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Twenty Essex

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Leading firm in Global 2026

Overview

Provided by Twenty Essex

A leading commercial set of chambers, the barristers of Twenty Essex offer outstanding legal minds, with a modern and commercial disputes experience. Practices involve the preparation and conduct of litigation before a wide range of courts and tribunals, in the UK and foreign jurisdictions, as well as on the international stage. The set is also home to a number of highly respected international arbitrators and mediators, a number of whom were previously judges either in the UK or overseas.

Industry sectors (14)

  • Commercial litigation & arbitration
  • Shipping, international trade & commodities
  • Public international law
  • Banking & financial services
  • Civil fraud & asset recovery
  • Company law
  • Energy & infrastructure
  • Environment & climate change
  • Insolvency & restructuring
  • Insurance & reinsurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Investment treaty arbitration
  • Jurisdiction, conflicts & enforcement
  • Technology, cyber & crypto

Key people

Provided by Twenty Essex

  • Philip Edey KC

    Co-Head of Chambers

  • Charles Kimmins KC

    Co-Head of Chambers

  • Jemma Tagg

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Anthony Carroll

    Practice Director

  • Christopher Theobald

    Practice Director

  • Arron Zitver

    Practice Director

  • Catherine Reeves

    Arbitrators' Head of Practice

  • Katie-Beth Jones

    Head of Business Development, Asia-Pacific

Work & experience

Provided by Twenty Essex

Clients include major global companies, institutions, governments and their advisors from around the world and its barristers advise and appear as advocates in court or arbitration in relation to a broad range of company and commercial, EU, competition, and public international law disputes. The vast majority of the work is international in nature and the set has well-established links to many overseas markets, including through its Asian hub in Singapore.

Ranked Offices at Twenty Essex

Provided by Twenty Essex

UK - Head office

Greater London

20 Essex Street , London, Greater London, UK, WC2R 3AL, London

Singapore

Singapore Island

Maxwell Chambers #02-09 32 Maxwell Road , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 069115, Singapore

Ranked Departments at Twenty Essex (8)

Asia-Pacific Region

Global Market Leaders

  • International Arbitration - The English Bar

    17 Ranked Lawyers

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  • Public International Law: The English Bar

    14 Ranked Lawyers

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UK

Ranked Individuals at Twenty Essex (114)

Asia-Pacific Region

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    Michael Moser

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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  • Profile image of Sarah Grimmer
    Sarah Grimmer

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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Europe-wide

  • Profile image of J. William Rowley KC
    J. William Rowley KC

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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  • Profile image of Wendy J Miles KC
    Wendy J Miles KC

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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  • Profile image of Audley Sheppard KC
    Audley Sheppard KC

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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  • Profile image of Julian D. M. Lew KC
    Julian D. M. Lew KC

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

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Global Market Leaders

  • Profile image of Charles Kimmins KC
    Charles Kimmins KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Duncan Matthews KC
    Duncan Matthews KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Philip Edey KC
    Philip Edey KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of David Lewis KC
    David Lewis KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Michael Ashcroft KC
    Michael Ashcroft KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Philip Riches KC
    Philip Riches KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Sara Masters KC
    Sara Masters KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Guglielmo Verdirame KC
    Guglielmo Verdirame KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Henry Byam-Cook KC
    Henry Byam-Cook KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Luke Pearce KC
    Luke Pearce KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Timothy Hill KC
    Timothy Hill KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Wendy J Miles KC
    Wendy J Miles KC

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Belinda McRae
    Belinda McRae

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Sam Goodman
    Sam Goodman

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Jonathan Ketcheson
    Jonathan Ketcheson

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Mark Tushingham
    Mark Tushingham

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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  • Profile image of Richard Greenberg
    Richard Greenberg

    International Arbitration - The English Bar

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