Introduction

One Essex Court is a leading set of barristers' chambers, specialising in commercial litigation. Our members provide specialist advice and advocacy services worldwide, which include all areas of dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration.

Our work embraces all aspects of domestic and international trade, commerce and finance. Members of Chambers are recognised specialists in the many diverse fields characterised as commercial disputes, also regularly accepting nominations as arbitrators, mediators and experts.

Areas of practice

  • Arbitration
  • Banking
  • Civil fraud
  • Commercial litigation
  • Company / insolvency
  • Competition / EU
  • Energy, oil, gas & electricity
  • Financial services
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Licensing
  • Professional negligence
  • Revenue law
  • One Essex Court is one of the larger sets in London for commercial and banking issues, and wins praise for its 'consistently high-quality barristers and especially user-friendly clerks'.
    Chambers & Partners 2010
  • One Essex Court fields a 'deep bench' and a 'well-rounded group of energy experts.'
    Legal 500 2009
  • 'Highly responsive barristers stamped through and through with quality' are to be found at this commercial powerhouse.
    Chambers & Partners 2010
  • With three banking juniors ascending in the 2009 silk round, One Essex Court has a 'strong set of leaders, well clerked.'
    Legal 500 2009
  • One Essex Court is a set with depth of talent. As one interviewee put it, "other sets are hit and miss, but this one is uniformly good."
    Chambers & Partners 2010
  • "In any truly high-value dispute, One Essex Court is the best in the business and the natural choice for any client."
    Chambers & Partners 2010
Times Law Awards
Legal 500
One Essex Court
in the Legal 500
Chambers & Partners
One Essex Court
in Chambers & Partners