One Essex Court is a set of

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, specialising in commercial litigation, which was founded in 1966. Currently comprising 131 full-time members, 52 of whom are ''silks'' or

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. One Essex Court's members include well-known silks Lord Grabiner KC and Laurence Rabinowitz KC. One Essex Court is considered to be part of the Bar's

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. It is ranked in the top band for commercial litigation by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. It has a turnover of £46.5 million a year. Pupils are paid £75,000 per year (increasing to £80,000 for pupils starting in 2024), supplemented by earnings in the second six. This is amongst the highest remuneration packages available to pupils. In 2012, One Essex Court opened a new international office in

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. One Essex Court also runs an annual essay competition for students in conjunction with ''

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Notable barristers

* Sir Sydney Lipworth KC (

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) * Lady Camilla Bloch KC (

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and commercial law) * Peter Leaver KC ( contractual law) * Laurence Rabinowitz KC (commercial law) *

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, now a justice of the

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Biography of Justice Edelman
at Federal Court of Australia, accessed 3 September 2015 * The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (

)

References

External links

One Essex Court home page
Barristers' chambers in the United Kingdom Law firms based in London {{UK-law-stub