Toby Landau QC of Essex Court Chambers has been appointed to the Panel of Counsel of the Attorney-General of Singapore.

At last night’s GAR Awards in Stockholm, Toby Landau QC of Essex Court Chambers was presented with the award for “Best lecture or speech of 2011” – for last year’s Freshfields lecture, “Saving investment arbitration from itself”. Landau also collected, on behalf of all counsel involved in the case (including Paul Key and David Craig […]

The results of the Queen’s Counsel appointments were announced in the media today. At Essex Court Chambers, James Collins has been informed that he will be elevated to Silk at a ceremony to be held on Friday 30 March 2012.

Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that barrister Iain Quirk has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of Junior Counsel  to the Crown.  The appointment is for 5 years, commencing 1st March 2012. Iain has a broad based practice which includes international arbitration, commercial litigation, employment law, administration and public law, competition, […]

Barrister Jane Russell has moved from Tooks Chambers to leading commercial set Essex Court Chambers.  Called to the Bar in 2004, Jane had previously practised as a solicitor in the city for 6 years. The respected Junior is best known for her employment and discrimination work.  Jane has acted for a wide range of clients, […]

Owing to the very high demand for the services of the first class juniors in these Chambers, we are taking the rare step of publicising the availability of one to two places in Chambers. Applicants should be between 4 and 9 years call, and be able to demonstrate excellent academic abilities, an established commercial practice, […]

The closing date for applications for the 2012 Non-Lawyers Day is now Friday 24th February.

The Singapore Academy of Law (“the Academy”) is offering up to 2 six-month overseas attachments at Essex Court Chambers and Fountain Court Chambers for the financial year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. Applicants must: a) be members of the Academy; and b) have between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience as […]

Law and art came together in a joint event celebrating the 125th Anniversary Edition of Scrutton on Charterparties and the launch of the Rolls Building Art & Education Trust. Lord Justice Scrutton’s granddaughter, Dr Mary Midgley, attended the event to kindly donate his Letters Patent which will be on permanent display at the Rolls Building. […]

Four young lawyers took part in the final of a mooting competition organised by Essex Court Chambers and the English-Speaking Union (“ESU”), and supported by the Singapore Academy of Law. This is the first occasion on which a mooting competition, which is designed to test the advocacy skills of its participants, has been held in […]

As of 1 January 2012, Toby Landau QC has been appointed to the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the SCC). The SCC is one of the world’s leading arbitration institutions.  It originally came to prominence in the 1970’s, as a centre for the resolution of East-West trade disputes.  It […]

David Scorey of Essex Court Chambers co-hosted two book launch receptions for “The Bermuda Form – Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance,” which is published by Oxford University Press. The event was shared with co-authors Richard Geddes of Sedgwick LLP and Chris Harris of Clyde & Co LLP. They were held in Bermuda […]