Essex Court Chambers have been highly ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026, which was released today.
A total of 83 members of chambers hold 198 rankings across 27 practice areas. The set has been ranked in 12 practice areas, including a Band 1 ranking in: Commercial Dispute Resolution, Fraud: Civil, International Arbitration and Public International Law. We have 7 Star Individual rankings and 41 Band 1 individual rankings.
Special mention is given to the following members who have been listed as ‘Up and coming’ in the following categories:
- Freddie Onslow – Commercial Dispute Resolution / Employment
- Freddie Popplewell – Commercial Dispute Resolution / Fraud: Civil
- Mark Belshaw – Fraud: Civil
- Mubarak Waseem – Insurance / Public International Law
- Bibek Mukherjee – Shipping & Commodities
- Benedict Tompkins – International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance
- Naomi Hart – Environment
And also, to the following members who have received a ‘Star Individual’ ranking:
- Joe Smouha KC – Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Daniel Oudkerk KC – Employment
- David Craig KC – Employment
- Samuel Wordsworth KC– Public International Law
- Vaughan Lowe KC – Public International Law
- Roderick Cordara KC – Tax: Indirect Tax
- Amy Sander – Public International Law
The set is ranked in the following categories:
Band 1
- Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Fraud: Civil
- International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance
- Public International Law
Band 2
- Chancery: Commercial
- Employment
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Insurance
- Offshore
- Shipping & Commodities
Band 3
- Banking & Finance
- Tax: Indirect Tax
Congratulations to all those who were ranked and special thanks to all our clients for their continued support in this process.
The Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide is available to view here.
