Twenty Essex > London, England > Set Profile
Twenty Essex Offices
20 ESSEX STREET
LONDON
WC2R 3AL
England
Twenty Essex > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Commodities Tier 1
Twenty Essex is ‘a first-rate chambers for commodities and shipping disputes, with excellent depth of quality at all levels of seniority’. The set ‘certainly has the greatest depth of coverage of the commodities field of any other chambers’, with members well versed in major arbitrations under the rules of GAFTA, FOSFA and the other well-known commodity associations.Michael Ashcroft KC is currently involved in LCIA arbitrations concerning multiple sale contracts between mine operators, sellers of metals and Swiss traders concerning the compliance of metal products with contractual specifications. The ‘highly responsive, commercially savvy and incisive’ Oliver Caplin KC, who specialises in dry shipping and commodities disputes, is among the market’s most prominent juniors.
Rising stars
Michal Hain – Twenty Essex ‘Michal has an exceedingly sharp mind, and he truly is a safe pair of hands.’
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Richard Greenberg – Twenty Essex ‘Richard is an excellent advocate who delivers clear-headed and crisp advocacy.’
Testimonials
‘Practice Manager Anthony Carroll does a fantastic job in keeping clients happy and in arranging for counsel schedule. He serves as a constant point of contact which is appreciated, especially when members of the clerking team may change from time to time.’
‘The clerks are excellent and very helpful and always try to assist and accommodate instructions. Arron Zitver is always very helpful.’
‘I have always found the clerks of Twenty Essex to be very fair in fixing brief fees and in pricing work generally. They have been able to advise me well on availability of barristers and in making alternative arrangements when there are issues of maternity or paternity leave.’
‘Aaron Zitver and Christopher Theobald are incredibly helpful and a pleasure to deal with. They really go the extra mile in terms of support and assistance.’
‘A first-rate chambers for commodities and shipping disputes. Excellent depth of quality at all levels of seniority.’
’20 Essex has the depth of skill given the sheer number of members in Chambers. Clerks and members are all extremely user-friendly and responsive. I have not experienced any difficulty when it comes to availability of counsel, so the clerks are doing a great job in managing the schedule.’
‘The set as a whole is excellent, and almost all the barristers are very efficient and intelligent and provide a good service.’
‘Twenty Essex for me has some of the best and broadest expertise in international trade, shipping and insurance, whether amongst skills and juniors as advocates or amongst members of their chambers who appear as arbitrators or mediators.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 1
Twenty Essex is ‘a very strong set in the international arbitration arena with many outstanding arbitrators’ such as Sir Bernard Rix, Sara Masters KC, and Duncan Matthews KC. Appointments span all major arbitral institutions including ad-hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules across many sectors including energy, insurance, mining, IP, pharmaceuticals and a wide range of commercial disputes. While the set continues to be globally recognised and respected for its strong commercial expertise, its reputation for investor-state work grows with regular investor-state arbitration appointments. Notable additions boosting the set’s bench strength include Baiju Vasani, Wendy Miles KC, both also acting as counsel, and Philippa Charles, who joined from Stewarts Law LLP. Clare Ambrose is particularly sought-after as a full member of the LMAA and Sir Peter Gross attracts appointments in maritime as well as commercial disputes. Kate Parlett is building a strong practice of high-value international commercial arbitration appointments.Leading arbitrators
Leading counsel as arbitrators
Testimonials
‘They have recently hired Catherine Reeves, who has changed the game. She is fantastic in engaging with the arbitration community, organising key events and is the go-to person when considering arbitrators. She is keen on the right kind of diversity and has made it clear, which is hugely appreciated.’
‘Catherine Reeves deserves a special mention – an excellent and very experienced arbitration specialist managing the arbitrators’ practices.’
‘Twenty Essex is the top set in arbitration – both for arbitrators and counsel. It is a leading set historically but have recently reinvigorated their approach – offering interesting debates, hosting events. They have expertise across commercial, investor-state and state-state arbitrations – which is rare.’
