Paul Lowenstein KC
‘An excellent communicator who is calm, authoritative, and very effective. He excels in explaining complex elements of fraud to judges under severe time pressure.’
Recognised for being ‘great for fraud and asset tracing’, members of Twenty Essex regularly handle civil fraud and asset tracing cases, leveraging its deep expertise in commercial litigation, shipping and trade matters, and public international law. Duncan Matthews KC, Philip Riches KC and Twenty Essex defended Privinvest in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse and others, a high-profile litigation involving allegations of fraud bribery, and corruption connected to a series of loans provided to the East African country. In Steenbok Newco 10 SARL and another v Formal Holdings Limited and others, Andrew Ayres KC and Andrew Dinsmore represent the claimants in an international conspiracy case, alleging the dishonest appropriation of €100m through circular and layered payments in the BVI. Philip Edey KC is leading Maria Kennedy in representing the Bank of Baroda against the NMC Group in legal proceedings where the UAE-based healthcare provider alleges that the bank was complicit in or failed to prevent the fraudulent activities that led to the group’s collapse into administration. Josephine Davies KC took silk in March 2024.
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Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- 'It is a pleasure to work with the clerks at Twenty Essex. Christopher Theobald is always accessible, very responsive and wonderful to work with.'
- 'Christopher Theobald runs a great clerks room. They are commercial and efficient.'
- 'Robert Wheeler is always a pleasure to deal with. Sensible, proactive and a great attitude.'
- 'The clerks, particularly Alicia Tester, are very prompt and helpful.'
- 'The set has no shortage of brilliant silks and very able juniors.'
- 'Twenty Essex has great bench strength, and has grown its fraud and insolvency offering over the past few years.'
- 'Twenty Essex boasts a roster of barristers who are not only knowledgeable but also accessible, ensuring that clients always have the required support.'
- 'Great for fraud and asset tracing.'
Avocats
Leading silks
Stephen Atherton KC
Andrew Ayres KC
His advocacy style is superb. He is forthright and direct. Clients love him.’
Blair Leahy KC
Blair is a formidable advocate, extremely thorough, commercially astute, technically excellent and fiercely intelligent. She always gets the judge on side.'
Philip Riches KC
Meilleurs Juniors
Rising stars
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
