Jake Acock joined No.5’s Business and Property group after completing pupillage at a leading commercial set. During Jake’s pupillage, he gained a wealth of experience in commercial, chancery and property matters. During pupillage, Jake developed a busy practice in the County Court in a variety of trials and interlocutory hearings. Jake is experienced to act in all stages of a claim and has already been instructed to deal with high value matters. Jake has represented clients in the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and provided advice in construction, property and commercial matters. During pupillage, Jake undertook a wide range of paperwork from drafting applications and statements of case to providing written advice. Jake has a particular interest in property law and contractual disputes, although Jake accepts instructions in all areas of Business and Property work. He is also developing his expertise in more niche areas including shipping law and malicious falsehood. Jake has also volunteered through Advocate where he has provided urgent representation at hearings and in mediation, often for vulnerable clients. So far this year, Jake has volunteered nearly 100 hours of his time to pro bono causes. Before coming to the Bar, Jake was elected as the youngest district councillor in the Southeast. Before commencing pupillage, Jake worked as a lecturer and tutor at both University College London and the London School of Economics in contract and tort law. At LSE Jake was recognised for outstanding teaching by the Dean of the Law School, where all of Jake’s students rated his teaching as excellent. Jake was awarded scholarships by Gray’s Inn for both the GDL and Bar Course. Jake earned the highest grade of the year for tort law on the GDL and ranked among the top ten students for contract law. In his Bar studies, Jake earned the highest grade for civil advocacy in his year. Jake is currently undertaking an LLM in International Commercial Law at UCL on a flexi-time basis. Modules completed to date include Commercial Remedies (a module focusing on remedies available in commercial and chancery law) and Carriage of Goods by Sea (Shipping Law). While Jake was a Bar Course Student, he gained valuable experience in International Arbitration and competed in the Vis Moot where he scored 97% in his final round of the competition and the overall team reached the finals of the Asia-Pacific pre-moot. |
Jake Acock joined No.5’s Business and Property group after completing pupillage at a leading commercial set. During Jake’s pupillage, he gained a wealth of experience in commercial, chancery and property matters.
During pupillage, Jake developed a busy practice in the County Court in a variety of trials and interlocutory hearings. Jake is experienced to act in all stages of a claim and has already been instructed to deal with high value matters. Jake has represented clients in the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and provided advice in construction, property and commercial matters. During pupillage, Jake undertook a wide range of paperwork from drafting applications and statements of case to providing written advice.
Jake has a particular interest in property law and contractual disputes, although Jake accepts instructions in all areas of Business and Property work.
Jake is developing a strong commercial practice encompassing all areas of contract law from breaches of contract to claims for misrepresentation. Jake often draws on his experience from lecturing in contract law at LSE, which clients often find is very helpful to all cases he is instructed on.
Jake has represented individuals, companies and trust organisations.
Recently Jake has worked on the following cases:
Jake is beginning to build a practice incorporating construction disputes, in particular construction disputes involving contractual issues and misrepresentation. Jake’s latest work in this area includes providing advice on breach of contract for a housing renovation and drafting a Defence for breach of contract.
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We are excited to announce that Jake Acock has joined the Business & Property group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers. Jake comes to us after completing…
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We are excited to announce that Jake Acock has joined the Business & Property group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers. Jake comes to us after completing…