‘Twenty Essex has a very good reputation as the home of a large number of arbitrators with expertise across a wide range of fields.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 1
Twenty Essex is a ‘top quality chambers of commercial arbitration’ housing ‘excellent talent at all levels with exceptional experience.’ The set has ‘some of the best and broadest expertise in international trade, shipping and insurance’ that aligns with significant strength in international commercial and public international law, translating into the ability to provide teams for global cases with instructing parties based across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the US, African and Middle East. Members are routinely instructed on cases relating to the impact of major global events, including Covid, Brexit and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chambers is jointly led by renowned commercial silks Charles Kimmins KC and Philip Edey KC. Other notable members include Wendy Miles KC who is instructed in a set of globally significant cases spanning energy, environment, climate and finance, and Belinda McRae on the junior end with expertise spanning commercial arbitration, arbitration appeals and enforcement, and investment treaty arbitration.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘This set is always super friendly. Arron Zitver is a star of the clerking world.’
‘Good reputation in shipping, good strength in depth, particularly at KC level.’
‘A strong and go-to set for a range of international arbitration and PIL work.’
‘Twenty Essex is an excellent set of chambers with vast experience and depth. One of the best in international arbitration.’
‘Back office runs very smoothly and clerks are very efficient and helpful.’
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London Bar > Public international law Tier 1
Twenty Essex ‘is excellent on public international law, with a very deep bench of specialists at all levels of seniority’ and has bolstered its offering with Baiju Vasani and Rishab Gupta joining in May and November 2022, respectively, as well as several silk appointments including Sir Michael Wood KCMG KC’s appointment to honorary silk in March 2023. Members of chambers are acting at the forefront of groundbreaking matters at the highest level across the whole range of public international law. Highlights include the UK’s intervention on behalf of Ukraine in its claim against Russia before the ICJ based on allegations of genocide, in which Philippa Webb is instructed on; Kate Parlett is instructed on Australia’s intervention. In UN human rights committee proceedings Torres Strait Islanders v Australia, Monica Feria-Tinta and Sudhanshu Swaroop KC acted on behalf of a group of Torres Strait Islanders, indigenous people resident on an archipelago off the coast of mainland Queensland, who argue that Australia’s policies and laws regarding climate change are in breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks are professional and efficient.’
‘The clerks are very commercial and user friendly—always looking to help.’
‘This is one of the more active chambers, both in terms of holding events and in keeping regular contact with instructing solicitors. They have a particularly strong clerk team, with Anthony Carroll and Rachael Osborne being particular stand-outs.’
‘Excellent set for public international law.’
‘Quality counsel at all levels of seniority.’
‘Excellent talent at all levels with exceptional experience.’
‘A, if not the, leading international law set.’
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London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets Tier 1
Twenty Essex have found a strong footing within cryptocurrency disputes, with Lawrence Akka KC having co-authored the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s legal statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts, alongside the recent Digital Dispute Resolution Rules, which set the new precedent for arbitration rules for blockchain and crypto assets. Paul Lowenstein KC has been involved in innovative work in developing court techniques and tools for tackling international cyber fraud cases involving the transfer of money, and cryptocurrency assets across the international banking system and the blockchain, while Josephine Davies KC is noted for specialist knowledge from other areas of law including IP and competition law being applied to her cryptocurrency work, often involving injunctive work and private international law issues.Testimonials
‘The clerks are very user-friendly. Chris Theobald is particularly good to work with.’
‘What sets 20 Essex Street apart is not only their exceptional legal expertise but also the unparalleled support provided by their clerks. The clerks at 20 Essex Street, in particular Arron Zitver is an invaluable asset, always ready to go above and beyond to assist with any queries or requests. Arron’s helpful and approachable nature fosters a positive working relationship, making it a pleasure to collaborate with him.’
‘A first class commercial chambers.’
