Wilberforce Chambers Competitors

Doughty Street Chambers was set up in 1990 by thirty independent-minded barristers, aiming to break the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns of Court and setting new standards of professionalism and excellence in the legal world. That desire for justice and excellence remains the driving force behind all that we do in Chambers today. Our aim is to provide an outstanding, accessible and sensitive service to a broad range of clients in accordance with our commitment to the promotion of human rights and civil liberties through the law. While at the forefront of many cutting-edge domestic and international human rights cases, and with several members of Chambers having rights of audience in jurisdictions around the world, we operate across a wide range of different areas of law. We are committed to publicly funded casework and are available to undertake private and contractual casework, CFAs, Treasury Solicitor work, mediation, consultancy work, CPS work, as well as subsidised and pro bono work.

International Arbitration Set of the Year (The Legal 500 UK Awards, shortlisted 2020, winners 2017) Shipping Set of the Year in Chambers & Partners and/or Legal 500 for 9 consecutive years. ‘The barristers at Quadrant are some of the best you will come across anywhere, and it’s a modern set which goes out of its way to assist solicitors’ (Chambers & Partners, 2022) ‘Quadrant is a class act throughout. A really clever and slick operation.’ (Legal 500 2022) “It is a first-class, client-led and go-to chambers.” (Chambers & Partners 2022) Quadrant Chambers is widely recognised as one of the leading commercial sets. Our expert barristers practice across all the major business sectors and in a wide variety of jurisdictions all over the world. Quadrant Chambers holds a pre-eminent position as a leading international commercial disputes set. We are market leaders with a reputation for excellence in our areas of focus: aviation, banking, commercial disputes, commodities, energy, insurance, international commercial arbitration and shipping. Chambers currently comprises 69 barristers, including 26 King's Counsel, as well as practice management and support teams. Our members provide a wide range of assistance, from acting as arbitrators and mediators and appearing in court to providing specialist commercial advice. The Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories both recognise our barristers as leaders in their fields. We strive to provide a service that is aligned with the concerns and priorities of the business world, and to deliver exceptional value and support in our relationships with law firms and clients.

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers' chambers specialising in commercial and financial litigation, arbitration, public law and public international law. Members of Chambers are recognised specialists in all areas of commercial law and handle disputes across the full spectrum of the business and financial world, including banking & finance, civil fraud, corporate/chancery & offshore, insurance & reinsurance, energy, trade, shipping, revenue, and employment. Chambers is not a firm, nor are its members partners or employees. Rather, Chambers contains the separate, self-contained offices of individual barristers, each self-employed and working separately. Indeed, (as in all specialist sets) individual barristers within Chambers are commonly retained by opposing sides in the same dispute, both in litigation and arbitration. As well as acting on opposing sides, individuals regularly appear in front of other members acting as Deputy Judges or Arbitrators. Members of Chambers may be instructed individually or in a team to provide a wide range and level of expertise in both contentious and non-contentious work.