Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Jane Russell has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
Jane handles employment, human rights and commercial disputes involving issues of discrimination, whistleblowing, national security and employee competition and fraud. She is an experienced trial advocate and often appears as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
The Attorney General maintains 4 panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EU work for all government departments. There are 3 London panels (an A panel for senior juniors, a B panel for middle juniors, a C panel for junior juniors) and a regional panel.
