With effect from 10th January 2020, Joe Smouha QC and Huw Davies QC have been appointed as Joint Heads of Chambers, following the announcement of David Foxton QC’s elevation to the High Court Bench.
Members of Chambers warmly congratulate David Foxton QC on his appointment to the High Court Bench, with effect from 13th January. David has been an inspirational Head of Chambers since 2017 and his leadership will be missed. Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1989, David took Silk in 2006. He was appointed as […]
On 18 December 2019 the Employment Tribunal delivered its judgment in Forstater v CGD, concluding that the claimant’s views, as expressed on social media, including her refusal to accept that transwomen are women, were not protected under the 2010 Equality Act. Employment Judge Tayler found that the claimant’s views, in their absolutist nature, were incompatible […]
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which removed the legal bar on women being admitted as barristers in England and Wales, received the Royal Assent on 23 December 1919. This photograph of some of the past and present women members of Essex Court Chambers was taken to mark the 100th anniversary of that landmark event. […]
The Legal 500 have announced the winners of their forthcoming UK Bar Awards 2020, recognising Essex Court Chambers as Commercial Litigation Set of the Year. Lucas Bastin will collect the award for International Arbitration Junior of the Year. The awards ceremony will take place on 27 February 2020. The full shortlist is available to view […]
As part of the celebrations marking the centenary of the admission of women to the Bar, the members of Essex Court Chambers are proud to share a short video produced by the ‘First 100 Years’ project about one of our extremely distinguished former members of chambers, Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE QC. In 1986, Dame Rosalyn […]
On Tuesday 26 November, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Minister of Finance (Inc) & anr v International Petroleum Investment Company & anr [2019] EWCA Civ 2080, allowing the Appellants’ appeal. The case arises out of the well-known 1 MDB scandal, concerning allegations that a multi-billion dollar fraud was carried […]
The Legal 500 have announced the shortlist for their UK Bar Awards 2020, recognising the best law firms, chambers, barristers, in-house lawyers, business leaders and general counsel operating within the UK market. Essex Court have received the following nominations: COMMERCIAL LITIGATION: Set of the year INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: Set of the year SHIPPING: Set of the […]
Tim Akkouh and Freddie Popplewell have published the following article on Freezing Cryptocurrencies, in the wake of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s recent Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts. The article analyses the legal basis for freezing cryptocurrencies, the practicalities of drafting such a freezing order, and the scope for tracing cryptocurrencies. The article can […]
Stephen Houseman QC has been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge with effect from Monday 11 November 2019. He was appointed by the Lord Chief Justice, The Right Honourable Lord Burnett of Maldon, pursuant to section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a term of four years. He will sit in both the […]
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 2020 in order to develop his practice as adviser and advocate in public international law disputes before international and domestic courts and […]
Essex Court Chambers is delighted to announce a collaborative programme of events directed at issues of diversity in recruitment to the commercial Bar. Together with Brick Court Chambers, Fountain Court Chambers and One Essex Court, we are hosting an event in Oxford on 12 November under the headline, “A career as a commercial barrister: a […]
