Finalists: Brick Court Chambers • Essex Court Chambers • Hardwicke • Serle Court • XXIV Old Buildings

Thirty Nine Essex Street has had a busy year, with the recruitment of Shell’s former legal director, Peter Rees QC, and the opening of its second Asia office in Kuala Lumpur among its headline achievements. The Kuala Lumpur office is housed in the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and complements its existing office in Singapore.