Essex Court Chambers

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

• 'Fantastic and always responsive. Of note is Samantha Wright, who is wise beyond her years.'
• 'Joe Ferrigno is very much behind the Essex Court success story, and the leading senior clerk at the bar.  Beneath his understated and collegiate, affable engagement lies a visionary approach dedicated to engineering the best service delivery and a set geared for the demands of 21st century, complex global disputes. He understands how the market works on an instinctive level.'
• 'The clerks are great - so responsive and helpful, in particular Karl Alsleben.'
• 'Ben Perry, Jack Wood and Katie Myles are very much in Ferrigno's mould, and provide ECC with a particularly strong, user-friendly clerking room.'
• 'Essex Court is one of the top chambers in London for commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration work.'
• 'Essex Court are strong in investment treaty arbitration and we use several barristers in this set for our investment treaty work. They have strength in depth.'
• 'Essex Court are without doubt the leading international arbitration chambers and have strength in depth when it comes to all types of arbitration at all levels of seniority.'
• 'A strong set of various personalities that offer different approaches and strategies to disputes.  An impressive reputation that does not disappoint.'

Avocats

Leading silks

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Graham Dunning KC

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David Joseph KC

'It goes without saying that substance of work, both advocacy and drafting, are absolutely first class.'  

1

Paul Key KC

'He is extremely bright and knowledgeable about the law and arbitration practice. He is very friendly and easy to get on with and knows virtually everyone there is to know in the arbitration field. He treats everyone as an equal, despite his considerable success, and is a joy to work with. I would say he is the complete package.'

1

Richard Millett KC

‘Richard is a master advocate. His vast experience allows him to always be able to spot the issues and not lose the wood  for the trees.’

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Joe Smouha KC

'He is a valuable and distinguished asset in leading the legal team in complex disputes. His strengths include his strategic approach in complex cases, team leadership skills and deep expertise. He is impressive in arbitration hearings.'

2

Huw Davies KC

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Alison Macdonald KC

'Alison has incredibly depth of knowledge when it comes to arbitration. She adds specialist knowledge where required both on arbitration and human rights issues. She's also a real pleasure to work with - her cooperative, helpful approach has been much appreciated by the whole team.'

2

David Scorey KC

'Exceptional advocate, very good on his feet and under pressure. Extremely good in conferences with clients. Very knowledgeable and hard working.'

2

Paul Stanley KC

3

James Collins KC

'James can master a vast amount of factual material in a relatively short period of time. His cross examination is excellent. He is particularly strong on financial law.'

3

Ricky Diwan KC

'Ricky's mastery of the detail is hugely impressive, and he combines a first-rate intellect with a measured style and powerful advocacy performance.'

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Philippa Hopkins KC

'Philippa is a formidable leading counsel and a real asset to any case. She is an excellent advocate who is able to present even the most complex of legal and factual points clearly and succinctly. Philippa is exceedingly intelligent and makes light work of the most mind bendingly difficult points. She is a strong team player and has a good way with clients.'

3

Ben Juratowitch KC

'Excellent advocatory skills. Able to simplify an explain complex legal concepts. Very hard working and responsive. Always collegial and considerate.'

3

David Mildon KC

3

Sam Wordsworth KC

4

Lucas Bastin KC

'Simply the best. Lucas is a class act. Lethal as an advocate. A forensic ability to interrogate and dissect exhibits, witnesses and experts but above all a thoroughly good bloke. Lucas is going places fast. Catch him while you can.'

4

Nathan Pillow KC

‘Fantastic and persuasive advocate, pretty much the best there is in the market. Nathan is also a pleasure to deal with, charming and not afraid to get stuck into all the detail of a case, despite his seniority.’

4

Iain Quirk KC

'Great presentation; very collaborative and responsive; very client friendly; a pleasure to work with - he does not stand on ceremony and gets involved as required.'

4

Dan Sarooshi KC

‘Among the handful of the finest advocates at the Bar on matters of public and private international law.’

4

James Willan KC

4

Emily Wood KC

'A very smooth operator, very sharp and delightful to work with. Always provides good commercial advice.'

2025 Silks

1

Tariq Baloch KC

‘Tariq is very user friendly, responsive and easy to work with. He is very bright and a strong lawyer. His written and oral advocacy is excellent; he is both a real wordsmith and a persuasive, calm oral advocate who represents his client’s interests with skill and resilience.’

1

Anton Dudnikov KC

‘Anton is among the very best legal drafters. He is approachable, and easy to work with. He is a very able advocate, and an expert cross-examiner, who always has an eye towards the development of the wider case.’

2023 Silks

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Siddharth Dhar KC

‘Sid is a first-rate advocate and trusted advisor who never fails to impress clients. Sid’s technical legal skills are impeccable, and his judgement is sound. Sid is a forceful and persuasive advocate.’

1

Angeline Welsh KC

‘Very sharp, great strategic thinking, and very easy to work with. Works well as part of integrated teams with no ego.’

2024 Silks

1

David Peters KC

'His in-depth knowledge of both fraud and arbitration makes him an invaluable team member when seeking to enforce awards. His advocacy skills are superb.'

1

James Sheehan KC

‘James is a star.  Very bright, very hard working and very thorough.  He slices through the knottiest problems with panache and good sense.  Highly recommended.’

Meilleurs Juniors

2

Sean Aughey

‘He is phenomenally clever, and his written advocacy is superb. He demonstrates a mastery of the material and is able to distill complex matters of public international law into crisp concise submission. He is a brilliant advocate, and he has an excellent rapport with the tribunal. Extremely hard-working, a pleasure to work with and first pick for complex high-value investment treaty disputes.’

2

Matthieu Gregoire

‘A strategic thinker, very commercial, a great advocate who is very calm and articulate, and has the ear of the tribunal, very user-friendly. Definitely one of the best of his generation.’

2

Thomas Sebastian

'Tom is superb, calm and leads management of a difficult case as well as can be imagined. High intelligent and incisive. Keen mind for the commercial realities in a case.'

2

Peter Webster

'Very hard working and intelligent. Also, very reliable and calm under pressure.'

2

Paul Wee

3

Stephen Donnelly

‘Clear and concise drafting that allows an immediate understanding of the issues.’

3

Naomi Hart

'Naomi is very articulate and has a very good legal mind. She is able to master complex legal issues very well.'

3

Bibek Mukherjee

3

Benedict Tompkins

'Benedict is a solid all-rounder with a keen eye for the detail whilst keeping in mind the overall picture and the client's commercial objectives.'

3

Adam Woolnough

Rising stars

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

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Katherine Ratcliffe

‘Katie is a pleasure to work with. She is legally and procedurally sharp, and her analysis skills are on point.’

1

Mubarak Waseem

‘Mubarak forensically probes every aspect of a case. He anticipates issues in the roadmap of a dispute well before they arise and works closely with instructing solicitors to find commercial and strategic solutions for the client.’