In R (Aviva and Swiss Re) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal, allowing an appeal against orders of the Administrative Court, held that the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 does not violate insurers’ rights under Article 1, Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The […]

Three cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers are featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases with proceedings set to be heard in court during 2022. The list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues. The cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers […]

The European Court of Human Rights today handed down its judgment in Gareth Lee v. the United Kingdom. Mr Lee had brought a claim for breach of Northern Ireland’s anti-discrimination laws against a bakery which had refused to supply him with a cake that had been iced with a message of support for legalising same-sex […]

In September 2021 Azerbaijan and Armenia instituted separate proceedings against one another before the International Court of Justice, the claims are brought pursuant to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and are being heard as Armenia v. Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan v. Armenia.  On 7 December, the Court issued Orders pursuant to two […]

The Supreme Court on 20 December 2021 handed down its 77 page Judgment in the ongoing litigation which has involved the question of which of two boards, called “Maduro Board” and the “Guaidó Board”, are entitled to give instructions on behalf of the Central Bank of Venezuela (“BCV”) to financial institutions in England and Wales. The Supreme Court […]

Following a failed coup in August 1991, the process commenced which led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. in the weeks that followed. In the U.S.S.R.’s place, the pre-existing “Soviet Republics” declared their independence as new States (apart from the three Baltic States which resumed their earlier sovereignty), and Russia, which constituted as the “continuator […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have been awarded Set of the Year by Who’s Who Legal in 2021. Each year Who’s Who Legal present awards to the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in their research. 48 Members of Chambers have been highlighted across 9 practice areas including Arbitration, Asset […]

Members of Chambers have once again been highlighted in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2022 guide. Research for the Arbitration 2022 guide is undertaken jointly by Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review and highlights individuals and firms for their outstanding arbitrator and counsel work across a broad range of international proceedings. Congratulations to the members […]