Courtney Grafton > Twenty Essex > London, England > Barrister Profile

Position

Courtney has developed a broad practice in commercial litigation, international arbitration and public international law. Courtney is instructed on a broad spectrum of litigation in the English courts and in international arbitrations under a variety of institutional rules, and she regularly advises the UK Government on a range of public international law issues.

Before joining Twenty Essex, Courtney qualified as a solicitor-advocate and worked at a leading Wall Street firm. Courtney was also an Assistant Legal Adviser at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, where she advised on urgent issues arising in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtney also served as a Judicial Assistant to Lord Hodge and Lord Lloyd-Jones at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, where she worked on over 40 cases.

Career

Called 2020.

Education

• University of Cambridge: LLM (2018)
• Kaplan Law School: Legal Practice Course (2015)
• BPP Law School: Graduate Diploma in Law (2014)
• London School of Economics and Political Science: MSc in History of International Relations (2013)
• Yale University: BA in History (2012)