerking
London Bar > Shipping Tier 2
Praised as a ‘premier set in shipping and commodities with strength in depth at all levels’, Twenty Essex supports clients in disputes across the whole gamut of maritime matters. Timothy Hill KC, Alex Carless, and Michal Hain all acted on the CMA CGM Libra, which proceeded to the Supreme Court in 2021 and held that a defective passage plan renders a vessel unseaworthy. Elsewhere, Timothy Young KC acted for the Spanish government in London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v Spain opposite Alexander Thompson; the case concerns one of the largest oil spills in Europe caused by the sinking of the Prestige off the coast of Galicia in 2002. Henry Byam-Cook KC and Philip Riches KC continue to receive instructions on high-profile disputes, with the former involved in two cases arising out of the insolvency of a trading company and a subsequent ship arrest which will be heard concurrently in the Commercial Court. Oliver Caplin, who specialises in dry shipping, has also had a strong year, including acting as sole counsel against silks.Rising stars
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‘Premier set in shipping and commodities with in-depth strength at all levels.’
‘Twenty Essex is a top-notch set for shipping matters.’
‘One of the premier shipping sets.’
‘Very strong commercial set with both breadth and depth.’
‘Twenty Essex is an incredibly strong commercial Chambers with barristers who are at the top of their field. They are incredibly user friendly and accommodating.’
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London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Twenty Essex is a ‘go-to set for high-value banking and finance work, both in litigation and arbitration‘. The members are noted for their ‘broad skill set and are able to help us on a range of cases ranging from high volume caseloads to large and complex matters‘. A major dispute before the Court of Appeal was Canada Square v Potter, a high profile PPI mis-selling test case, in which Charles Kimmins KC led a team including Sean Snook for Citibank as defendant. Luke Pearce acted for the defendants (having previously been led by Philip Edey KC) in Victor Pisante; Swindon Holdings & Finance Ltd; BCA Shipping Investments Corporation; Castor Navigation Ltd v George Logothetis; Lomar Corporation Ltd ; Lomar Shipmanagement Ltd; Libra Holdings, a Commercial Court case stemming from various investments in the shipping market and in Piraeus Bank.Leading Silks
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Set
‘Twenty Essex is my go-to set for high-value banking and finance work, both in litigation and arbitration. They have outstanding barristers at all levels and counsel is always available to assist.’
‘Twenty Essex is a set we use regularly, and we have a good relationship with the counsel and clerking teams. Counsel have a broad skill set and are able to help us on a range of cases ranging from high volume caseloads to large and complex matters.’
‘Twenty Essex are our current go to chambers for banking and finance and commercial litigation.’
Clerking
‘Back office runs very smoothly and clerks are very efficient and helpful.’
‘Very responsive, particularly Arron Zitver.’
‘Their clerks are impressive and they offer serious strength in depth.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 3
Twenty Essex is ‘a go-to set for substantial commercial disputes, particularly with an international angle’ and it provides ‘excellent silks and juniors who are very accessible and approachable’. One client remarks that ‘it has become the best set as a whole for shipping and commodities disputes’, which brings its members firmly into the energy arena. Duncan Matthews KC is a leading trial advocate with a broad practice in international and domestic commercial dispute resolution, and Michael Ashcroft KC frequently handles cases concerning contracts for the exploitation of resources, construction, transportation, sales and insurance. Ashcroft acted for BP Oil International in a case concerning the return of advance payments for shipments of crude oil. Andrew Fulton KC handled a US$16m Commercial Court dispute arising out of insolvent collapse of Singapore oil trader. Junior Malcolm Jarvis has significant expertise in complex high stakes arbitration and litigation on the broad span of upstream, midstream and downstream disputes. The clerks, led by Anthony Carroll, provide ‘an excellent support service at all levels and are very helpful and fair in negotiations on fees and briefs’.Leading Silks
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’20 Essex has unrivalled strength in depth and its barristers at every level are first-class. The good thing about 20 Essex is that even if my first (or even second) choice counsel is not available, there is usually an acceptable alternative.’
’20 Essex is my preferred chambers for international trade disputes. They have great strength in depth amongst juniors and silks.’
