23ES (23 Essex Street Chambers)

Heads of Chambers: Kate Lumsdon KC, Eloise Marshall KC

Chambers Director: Wayne King

Senior Clerk Manchester — Crime: Sean Hulston

Senior Clerk London — Crime: Adam Chapman

Senior Clerk Manchester — Commercial: Colin Perrin

Deputy Senior Clerk Manchester — Crime: Kevin Ambridge

Junior Clerk Manchester: Dale Kirby

Regulatory & Disciplinary Clerk: Dan Randall

Practice Manager London — Crime: Liam Kitcher

Practice Manager London — Crime: Joe Wheeler

Practice Manager London — Crime: Michael Barratt

Junior Clerk London - Motoring Law - Jamie Levy

Members: 117

THE CHAMBERS

23 Essex Street is a leading multi-specialist set with a national presence, led by joint Heads of Chambers Miss Kate Lumsdon KC and Miss Eloise Marshall KC. Chambers offers a breadth and depth of experts in its core areas of crime, financial and corporate crime, regulatory and professional disciplinary, civil fraud, inquests and inquiries and commercial law.

TYPES OF WORK UNDERTAKEN

23ES has specialist practice groups in the areas of criminal law, fraud/financial and corporate crime, regulatory, professional discipline and civil and commercial law. Within each of the practice groups members have expertise in serious criminal offences including murders, sexual offences and drug related cases, all major fraud offences, environmental crime, trading standards and IP crime, court martials, financial and healthcare regulation, inquests and public inquires, and banking and contract. Chambers has a team of qualified arbitrators and mediators.

23ES have 117 members of chambers, 20 of which are Queens Counsel, who are based within its London and Manchester Offices. Members of 23ES are supported by an experienced clerking team within each of their practice groups. Counsel accepts instruction via Direct Public Access.

Crime: Covers all aspects of criminal work including terrorism, murders, sexual offences and other serious offences for both the prosecution and the defence. Chambers’ national presence allows it to cover the majority of Criminal Courts in England and Wales.

Financial & Corporate Crime: Experienced in all fraud related cases as well as issues relating to mutual legal assistance, extradition, search warrants, restraint and confiscation both within the criminal and civil arena.

Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary: Renowned for high-quality advocacy. The team appears before most of the major regulators and has particular expertise in the financial and healthcare professions. Members regularly appear in the Administrative Court in public law cases arising from regulatory proceedings.

Civil Fraud: This team, with its cross-over between the commercial and financial and corporate crime teams, is well placed to accept instructions in relation to civil restraint and insurance fraud cases including false claims such as crash for cash.

Commercial: The 23ES commercial team includes chancery and commercial barristers, offering expertise across a range of specialisms including banking law, property law, probate, civil recovery and asset forfeiture, insolvency and sports law. Members provide advice, drafting, advocacy and negotiations.

Arbitration & Mediation: 23ES offers a team of arbitrators and mediators ranging in experience from part-time judges and KCs, to barristers of just a few years’ experience. Chambers can provide expertise to compliment the level of dispute.

RECRUITMENT

Tenancy: Applications to the Director of the Tenancy Committee. Full details of how to apply can be found on chambers website.

Pupillage: Applications to the Director of the Pupilage Committee, funded 12-month pupillages and third six pupillage. Full details of how to apply are on chambers website

Mini-pupillages: Limited number available. Applications to Sam Clarke (criminal) and Asa Tolson (commercial). Full details of how to apply are on the website.