On 11 June 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Celestial Aviation Services v UniCredit [2024] EWCA Civ 628, one of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals for 2024. The central issue was whether the payment obligation of a confirming bank under letters of credit was suspended by the operation of sanctions introduced against […]
On 24 May 2024, Dove J handed down judgment in the case of R (River Action UK) v Environment Agency [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin). The claimant had primarily challenged the defendant’s approach to enforcement of regulation 4(1)(a)(i) of the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018 (also known as the Farming Rules […]
On 15 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, in which it unanimously allowed MUR’s appeal. The Court (Lords Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Hamblen, Burrows and Richards) held that MUR’s rejection of RTI’s offer of non-contractual performance did not constitute a failure to exercise reasonable endeavours […]
On 23 May 2024 The Honourable Justice Parker, in FSD 300 of 2023 (Ascentra Holdings, Inc. (in Official Liquidation) v Ryunosuke Yoshida & Ors), granted an on-notice interim proprietary injunction in favour of the claimant company in official liquidation (the “Company”), acting by its Joint Official Liquidators (the “JOLs”), in respect funds originally totalling US$270m […]
In a judgment handed down in the Commercial Court this morning in Magomedov & others v. PJSC Transneft & others [2024] EWHC 1176 (Comm), Mr Justice Bright continued interim anti-anti-suit injunctive (AASI) relief granted by Foxton J on 21 February 2024 and granted anti-enforcement injunctive (AEI) relief against the twentieth defendant (Transneft) in respect of […]
The Arbitration Bar of India (ABI) was launched last Saturday 11 May at a ceremony in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a milestone in India’s arbitration landscape. Gourab Banerji SA has been appointed as the inaugural president of the ABI, alongside two honorary presidents: former Indian Supreme Court justice, Hemant Gupta, chair of the India […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers look forward to co-hosting 10 events during London International Disputes Week 2024. In step with the theme for the week, ‘Uniting for global challenge and opportunity’, members of chambers look forward to joining forces with world-class law firms during the week covering a range of areas of commercial dispute resolution and arbitration […]
On 8 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Argentum Exploration Ltd v Republic of South Africa [2024] UKSC 16. When the SS Tilawa was sunk by enemy action in the Indian Ocean in November 1942, few would have predicted that some 75 years later its cargo of silver bars would be recovered […]
On Tuesday 23 April 2024, Mr Justice Trower handed down judgment in Bourlakova v Bourlakov [2024] EWHC 929 (Ch), on an application for an anti-suit injunction (ASI) made in the absence of a jurisdiction or arbitration agreement. The object of the ASI application was a bankruptcy process commenced in the St Petersburg Arbitrazh Court on […]
The Supreme Court has today given its decision in the case of UniCredit Bank GmbH v. RusChemAlliance LLC after hearing argument on this expedited appeal last Wednesday and Thursday. The defendant’s jurisdictional appeal has been dismissed. The final mandatory and prohibitory anti-suit injunctive relief granted by the Court of Appeal on 29 January 2024 (see […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted for Best Chambers for quality of work at the Legal Cheek Awards 2024. The awards ceremony will take place at the Battlebridge Suite of Kings Place on Thursday 16 May 2024. To see the full list of nominations, please click here. Congratulations to all of those who […]
On Friday 22 March 2024, Pogust Goodhead and Bingham Long announced that a full and final settlement had been reached with UEFA for the potential claims of supporters of Liverpool football club in connection with the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, France. Following constructive discussions, UEFA offered supporters compensation in respect of the difficulties […]