‘Twenty Essex is my go to set for substantial commercial disputes, particularly with an international angle. They provide excellent silks and juniors for most types of commercial dispute. Their barristers are very accessible and approachable.’
Clerking
‘Great service from the clerks. Easily accessible and responsive, including after hours.’
‘The clerks provide an excellent support service at all levels. I have been particularly impressed with Tara Shah.’
‘They are efficient and commercially sensible, led well by Chris Theobald.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 4
‘Up there as a go-to set for insurance litigation‘, Twenty Essex acts across the whole spectrum of commercial insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in arbitration (seated in England and elsewhere, including Bermuda), as well as in court. Further to the recent high-profile pandemic-related FCA test case concerning business interruption, Philip Edey KC‘s recent activity includes a number of other lockdown-related business interruption insurance disputes; and Charles Kimmins KC‘s longstanding track record includes leading insurance matters that come before the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. At senior-junior level, insurance and reinsurance work features prominently within Susannah Jones ‘ practice; and in a boost to Chambers, Joshua Folkard, who has a significant insurance practice, joined from 4 New Square in September 2021.Leading Silks
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Set
‘Twenty Essex is up there as a go-to set for insurance litigation.‘
‘We use Twenty Essex heavily in our practice and it is a superb set; all of the barristers are reliably excellent.‘
Clerking
‘The clerks’ team is incredibly responsive and user friendly.‘
‘Arron Zitver really knows his market and is a pleasure to deal with.‘
‘The members of the team with whom I have interacted (Anthony Carroll and Arron Zitver) are extremely responsive and thorough in following up on the management of ongoing briefs.‘
London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
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London Bar > Company
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London Bar > Environment
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London Bar > Insolvency
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London Bar > Construction
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London Bar > International crime and extradition
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London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
London Bar > Intellectual property
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London Bar > Professional negligence
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Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities Tier 1
Twenty Essex is well-regarded in Singapore for the work conducted in shipping and maritime issues such as letters of indemnity, unsafe port claims, enforcement of parent company guarantees, mis-delivery disputes and oil trading disputes. Timothy Young KC and Simon Milnes KC were against David Lewis KC and Alistair Wooder in an arbitration concerning delay to platform supply vessels which pushed them past the deadline to comply with the new MARPOL standards in 2016.Leading Silks
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’20 Essex Street is a very strong shipping and commercial arbitration set.’
‘Chambers is excellent. Very strong across the shipping and energy space. Good availability of counsel at all levels and responsive to requests for support.’
‘Helpful and professional.’
’20 Essex is pretty good all round in the shipping and commodities field.’
Clerking
’20 Essex Street have a very strong clerks’ room and excellent service.’
‘Happy with the support provided by the clerks. Friendly and approachable.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure Tier 2
Twenty Essex features a large and strong team of specialised barristers in renewables, energy and natural resources, including case crossing over with civil fraud in this space. The past few years have seen the chambers get instructed on cases involving claims under letters of indemnity, oil trading disputes and sale and purchase of bunker fuel disputes. Michael Ashcroft KC has expertise in areas including energy markets, contracts relating to the exploitation of resources, construction, transportation, sales and insurance. Simon Milnes KC and Tony Beswetherick KC were both appointed silk this year.Leading Silks
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‘Twenty Essex strikes me as a highly professional organisation and pleasant to work with generally.’
Clerks
‘Efficient and friendly.’
India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes Tier 2
Nakul Dewan is a member of Twenty Essex – his arbitration-based practice has strong connections to Singapore.The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 4
Twenty Essex are well known for their fraud, insolvency, banking and financial services based casework. Members are often involved in cases with parties from Asia who have their companies structured through offshore vehicles. Stephen Atherton KC is the joint Head of Chambers and has a practice encompassing areas such as international and domestic corporate insolvency, restructuring and company law. Tony Beswetherick KC works on cases with a strong international element, with experience of cross-border issues arising in connection with foreign insolvencies. Sarah Tresman is a renowned junior for offshore work, having spent three years at the Cayman Islands as a litigation attorney before returning to London and has featured in cases such as Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar v The GHF Group Limited and GHF General Partner Limited, a case that is part of the fall-out from the collapse of emerging markets private equity house Abraaj.Testimonials
Set
‘The set is a first rate international chambers who re very client focused.’
