Commercial litigation

One Essex Court

One Essex Court houses a team of highly sought-after ‘market leaders in commercial litigation’ who are frequently engaged in the most significant commercial cases within the Commercial Court, the Business & Property Courts, and the appellate courts. In Municipio de Mariana v BHP, the largest group action ever brought before the courts of England and Wales, Alain Choo Choy KC represents over 700,000 Brazilian claimants against the BHP Group, seeking damages for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão dam. On the other side, Daniel Toledano KC leads a team of nine counsel defending the BHP Group. Sonia Tolaney KC, Emma Jones, and Douglas Paine act for a group of over 100 institutional investors in claims under FSMA sections 90 and 90A against Glencore, alleging untrue and misleading statements in the company’s prospectuses, while Laurence Rabinowitz KC and Alexander Polley KC defend Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore’s former CEO. Laurence Rabinowitz KC is also noted for his defence of Credit Suisse against the Republic of Mozambique related to the notorious $2 billion “tuna bond” loans made to the country and arranged by Credit Suisse, leading Andrew Lodder. Nicholas Sloboda KC took silk in March 2024.

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'Darren Burrows and his clerking team are consummate professionals: commercial and responsive, they are the epitome of excellent commercial clerking.'
'Excellent clerking. Robert Smith is always a pleasure to deal with.'
'All of the clerks make every effort to assist. They are led exceptionally by Darren Burrows as head clerk, who is hands-on.'
'Jackie Ginty is excellent.'
'One Essex Court is an outstanding Chambers and can boast some seriously high-quality personnel.'
'One Essex Court is the super-set with strength and depth across the board.'
'One Essex Court is one of the leading sets in London. It is a go-to set for bet-the-company complex commercial disputes of all kinds.'
'An excellent set of chambers. Top of class.'

Anwält*innen

Führende Anwält*innen

Führende Prozessanwält*innen ihres Fachgebiets mit einer langjährigen Erfolgsbilanz in wegweisenden Fällen und breiter Anerkennung von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern. Alle in den letzten zwei Runden zu KCs ernannten Prozessanwält*innen werden weiter unten angeführt.

Kenneth MacLean KC

‘He is a superstar who is incredibly clever, a brilliant silk, and an absolute pleasure to work with.'

Laurence Rabinowitz KC

‘Extraordinarily good.’

Sonia Tolaney KC

'Very powerful advocate who identifies and develops arguments naturally and delivers with real force. Energetic and knowledgeable about the market, the law, and practice.'

Daniel Toledano KC

‘Daniel has excellent analytical skills and a good grasp of detail. He is user-friendly but a formidable advocate.'

Stephen Auld KC

‘Stephen is among the best.’

Alain Choo Choy KC

Lord Grabiner KC

Neil Kitchener KC

‘Neil is very strong on his feet and he is an advocate who can make a difference when the merits are finely balanced. A pleasure to work with.'

John McCaughran KC

Jeffery Onions KC

'Jeff has enormous range as an advocate and is capable of carrying judges and arbitrators with him on even the most difficult points.'

Craig Orr KC

Führende Juniors

Führende Juniors haben bedeutende Erfahrung in signifikanten Fällen und eine starke Marktreputation sowohl bei Wettbewerbern als auch bei Mandanten, wodurch sie als Prozessanwält*innen der Zukunft angesehen werden.

Emma Jones

‘She has a reassuringly calm demeanour and advises on a range of issues confidently and clearly. Her written comments and drafting are superb and clearly exceed the standard of her peers.'

Sandy Phipps

‘An absolutely brilliant junior. Super hard-working and very clever.'

Clare Reffin

‘Clare is extremely knowledgeable. She gives clear advice and is a pleasure to work with.'

Nehali Shah

'Nehali is a razor-sharp technical lawyer. She has an outstanding eye for detail and knows the law inside and out. She is also very user-friendly.'

Michael D’Arcy

‘Michael is very intelligent and able to deal with complex legal and factual issues with ease. His legal advice is clear and succinct and he has a good manner with clients.'

