One Essex Court

One Essex Court houses a team of highly sought-after ‘market leaders in commercial litigation’ who are frequently engaged in the most significant commercial cases within the Commercial Court, the Business & Property Courts, and the appellate courts. In Municipio de Mariana v BHP, the largest group action ever brought before the courts of England and Wales, Alain Choo Choy KC represents over 700,000 Brazilian claimants against the BHP Group, seeking damages for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão dam. On the other side, Daniel Toledano KC leads a team of nine counsel defending the BHP Group. Sonia Tolaney KC, Emma Jones, and Douglas Paine act for a group of over 100 institutional investors in claims under FSMA sections 90 and 90A against Glencore, alleging untrue and misleading statements in the company’s prospectuses, while Laurence Rabinowitz KC and Alexander Polley KC defend Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore’s former CEO. Laurence Rabinowitz KC is also noted for his defence of Credit Suisse against the Republic of Mozambique related to the notorious $2 billion “tuna bond” loans made to the country and arranged by Credit Suisse, leading Andrew Lodder. Nicholas Sloboda KC took silk in March 2024.