‘Chambers has an excellent reputation and while my direct experience of other members of chambers (and the workings of chambers) is limited, I know that others in my firm speak highly of the set and instruct them often.’
‘Good strong commercial set of barristers.’
‘Twenty Essex are a great set. They have significant strength in depth and their members, including their pupils and juniors, fit a pattern of being user friendly, commercially minded and just very very good.’
‘One of my go-to Chambers due to quality of counsel and willingness to work as a team with instructing solicitors.’
Clerking
‘Very responsive and efficient.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial
The ‘utterly brilliant’ Twenty Essex has grown significantly with its increased investment into the Asia Pacific region, where its members undertake practice areas such as commercial arbitration. The set continues to have Michael Ashcroft KC has vast experience within numerous jurisdictions such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea, with cases involving commercial contract disputes. Timothy Hill KC and David Lewis KC are other key names in the set for Asian work.Leading Silks
Twenty Essex > Set Profile
A leading commercial set of chambers, the barristers of Twenty Essex offer outstanding legal minds combined with a modern and commercial disputes experience.
Clients include major global companies, institutions, governments and their advisors from around the world and our barristers advise and appear as advocates in court or arbitration in relation to a broad range of company and commercial, EU, competition, and public international law disputes. Practices involve the preparation and conduct of litigation before a wide range of courts and tribunals, in the UK, in foreign jurisdictions as well as on the international stage.
The vast majority of the work is international in nature and we have well-established links to many overseas markets, including through our Asian hub in Singapore servicing clients throughout Asia Pacific and beyond.
The set is also home to a number of highly respected domestic and international arbitrators and mediators, some of whom were previously judges either in the UK or overseas.
Types of work undertaken:
Commercial dispute resolution: most members of Twenty Essex advise and act as advocates in relation to all types of commercial disputes, particularly in disputes with an international dimension. These may be resolved in the English courts, by institutional or ad hoc international arbitration, or by London maritime and commodity trade arbitrations. Members are experienced in representing overseas and large corporate clients and advising in complex, high-value and multi-forum litigation. The areas in which members accept instructions are: financial services (banking/compliance/regulation); international trade (including shipping, commodities and sale of goods); energy and natural resources; insurance and reinsurance; civil fraud; aviation; information technology, data protection; intellectual property; telecoms and media; ; shareholder, joint venture and partnership disputes; agency and sport.
Brexit, EU and competition: a number of members at Twenty Essex specialise in the substantive law of the EU (including Brexit) and in UK and EU competition law. Virtually all members deal with aspects of EU law regularly. A number have experience of working in the European Court of Justice, at the European Commission and for UK government regulatory authorities. Members appear before the: Competition Appeal Tribunal; Competition Commission; European Commission; European Court of First Instance; and European Court of Justice. In addition, members of the set appear regularly before domestic courts and tribunals to argue questions of EU and competition law. They also advise and represent Community institutions, member states, corporations and private individuals. Advice and the conduct of litigation both for and against the OFT and other regulatory bodies also forms a significant part of members work.
International arbitration: Twenty Essex has a strong reputation as a leading arbitration set. It has an exclusive team of 15 leading international arbitrators from around the globe. In addition, the set has 79 barrister members who act as advocates and arbitrators at all of the world’s major institutions. Its high-quality silks and juniors deal with all manner of international commercial disputes involving banking, shipping, international trade and energy, and investor trade disputes (among many others).
Insolvency and company: members of Twenty Essex are well known for their expertise in contentious and non-contentious restructurings (including schemes of arrangement), insolvency law and company law, spanning all business and industry sectors. In the context of restructurings and insolvency, members regularly advise and represent insolvency office-holders, companies, creditors, shareholders and company directors (both in the UK and abroad) and have been heavily involved in most of the major restructurings and insolvencies of recent years.