’20 Essex have some stellar leaders and juniors and are a real stand-out sit for civil fraud and digital assets work.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 2
Twenty Essex is ‘an excellent chambers for international commercial disputes‘. For major Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases, the set particularly benefits from its members’ private and public international law expertise, including specialisms in jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement work. In Process & Industrial Developments v Federal Republic of Nigeria, an extremely high-profile $11bn dispute, Philip Riches KC is representing Nigeria, which seeks to set aside the mega-value award made against it on grounds of fraud; and in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse, Privinvest & others, a high-stakes $2bn Commercial Court claim arising out of the “tuna bond scandal”, involving fraud, bribery, corruption and conspiracy allegations, former head of chambers Duncan Matthews KC is leading Riches and others in the representation of Privinvest in this case.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks are excellent. Sam McDowall is particularly helpful and always on hand to help with any queries.’
‘Christopher Theobald is a brilliant clerk – always very helpful in relation to the practicalities of fee arrangements and very responsive.’
‘Anthony Carroll and Robert Wheeler are both excellent.’
‘Excellent depth at all levels.‘
‘The set’s quality is extremely high.‘
‘An excellent chambers for international commercial disputes.‘
‘Excellent clerks.‘
‘The clerks offer a very good service indeed – fast, responsive and friendly.‘
Work highlights
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 2
Twenty Essex‘s civil fraud members are able to leverage the chambers’ complementary expertise in financial services and terminology. Paul Lowenstein KC is a go-to silk for injunction and jurisdiction work, both in England and offshore Caribbean jurisdictions. In the long-running PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints case, Philip Edey KC, leading Sarah Tresman and Richard Greenberg, is defending businessman Boris Mints against claims by two Russian banks for alleged fraudulent conspiracy involving loan restructuring. In the same matter, former chambers head Duncan Matthews KC and represents fourth defendant Igor Mints, his son. In a novel cryptocurrency case, unled Josephine Davies KC acted for Fetch.Ai in obtaining worldwide freezing orders against the hackers of its Binance.com trading account, along with information orders against Binance entities.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Sam McDowall is highly professional and demonstrates impressive efficiency. His ability to address any administrative matters swiftly and provide timely assistance is commendable.’
‘Anthony Carroll does a fantastic job in keeping clients happy and in arranging for counsel schedule.’
‘Anthony Carroll serves as a constant point of contact, which is appreciated, especially when members of the clerking team may change from time to time. Hands on and a personal service that is straightforward.’
‘Arron Zitver provides a quality service to clients and is great to deal with.’
‘Excellent service from all, with Christopher Theobald standing out.’
‘Exceptionally strong chambers. Clerks can always find an alternative barrister of a high quality.’
‘Swift and responsive clerking, able to offer a good range of counsel (often at short notice), and sensible on fees.’
’20 Essex is one of the leading sets, particularly for international arbitration but also with an increasingly strong commercial litigation and civil fraud offering.’
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London Bar > Shipping Tier 2
Lauded as ‘one of the pre-eminent shipping sets’, Twenty Essex’ strengths are well-distributed along the full range of maritime disputes. The charterparty dispute Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd v Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd kept a number of members busy, with Michael Ashcroft KC, Daniel Bovensiepen, and Timothy Young KC all being involved. The latter also led Colleen Hanley in the Shagang Giant, a case dealing with the interpretation of a force majeure clause in light of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Damages caused by the detention of a vessel and the subsequent claim for demurrage are central in Rhine Shipping v Vitol, where Patrick Dunn-Walsh is led by Philip Edey KC on behalf of Rhine Shipping.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘There are some excellent shipping counsel working at Twenty Essex Street – it is one of our go-to sets.’
‘Very helpful clerking team. Arron Zitver is a joy to work with.’
‘Brilliant chambers. Leaders in their respective fields.’
‘Arron Zitver is always a pleasure to deal with and ensures that queries are dealt with promptly and thoroughly.’
‘Twenty Essex is an excellent set with many fine barristers in it. I have always enjoyed working with and against its members and have spotted no weak links.’
