+44 (0)20 7832 1111
Welcome to 39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Chambers is a leading set based in London, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Our barristers offer a depth of expertise in a range of specialist sectors and practice areas.
Practice Areas
- Administrative & Public
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Liability
- Clinical Negligence
- Commercial
- Construction
- Costs & Litigation Funding
- Court of Protection
- EU Law
- Inquiries & Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Litigation
- Medical Treatment
- Personal Injury
- Planning, Environment & Property
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Tax
39 Essex Chambers regularly produces case reports, articles, newsletters and seminar across a range of areas.
Please subscribe to our mailing list if you would like to receive regular updates.
Cases
News, Blogs & Articles
News
Judgment handed down in GMC & Others v Simon Bramhall
Jenni Richards QC, on behalf of the GMC, and Fenella Morris QC, on behalf of the PSA, successful in appeal against decision of MPTS only to suspend Mr Bramhall, the… Read more »
Fluctuating capacity, fact- finding, contact, injunctive relief and Nearest Relative Displacement
Francesca Gardner represents P in complex concurrent Court of Protection proceedings and Mental Health Act 1983 proceedings before Lieven J. In this complex and unusual case the court considered substantive… Read more »
John Pugh-Smith co-ordinates launch of MHCLG/PINS Planning Mediation Service
On 19th July the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) launched its joint “Pathfinder” initiative with the MHCLG following the Chief Planner’s July Newsletter announcement. Its purpose is to help manage its current… Read more »
Alex Ruck Keene co-authors study for UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on interpreting the 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults consistently with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Alex Ruck Keene was recently commissioned by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Gerard Quinn, to co-author a study, with Professor Sonia Rolland, on interpreting… Read more »
Can human rights treaties require a “bright line” approach? The Supreme Court speaks in R(AB) v Secretary of State for Justice
The Supreme Court has, today, handed down judgment in R(AB) v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] UKSC 28. In AB the Appellant sought to argue that the solitary confinement… Read more »
Assessing Countryside Sensitivity by its Verdant Appearance
By decision letter dated 28 June 2021 Inspector I A Dyer (BSc (Eng) FCIHT) has refused outline planning permission for residential development (150 units) in Wymondham, South Norfolk, when underscoring… Read more »
Join the 39 Essex Chambers’ Staff team
Are you looking for a fulfilling career with a friendly team where our culture is open, supportive and caring, and with an opportunity to develop and grow? Then take a… Read more »
High Court reserves judgment in challenge to road closures in Hackney
The High Court last week heard a challenge brought by a community interest group in Hackney – Horrendous Hackney Road Closures (HHRC) – to Hackney Borough Council’s Emergency Transport Plan… Read more »
Joe-han Ho successful in resisting a stay application in a US$1.22 billion banking dispute
Andrew Baker J has dismissed the GVK defendants’ attempt to stay a US$1.22 billion banking dispute until March 2022. The learned judge held that the grounds for the application did… Read more »
James Todd QC secures term of imprisonment for fraudulent clinical negligence claimant in the NHS’s ongoing battle against false and exaggerated claims
On Friday 2nd July in the Royal Courts of Justice, Darren Dommett, 49, from Grimsby, was sentenced to 29 weeks imprisonment for contempt of court by HHJ Lickley QC. The… Read more »
Call +44 (0)20 7832 1111 for more information