Public international law: Twenty Essex is pre-eminent in public international law. Two members of chambers have been principal legal advisers to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Others have been appointed judges ad hoc of the International Court of Justice, president and members of the North American Free Trade Association tribunals and members of tribunals under the World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes and have been engaged as legal adviser within the United Nations. Members provide legal and strategic advice to states and other parties and appear before English courts in cases in which issues of public international law arise, before international courts and tribunals including: The International Court of Justice; dispute settlement panels of the World Trade Organisation; the European Court of Human Rights; the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; and international arbitral tribunals.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Co-head of Chambers | Philip Edey KC (1994) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Co-head of Chambers | Charles Kimmins KC (1994) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
CEO | Jemma Tagg | JTagg@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Practice Director | Arron Zitver | AZitver@twentyessex.com | 442078421205 |
Practice Director | Christopher Theobald | CTheobald@twentyessex.com | 442078421210 |
Practice Director | Anthony Carroll | ACarroll@twentyessex.com | 442078421230 |
Head of Business Development, Asia Pacific | Lara Quie | LQuie@twentyessex.com | 6597261383 |
Arbitrator Practice Director | Catherine Reeves | creeves@twentyessex.com | 442078426788 |
Member | Alexander Layton KC (1976) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Timothy Young KC (1977) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Christopher Hancock KC (1983) | CHancock@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Duncan Matthews KC (1986) | DMatthews@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC (1988) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Stephen Atherton KC (1989) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 44207842100 |
Member | Timothy Hill KC (1990) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Paul Lowenstein KC (1988) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Coburn KC (1990) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Gordon Nardell KC (1995) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Ashcroft KC (1997) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Lawrence Akka KC (1991) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sara Masters KC (1993) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Collett KC (1995) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | David Lewis KC (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Raphael KC (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Wendy Miles KC (2020) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Ayres KC (1996) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sudhanshu Swaroop KC (1997) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Julian Kenny KC (1997) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Guglielmo Veridrame KC (2006) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Nakul Dewan SA (2014) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 6562257230 |
Member | Henry Byam-Cook KC (2000) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Blair Leahy KC (2001) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Phillip Riches KC (2001) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Fulton KC (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Jonathon Redwood SC (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Tony Beswetherick KC (2003) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Simon Milnes KC (2005) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Albert Dinelli SC (2007) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 6562257230 |
Member | Sir Michael Wood (1968) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Karen Maxwell (1992) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Julie Anderson (1993) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Malcolm Jarvis (1998) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Susannah Jones (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Zannis Mavrogordato (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sean Snook (2000) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Socrates Papadopoulos (2001) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Baiju Vasani (2001) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Angharad Parry (2002) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Simon Olleson (2002) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Colleen Hanley (2003) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Christopher Newman (2003) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Daniel Bovenseipen (2004) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Josephine Davies (2006) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Harris Bor (2006) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Patricia Edwards (2006) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Stefan Talmon (2007) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sarah Tresman (2008) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Luke Pearce (2007) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Penelope Nevill (2010) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Rupert Hamilton (2010) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Corby (2011) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Mahnaz Malik (2012) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Oliver Caplin (2012) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alex Carless (2012) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Richard Greenberg (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew McGhee (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Feld (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Dinsmore (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Joshua Folkard (2013) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Monica Feria-Tinta (2014) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Belinda McRae (2014) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alexander Thompson (2014) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Kate Parlett (2015) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sam Goodman (2015) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alistair Wooder (2015) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Jonathan Ketcheson (2016) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Phillipa Webb (2016) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Mark Tushingham (2016) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Patrick Dunn-Walsh (2012) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michal Hain (2017) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Fiona Whiteside (2017) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew Chan (2018) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Edward Gilmore (2018) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | James Gardner (2018) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Maria Kennedy (2018) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Fiona Petersen (2018) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Manuel Casas (2020) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Courtney Grafton (2020) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Talia Zybutz (2020) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Paulo Busco (2017) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Paolo Busco (2021) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Daniel Kalderimis (1999) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Brendan Plant (2019) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alexandros Demetriades (2021) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew McGonagle (2021) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Dr Rishab Gupta (2021) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Wong (2021) | enquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | The Honorable Charles N Brower | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Lee (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 6562257230 |
Member | David Sutton (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | J William Rowley KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Malcolm Holmes KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | L Yves Fortier KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Bernard Rix (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | David Owen KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Tselentis KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Professor Julian Lew KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Dr Michael Moser (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Martin Moore-Bick (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Mark Havelock-Allan (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Clare Ambrose (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Peter Gross (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Lord Glennie (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Nigel Rawding KC (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Professor Hi-Taek Shin | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Barrister Profiles
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![]() | Lawrence Akka KC | Lawrence’s practice encompasses high value and technically complex commercial and contractual disputes.… | View Profile |
![]() | Clare Ambrose | Clare Ambrose is a full time arbitrator with wide ranging experience in… | View Profile |
![]() | Julie Anderson | Julie has an outstanding level of “hands on” litigation experience in the… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Ashcroft KC | Michael is an experienced silk with a broad commercial practice, specialising in… | View Profile |
![]() | Stephen Atherton KC | Stephen’s practice comprises of international and domestic corporate insolvency and restructuring, company… | View Profile |
![]() | Andrew Ayres KC | Andrew has an established commercial disputes practice, with a core of trial… | View Profile |
![]() | Tony Beswetherick KC | Tony has a busy practice specialising in the fields of insolvency, civil… | View Profile |
![]() | Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC | Daniel Bethlehem is a barrister practising in the field of public international… | View Profile |
![]() | Dr Harris Bor | Harris’s practice covers all areas of international arbitration and commercial and company… | View Profile |
![]() | Daniel Bovensiepen | Daniel’s practice covers a broad range of international commercial work, with a… | View Profile |
![]() | The Honorable Charles N Brower | Charles’s 55-year career in the law has combined extensive practice at the… | View Profile |
![]() | Paolo Busco | Paolo practices in the fields of public international law and international dispute… | View Profile |
![]() | Henry Byam-Cook KC | Henry practises in a range of commercial disputes, principally shipping, energy, IT/telecoms,… | View Profile |
![]() | Oliver Caplin | Oliver has a broad commercial practice which particularly focuses on international trade,… | View Profile |
![]() | Alex Carless | Alex specialises in a broad range of commercial matters, including banking and… | View Profile |
![]() | Manuel Casas | Manuel is developing a broad practice across all of Chambers’ areas of… | View Profile |
