39 Essex Chambers
'Kate is a very focussed, technically able and extremely lucid cross-examiner.'
39 Essex Chambers is very well known for acting in high-profile public inquiries. For example, Kate Grange KC is currently acting as one of three leading counsel in the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry, while Eleanor Grey KC is currently acting as lead senior counsel for the Department of Health and Social Care in the Infected Blood Inquiry. Among the juniors, Rachel Sullivan is acting as junior counsel to the Department of Education in the COVID-19 Inquiry; Emily Wilsdon is continuing to represent the Home Office in the Brook House Inquiry; and Samantha Jones focuses on high-profile and complex cases of deaths in which medical negligence is alleged.
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Testimonials
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- 'Sheraton Doyle is excellent, there hasn't been a problem yet that she has been unable to solve.'
- '39 Essex is always one of my go-to chambers for public law matters.'
- 'Over the last several years, 39 Essex has built and incredibly strong team of counsel who have experience in public inquiry work.
- 'A helpful and efficient set of Chambers, with helpful clerks and a range of excellent counsel.'
- '39 Essex's prestige in the area of inquests and inquiries increases year-on-year.'
- 'The clerk's room is a model operation. They are absolutely on top of their game ensuring confidentiality walls, a massive undertaking they manage superbly.'
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.
39 Essex Chambers
'Jenni is extremely bright. She can identify novel arguments and present them in an extremely powerful and persuasive way.'
Alan Payne KC
39 Essex ChambersJuniors
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.
39 Essex Chambers
'Samantha is very organised and her mastery of the facts is superb. Her leadership and strategic decision making is exceptional and far beyond her call, and her witness handling is strong and impeccably prepared.'
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.
39 Essex Chambers
‘Rachel is a thorough and dedicated junior. She has a sharp analytical focus.’
39 Essex Chambers
‘A confident, impressive and dedicated barrister who leaves no stone unturned.’