As part of its targeted recruitment campaign following the appointment of four members of Chambers as Queen’s Counsel, and three additional members as Justices of the High Court, the members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to welcome Ruth den Besten as a new tenant. Called in 2001, Ruth is a leading junior with substantial […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce that Joe Ferrigno has become Essex Court Chambers’ sole Senior Clerk as of 1 July 2018, following David Grief’s appointment as Director of International Business Development. With a career in Chambers already spanning more than 35 years, Joe Ferrigno’s vital contribution to Chambers’ strategic development will continue, […]
On 13 July 2018, the Commercial Court handed down a decision in PAO Tatneft’s effort to enforce its US$112 million BIT award against the state of Ukraine (under section 101 of the Arbitration Act 1996). (PAO Tatneft v Ukraine [2018] EWHC 1797 (Comm)). The award concerned the direct and indirect shareholdings of PAO Tatneft in […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce that from 1 July 2018 David Grief has moved to a new role as the Director of International Business Development for the members of Essex Court Chambers. As from that date, Joe Ferrigno, who has been joint Senior Clerk with David since 2016, became Essex Court Chambers’ sole […]
After 43 years as counsel at Essex Court Chambers (and previously at 4 Essex Court), Richard Siberry QC has recently retired from practice at the Bar, and now practices full-time as an arbitrator at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Richard was called to the Bar in 1974, taking Silk in 1989. He has had a high profile […]
On 19 July 2018, the Court of Appeal (Arden, Sales and Irwin LLJ) handed down judgment in R (oao Freedom and Justice Party and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1719. The case arose from the Appellants’ attempt to secure the arrest of the Director of […]
In Orexim Trading Limited v MPT and Zen (judgment delivered on 13 July 2018) a Court of Appeal (Gross, Lewison and Leggatt LJJ) decided that the Court had power to order service of a claim under section 423 out of the jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph 3.1 (20) of PD 6B. In this respect, the Court […]
In a reserved judgment handed down on 22 June 2018 in FSHC Group Holdings v. Barclays Bank plc [2018] EWHC 1558 (Ch), Mr Justice Henry Carr granted rectification of two accession deeds entered into by the claimant (parent company within the Four Seasons Healthcare group) and Barclays Bank (acting as Security Agent under the financing […]
In a judgment dated 8 June 2018 in Perkins Engines Co Ltd v. Ghaddar & another [2018] EWHC 1500 (Comm), Mr Justice Bryan granted an interim anti-suit injunction against the defendants in respect of proceedings commenced by them against the claimant in Lebanon. The sole issue before the court was the proper construction of a […]
In a judgment handed down on 30th May 2018 in Antrix Corporation Ltd. Vs Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd., a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court speaking through Mr Justice S. Ravindra Bhat addressed a “number of interesting questions” with respect to the Indian Arbitration Act. In particular, whether the Delhi High Court has exclusive […]
In a judgment handed down today in Nori Holdings Ltd & others v. Public Joint-Stock Company << Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation >> [2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm), Mr Justice Males addresses “some interesting questions” relating to the court’s power to grant an anti-suit injunction (‘ASI’) in respect of foreign proceedings, including those pending before the courts […]
Richard Jacobs QC, former co-Head of Essex Court Chambers, has been appointed as a Justice of the High Court. Richard is appointed with effect from 25 June 2018 and will be assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division as a nominated judge of the Commercial Court. The new Mr Justice Jacobs will be sworn in by the […]
