One Essex Court houses a team of highly sought-after ‘market leaders in commercial litigation’ who are frequently engaged in the most significant commercial cases within the Commercial Court, the Business & Property Courts, and the appellate courts. In Municipio de Mariana v BHP, the largest group action ever brought before the courts of England and Wales, Alain Choo Choy KC represents over 700,000 Brazilian claimants against the BHP Group, seeking damages for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão dam. On the other side, Daniel Toledano KC leads a team of nine counsel defending the BHP Group. Sonia Tolaney KC, Emma Jones, and Douglas Paine act for a group of over 100 institutional investors in claims under FSMA sections 90 and 90A against Glencore, alleging untrue and misleading statements in the company’s prospectuses, while Laurence Rabinowitz KC and Alexander Polley KC defend Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore’s former CEO. Laurence Rabinowitz KC is also noted for his defence of Credit Suisse against the Republic of Mozambique related to the notorious $2 billion “tuna bond” loans made to the country and arranged by Credit Suisse, leading Andrew Lodder. Nicholas Sloboda KC took silk in March 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Darren Burrows and his clerking team are consummate professionals: commercial and responsive, they are the epitome of excellent commercial clerking.'
  • 'Excellent clerking. Robert Smith is always a pleasure to deal with.'
  • 'All of the clerks make every effort to assist. They are led exceptionally by Darren Burrows as head clerk, who is hands-on.'
  • 'Jackie Ginty is excellent.'
  • 'One Essex Court is an outstanding Chambers and can boast some seriously high-quality personnel.'
  • 'One Essex Court is the super-set with strength and depth across the board.'
  • 'One Essex Court is one of the leading sets in London. It is a go-to set for bet-the-company complex commercial disputes of all kinds.'
  • 'An excellent set of chambers. Top of 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.
2024 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.

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.
5
Joshua Crow
One Essex Court
'Excellent intellect, commercial sense and good on his feet.'
5
Timothy Goldfarb
One Essex Court
 ‘Tim has a razor-sharp mind and turns around a mean and lean set of written submissions. His drafting style is light yet precise and punchy. He is truly one to watch in the commercial Bar.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.