‘One of the pre-eminent shipping sets. Barristers work on some of the top cases and there are some excellent silks and senior juniors.’
‘Twenty Essex is the ‘go-to’ chambers in London for maritime disputes.’
‘Clerks are always helpful and alive to diversity requirements.’
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London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Twenty Essex represents financial services providers and their clients in a range of fora across a full spectrum of banking, financial services, and asset management disputes. Members of the set are often instructed to obtain, or seek the discharge of, freezing injunctions and other interim relief in relation to banking and investment disputes, which include instructions both for and against major financial institutions. Andrew Fulton KC is noted as ‘intellectually very able, and extremely knowledgeable‘ on banking law, while Luke Pearce KC has appeared in a number of high-profile banking cases in recent years. Paul Lowenstein KC has an extensive practice encompassing fraud into the context of banking and finance cases involving major banks.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘They are very responsive and helpful, particularly Arron Zitver and Robert Wheeler.’
‘Excellent clerks – very responsive, especially Chris Theobald.’
‘Twenty Essex offers a range of senior and junior counsel who are capable and a delight to work with. A go-to set for difficult commercial claims.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 3
Twenty Essex has ‘some of the best and broadest expertise in international trade, shipping and insurance, whether amongst skills and juniors’, and those skills see members increasingly involved in complex and high-value matters in the energy sector, particularly the oil and gas market. Their work also encompasses LNG, mining, drill and rig disputes, and there is a growing volume of work arising from the renewable energy sector and issues related to climate change and energy transition. Members couple industry-specific knowledge with expertise in financial, fraud and contractual disputes, as well as engineering and construction both onshore and offshore. David Lewis KC is an increasingly prominent presence in energy disputes, frequently acting for large trading houses in matters concerning price reviews and supply contracts. Michael Ashcroft KC recently acted for BP Oil in a $20m Commercial Court claim, BP Oil International Ltd v Vega Petroleum Ltd and Dover Investments Ltd, concerning the return of payments for 211,387 barrels of Gulf of Suez Mix crude oil that was, according to BP, never delivered from the Ras El Ush field in Egypt. Wendy Miles KC, who is best known for climate change matters, is also heavily involved in oil and gas disputes.
Leading Silks
Gordon Nardell KC – Twenty Essex ‘Gordon’s strengths are his knowledge of the energy market and his commercial approach.’
2023 Silks
Luke Pearce KC – Twenty Essex ‘Really smart, agile, conscientious, and unflappable under pressure, Luke is impressive on his feet.’
Leading Juniors
Andrew Feld – Twenty Essex ‘Absolutely excellent. A KC in the making. He is incredibly bright, on top of detail, responsive and user-friendly.’
Testimonials
‘I have always found the clerks of Twenty Essex to be very fair in fixing brief fees and in pricing work generally. They have been able to advise me well on availability of barristers and in making alternative arrangements when there are issues of maternity or paternity leave.’
‘Excellent – Anthony Carroll is excellent in BD. Robert Wheeler – excellent.’
‘Chris Theobald is a straightforward and approachable clerk with whom frank commercial discussion is always on the agenda. He leads a clerk team that is always keen to help and keep me informed about workloads and timings.’
‘The clerks offer a very good service indeed; fast, responsive and friendly. I am always offered a number of good options for counsel and I find the clerks are willing to be sensible in fee negotiations.’
‘Twenty Essex provides impeccable client service.’
‘Twenty Essex is one of a cluster of first-rate chambers for commercial matters that I regularly use, so they are always front-of-mind for a new case.’
‘A first-class commercial set at the top of their game; my go-to for heavyweight commercial and international disputes.’
‘The set is my preferred set for commercial disputes; it has a deep bench of very good counsel at all levels and covering the full spectrum of commercial disciplines.’
