Essex Court Chambers

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Pupillage to commence 2022

17 Dec 2021

Mini-pupillage deadline 2021

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Head of chambers

Mr Huw Davies QC, Mr Joe Smouha QC

Practice Areas

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 encompasses a very broad range of legal issues, including those relating to contract, tort, probate and trusts.

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

Clinical negligence is a type of professional liability involving disputes between patients and healthcare providers.

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

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