London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading junior5Jessica Brooke – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Jessica is hands-on, detail-oriented and robust in the face of slippery opponents. Great advocate and a delight to work with.'
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Jessica Brooke
Wilberforce Chambers, London
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Position
Jessica specialises in commercial chancery litigation, with a particular focus on insolvency and commercial disputes. She is an experienced advocate who appears regularly in the High Court, and she advises on and acts in high-value insolvency and commercial proceedings, including those involving cross-border issues and urgent injunctive relief. She frequently acts for both liquidators and respondents in misfeasance claims, often dealing with cases involving asset tracing and allegations of fraud or dishonesty, and has extensive cross-examination experience in this regard.
Career
Call: 2012
Education
Bar Professional Training Course, BPP, 2011-2012
LLM (Corporate Law), University College London, 2011
BA Jurisprudence, Brasenose College, University of Oxford, 2007-2010
Willem V. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team for Lincoln’s Inn, 2012
Kennedy Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn, 2011
Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn, 2011
First Place, Oxford/Cambridge Varsity Moot, 2009
Mentions
London Bar
Insolvency
Leading junior4Jessica Brooke – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Sound legal knowledge. Commercially minded and has excellent attention to detail. Able to process evidence and hone in on the detail.’