Alain Choo Choy KC
One Essex Court ‘Alain is a truly outstanding KC. He is a brilliant lawyer, an outstanding strategist, and an exceptional team player.'
Maintaining its reputation as an ‘exceptional set with breadth and depth in expertise and talent at every level’, One Essex Court is well-prepared to handle fraud cases involving elements such as bribery, misrepresentation, deceit, and breach of fiduciary duty. In the Magomedov litigation, a conspiracy claim alleging that the defendants wrongfully deprived the claimant of $18.3bn in assets in Russia, Daniel Toledano KC, Sebastian Isaac KC and Joyce Arnold are defending the TGP Group, while Joyce Arnold is representing Transneft. Similarly, Simon Colton KC and David Caplan represent Milhail Rabinovic and associated companies in resisting a Commercial Court claim by Magomedov seeking $8.8bn for an alleged conspiracy to take control of the Port of Vladivostok. In PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints, where the claimants seek $850m in damages alleging that certain defendants induced them into an unfavourable transaction, Laurence Rabinowitz KC defended four members of the Mints family in Court of Appeal proceedings, and the defendants are currently represented by a team led by Sebastian Isaac KC. Several members of the set are also involved in Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and Others, an $800m fraud claim alleging large-scale embezzlement, corruption, and misappropriation of funds during Al Rajaan’s tenure at the Kuwaiti public pension fund, with Camilla Bingham KC and Daniel Fletcher defending EFG Bank AG and Kenneth MacLean KC acting for the Pictet defendants. Nicholas Sloboda KC took silk in March 2024, and James Gardner joined the set in May 2024.
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- 'The clerks are excellent, and Jackie Ginty in particular is a legend in the clerking world. Rob Smith and Ben O'Hanlon are also exceptional at their jobs. Very reliable, responsive and great to work with. '
- 'A very good clerking service with Darren Burrows being consistently responsive and attentive.'
- 'Max Tonkinson is always very responsive and helpful.'
- 'Adam Wheeler is one of the best in the City. A well-organised and responsive clerks room.'
- 'One Essex Court is a go-to set for high-stakes litigation.'
- 'Excellent reputation - bright, commercial and very user-friendly.'
- 'One Essex Court is amongst the handful of elite commercial sets in the London market.'
- 'One Essex Court is an exceptional set with breadth and depth in expertise and talent at every level.'
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.
Neil Kitchener KC
One Essex Court ‘A deft cross-examiner who delivers silky and persuasive submissions.'
Laurence Rabinowitz KC
One Essex Court ‘A heavyweight silk who is a persuasive and tenacious advocate. Clients go to him for the most complex of cases.'
Sonia Tolaney KC
One Essex Court ‘Sonia is in a class of her own on civil fraud claims. She has the ear and the trust of the court.’
Daniel Toledano KC
One Essex Court
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC
One Essex Court
Richard Gillis KC
One Essex Court 'He is exceptionally well prepared, and always prepared to deal with anything. His judgement is impeccable.'
Lord Grabiner KC
One Essex Court
Camilla Bingham KC
One Essex Court 'Camilla is a devastating cross-examiner. Witnesses do not know what has hit them. Her advocacy is beautifully judged. Judges trust and respect her, and clients know that she is fighting for them.'
Craig Orr KC
One Essex Court 'Craig has a powerful intellect and really masters the detail of fact-heavy cases. He has a highly strategic approach to complex fraud cases.'
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Simon Colton KC
One Essex Court 'Simon has a phenomenal speed of intellect, analysis and tactical nous. Top quality advocate. Adored by clients and instructing solicitors.'
Orlando Gledhill KC
One Essex Court 'Orlando is very user-friendly and dedicated to presenting his client's case as strongly as possible.'
Kenneth Maclean KC
One Essex Court 'Kenneth is a powerhouse with oceans of experience to draw upon. A persuasive operator.'
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Lord Wolfson KC
One Essex Court 'A simply brilliant advocate who picks up complex cases and arguments with impressive ease. He has a unique ability to present complex cases compellingly.'
Jamie Goldsmith KC
One Essex Court ‘He is ferociously smart and can synthesise complicated fact patterns and legal analysis at remarkable speed. He is also able to distil difficult legal matters into easily digestible language for lay clients.’
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.
Henry Forbes Smith KC
One Essex Court 'An exceptionally clever silk with encyclopedic knowledge of the law.'
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.
Daniel Benedyk
One Essex Court 'Daniel is thorough and persuasive. He prepares well and assimilates facts quickly. A bright junior.'
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Joshua Crow
One Essex Court 'He is a real team player, and brings his clear intellect and understanding of the issues to discussions. Great with clients.'
Joyce Arnold
One Essex Court 'A real asset to have on the legal team. She is hard working, meticulous and perceptive.'
David Caplan
One Essex Court 'He has an infallible instinct, absolutely superb drafting skills, and is a highly capable advocate.'
James Ruddell
One Essex Court
Henry Hoskins
One Essex Court 'Henry is a very measured and persuasive advocate with first rate judgement.'
Emma Jones
One Essex Court 'She is incredibly smart and incredibly talented. A go-to junior for fraud work.'
Andrew McLeod
One Essex Court 'He is highly intellectual and detail oriented while retaining a clear sense of commercial priorities.'
Sam O’Leary
One Essex CourtRising 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.
Tom Foxton
One Essex Court 'Tom is very bright and tenacious. Gets his sleeves rolled up and gets right into the detail.'
Alyssa Stansbury
One Essex Court 'A very insightful and indefatigable junior. A star in the making.'