Essex Court Chambers

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Head of chambers

Mr Richard Millett KC, Mr Paul Stanley KC

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Administrative & public law

The public law Bar spans the full range of administrative, public and constitutional law.

Admiralty & shipping

Shipping law is one of the oldest and most developed branches of commercial law.

Banking & finance

Barristers and banks generally cross paths when something costly has gone wrong in relation to a transaction or product.

Chancery

Traditional chancery includes trusts, probate, real property and tax, while commercial chancery covers a range of finance and business disputes.

Civil law

Civil law involves relations between persons, and between persons and organisations.

Civil liberties & human rights

Human rights law is essential for a fair society where all are protected, including the vulnerable.

Commercial dispute resolution

The commercial Bar covers a range of areas, including banking, sale of goods and shipping, insolvency, civil fraud, and insurance/reinsurance.

Company law

Company law is relevant to almost everything a company does, from filing annual returns to proper procedure in relation to board decisions.

Employment

Employment lawyers handle a variety of issues, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, redundancy, equal pay and whistleblowing claims.

European Union and international

Employment barristers may appear before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, international tribunals and domestic courts.

Insurance/reinsurance

Insurance is one of the UK's most well-established and valuable industries.

International arbitration

When parties from different jurisdictions come into conflict over commercial relationships, they may decide that arbitration is the best method of resolution.

Professional negligence

Barristers involved in this field deal with claims against professionals such as architects, accountants, solicitors and financial advisers.

Revenue law

Tax barristers advise and litigate on all aspects of commercial and personal tax issues.

Technology, media and telecommunications

Media and entertainment barristers have clients in a variety of sectors, including theatre, film, music, publishing, broadcasting, sport and advertising.

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Learn more about Essex Court Chambers

24 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3EG
Phone: 020 7813 8000
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.essexcourt.net

Mini-pupillages:	Yes
Minimum qualification:	2.1 degree or higher