In ED&F Man v RJ O’Brien and others, the DIFC Court of First Instance (H.E. Justice Omar Al Muhairi) dismissed pre-trial applications brought by the Defendants, including an application for an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in the United States. The DIFC held, on application of English common law principles, that the United States proceedings […]
In a claim in the Commercial Court, Christopher Hancock QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) found in favour of a Chinese manufacturer, Yuchai Dongte, in its claim for payment on a Letter of Credit. The issues before the Court were: (a) whether the Defendant financial services firm was the issuing bank of […]
The 19th edition of Arnould: Law of Marine Insurance and Average was published on 24 October 2018, edited by a team from Essex Court Chambers (Jonathan Gilman QC, Mark Templeman QC, Claire Blanchard QC, Philippa Hopkins QC and Neil Hart) The new edition includes an extensive analysis of the impact of the Insurance Act 2015 […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers received the following awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018, which took place last night at the London Hilton Park Lane: International Arbitration – Set of the Year David Scorey QC – Insurance Silk of the Year David Craig QC – Employment Silk of the Year Essex Court […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome three new tenants today. Luke Tattersall, Wei Jian Chan and Freddie Onslow have all accepted invitations to join Chambers following successful completion of pupillage. During their pupillage they have experienced a broad range of practice areas in line with Chambers’ profile. Further information on their experience and CVs […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Richard Hoyle joined Guy Lougher (Head of EU & Competition, Pinsent Masons) and Luke Harrison (Lead Partner, Dispute Resolution, Debenhams Ottaway) on a panel at CDR’s Autumn Litigation Symposium 2018 to discuss the current position in relation to jurisdiction and judgments after Brexit. The panel examined both ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ and ‘No deal’ […]
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by HNA Group Co against a judgment of the Commercial Court that it was liable under a charterparty guarantee. The issues before the judge, Knowles J, concerned bribery and the status of various admissions, which Shagang contended had been obtained by torture. The judge found that the […]
Hugh Mercer QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge, following an open competition run by the Judicial Appointments Commission. The Lord Chief Justice has appointed 32 Deputy High Court Judges in total, under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a single fixed four-year term.
Essex Court Chambers have received the following nominations for the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018: International Arbitration – Set of the Year Insurance – Set of the Year Graham Dunning QC – International Arbitration Silk of the Year Richard Millett QC – Chancery Silk of the Year David Scorey QC – Insurance Silk of the […]
On Tuesday 28th August 2018, Mr Justice Nicklin granted an application for an injunction brought by senior heart surgeon Professor Marjan Jahangiri, who was previously excluded from her duties at St George’s Hospital in South London. She was excluded having attempted to speak to a colleague about a disciplinary action which was unrelated to an ongoing […]
On Friday 10 August 2018, Choudhury J handed down judgment in Brown & Ors v Neon Underwriting [2018] EWHC 2137 (QB) upholding the claims for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal brought by two of its former underwriters and the claims for breach of contract brought by a third, current underwriter. The High Court held that Neon had […]
Professor Dan Sarooshi QC delivered the Hague Academy of International Law lectures on the topic “Immunities of States and International Organizations in National Courts” on 23-27 July 2018. The lectures provided a detailed and comparative review of how the immunities of States and international organizations are being developed by national courts from both common and civil […]