Tamara Kagan

‘Tamara excels at everything. Her advocacy is impressive and her style is thorough, measured, and entirely persuasive.’

Niranjan Venkatesan

Niranjan is truly one of the most remarkable advocates. His eloquence and profound grasp of both common law and statute down to the granule detail make him a formidable presence as an opponent.’

Michael Watkins

‘Exceptionally clever, analytical, and produces beautiful paperwork. Also a delight to work with.'

Hannah Glover

Hannah is wonderfully commercial and practical. A real team player and an extension of the solicitor team. Thoroughly modern in approach and unfailingly correct.’

Patrick Harty

‘Incredibly bright and hardworking, responsive, and pulls no punches. A pleasure to deal with.'

Douglas Paine

‘Very clever, hard-working, user-friendly, adaptable, and a great team player.’

Adam Rushworth

‘Adam has incredible attention to detail and is particularly adept at the difficult and technical elements of a dispute. Just the kind of barrister you want on your side when you are under pressure.'

Maximilian Schlote

‘Really developing well as he has become more senior – clever, works ferociously hard, and makes sure things get done.’

Derek Spitz

‘Derek brings huge tactical acumen to any case. Great behind the scenes in advising on the strategy of litigation and simply a superb advocate.'

Joyce Arnold

'Joyce is a highly effective barrister and a real asset. She is hard-working, meticulous and perceptive. She has strong advocacy skills orally and in writing and always formulates effective, persuasive arguments.'

Mehdi Baiou

'Very strong analytical work with strong attention to detail, highly intelligent and easy to work with, and excellent at pointing out the relevant issues in a user-friendly way. His drafting is very strong.'

Daniel Benedyk

'Daniel is a truly outstanding junior barrister. His command of the authorities, facts and evidence is exceptional, and he is able to synthesise those into clear and concise written submissions.'

Nathaniel Bird

Abra Bompas

Abra is highly intelligent, sharp, commercial, able to digest large volumes of information very quickly and distil it into a perfectly drafted document.'

Oliver Butler

Oliver is hands-on and detail-oriented, getting straight to the heart of a matter. He is very responsive and user-friendly. His written analysis is clear and cogent.‘

Eleanor Campbell

Eleanor is thorough, meticulous and highly intelligent. She is a highly gifted advocate, whose oral and written arguments are compelling, succinct, and clear. She has a fine legal mind and can get her head around the most complex problems.‘

David Caplan

Joshua Crow

'Excellent intellect, commercial sense and good on his feet.'

Simon Gilson

'Simon is very user-friendly and he writes very clearly and elegantly. He is consistently responsive and pragmatic in providing advice and offering creative solutions.'

Timothy Goldfarb

‘Tim has a razor-sharp mind and turns around a mean and lean set of written submissions. His drafting style is light yet precise and punchy. He is truly one to watch in the commercial Bar.’

Henry Hoskins

'Very clever and responsive. Very clear and persuasive drafting style of pleadings and other documents.'

KV Krishnaprasad

‘Excellent communicator, great attention to detail, personable, and strategic-orientated.'

Andrew Lodder

'Methodological mind that combs through the detail and produces unbeatable written output. An overall top-notch barrister who is great to work with and very flexible.'

Sam O'Leary

'Unbelievably quick, careful and efficient. Sam is excellent at anticipating which points will concern the judge.'

Rachel Oakeshott

‘Rachel is very responsive and provides detailed and thorough advice which is easy for clients to understand.'

James Ruddell

'James is exceptionally clever but also practical and user-friendly. He is always willing to get on the phone and thrash out the answer as a team, and he is great to work with.'

Stephanie Wood

'She is very bright and hard-working. She also writes very well and has deep knowledge of the law and how best to deploy it. Very impressive.'

Rising stars

Rising Stars an der Bar sind Barrister zwischen vier und acht Jahren Berufserfahrung, die von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern als aufstrebende Mitglieder der Bar in ihren jeweiligen Fachbereichen angesehen werden. Sie sind bereits in hochkarätigen, komplexen und hochwertigen streitigen und nicht-streitigen Angelegenheiten tätig und arbeiten eng mit oder gegen führende Barrister.