London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading junior3Joanne Box – Brick Court Chambers ‘She is excellent at drawing out the issues and approaching matters in reasonable, pragmatic way.'
Brick Court Chambers
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Joanne Box
Brick Court Chambers, London
- Phone020 7379 3558
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Position
Jo practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis on commercial litigation, arbitration and intellectual property law. She appears regularly as an advocate and is instructed in cases before the High Court, the County Court and in arbitration, both led and unled. Her recent cases include: Cattles Limited v PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (Commercial Court), a substantial claim concerning alleged auditor negligence (with Mark Hapgood QC and Thomas Plewman); Malhotra v Malhotra [2014] EWHC 113 (Comm), an action on a cross-undertaking raising issues of reflective loss (with Roger Masefield QC); an ICC arbitration concerning liability under an IT contract, raising issues of capacity and restitution (with Hilary Heilbron QC and David Scannell); an ad hoc shipping arbitration under the AA 1996 concerning demurrage and alleged wrongful arrest of a vessel (with Richard Lord QC).
Career
Called 2012; Middle Temple. Pupillage Brick Court Chambers 2012-13, tenant 2013 to date.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
University of Cambridge ( BA (Hons) Law (Double First)); University of Cambridge (LLM (Starred First)); Harvard Law School (LLM); Kaplan Law School (BPTC (Outstanding)).
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading junior5Joanne Box – Brick Court Chambers ‘Calm under pressure and utterly unflappable, able to cut to the chase and argue difficult points with simplicity and cohesion. An excellent addition to any team.‘
London Bar
Energy
Leading junior4Joanne Box –Brick Court Chambers ‘Really unflappable, with great judgement and with the ability to cut to the heart of every issue, Joanne is a dream addition to every legal team.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading junior3Joanne Box –Brick Court Chambers 'She is a star civil fraud barrister. Very intelligent, methodical and has very sound judgement.'
London Bar
Group litigation
Leading junior3Joanne Box – Brick Court Chambers ‘Joanne is a pleasure to work with. She is extremely hard working, and her written work is excellent.'