Neil Block KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Great team player and supportive. Very authoritative - judges recognise his experience. Very experienced and knowledgeable on group actions and well as other matters. Advocacy is excellent - measured and concise.’
Noted for its high quality counsel and strong organisational skills’, the clinical negligence practitioners at 39 Essex Chambers offer ‘strong depth of counsel and practice areas’, with a strong focus on representing NHS and other medical boards. Romilly Cummerson is a notable practitioner in high-value clinical negligence claims, and was the sole counsel in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v Bogmer, representing NHS Resolution in a claim pertaining to a coronary artery bypass procedure and the veracity of symptoms claimed by the defendant. The set also includes notable senior barristers such as Susan Rodway KC, active in novel cases spanning clinical negligence and personal injury.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jamie Tucker and Harry Airth are very able, friendly and most importantly, reliable, clerks.'
- 'Clerks are all fantastic. Oscar Rediff is great.'
- 'Clerks are excellent and provide an excellent service.'
- '39 Essex are really well organised and easy to work with. The Clerks are smart and efficient. I have been impressed with every counsel I have instructed from this set. '
- 'Strong depth of counsel and practice areas, always counsel available, excellent CPD and outdoor seminars.'
- '39 Essex Street take exceptional care of their clients. They stand out amongst their competitors for their level of engagement with the regional teams, high quality counsel and strong organisational skills.'
- 'Very good, experienced Defendant clinical negligence set.'
- 'First class.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Charlie Cory-Wright KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Charlie's strengths are his calm authority and ability to get to the heart of an issue and always give sound advice. He is a joy to work with and a fantastic team player.’
Susan Rodway KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Susan is a tremendous advocate. Intelligent and tactical. Excellent client care skills.’
Judith Ayling KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Judith is a very skilled and accomplished leading counsel. She can get a huge amount of work done with no fuss - her work is always of the very highest quality.’
Emily Formby KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Emily is pragmatic and has a wealth of experience on both the claimant and defendant side.’
James Todd KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘James is a skilled negotiator and fantastic advocate. Extremely easy to work with, incisive and incredibly efficient.’
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Nicola Greaney KC
39 Essex Chambers ‘Nicola is extremely thorough and has an eye for detail. Her client care is exceptional.'
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Romilly Cummerson
39 Essex Chambers ‘Excellent advocate, well reasoned advice, approachable and available for urgent queries.'
Emma Corkill
39 Essex Chambers ‘Emma has excellent command of detail and complex medical issues. I have worked with Emma in mediation settings, where she is robust and compelling in negotiations.’
Quintin Fraser
39 Essex Chambers ‘His attention to detail is excellent. Always fully prepared for conferences, RTMs and knows his stuff. Approachable and non intimidating approach to experts and witnesses and puts witnesses at their ease.'
Christian Du Cann
39 Essex Chambers
Camilla Church
39 Essex Chambers ‘Camilla is very able, very amiable and achieves excellent results for her clients.’
Daniel Laking
39 Essex Chambers ‘Dan’s knowledge is beyond his years of call. His work is always to a very high standard and he is able to turn around complex work in a very short time.’
Scarlett Milligan
39 Essex Chambers ‘Extremely thorough, expert knowledge of law and procedure, delightful to work with.’