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London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 4
Twenty Essex covers a full spectrum of commercial insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in arbitration and in court. Members, including Charles Kimmins KC, have acted in large market disputes and have been instructed for policyholders, insurers and reinsurers, both domestically and internationally. Philip Edey KC acted for a major Middle Eastern retailer seeking to recover under its business interruption insurance policies for lockdown-related losses to its operations in the Middle East in Al Mana v Fidelity and Libano, whereas Susannah Jones has developed an impressive practice, with significant work in high-value reinsurance arbitrations. Luke Pearce KC was appointed silk in 2023.Leading Silks
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London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
London Bar > Insolvency
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London Bar > Company
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London Bar > Environment
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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
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Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial Tier 1
Twenty Essex reports a significant uptick in shareholder disputes across the Asia Pacific region, and continues to handle a broad range of complex commercial disputes and high-value arbitrations. Commercial litigator Nakul Dewan SA - an Indian senior advocate - has vast experience within Singapore in international arbitration, with a solid track record in advising on enforcement proceedings arising from arbitral awards. Timothy Hill KC is highly regarded for advising on shareholder agreements, joint ventures and civil fraud litigation. Joshua Folkard is sought after for his strength in advising on asset tracing disputes, and Rishab Gupta is a key name for investment treaty arbitrations.Testimonials
‘The whole team was extremely professional, cordial and effective.’
‘Great service.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities Tier 1
Twenty Essex ‘has the biggest stable of commodities counsel‘ and maintains a close relationship with the Singaporean legal market, with members bringing their expertise to complex litigation in the shipping space. High-value arbitration matters have also been prominent in the group’s caseload, an area in which the ‘strong and dynamic‘ Timothy Hill KC excels. Timothy Young KC has ‘a fearsome legal mind, and he is very creative on legal argument and strategy‘. The ‘sharp‘ Duncan Matthews KC advises on a range of shipping issues, including bills of lading, cargo claims and contracts of affreightments. At the junior end of chambers, Oliver Caplin specialises in handling dry shipping and commodities disputes.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Arron Zitver – always helpful and accommodating.’
‘Twenty Essex is a very strong chambers.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure Tier 2
Twenty Essex is ‘one of the best chambers for handling complex disputes involving construction law‘. Its Asia practice is focused on Singapore, where the set has an office, with members active in cases involving LNG supply contracts, oil export contractual litigation, force majeure issues and sale and purchase agreements, to name a few. Michael Ashcroft KC has been kept busy handling a wide spectrum of construction contractual disputes, and Duncan Matthews KC has expertise in upstream and downstream disputes in the energy sector. Timothy Hill KC‘s workload includes advising on disputes arising from the construction of oil and gas facilities, among other matters.Leading Silks
Testimonials
‘Anthony Carroll is a king among clerks.’
‘Twenty Essex is a great set, with a huge range of talented barristers and a great level of service.’
India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes Tier 2
Twenty Essex, which has offices in both London and Singapore, includes Nakul Dewan, who has longstanding experience on all kinds of international commercial arbitration matters before the Supreme Court of India as well as Singapore and London courts. His recent work involves Cox and Kings and Others versus SAP, a case reconsidering the companies group doctrine’s application of non-signatories to arbitration agreements under the Indian Arbitration Act before the Supreme Court of India.The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 4
Twenty Essex has a strong track-record in commercial chancery, company, and offshore litigation, with specific expertise regarding contentious trust and probate issues, undue influence, charitable and family company matters, fraud cases and shareholder disputes. Stephen Atherton KC is acting for the petitioner in Evenstar Master Fund SPC v Fang Holdings Limited, a just and equitable winding up petition concerning a company worth approximately $800m. Of the juniors, Joshua Folkard was instructed in Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v Pakistan, reportedly the first attempt at enforcing an ICSID award (in this case, $5.9bn) through the BVI courts – the matter settled in April 2023.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Excellent clerking, very responsive and professional.’
‘Chris Theobald and the clerking team are quick, responsive, commercial and sensible on fees.’
‘Deep bench strength.’