![]() | Matthew Chan | Matthew has a broad practice in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Coburn KC | Michael practises in all aspects of commercial law, usually with an international… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Collett KC | Michael specialises in commercial law. His areas of practice include general commercial… | View Profile |
![]() | Thomas Corby | Thomas has a varied commercial practice, with a focus on international arbitration,… | View Profile |
![]() | Josephine Davies | Josephine specialises in all areas of commercial law and litigation. She has… | View Profile |
![]() | Alexandros Demetriades | Alex is developing a broad practice across all of Chambers’ core practice… | View Profile |
![]() | Nakul Dewan SA | Nakul practises from Singapore, Delhi and London. He accepts appointments both as… | View Profile |
![]() | Albert Dinelli | Albert’s practice in London and Singapore focuses on arbitral proceedings and advice… | View Profile |
![]() | Andrew Dinsmore | Andrew has extensive international commercial litigation and arbitration experience. His practice focuses… | View Profile |
![]() | Patrick Dunn-Walsh | Patrick has a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile, with… | View Profile |
![]() | Philip Edey KC | Philip is co-Head of Chambers. He is a specialist lead advocate whose… | View Profile |
![]() | Patricia Edwards | Patricia has a broad commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on advising… | View Profile |
![]() | Andrew Feld | Andrew has an eclectic practice encompassing the full spectrum of commercial litigation,… | View Profile |
![]() | Monica Feria-Tinta | Monica is a specialist in public international law and international arbitration. She… | View Profile |
![]() | Joshua Folkard | Josh has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice including civil fraud… | View Profile |
![]() | The Honorable Yves Fortier KC | Yves is recognised as one of the top arbitrators in the world.… | View Profile |
![]() | Andrew Fulton KC | Andrew has a broad and busy practice. He advises and appears in… | View Profile |
![]() | James Gardner | James has a diverse commercial practice with a particular focus on banking,… | View Profile |
![]() | Judith Gill KC | Judith is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in the field… | View Profile |
![]() | Edward Gilmore | Edward’s practice spans the range of Chambers’ expertise in commercial litigation and… | View Profile |
![]() | Sam Goodman | Sam specialises in complex, high-value commercial litigation and arbitration. His practice has… | View Profile |
![]() | Courtney Grafton | Courtney has developed a broad practice in commercial litigation, international arbitration and… | View Profile |
![]() | Richard Greenberg | Richard has a broad commercial practice, with a particular focus on civil… | View Profile |
![]() | Michal Hain | Michal’s broad commercial practice is evenly split between English courts and international… | View Profile |
![]() | Rupert Hamilton | Rupert enjoys a varied practice covering all aspects of commercial law. He… | View Profile |
![]() | Christopher Hancock KC | Christopher has appeared before courts at all levels, including the High Court,… | View Profile |
![]() | Colleen Hanley | Colleen is a recommended leading junior in both Chambers & Partners and… | View Profile |
![]() | Sir Mark Havelock-Allan KC | Mark is a former Mercantile Judge on the Western Circuit, and judge… | View Profile |
![]() | Timothy Hill KC | Timothy specialises in international commercial litigation and arbitration. He has considerable expertise… | View Profile |
![]() | Malcolm Holmes KC | Malcolm is a chartered arbitrator primarily based in Sydney but with an… | View Profile |
![]() | Malcolm Jarvis | Malcolm specialises in commercial disputes arising in a variety of sectors including… | View Profile |
![]() | Susannah Jones | Susannah’s practice focuses on commercial disputes in areas including fraud, banking, commodities,… | View Profile |
![]() | Maria Kennedy | Maria is developing a broad commercial practice across all of Chambers’ practice… | View Profile |
![]() | Julian Kenny KC | Julian specialises in commercial law, particularly banking, shipping and commodities, insurance and… | View Profile |
![]() | Jonathan Ketcheson | Jonathan practises across all Chambers’ areas of expertise, including international arbitration, public… | View Profile |
![]() | Charles Kimmins KC | Charles is co-Head of Chambers. Charles specialises in commercial law, and represents… | View Profile |
![]() | Alexander Layton KC | Alex is a specialist in private international law. His practice consists almost… | View Profile |
![]() | Blair Leahy KC | Blair has a broad commercial practice with an emphasis on complex multi-jurisdictional… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Lee | Michael is an experienced international commercial arbitrator practising principally from Singapore and… | View Profile |
![]() | Dr Julian Lew KC | Julian is a full-time arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. He… | View Profile |
![]() | David Lewis KC | David is a specialist advocate who took silk in 2014 at the… | View Profile |
![]() | Paul Lowenstein KC | Paul is a leading commercial silk in domestic and international litigation and… | View Profile |
![]() | Mahnaz Malik | Mahnaz is a barrister and arbitrator at Twenty Essex who specialises in… | View Profile |
![]() | Sara Masters KC | Sara is “hugely experienced in the international arbitration field, both as counsel… | View Profile |
![]() | Duncan Matthews KC | Duncan is a leading trial advocate with a broad practice in international… | View Profile |
![]() | Zannis Mavrogordato | Zannis is a barrister, French avocat and arbitrator. He is a specialist… | View Profile |
![]() | Karen Maxwell | Karen practises in commercial law and international trade, with a particular focus… | View Profile |
![]() | Matthew McGhee | Matthew enjoys a broad commercial practice. Clients instruct him to advise or… | View Profile |
