Twenty Essex

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Josephine Davies KC

Josephine Davies KC

Twenty Essex, London

Work Department

Arbitration and mediation; Banking and finance; Civil fraud; Commercial law; Energy and natural resources; EU and competition law; Insurance and reinsurance; Private international law; Shipping

Position

Josephine specialises in all areas of commercial law and litigation. She has a unique skill-set combining:

    • depth and breadth of legal knowledge (in established fields, notably, competition, intellectual property, shipping, commodities and private international law and in developing areas including cryptocurrency and FRAND litigation);
    • strong technical understanding based on her scientific background (BA in Physical Natural Sciences and MSci in Chemistry);
    • extensive and diverse litigation (including urgent injunction and trial work) and arbitration experience.

Josephine is a strong advocate with experience in the Court of Appeal, the High Court (Commercial Court, Chancery Division and Queen’s Bench Division) and in international arbitrations and appeals. Josephine particularly enjoys urgent injunctive work and cross-examination of factual and expert witnesses including in relation to fraud allegations and complex scientific and financial matters.

Josephine has notable expertise in: the developing cryptoasset fraud sphere, in jurisdiction disputes, and in injunctive work (e.g. anti-suit, freezing, Norwich Pharmacal, breach of confidence and associated contempt proceedings).

Her work covers a range of sectors including IP, pharmaceuticals, science, technology and IT, distribution, shipping, commodities, shipbuilding, and energy. Josephine is recognised by the legal directories for commercial litigation, shipping and commodities work.

https://www.twentyessex.com/people/josephine-davies/

Languages

French (proficient); German (conversational)

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC –Twenty Essex ‘Josephine is able rapidly to distil the key issues from the documents and to formulate the legal arguments to support the client's case. She is a tenacious fighter when she needs to be - a great person to have in your corner when dealing with difficult opponents.'
London Bar

Commodities

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC –Twenty Essex ‘Josephine is a tenacious fighter, who is able to rapidly distil the key issues and formulate arguments to support the client’s case.’
London Bar

Crypto and blockchain assets

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC – Twenty Essex 'Josephine's remarkable tenacity and sharp attention to detail ensure that no aspect of a case goes unnoticed. Her ability to discern the minutiae of legal matters, coupled with her determination to pursue every avenue, sets her apart as an incredible barrister who consistently delivers outstanding results.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC – Twenty Essex 'She is a tenacious fighter when she needs to be - a great person to have in your corner when dealing with difficult opponents.'
London Bar

Intellectual property

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC – Twenty Essex 'Josephine is a strong and compelling advocate. She looks ahead to anticipate potential problems and presents solutions to them, and she is a user friendly, commercially minded advisor.'
London Bar

Shipping

New Silks1
Josephine Davies KC –Twenty Essex 'She is not afraid to give a direct view on the merits of a point, without hedging her opinion with unnecessary caveats.'

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