On 28 April 2021, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea handed down judgment in the merits phase of Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius/Maldives). In these proceedings, Mauritius sought delimitation of a maritime boundary between the Chagos Archipelago and […]
Essex Court Chambers has been shortlisted in the Chambers of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards 2023. The Lawyer Awards celebrate the best of the legal sector, both private practice and in-house legal professionals. This latest nomination reflects the quality and range of international commercial disputes handled at all levels, as well as a […]
Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that Edward Batrouney has joined Essex Court Chambers. Ed joins Chambers from the Victorian Bar in Melbourne. Ed has a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile with a particular focus on commercial litigation & arbitration, civil fraud, insurance, financial services, and professional negligence. Ed brings with […]
The Commercial Court in Navigator Equities Limited and Chernukhin v Deripaska [2023] EWHC 788 (Comm) has dismissed long-running committal proceedings brought against Oleg Deripaska, and has ordered indemnity costs in relation to the contents of the affidavit evidence filed in support of the committal application. The matter has a long history: the committal application was […]
Though best known for her international arbitration expertise, Angeline has extensive experience in a broad range of commercial disputes before the English courts and in offshore jurisdictions. She also has particular expertise in public law, having acted on some of the leading judicial review and constitutional cases in the Caribbean. Angeline’s arbitration practice includes both […]
Siddharth has a broad practice in substantial commercial litigation and arbitration disputes spanning the full breadth of Chambers’ work. In recent years he has appeared in cases before the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, all divisions of the High Court, and in very high value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations operating under a […]
Ruth’s practice spans the full range of commercial and chancery disputes, but she is particularly well known for her civil fraud expertise. She has appeared in many of the “big ticket” fraud trials of recent years, including Vale v Steinmetz, the 21 week trial of Suppipat v Narongdej (a $billion fraud claim, concerning ownership of […]
Members and staff of Essex Court Chambers are celebrating the appointment of three new King’s Counsel appointments today. Ruth den Besten, Siddharth Dhar and Angeline Welsh will be sworn in as Silk at a ceremony taking place today at the Palace of Westminster, following their appointment earlier this year. Senior Clerk Joe Ferrigno commented “I […]
The trial of the next stage of proceedings in ENRC’s claims against Dechert, Mr Gerrard, and the SFO begins today in the Commercial Court (the Phase 1A Trial). The Phase 1A Trial, which is listed for two weeks, will address certain issues of causation, loss, and contribution following the Phase 1 Trial and Phase 1 Judgment. […]
In a judgment of the Senior Master handed down on 30 January 2023 in Procuritas Partners AB & Anr v Blomfield and Mentzer [2023] EWHC 167 (KB), which was followed by further written submissions and a final costs ruling on 1 March 2023, the High Court considered the principles and approach to be applied to […]
Paul McGrath KC has been appointed a visiting professor to the University of Oxford. The appointment, which was made on the recommendation of the University of Oxford Faculty of Law, will begin from today, Wednesday 1 March 2023. Paul will hold the position for a period of 12 months. During this time he will deliver […]
On Wednesday 8 February the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Renova Industries Limited and others v Emmerson International Corporation and others BVIHCMAP2019/0001 upholding the discharge of US$3 billion freezing orders. The three freezing orders granted in November and December 2018, each with a gross value of over US$3 billion in assets, had […]
