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One Essex Court is a leading set of barristers' chambers, specialising in commercial disputes. 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.

Excellent chambers in all respects. Quality across the board in relation to the barristers, the clerks room is head and shoulders above the rest, and they rightly have the reputation of being at the very top of their game.

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One Essex is truly the premier commercial litigation set in London. They seem to be involved in every major dispute percolating through the English Courts.

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One Essex Court sponsors Miami conference on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery

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