One Essex Court

One Essex Court

Headquarters	London, EC4 United Kingdom
No. of offices	London and Singapore
Major practice areas	Commercial law
Key people	Daniel Toledano KC and Sonia Tolaney KC (Heads of Chambers)
Date founded	1966
Website	www.oeclaw.co.uk

One Essex Court is a set of barristers' chambers in London, specialising in commercial litigation, which was founded in 1966.[1] It is distinct from 1 Essex Court and Essex Court Chambers.[2][3]

It currently comprises 131 full-time members, 52 of whom are silks or King's Counsel.[4] 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.[5] It is ranked in the top band for commercial litigation by both Chambers and Partners[6] and Legal 500.[7] It has a turnover of £46.5 million a year.[8] Pupils are paid £80,000 a year, supplemented by earnings in the second six. This is amongst the highest remuneration packages available to pupils.[9]

In 2012, One Essex Court opened a new international office in Singapore.[10]

One Essex Court also runs an annual essay competition for students in conjunction with The Times.[11]

Notable barristers

• Sir Sydney Lipworth KC (commercial law)
• Lady Camilla Bloch KC (corporate and commercial law)[12]
• Peter Leaver KC (contractual law)[13]
• Laurence Rabinowitz KC (commercial law)[14]
• James Edelman, now a justice of the High Court of Australia[15]
• The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (commercial law)

References

1. "One Essex Court - Chambers Report". Chambers Student - Spain Edition.
2. "Essex Court Chambers - specialists in litigation and arbitration". Essex Court Chambers. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. "1EC | Barristers". 1EC. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. "One Essex Court". oeclaw.co.uk.
5. "Magic circle sets prepare to expand". The Lawyer. 24 January 2000.
6. Chambers and Partners Commercial Dispute Resolution rankings
7. Legal 500 Commercial litigation rankings
8. Dowell, Katy (2011). "The Bar". The Lawyer. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
9. "Rules - One Essex Court". oeclaw.co.uk.
10. "One Essex Court and 39 Essex Street prepare for Singapore launches". The Lawyer. 26 June 2012.
11. "Rules - One Essex Court". oeclaw.co.uk.
12. Camilla Bingham QC Barrister Call 1996 QC 2013 at oeclaw.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018
13. Peter Leaver QC Barrister Call 1967 QC 1987 accessed 8 January 2018
14. Laurence Rabinowitz QC Call 1987 QC 2002 at oeclaw.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018
15. Biography of Justice Edelman Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine at Federal Court of Australia, accessed 3 September 2015

External links

• One Essex Court home page