‘Excellent commercial set.’
Work highlights
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitration counsel
Twenty Essex houses Nakul Dewan SA, who is a member of the Indian, Singaporean and English and Welsh Bars, and has been appointed as arbitrator by the ICC, LCIA and SIAC. Dewan has an excellent track record in handling complex international arbitrations in Singapore, and is sought after by clients in the banking and finance, energy, construction, and mining sectors. International arbitration expert Rishab Gupta regularly appears before Indian courts in construction arbitrations, and is well versed in advising on investment treaty arbitrations.Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitrators
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) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Co-head of Chambers | Charles Kimmins KC (1994) | redteam@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) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Timothy Young KC (1977) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Christopher Hancock KC (1983) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Duncan Matthews KC (1986) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC (1988) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Stephen Atherton KC (1989) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Timothy Hill KC (1990) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Paul Lowenstein KC (1988) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Coburn KC (1990) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Gordon Nardell KC (1995) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Ashcroft KC (1997) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Lawrence Akka KC (1991) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sara Masters KC (1993) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michael Collett KC (1995) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | David Lewis KC (1999) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Raphael KC (1999) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Wendy Miles KC (2020) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Ayres KC (1996) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sudhanshu Swaroop KC (1997) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Julian Kenny KC (1997) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Guglielmo Veridrame KC (2006) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Nakul Dewan SA (2014) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 6562257230 |
Member | Henry Byam-Cook KC (2000) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Blair Leahy KC (2001) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Phillip Riches KC (2001) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Fulton KC (1999) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Jonathon Redwood SC (2013) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Tony Beswetherick KC (2003) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Simon Milnes KC (2005) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Albert Dinelli KC (2007) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 6562257230 |
Member | Sir Michael Wood KC (1968) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Luke Pearce KC (2007) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Josephine Davies KC (2006) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Oliver Caplin KC (2012) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Karen Maxwell (1992) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Julie Anderson (1993) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Malcolm Jarvis (1998) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Susannah Jones (1999) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Zannis Mavrogordato (1999) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sean Snook (2000) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Socrates Papadopoulos (2001) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Baiju Vasani (2001) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Angharad Parry (2002) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Simon Olleson (2002) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Colleen Hanley (2003) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Daniel Bovenseipen (2004) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Harris Bor (2006) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Patricia Edwards (2006) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Stefan Talmon (2007) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sarah Tresman (2008) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Penelope Nevill (2010) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Rupert Hamilton (2010) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Corby (2011) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Mahnaz Malik (2012) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alex Carless (2012) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Richard Greenberg (2013) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew McGhee (2013) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Feld (2013) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Andrew Dinsmore (2013) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Joshua Folkard (2013) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Monica Feria-Tinta (2014) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Belinda McRae (2014) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alexander Thompson (2014) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Kate Parlett (2015) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sam Goodman (2015) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alistair Wooder (2015) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Jonathan Ketcheson (2016) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Philippa Webb (2016) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Mark Tushingham (2016) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Patrick Dunn-Walsh (2012) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Michal Hain (2017) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Fiona Whiteside (2017) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Kevin Lee (2017) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew Chan (2018) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Edward Gilmore (2018) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | James Gardner (2018) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Maria Kennedy (2018) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Fiona Petersen (2018) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Manuel Casas (2020) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Courtney Grafton (2020) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Talia Zybutz (2020) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Paolo Busco (2021) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Daniel Kalderimis (2021) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Brendan Plant (2019) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alexandros Demetriades (2021) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Matthew McGonagle (2021) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Dr Rishab Gupta (2021) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Thomas Wong (2021) | redteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | James Lamming (2022) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Isabelle Winstanley (2022) | yellowteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Alexander Yean (2022) | blueteam@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Charles Connor (2022) | redteam@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 | 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 (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Sarah Grimmer (Arbitrator) | arbitralenquiries@twentyessex.com | 442078421200 |
Member | Philippa Charles (Arbitrator) | 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 KC KC | 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 | |
Ms Philippa Charles | Before joining Twenty Essex in February 2023, Philippa was the Head of… | 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 | |
Tom Corby | Tom has a varied commercial practice, with a focus on international arbitration,… | View Profile | |
Josephine Davies KC KC | 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 KC | 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 | |
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 | |
Ms Sarah Grimmer | Sarah joined Twenty Essex in August 2022 as a full-time arbitrator. She… | View Profile | |
Dr Rishab Gupta | Dr Rishab Gupta is a specialist in international arbitration, commercial litigation and… | 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 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 has a broad commercial practice with a particular focus on fraud,… | 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 | |
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 KC | 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 KC | 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 |
Languages
Cantonese Chinese (Mandarin) Czech French German Greek Italian Japanese Hebrew Hindi SpanishMemberships
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 GroupDiversity
Diversity and inclusion
Twenty Essex has adopted a proactive approach to ensuring diversity within chambers and at the Bar. With an active and engaged committee spearheading internal and external initiatives, Twenty Essex is proud to be an inclusive environment and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for members, employees, pupils, mini-pupils, prospective tenants and prospective pupils.
