+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.
News
Members’ Success in The Legal 500 EMEA Rankings
Chambers is delighted that Karim Ghaly QC, Jonathan Bellamy and Karishma Vora have been ranked in newly released The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa guide. Karim Ghaly QC… Read more »
Judicial review challenge issued against proposed rural school closure
Steve Broach and Gethin Thomas are instructed, by Irwin Mitchell, in a judicial review challenge to Somerset County Council’s decision to close Misterton First School, a designated rural school in… Read more »
Response to the Consultation on Subsidy Control
Professor Andrea Biondi and Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho submitted a response to BEIS’ Consultation on subsidies control in the UK, along with Anneli Howard QC, Monckton Chambers, Dr Totis Kotsonis, Pinsent Masons,… Read more »
Sorry, not sorry… the case for an apology law in UK dispute resolution (Part 2) (Practical Law Blog)
Further to Karen Gough’s Part 1 blog on this topic for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog, Karen now asks: what is there to gain from legislation in this area? What… Read more »
Court of Appeal Allows Challenge to Road Closures in Hackney to Proceed
The Court of Appeal last week granted permission to apply for judicial review for a challenge brought by a community interest group in Hackney – Horrendous Hackney Road Closures (HHRC)… Read more »
Parental consent for puberty suppressing treatment
The High Court has handed down judgment confirming that parents of have the right to consent to puberty blocking treatment on their children’s behalf. The application was brought by AB,… Read more »
David Hopkins successfully represents the trustees of Magdalen Park Bowling Club in High Court claim seeking to enforce land option
On Monday, the High Court (Deputy Judge George Bompas QC) handed down judgment in Downey v Stevens [2021] EWHC 752 (Ch). The case was contested between two property developers and… Read more »
Sport Resolutions Appointments
Chambers is delighted to announce that thirteen members are now appointed to the Sport Resolutions panels. New appointments include: Neil Block QC – Appointed to the Arbitration (Legal Member) and… Read more »
Court of Appeal dismisses distressed borrower’s appeal in decision regarding lenders’ duties: Morley v Royal Bank of Scotland
The Court of Appeal (Lewison, Males and Birss LJJ) recently handed down judgment in Morley (t/a Morley Estates) v The Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2021] EWCA Civ 338. The… Read more »
Judicial review challenge to consultation on Government’s National Strategy for Disabled People
A claim for judicial review has recently been issued on behalf of four disabled people who consider that the Government’s approach to involving them in its forthcoming National Strategy for… Read more »
Call +44 (0)20 7832 1111 for more information