On Friday 11 September, The High Court handed down Judgment in Comberg v. VivoPower. Members of Chambers acted for both the Claimant (Dr Comberg) and the Defendants (VivoPower) in what Freedman J described as “hard-fought” litigation, tried over 3 weeks in the Queen’s Bench Division. Dr Comberg claimed constructive dismissal from his position as CEO […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to congratulate its clerking team on receiving outstanding praise from clients collected by the leading legal directories in 2021. The Legal 500 Published on Wednesday 21 October, The Legal 500 have released a suite of market feedback received by their research team over recent months, including expanded market […]

Members of Chambers have once again been highly ranked by the leading legal directories for 2021. Chambers and Partners 2021 In the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2021 members of chambers have been ranked in 22 practice areas and the set has been ranked in 12 practice areas. Essex Court Chambers is also newly ranked […]

Members of Chambers are delighted to congratulate Professor Paul S Davies for being awarded a prestigious 2020 Philip Leverhulme Prize. Paul has been awarded the prize for his work on private law of England and Wales, with a particular focus on commercial law. The Award recognises the achievement of up to 30 UK University researchers whose […]

On Friday 9 October 2020, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Co Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 following an expedited appeal heard in July from the Court of Appeal decision earlier this year.  As previously posted, members of Essex Court Chambers were instructed on both sides for […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to congratulate Charles Ciumei QC and Naomi Hart on being nominated for awards at the upcoming Bar Pro Bono Awards 2020. Charles Ciumei QC has been nominated for the Pro Bono QC of the Year award and Naomi Hart has been nominated for the Young Pro Bono Barrister […]

In episode 5 of the Essex Court Chambers ’10 in 10′ podcast, Stephen Houseman QC talks to Steven Berry QC and David Walsh about the Fiona Trust litigation, which spurned seventeen reported decisions including four from the Court of Appeal and one from the House of Lords. Members of Essex Court Chambers appeared in virtually […]

The Court of Appeal (Males, Phillips, Lewison LJJ) on Monday handed down judgment in The “Maduro Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela v. The “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela [2020] EWCA Civ 1249. A copy of the Judgment is available here. Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Professor Dan Sarooshi QC, Brian Dye […]

A common issue for tribunals hearing disputes arising under international investment treaties is what effect, if any, they must give to a prior jurisdiction or (non-treaty) arbitration agreement between the investor and an organ of the host State. The International and Comparative Law Quarterly has published an article on this subject by Stephen Donnelly. The article is […]

After undertaking 10,000 Steps for Justice in June, today an Essex Court Chambers team including Jacky Chase, John Robb and Lucy Smith completed 10K for justice to raise money for London Legal Support Trust which funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around London as well as the Free Representation Unit and Advocate. […]

An international arbitral tribunal in The Hague, constituted under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, has ruled in favour of Vodafone International Holdings BV in its $5.5 billion tax dispute with India. Following a long-running and high profile dispute that had previously been the subject of an Indian Supreme Court ruling, and then retrospective legislation in […]