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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
- Personal Injury
- Planning, Environment & Property
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Tax
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EU Law
What our barristers offer
39 Essex Chambers offers leading and junior barristers with noted expertise across the full spectrum of EU law, in domestic legal settings and internationally. Expertise lies in both commercial and public sectors – including public procurement, state aid, competition law, VAT, financial services, freedom of establishment, sanctions, energy, telecommunications, environmental law, EU trade and investment law (including in arbitration proceedings), as well as all areas of EU social policy (citizenship, immigration and asylum, European Charter of Fundamental Rights) and EU constitutional law. Our established international footing makes 39 Essex Chambers ideally placed to navigate the evolving dynamics between domestic, EU and international law.
Who members act for
Drawing on sector specific knowledge across all areas of commercial and public law as well as in international arbitration, our barristers advise on and litigate EU law issues for corporates and multinationals, UK regulators (including the OFT, CMA), domestic public sector bodies – including central and local government, EU institutions (including the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors), Member States’ governments, NGOs, charities, and individuals, including high net worth individuals.
Jurisdictions covered
Our barristers appear before domestic, European and international courts and specialist tribunals (including the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the VAT Tribunal) as well as the domestic courts of other EU and non-EU states – where EU law issues arise. Our expertise includes addressing EU law points as they arise before international arbitral bodies.
Expertise
Members have expertise in the following areas:
- Competition and State aid
- Free movement of goods, services, persons and capital
- Conflicts of laws
- Public Procurement
- Data and information law
- Tax
- Customs
- Environment
- Banking and Financial Services
- Transport regulation
- Cross border company mergers
- Cross border insolvency
- Mutual recognition of professional qualifications (post Brexit)
- Trade agreements and external relations (BITs)
- Insurance services and regulation
- Healthcare regulation and pharmaceuticals
- Employment and pensions
- Equality and non-discrimination law
- Regulation of commercial agents
- Citizenship
- Immigration and asylum
- Security and justice cooperation
- Challenges to EU institutions
- Consumer law
- Abuse of right
- Sports law
Who to contact
Sheraton Doyle is the Senior Practice Manager for the EU Law team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.
Sheraton Doyle
Call: +44 (0)20 7832 1144
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