The Finals of the English-Speaking Union – Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition took place in London yesterday, Wednesday 13 July, marking the 50th Anniversary of the event. Two semi-finals took place at the Headquarters of the ESU (Dartmouth House) and were between Oxford Brookes University v King’s College London and Queen’s University Belfast v […]
Iain Quirk QC has been appointed to the Committee of the Chancery Bar Association, following an election and voting of its entire membership. Iain specialises in arbitration, commercial and chancery litigation, and sports law. He has a specialist practice before the Chancery Division, in significant unfair petition cases and shareholder disputes, as well as offshore. […]
In a judgment handed down on 4 July 2022, Mrs Justice Cockerill held that a claimant deliberately breached its duty of full and frank disclosure, and she set aside an order for service out of the jurisdiction. In doing so, the judge considered the existence of the tort of abuse of process and held that […]
Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted in 15 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022: Members: International arbitration Silk of the year (Joe Smouha QC) Technology and data silk of the year (Charles Ciumei QC) Shipping, Commodities, and Aviation Silk of the year (Steven Berry QC) International law silk of the […]
On 15 June 2022, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the appeal in AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The decision gives important guidance on the principles applicable to the Court’s power to re-open a judgment or order in the period between pronouncement of its judgment or order in open court and […]
On 20 June 2022, the Commercial Court (Foxton J) handed down judgment in the case of ARI v WJX, which considers the circumstances in which (i) an arbitrator will be found to have accepted an appointment as an arbitrator and (ii) the nominating party will be found to have effected the appointment of the arbitrator. […]
(1) Mrs A Webster v The United States of America, (2) Miss C Wright v The United States of America [2022] EAT 92 The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the State immunity of the USA in respect of the claims of two former employees who worked at US Airforce (USAF) bases in the UK. Mrs Webster […]
Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that Alexander Riddiford has joined Essex Court Chambers. Alex joined Chambers from South Square on Monday 6 June 2022. Alex specialises in insolvency and restructuring law, both domestic and cross-border, as well as in domestic and offshore commercial litigation. He was called to the Bar of England and […]
Essex Court Chambers is delighted to be participating in the COMBAR Mentoring Scheme for Under-Represented Groups, which is now open for applications. “The promotion of diversity at the Commercial Bar is one of COMBAR’s core aims. It is vital that the Commercial Bar recruits from the most talented future practitioners, including, in particular, those from […]
The Commercial Court (Waksman J) yesterday handed down judgment in the high-profile 11-week trial between ENRC, Dechert LLP, Mr Neil Gerrard, and the Serious Fraud Office. Background Over the period 2011-March 2013, ENRC retained the services of Dechert which acted principally through its then partner, Mr Neil Gerrard. The initial purpose of Dechert’s retainer was […]
Gourab Banerji has been presented the ‘Senior Counsel of the Year’ award at the 11th Annual Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2022. The awards jury was constituted of a retired Chief Justice of India, former Judges of the Indian Supreme Court, and distinguished Senior Advocates. The award was presented at the Hotel Shangri-La on Saturday 7 […]
Benkharbouche and Janah v United Kingdom (Applications 19059/18, 19725/18) Buttet v United Kingdom (Application 12917/19) The European Court of Human Rights has handed down two judgments relating to the compatibility of the State Immunity Act 1978 with Article 6, and/or Article 14, of the European Convention on Human Rights. The applicants across all the cases […]
