The members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce that Professor Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law in the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers in order to develop his practice as adviser and advocate in public international law disputes before international and domestic courts […]

On 4 December 2020, the Commercial Court (Sir Ross Cranston) handed down judgment in the case of  Doglemor Trade Ltd & Others v Caledor Consulting Ltd & Another which appears to be the first case directly addressing the issue of an admitted mistake in preparing an award. The tribunal had added a substantial sum instead of […]

In Stokoe Partnership Solicitors v Robinson and anr, the High Court (William Davis J) considered when and if a person providing disclosure pursuant to a Norwich Pharmacal order should be cross-examined on that information. The Court held that cross-examination merely to identify an ultimate wrongdoer should only be ordered in exceptional circumstances. In particular, the […]

On Friday 27 November 2020, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48. Members of Essex Court Chambers were instructed for the First Respondent and for the Fifth Intervener. The case concerned a Bermuda Form insurance arbitration, between Halliburton and Chubb, arising out of the damage […]

On 26 November 2020 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2020] EWCA Civ 1585. The judgment arose in the context of enforcement of an arbitral award worth approximately US$140m by the date of judgment.  Reversing the High Court’s ruling, the Court of Appeal granted enforcement […]

Essex Court Chambers has recently completed a comprehensive refurbishment of its iconic premises on Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The newly refurbished client suite offers nine spacious conferencing rooms each with state-of-the-art, multi-platform video and audio to allow conferencing and participation in remote hearings, trials and arbitral processes. Essex Court Chambers can host multi-party round tables, mediations, […]

On Monday, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Sotheby’s v (1) Mark Weiss Ltd (2) Fairlight Art Ventures LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1570. The case concerned a painting that was sold as a work by Frans Hals for US$10.75m in 2011 and subsequently alleged to be counterfeit. The issues on appeal went to […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce that the six sets of Chambers participating in the Mentoring Scheme for underrepresented groups have, between them, offered places on the scheme to nearly 150 applicants.  Over 400 applicants from groups that are underrepresented at the Bar applied for places on the scheme. The sets involved […]

In the 10th and final episode of the Essex Court Chambers ‘10 in 10’ podcast, Stephen Houseman QC is joined by David Joseph QC and Toby Landau QC to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision of Enka v. Chubb. In October 2020 the Supreme Court issued its decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO […]

After being shortlisted for multiple awards, Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have won three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2020 which were held virtually last night. The awards recognise sets of chambers and members who are at the top of the profession as identified by extensive objective research undertaken by Chambers and […]

This week, in episode 9 of our ’10 in 10′ Podcast, Daniel Oudkerk QC and Stephen Houseman QC discuss the litigation of Tullett Prebon v. BGC, which involved a large scale attempted team move in the inter-dealer broker sector in 2010 and 2011. The case is considered to be a landmark employee competition conspiracy claim, which provided […]

On Friday 6th November 2020, Mr. Justice Henshaw handed down judgment in relation to a jurisdictional challenge by several defendants in the case of The Public Institution for Social Security v. Al Rajaan & Others [2020] EWHC 2979 (Comm). This is one of the most significant pieces of international fraud litigation currently before the English […]