Hall of fameTwenty Essex
‘An excellent advocate and highly adept at building rapport with judges. He is one of the best barristers to instruct in fast-moving injunctive relief work for the recovery of stolen monies.'
Twenty Essex
Twenty Essex‘s civil fraud members are able to leverage the chambers’ complementary expertise in financial services and terminology. Paul Lowenstein KC is a go-to silk for injunction and jurisdiction work, both in England and offshore Caribbean jurisdictions. In the long-running PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints case, Philip Edey KC, leading Sarah Tresman and Richard Greenberg, is defending businessman Boris Mints against claims by two Russian banks for alleged fraudulent conspiracy involving loan restructuring. In the same matter, former chambers head Duncan Matthews KC and represents fourth defendant Igor Mints, his son. In a novel cryptocurrency case, unled Josephine Davies KC acted for Fetch.Ai in obtaining worldwide freezing orders against the hackers of its Binance.com trading account, along with information orders against Binance entities.
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Testimonials
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- 'Sam McDowall is highly professional and demonstrates impressive efficiency. His ability to address any administrative matters swiftly and provide timely assistance is commendable.'
- 'Anthony Carroll does a fantastic job in keeping clients happy and in arranging for counsel schedule.'
- 'Anthony Carroll serves as a constant point of contact, which is appreciated, especially when members of the clerking team may change from time to time. Hands on and a personal service that is straightforward.'
- 'Arron Zitver provides a quality service to clients and is great to deal with.'
- 'Excellent service from all, with Christopher Theobald standing out.'
- 'Exceptionally strong chambers. Clerks can always find an alternative barrister of a high quality.'
- 'Swift and responsive clerking, able to offer a good range of counsel (often at short notice), and sensible on fees.'
- '20 Essex is one of the leading sets, particularly for international arbitration but also with an increasingly strong commercial litigation and civil fraud offering.'
- 'Overall the clerks' reliability and dedication contribute greatly to the smooth operation of cases involving large-scale civil fraud.'
- '20 Essex is distinguished not just by its outstanding legal expertise, but also the unparalleled level of support delivered by the clerks.'
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.
Hall of fameTwenty Essex
‘Philip is an excellent senior silk, who is clever, decisive and has an excellent court manner. He is also a very good team leader.’
2Hall of fameTwenty Essex
‘An incredible advocate and a savvy advisor. Stephen is one of the best silks on the market for fraud work.’
3Hall of fameTwenty Essex
‘Andrew has an excellent knowledge of the fraud toolkit, and is a great strategic thinker, always looking for alternative strategies. His advocacy is very good – he is always well-prepared, and his calmness helps to put the end-client at ease.’
Hall of fameTwenty Essex
‘Utterly formidable, iron-willed and relentlessly proactive. A superb advocate and committed team player.'
Hall of fameTwenty Essex
'Philip is very pragmatic and solution focused. He is also very clear in his advice, and understands his audience well.'
2022 Silks
2024 Silks
Twenty Essex
'Josephine's intellectual prowess is truly exceptional, and her unwavering commitment to meticulous attention to detail sets her apart. In the realms of crypto fraud tracing and asset recovery, her reputation is enviable.'
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.
Twenty Essex
‘Sarah is brilliant, prodigiously hardworking, and has a level of attention to detail that is rarely seen. She is an absolute perfectionist, which is brilliant news for her clients.’
Twenty Essex
'Andrew is tenacious, hardworking and well-versed in the law of civil fraud. He expresses himself clearly, in writing and orally, and is able to keep focused and stick to his guns.'
Twenty Essex
‘An exceptionally talented junior with exceptional drafting and analytical skills. Easy to work with and always available.’
Twenty Essex
‘Sam is outstanding - his legal analysis, judgement and advocacy are all of high quality. He is a star of the future.’
Twenty Essex
'Richard is fantastically bright. He gets across his brief with impressive speed and is an excellent strategist.'
Twenty Essex
‘In terms of civil fraud, her ability to draw together huge amounts of information to tell a story is impressive. There is no better junior to instruct.‘
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.
Twenty Essex
‘Sarah is brilliant, prodigiously hardworking, and has a level of attention to detail that is rarely seen. She is an absolute perfectionist, which is brilliant news for her clients.’
Twenty Essex
'Andrew is tenacious, hardworking and well-versed in the law of civil fraud. He expresses himself clearly, in writing and orally, and is able to keep focused and stick to his guns.'
Twenty Essex
‘An exceptionally talented junior with exceptional drafting and analytical skills. Easy to work with and always available.’
Twenty Essex
‘Sam is outstanding - his legal analysis, judgement and advocacy are all of high quality. He is a star of the future.’
Twenty Essex
'Richard is fantastically bright. He gets across his brief with impressive speed and is an excellent strategist.'
Twenty Essex
‘In terms of civil fraud, her ability to draw together huge amounts of information to tell a story is impressive. There is no better junior to instruct.‘