One Essex Court
One Essex Court is a pre-eminent commercial set of barristers’ chambers whose members provide specialist legal advice, advocacy, and support services worldwide. Chambers has expertise across arbitration, litigation, regulation, and dispute resolution, covering domestic and international trade, business, commerce, and finance. Members are recognised specialists in many areas of commercial law and regularly accept appointments as arbitrators, mediators, and experts. Chambers comprises over 125 full-time practitioners who appear before courts and tribunals domestically and internationally, including in overseas jurisdictions, and also provides support through its Singapore office. In addition to English law, some members advise on the laws of Russia, Ukraine, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man. Barristers are known for practical and innovative advice, strong advocacy, and understanding the commercial pressures faced by clients and instructing solicitors. Chambers operates a strict no double booking policy to provide certainty and continuity of representation. Its clerks are highly regarded for dedicated service, confidentiality, flexibility, honesty, and transparency, including on fees and funding arrangements. Members also provide tailored presentations and seminars for clients.
Areas of Expertise
- Arbitration
- Banking and Financial Services
- Civil Fraud and Investigations
- Commercial Litigation
- Company and Insolvency
- Competition/EU
- Employment
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Group Litigation
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Intellectual Property
- Media, Entertainment and Broadcasting
- Offshore
- Professional Liability
- Public Law
- Sports, Gaming and Licensing
- Tax and Revenue