Christopher Hancock KC
A top silk.’
Twenty Essex is experienced across a whole spectrum of commercial insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in arbitration and in court. Members of the set have been involved in a range of cases stemming from global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic in the case Greggs Plc v Zurich Insurance Plc in which Christopher Hancock KC acted for the bakery chain as to if it was able to recover £2.5m in total, or per store, for the business interruption cause by lockdowns. Philip Edey KC specialises in a range of insurance claims, while Charles Kimmins KC has appeared for various insurers and reinsurers in the Russian aviation claims. Oliver Caplin KC was appointed as a silk in 2024.
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Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- 'Arron Zitver runs a refreshingly youthful and forward-thinking clerking team, who we find to be trailblazers in modernising our interaction with the bar.'
- 'Very effective.'
- 'The clerks are very user friendly; always available and helpful.'
- 'Absolutely brilliant.'
- 'Good set.'
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Leading silks
Philip Edey KC
‘Philip is one of the stars of the Bar – he is a brilliant technical lawyer, very easy to work with and commercial. He is listened to by the court and is a joy to watch on his feet or on paper.’
Charles Kimmins KC
Charles is a first rate silk and someone whom we work with extensively. His paperwork is exceptional and his oral advocacy is simply superb. He is also extremely user-friendly and can be relied upon without exception to be available to provide urgent and difficult advice. He is extremely reliable in front of clients and a very safe pair of hands for the toughest of cases.'
