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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.
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News
Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd
The 39 Essex Chambers team of William Norris QC, Simon Edwards and Daniel Stedman Jones achieved a ground breaking win for Vauxhall Motors Ltd in the Supreme Court when, in… Read more »
Seven Members From Chambers Appointed To IAAF Panels
Seven members of 39 Essex Chambers have been appointed by the IAAF, for the duration of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, to panels populated by Sport Resolutions. William… Read more »
Mourinho: an unfair target?
José Mourinho, now the former Manchester United manager, has certainly been in the spotlight over the last couple of days. Amidst the media furore, anyone with a keen interest in… Read more »
39 Essex Chambers victory in CA establishes important new principles for relief from forfeiture
39 Essex Chambers’ William Norris QC, Simon Edwards and Daniel Stedman Jones successfully represented the claimants in the Court of Appeal in The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited vs Vauxhall… Read more »
Lord Dyson and William Norris QC appointed to the Football Association Judicial Panel
39 Essex Chambers congratulates Lord Dyson and William Norris QC on their recent appointment to the Football Association (FA) Judicial Panel as a Specialist Panel Member. This appointment makes Lord… Read more »
Planning, Environment & Property Newsletter – July 2017
Welcome to this edition of the newsletter, which we hope will provide a little bit of light reading somewhere far from your desk. Variety is very much the flavour. First,… Read more »
William Norris QC succeeds in application for consent for 170 MW capacity wind farm in Scotland
On 30th June 2017 the Scottish Ministers notified Vattenfall Wind Power that it had succeeded in its application for consent under s. 36 of the Electricity Act 1986 (and deemed… Read more »
The Court of Appeal gives judgment in sex abuse claim
The Court of Appeal gave judgment today in JL v Archbishop Bowen and the Scout Association. The JL’s case at trial was that he had been abused by an older… Read more »
39 Essex Chambers receive four nominations for the 2016 Chambers UK Bar Awards
39 Essex Chambers is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the following four nominations at the 2016 Chambers UK Bar Awards: Environment/Planning: Silk of the Year – James Strachan QC International Arbitration:… Read more »
No duty of care owed by occupier to contractor’s employee
William Norris QC and Judith Ayling acted for the National Trust in Yates v National Trust, where it was held that no duty of care was owed by the National… Read more »
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