Applying to commit an opposing party for contempt of court can sound like a great idea.  But it can also go wrong.  Chernukhin v Deripaska [2020] EWHC 1798 (Comm) is a salutary lesson for all those involved in high-stakes, no-holds-barred litigation that objectivity must be maintained. In a judgment handed down on 17 July 2020, […]

Members of Chambers are delighted to announce that Sean Aughey will be joining Essex Court Chambers. Sean has a significant practice in Public International Law, with extensive experience before both domestic and international courts. He has considerable experience in Investor-State Arbitration cases, including under the ICSID Convention, the UNCITRAL Rules and the SCC Rules. Sean also has […]

Two members of chambers are involved in an important test case taking place this week; the trial will determine whether Business Interruption (BI) wordings respond to coronavirus-related losses. The FCA are seeking legal clarity on the proper meaning and effect of certain BI insurance wording during the Covid-19 crisis. Nine insurance companies are assisting with […]

Apache has bought a claim against the pipeline operator Ineos, claiming that Ineos is not entitled to require an increase in the tariff payable by Apache for the transportation of North Sea oil through Ineos’ pipeline system from 2021.  Ineos argues that it is acting reasonably in circumstances where Apache wishes to use the pipeline […]

In an important case for English arbitration law, the Supreme Court will hear an expedited appeal at the end of July 2020 against the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enka v Chubb [2020] EWCA Civ 574. The Supreme Court will consider two fundamental issues: the correct approach as a matter of English […]

Three members of chambers are involved in the test case to determine whether Business Interruption (BI) wordings respond to coronavirus-related losses. The FCA are seeking legal clarity on the proper meaning and effect of certain BI insurance wording during the Covid-19 crisis. Proceedings were commenced last week in the Commercial Court. A Case Management Conference […]

On 11 June 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Tabidi v British Broadcasting Corporation [2020] EWCA Civ 733. The appeal arose out of the unsuccessful application by the Appellant, Mr Tabidi, for employment as a Broadcast Journalist with the BBC. Mr Tabidi claimed that the BBC had unlawfully discriminated […]

In a brief oral ruling given on 10 June 2020 (with a written judgment to be handed down at a later date), Andrew Baker J struck out as an abuse of process the committal application brought by Mr Vladimir Chernukhin and Navigator Equities Limited  against Mr Oleg Deripaska. Andrew Baker J found that the Claimants […]

In a Judgment delivered on 1 June 2020, Waksman J found Barclays Bank Plc (“Barclays”) to have waived privilege in legal advice given by its internal and external lawyers in respect of agreements entered into in 2008, as part of events which form the basis of a claim in deceit brought against Barclays by PCP […]

Jane Russell with Katie Mahoney from Doyle Clayton have featured in the June edition of the ELA Briefing. Their article considers the High Court decision in Infederation, which ruled on an application for a confidentiality ring and provided a reminder that solicitors should not necessarily be satisfied by their client’s view that open inspection of […]

ICCA has today announced the online publication of the V.V. Veeder QC Memorial Volume: ICCA Congress Series. An esteemed member of the ICCA community and wider international arbitration community, Johnny Veeder passed away on 8 March 2020.  Johnny is remembered by his colleagues in the arbitration world for his immense generosity of spirit and profound […]