John Lockey KC
User-friendly, good strategic sense.'
Essex Court Chambers regularly acts on the full range of insurance and reinsurance disputes, some being complex cross-border disputes, and some involving high-profile clients. John Lockey KC is a known name in Russian aircraft claims, David Scorey KC, on the other hand, appears in business interruption claims for losses brought on by Covid-19 lockdowns. In all of the several test scenarios that are being handled, Scorey KC represents Liberty Mutual Insurance in Gatwick Investments, Hollywood Bowl and Liberty Retail v Liberty Mutual Insurance. Helen Morton can be seen in other areas of the chambers in the Greensill Bank AG v Zurich Insurance Company Limited case, in which the bank’s administrators are suing Zurich, their insurer, for losses allegedly covered by trade credit insurance contracts. David Walsh KC took silk in 2025.
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Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
David Scorey KC
Jeffrey Gruder KC
Mark Templeman KC
Jeremy Brier KC
Philippa Hopkins KC
Paul Stanley KC
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
David Walsh KC
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Edward Batrouney
Helen Morton
Mubarak Waseem
Mubarak is a star of the junior Bar. He has been immersed in Covid litigation in the Commercial Court in addition to forging an enviable practice in the closed shop of Bermuda Form arbitrations. He has a staggering amount of experience with hearings.’