Essex Court Chambers is recognised as ‘one of the top sets for civil fraud with strength and numbers across the board’. Multiple members of the set continue to appear in Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and others, with Anna Dilnot KC representing the claimant and Joe Smouha KC, James Collins KC, and Felix Wardle acting on behalf of the Man Group in the proceedings. Among the senior end of chambers, Paul McGrath KC brings strong expertise in asset recovery matters, and Nathan Pillow KC is sought after for his experience in acting for financial institutions in civil fraud matters. Ruth den Besten KC is ‘a real star’. Turning to the juniors, Tom Ford is ‘phenomenally hard-working’, with a solid track record in handling claims involving allegations of misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of duty and deceit. In a boost to chambers, Anton Dudnikov KC and Ciaran Keller KC both took silk in March 2025.
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- 'Joe Ferrigno always makes time and runs a very efficient and responsive clerking team.'
- 'Samantha Wright is always very responsive and effective at resolving queries.'
- 'Efficient, responsive and commercial.'
- 'A leading civil fraud set.'
- 'Essex Court has quality at every level.'
- 'Essex Court has an excellent group of barristers.'