At last night’s Chambers Bar Awards ceremony, for the ninth year running, Essex Court Chambers and its members went home with the International Arbitration Set of the Year Award; David Joseph QC was awarded Arbitration Silk of the Year. In the same week, The Legal 500 announced the winners of its awards which were only […]
Currently, only biological mothers are entitled to maternity leave under the Equality Act 2010. On 26 September 2013, Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in the case of CD v ST was published by the Court of Justice of the European Union. AG Kokott considered that intended mothers (as opposed to biological mothers) who have a baby […]
Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Andrew Hochhauser QC has been authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court
On the 01 October 2013, Rebecca Stripe, Adam Woolnough and Peter Webster join Essex Court Chambers on the successful completion of pupillage.
Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce the appointment of Geraldine Andrews, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court. The appointment is with effect from 1 October 2013. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Geraldine Andrews to the Queen’s Bench Division. She will be sworn in by the Lord Chief Justice at 9.30am […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers welcome a significant cross-recruit with barrister Daniel Oudkerk QC moving from 11KBW. The respected Silk is best known for his employment and commercial law work, with a particular emphasis on commercial disputes with an employment ‘twist’. Since taking silk in 2010 he has been instructed in many of the […]
Sir John Thomas, a former member of Essex Court Chambers, has been appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and will be sworn in on 1 October 2013. Sir John was a member of Essex Court Chambers for 25 years prior to his appointment as a Justice of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division […]
Astina Au and Jia Jun Toh, the team from University College London (UCL), were presented with the Silver Mace and £1,000 each, as winners of this year’s ESU – Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition, held on the 27th June. Astina Au is an affiliate student from Hong Kong whilst Jia Jun Toh, a second […]
Joe Smouha QC was elected as the new Chairman of COMBAR at the Association’s AGM on Wednesday 26 June. He takes over from Stephen Moriaraty QC (Fountain Court Chambers) and the period of office is for two years.
After almost 21 years, Gordon Pollock QC has stepped down as Head of Essex Court Chambers, handing over to the new Co-Heads – Richard Jacobs QC and Graham Dunning QC. Under Gordon Pollock’s leadership, the chambers has grown substantially and with 82 members is one of the largest and most successful commercial law sets in […]
The Supreme Court, on 12 June 2013, dismissed the appeal of Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC (“JSC”) against the grant of an anti-suit injunction and associated declaratory relief restraining JSC from commencing or continuing proceedings in Kazakhstan in breach of an arbitration agreement, and in doing so has resolved a long-running uncertainty about the relationship between […]
The anticipated 10 week court battle between companies connected with Mobile Telesystems (MTS) and Altimo, the telecoms unit of the Alfa Group, over the acquisition of Bitel LLC, which was formerly the leading mobile telecoms provider in Kyrgyzstan, began this week in the Isle of Man Courts. Jurisdiction was decided in March 2011 when the […]
