Essex Court Chambers

Essex Court Chambers is a set of commercial barristers in Lincoln's Inn Fields, central London.^[1] It has 96 tenants, of whom 45 are Queen's counsels, also known as Silks.^[2] It is considered by legal commentators to be one of the 'Magic Circle' of London's most prestigious commercial barristers' chambers.

The former Lord Chief Justice, Sir John Thomas, was a member of Essex Court Chambers when he was at the Bar. Other members or former members of Essex Court Chambers include Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Sir Christopher Greenwood, Lord Millett, Lord Steyn, Lord Savile and Lord Mustill.^[3]

The set is named after their former premises at 4 Essex Court in the Temple which it left in 1994. The chambers in its current incarnation date back to 1961. Lord Mustill, Michael Kerr (later Lord Justice Kerr), Anthony Evans (later Lord Justice Evans), Anthony Diamond (later Judge Diamond QC) and Robert MacCrindle^[4] were its founding members.^[5] The Singapore office opened in July 2009 and is located in Maxwell Chambers.

Essex Court Chambers has been awarded ‘Chambers of the Year’ at the Legal Business Awards in 2020,^[6] at the Who's Who Legal Awards in 2019 and 2018.^[7] and at the British Legal Awards in 2018^[8]

On 26 March 2021, it was announced that Essex Court Chmabers was one of four entities to be sanctioned by China for spreading what it called "lies and disinformation" about the country. Chinese citizens and institutions are prohibited from doing business with it.^[9]

Notes and sources[]

Notes

^ Chambers and Partners (2011).
^ Dowell (2011).
^ "Essex Court Chambers website". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ "Obituary: Robert MacCrindle". The Guardian. 14 April 2005.
^ "About: History". essexcourt.com.
^ "Legal Business". 28 September 2020. 28 September 2020.
^ Who's Who Legal https://whoswholegal.com/news/specials/article/34351/uk-bar-leading-sets-2018/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "British Legal Awards 2018: Who Won What and Why". British Legal Awards. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "Uighurs: China bans UK MPs after abuse sanctions". BBC News. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

Sources

Essex Court Chambers. London: Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
Dowell, Katy (2011). "The Bar". The Lawyer. London: Centaur Media. Retrieved 30 October 2011.