One Essex Court is a set of barristers' chambers located at 1 Essex Court, Middle Temple, London. The chambers, founded in 1966, specialises in commercial litigation. It is distinct from 1 Essex Court and Essex Court Chambers.
It currently comprises 131 full-time members, 56 of whom are silks or King's Counsel. One Essex Court's members include well-known silks Lord Grabiner KC and Laurence Rabinowitz KC.
One Essex Court is considered to be part of the Bar's Magic Circle. It is ranked in the top band for commercial litigation by both Chambers and PartnersChambers and Partners Commercial Dispute Resolution rankings and Legal 500.Legal 500 Commercial litigation rankings It has a turnover of £46.5 million a year. Pupils are paid £80,000 a year, supplemented by earnings in the second six. This is amongst the highest remuneration packages available to pupils.
In 2012, One Essex Court opened a new international office in Singapore.
One Essex Court also runs an annual essay competition for students in conjunction with The Times.
Notable barristers Sir Sydney Lipworth KC (commercial law) Lady Camilla Bloch KC (corporate and commercial law)Camilla Bingham QC Barrister Call 1996 QC 2013 at oeclaw.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018 Peter Leaver KC (contractual law)Peter Leaver QC Barrister Call 1967 QC 1987 accessed 8 January 2018 Laurence Rabinowitz KC (commercial law)Laurence Rabinowitz QC Call 1987 QC 2002 at oeclaw.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018 James Edelman, now a justice of the High Court of AustraliaBiography of Justice Edelman at Federal Court of Australia, accessed 3 September 2015 The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (commercial law)
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External links One Essex Court home page