One Essex Court

At One Essex Court, recent instructions for the team include Geoffrey Hobbs KC representing Sky before the Supreme Court in a longrunning trade mark dispute, while Emma Himsworth KC is acting for Premier Inn Hotels in a dispute with EasyGroup concerning alleged trade mark infringement of the latter's brand, involving issues of validity. At the junior level of chambers, Guy Hollingworth is well versed in handling copyright, passing off, design rights and licence agreement cases.

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Testimonials

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'Jordan Foley is always a pleasure to work with.'
'Jackie Ginty is consistently tremendously helpful.'
'The clerks are very helpful and go the extra mile.'
'Clerks are excellent. Responsive and accommodating. Really enjoy working with them.'
'Good chambers for IP, with experienced and knowledgeable counsel.'
'One Essex Court is excellent at every level.'

Lawyers

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.

Emma Himsworth KC

‘Emma is a leader in her field, with a real eye for detail and commercial and pragmatic approaches to issues.'

Geoffrey Hobbs KC

'Watching Geoffrey in full flow is a wonderful thing to behold - poetry in motion.'

Philip Roberts KC

‘Philip is an excellent barrister. He meets every curve ball thrown his way with incredible intellect and superb advocacy.’

Richard Boulton KC

‘Richard is a top drawer barrister. His advocacy is very credible and persuasive.’

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.