A first-rate choice for arbitration expertise
Chambers and Partners 2008
Equal opportunities
20 Essex Street Chambers is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for members, staff, pupils, mini-pupils, prospective tenants and prospective pupils. All conduct of Chambers and its members should be consistent with the professional obligation of barristers not to discriminate directly or indirectly or to victimise because of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, age, nationality, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion or political persuasion. Chambers will regularly review its Equal Opportunities Policy in the light of its workability, effectiveness and changing circumstances. Chambers is an equal opportunities employer.
Services for people with disabilities
20 Essex Street has the following particular facilities:
- Ground floor conference room readily accessible for wheelchairs
- Metered parking in Essex Street which orange badge holders can use free of charge
- Materials and documents available in large print on request
- Minicom messaging for telephone calls
- Arrangements can be made for members of chambers to attend conferences at solicitors' offices or other suitable premises if this assists
If you would like to discuss any particular requirements for adjustments to services, including specific visitor or client needs, please contact Sean Bates 020 7842 1203.
Our diversity data
| Position / Job title | Total number | Male | Female | Declared ethnicminority | Declared disability | Works flexible hours |
| Queen's Counsel | 16 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 63% |
| Junior Counsel and pupils* | 38 | 74% | 26% | 24% | 0% | 47% |
|
Staff (including clerks) |
22 | 55% | 45% | 14% | 5% | 18% |
*Pupils included with junior counsel to preserve confidentiality
A copy of our Members' Maternity / Paternity code (PDF, 40KB) is available.
