Every year, Legal Week identifies up-and-coming young barristers who are being tipped for the top. In order to be considered, all candidates have to be 10 years’ and under called and a member of the Commercial or Chancery Bar. The leading legal publication identifies the ten ‘Stars at the Bar’ and then this
year, five others who are “highly-commended up-and-coming barristers”. The results are formed by canvassing the opinion of over 60 people within the Bar – both regional and City sets – as well as instructing solicitors.
This year, Essex Court Chambers’ Iain Quirk was selected as one of the young barristers to come highly recommended.
This is what they say about him:
“Iain Quirk decided against joining the family business – a fishmongers in Yorkshire – and studied law at Nottingham. He joined Essex Court Chambers in
2002 and has built up a reputation advising various individuals and bodies within the sports and media arena, including actor Neil Morrissey; Ascot Racecourse; Queens Park Rangers FC as well as the risque stage show Puppetry of the Penis. He is currently acting in two ICC arbitrations in Qatar, a pipeline dispute in the Middle East and several arbitrations relating to the collapse of a bank, which have a combined value in excess of $1bn. He also has experience in the employment sector, backed up by a four month stint in Simmons & Simmons’ employment department in 2002. He also did a clerkship at Baker & McKenzie’s employment department in Sydney and is cited as an “excellent and reliable junior: good team-player, great attitude and first-class draftsman”.
This is the second year running that members of Essex Court Chambers have had one of its Juniors identified by Legal Week. Last year Jeremy
Brier was named one of the ten “stars at the Bar” for 2008.
Read the full article at the Legal Week website or see Iain Quirk’s profile.
