Ms Jessica Lavelle > Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Ms Jessica Lavelle
Position
Jessica is a commercial chancery barrister whose busy practice spans chambers’ core areas, with interests in civil fraud and asset tracing, commercial disputes, trusts litigation, company law, and insolvency law. She is instructed regularly in both domestic and offshore matters.
Jessica has appeared unled in the High Court and appears regularly in the County Courts as well as working as part of a larger team on complex multi-national disputes. She has been described by instructing solicitors as “extremely bright” and “very responsive”.
Prior to beginning her pupillage, Jessica undertook a six-month secondment to Walkers (Guernsey) and spent the first six months of her practice on secondment to Mishcon de Reya, sitting within the Private Wealth Disputes team.
Jessica was listed as a Pro Bono Champion for her work with CLIPS (Chancery Litigant in Person Scheme) throughout 2023
Career
BA, Classics (First Class), Selwyn College, Cambridge
PGCE, Institute of Education
GDL and BPTC, City University, London
Memberships
Called to the Bar of the BVI
Committe Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Combar
Court of Protection Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insolvency
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Lavelle – XXIV Old Buildings ‘In court, Jessica is a strong performer for her call, with the natural and confident delivery of far more experienced barristers. She is good at focusing on the key issues and makes sure the clients know she is on their side. She is also a pleasure to work with. She has a bright future ahead of her.’
Noted for having broad expertise in insolvency and restructuring cases, members at XXIV Old Buildings handle a range of matters, from corporate and personal insolvency work to contentious and non-contentious matters. Barristers are often instructed in cases involving offshore issues in the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. Edward Cumming KC specialises in corporate insolvency and bankruptcy, and Elspeth Talbot Rice KC acted for Barclays Bank in the case GTC v Zedra/Barclays which dealt with a claim in Jersey. Stuart Adair is noted for his ‘in-depth knowledge of insolvency law,’ while Jessica Lavelle and Alex Peplow are names to watch.
The English Bar Offshore > Trusts and private wealth
(Leading associates)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Lavelle – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Jessica is undoubtedly one of the best junior juniors. Intelligent and dedicated to her craft with the ability to inject a healthy dose of reality into any situation, she picks up technical points very quickly.’