Jessica Price (2014)

Barrister

Jessica has advocacy experience spanning the County Court, High Court, Magistrates’ Court, Crown Court and Employment Tribunal, having been instructed in a wide range of hearings and trials. Jessica has developed a reputation for meticulous preparation and robust written and oral advocacy, with praise received from lay clients, instructing solicitors and members of the judiciary.

Profile

Barrister profile

Jessica joined Chambers in late 2018 following the successful completion of her pupillage. Prior to pupillage, she worked as an in-house Advocate at top 20 firm in London specialising in personal injury, employment and general commercial litigation, undertaking CMCs, CCMCs, application hearings, small claims trials and multi-day trials in the employment tribunal. Jessica was frequently instructed on high value multi-track claims, particularly in the field of personal injury (including claims pleaded in excess of £1m). She also gained litigation experience whilst working in the dispute resolution department at Linklaters LLP.

During her pupillage, Jessica undertook a mixed common law practice. She now accepts instructions across Chambers’ civil and family practice areas, with a particular emphasis on general civil litigation and personal injury.

Jessica is qualified to accept instructions on a direct access basis.

Civil litigation

Jessica accepts instructions across all areas of civil litigation, spanning personal injury, employment, professional negligence, wills & probate, property and contractual disputes.

Jessica accepts instructions to attend the County Court on a wide range of civil hearings including fast-track trials, CMCs, CCMCs, PTSHs, preliminary hearings, application hearings, possession hearings and Stage 3 hearings. She has also conducted case management hearings in complex and high value multi-track claims before masters sitting in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court. Jessica has also appeared in the Crown Court in committal proceedings and in its civil / public law jurisdiction.

Alongside her court practice, Jessica has a busy paperwork practice; she regularly accepts instructions to advise in writing on liability, quantum and settlement and is proficient in drafting all statements of case.

Employment law

Jessica has experience representing clients in case management hearings and final hearings in the employment tribunal, including multi-day trials on merits/remedy.
Jessica also accepts paperwork instructions in this area, including drafting statements of case and written advices.

Family law

Jessica is instructed on a wide range of private law proceedings, representing both applicants and respondents. Jessica regularly attends FHDRAs, DRAs, fact-finding hearings and final hearings (including multi-day hearings) as well as hearings in enforcement proceedings. In addition, Jessica routinely represents both applicants and respondents at injunction hearings under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996, including ex parte hearings, return date hearings and contested final hearings.

Jessica also accepts instructions in financial remedies proceedings, having represented applicants and respondents in FDA and FDR hearings and application hearings.

Areas of law

Qualifications

Qualified to accept instructions on a direct access basis

City Law School London - Bar Professional Training Course 'Very Competent’ (2014)

Outstanding in Civil Advocacy; Criminal Advocacy; Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

King's College London (Law LLB) (2013)

Membership

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Personal Info

Outside life at the Bar, Jessica enjoys exploring the British countryside, yoga, chess and seeking out and listening to an eclectic range of music.

What they say

“I instructed Jessica Price on a fast-track trial. I was extremely happy with the service that she provided, as was my client. She was quick to grasp the case details and provided me with very helpful advice before the trial. She produced an excellent skeleton argument and achieved a successful outcome” – Elaine Walker, Mustoe Shorter Solicitor & Advocates

“We were grateful for Counsel’s expert assistance in this case, which was at all times provided in a very pleasant and very positive manner. Ms Price provided an exemplary service and is a credit to your Chambers” Biscoes

“I am delighted to highly recommend Jessica Price. Ms Price has provided outstanding work on a case I have been dealing with recently. She absorbed the details of the case impressively quickly and I was reassured by her thorough and clear comprehension of the issues at stake. She was able to advise in both a useful, practical summary fashion when needed in an urgent situation and also with the requisite technical, finer approach when required at various points in the case. Throughout, she was at all times a pleasure to work with and I was grateful for her confident and cheerful personal style” – Adam Manning, Biscoes

“I was very impressed with the efficiency and detailed manner in which Jessica approached the application hearing on a case for which she had not previously been instructed. If it had not been for Jessica’s experience and knowledge it is likely that the application would have been unsuccessful” – Clare Galvani, Lamb Brooks LLP