![]() | Matthew McGonagle | Matthew is developing a broad practice across all of Chambers’ main practice… | View Profile |
![]() | Belinda McRae | Belinda has developed a busy and wide-ranging practice, focusing on public international… | View Profile |
![]() | Wendy Miles KC | Wendy is a specialist in international arbitration and dispute resolution with a… | View Profile |
![]() | Simon Milnes KC | Simon is praised by clients for his strategic advocacy in international commercial… | View Profile |
![]() | Sir Martin Moore-Bick | Sir Martin recently retired as a Lord Justice of Appeal after serving… | View Profile |
![]() | Dr Michael Moser | Michael serves as arbitrator in high-value, complex international disputes. His specialities include… | View Profile |
![]() | Gordon Nardell KC | Gordon specialises in international litigation and arbitration. He has a particular focus… | View Profile |
![]() | Penelope Nevill | Penelope is a specialist in international law. Her practice focuses on disputes… | View Profile |
![]() | Christopher Newman | Chris has a broad commercial practice with a focus on heavyweight commercial… | View Profile |
![]() | Simon Olleson | Simon’s practice focuses on public international law and international arbitration (including both… | View Profile |
![]() | David Owen KC | David is a full-time arbitrator and mediator, with a practice covering a… | View Profile |
![]() | Socrates Papadopoulos | Socrates has been a tenant at Twenty Essex since October 2001. He… | View Profile |
![]() | Dr Kate Parlett | Kate specialises in public international law and international arbitration. Her practice covers… | View Profile |
![]() | Angharad Parry | Angharad specialises in advisory and advocacy work in a wide range of… | View Profile |
![]() | Luke Pearce | Luke has a broad practice covering all aspects of commercial law, with… | View Profile |
![]() | Fiona Petersen | Fiona is developing a broad practice across all of Chambers’ practice areas.… | View Profile |
![]() | Brendan Plant | Brendan has a broad practice covering all aspects of public international law… | View Profile |
![]() | Thomas Raphael KC | Thomas is a commercial silk, with a wide commercial practice, and well… | View Profile |
![]() | Philip Riches KC | Philip is recognised as a leading barrister in international commercial dispute resolution.… | View Profile |
![]() | Sir Bernard Rix | Sir Bernard retired in 2013 as a Lord Justice of Appeal with… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr J. William Rowley KC | Bill is a highly experienced international arbitrator. He joined Twenty Essex in… | View Profile |
![]() | Sean Snook | Sean advises and represents clients in a broad range of commercial and… | View Profile |
![]() | David St John Sutton | David is a full-time arbitrator practicing in London and Paris in international… | View Profile |
![]() | Sudhanshu Swaroop KC | Sudhanshu practices arbitration, commercial and public international law. He has acted in… | View Profile |
![]() | Prof Stefan Talmon | Stefan Talmon is currently a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.… | View Profile |
![]() | Alexander Thompson | Alexander practises across a broad range of areas in commercial and international… | View Profile |
![]() | Sarah Tresman | Sarah is a versatile barrister with extensive client-facing experience. She specialises in… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Tselentis KC | Michael Tselentis KC’s practice as an international arbitrator covers a wide field,… | View Profile |
![]() | Mark Tushingham | Mark has a broad practice in commercial law, international arbitration and public… | View Profile |
![]() | Guglielmo Verdirame KC | Lord Verdirame KC specialises in public international law, international arbitration (especially investment… | View Profile |
![]() | Philippa Webb | Philippa’s practice covers all aspects of public international law. She acts for… | View Profile |
![]() | Fiona Whiteside | Fiona is a versatile barrister with a broad commercial practice and is… | View Profile |
![]() | Sir Michael Wood KCMG | Sir Michael is a member of the United Nations (UN) International Law… | View Profile |
![]() | Alistair Wooder | Alistair Wooder is a barrister practising in commercial litigation and arbitration with… | View Profile |
![]() | Timothy Young KC | Timothy’s principal area of practice is international trade, embracing shipping, commodities, insurance,… | View Profile |
![]() | Talia Zybutz | Talia is developing a wide-ranging practice in all of Chambers’ main practice… | View Profile |
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AIPN CEDR Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) General Council of the Bar of England and Wales Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ICCA INSOL - International Association of Restructuring IBA (International Bar Association) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) KLRCA London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) London Maritime Arbitrators Association (supporting member) SIAC COMBAR British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Young International Arbitration GroupDisputes Yearbook 2020
Briefing
The evolution of the Commercial Bar (https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/disputes-yearbook-2020/sponsored-briefing-the-evolution-of-the-commercial-bar/)
Duncan Matthews QC, co-head, and Jemma Tagg, chief executive, reflect on the evolution of Twenty Essex and wider sector changes across the Commercial Bar
- Commodities
- International arbitration: arbitrators
- Public international law
Top Tier Set Rankings
- IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
- Company
- Environment
- Insolvency
- Construction
- International crime and extradition
- Administrative law and human rights
- Intellectual property
- Professional negligence
- Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities