Twenty Essex

(Re)insurance; Arbitration; Banking and financial services; Civil fraud and asset tracing; Commodities and international trade; Company law; Energy and infrastructure; Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement; Public international law; Shipping; Technology, media and telecoms

Isabelle has a busy practice across Chambers’ core areas, including commercial litigation and international arbitration. She is currently instructed in several high-value commercial disputes, as well as in civil fraud, public international law, shipping, and commodities matters.

Isabelle has recently been instructed in The Czech Republic v Diag Human SE and Josef Stava [2023-] (Commercial Court), one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 Cases of 2024’ (led by Lord Verdirame KC and Philip Riches KC). She has also acted for a NASDAQ-listed tech company in a c.US$70 million commercial dispute arising out of a Share Purchase Agreement (led by Paul Lowenstein KC and Sam Goodman).

Isabelle also has experience in acting as sole counsel for high-net- worth individuals. She is currently acting for the charterers of a superyacht and a private jet, in relation to the construction of the charter contracts and the recoverability of losses under them.

Before joining Chambers, Isabelle spent a year working as part of a team at an international commercial law firm with expertise in the arbitration, shipping, and commodities sectors. She also worked as a research assistant for Sir Richard Aikens.