For questions relating to our equality and diversity policy, please contact our Equality and Diversity Officers, Wendy Miles QC and Henry Byam-Cook QC
We are proud to declare that we are a London Living Wage employer.
Diversity data
The Bar Standards Board Handbook rules relating to Equality and Diversity state that a summary of the Diversity Data submitted by the ‘workforce’ (meaning barristers members, pupils and employees) should be updated every three years and published on the website. The summary data for Twenty Essex last surveyed in December 2020 can be found here.
Rare contextual recruitment
We use Rare’s Contextual Recruitment System to review applications for pupillage and mini-pupillage in the context of the candidates’ socio-economic background. The system is intended to allow a recruiter to put a candidate’s achievements into the context of the candidate’s circumstances. Efforts to improve recruitment processes in terms of fairness, objectivity and awareness are just one piece of the jigsaw that will lead to a more diverse Bar and this is why a long-term commitment to diversity is one of our strategic objectives.
Women in Law Pledge
We are proud signatories to the Women in Law Pledge created by the Bar Council of England and Wales, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). We are committed to the progress of gender equality, elimination of gender discrimination and pledge to make positive change for the legal profession.
Disability and accessibility at Twenty Essex
Twenty Essex’s premises are compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act and if you would like to discuss any particular requirements for adjustments to services, including specific visitor needs, please contact our Facilities Manager.
Wellbeing
We recognise that working in the legal profession can often create a highly demanding and stressful environment for members and employees. As a chambers we are determined to achieve the appropriate balance between the professional and personal demands of working at the Bar and the need for individual wellbeing. We are focused on the wellbeing of members and employees and we are pleased to highlight that we have been awarded the Wellbeing at the Bar Certificate of Recognition.
Responsibility
Pro bono
Twenty Essex has a long tradition of its’ members providing legal advice and representation on a pro bono basis. Barristers support Advocate, CLIPS, and FRU on a regular basis as well as a range of other organisations.
Social mobility
Chambers has provided placements on the Bar Placement Week in partnership with the Bar Council and a number of our barristers have volunteered as mentors for students in recent years, through the Social Mobility Foundation as well as other organisations.
Volunteering and giving
Members and employees regularly make charitable donations, and within the work environment take part in a range of charitable events such as the annual London Legal Walk and the Palace-to-Palace bike ride in support of The Prince’s Trust. Internally hosted fundraising events also raised money for local and nominated charities.
- Commodities
- International arbitration: arbitrators
- International arbitration: counsel
- Public international law
- Crypto and blockchain assets
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Commercial litigation
- Fraud: civil
- Shipping
Set Rankings
- IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
- Insolvency
- Company
- Environment
- Construction
- Intellectual property
- International crime and extradition
- Administrative law and human rights
- Professional negligence
- Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial
- Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities