An injunction has been granted by the Commercial Court to an international company in order restrain a former senior employee from working for a competitor in breach of an 18 month non-competition covenant contained in a Shareholders Deed which also contains clause in favour of LCIA arbitration. The Court considered the proper application of Egon […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are extremely pleased to have received the award for Chambers of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2018, hosted by Legal Week, which took place last night at Finsbury Square. A team of members and staff from Essex Court attended to collect the award. The British Legal Awards […]
The Commercial Court (Andrew Baker J) has held that an arbitrator who decided the case on the basis of a matter not argued by either party had committed a serious irregularity under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The Tribunal, consisting of a sole arbitrator, had fallen into error when it decided to declare the […]
On 21 November 2018 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Aspen Underwriting v. Credit Europe Bank NV [2018] EWCA Civ 259, a case concerning the rules of jurisdiction in ‘matters relating to insurance’ under the Brussels Re-Cast Regulation 1215/2012. Among the issues considered was whether the third defendant bank, which is domiciled in […]
On Friday 9 November 2018 the Commercial Court gave judgment in favour for 23 former employees of AIG on breach of contract claims in relation to monies which were not paid following the bail out of AIG in 2008. The contract claims turned principally on the construction of a Connecticut law deferred compensation scheme. The […]
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 […]
