Chambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC

39 Essex Chambers is ‘one of the leading sets in the construction and arbitration areas’. Members remain active in complex, high-value mandates within this space across the Asia Pacific region; in one example, David Brynmor Thomas KC appeared for the claimant in a dispute concerning the supply of drilling services and materials in India, arising from allegations of force majeure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrian Hughes KC is very well known for advising clients from the Chinese-speaking world on high-value international arbitration matters. Steven Lim ‘displays great judgement in deciding the best points to take’ in arbitrations.