On 28 June 2024, Ian Karet, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge (Chancery Division), handed down judgment in Moosa & Ors v Mawji [2024] EWHC 1638 (Ch). The claimants, three South African businessmen, had contended that in July 2000 the defendant had been appointed as their agent for the purposes of managing a portfolio of properties […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome seven new tenants. John-Patrick Asimakis, Camille Boileau, Francis Cardell-Oliver, Benjamin Cartwright, Yanni Goutzamanis, Joshua Kimblin and Ruben Robertson have all accepted invitations to join after successful completion of pupillage. During their pupillage they have experienced a broad range of practice areas in line with Chambers’ profile, overseen by […]
The final of the English Speaking Union (ESU) – Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition 2024 was held on Thursday 20th June 2024 at the Royal Courts of Justice. The moot, which is the oldest mooting competition in the UK, is open to all universities or higher education colleges involved in the teaching of law in […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce the appointment of Jackie McArthur, Naomi Hart, and Luke Tattersall to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) panel of counsel in England and Wales for the term 2024 to 2028. The EHRC maintains a panel of counsel to support its legal and enforcement work across […]
On 11 June 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Celestial Aviation Services v UniCredit [2024] EWCA Civ 628, one of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals for 2024. The central issue was whether the payment obligation of a confirming bank under letters of credit was suspended by the operation of sanctions introduced against […]
On 24 May 2024, Dove J handed down judgment in the case of R (River Action UK) v Environment Agency [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin). The claimant had primarily challenged the defendant’s approach to enforcement of regulation 4(1)(a)(i) of the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018 (also known as the Farming Rules […]
On 15 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, in which it unanimously allowed MUR’s appeal. The Court (Lords Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Hamblen, Burrows and Richards) held that MUR’s rejection of RTI’s offer of non-contractual performance did not constitute a failure to exercise reasonable endeavours […]
On 23 May 2024 The Honourable Justice Parker, in FSD 300 of 2023 (Ascentra Holdings, Inc. (in Official Liquidation) v Ryunosuke Yoshida & Ors), granted an on-notice interim proprietary injunction in favour of the claimant company in official liquidation (the “Company”), acting by its Joint Official Liquidators (the “JOLs”), in respect funds originally totalling US$270m […]
In a judgment handed down in the Commercial Court this morning in Magomedov & others v. PJSC Transneft & others [2024] EWHC 1176 (Comm), Mr Justice Bright continued interim anti-anti-suit injunctive (AASI) relief granted by Foxton J on 21 February 2024 and granted anti-enforcement injunctive (AEI) relief against the twentieth defendant (Transneft) in respect of […]
The Arbitration Bar of India (ABI) was launched last Saturday 11 May at a ceremony in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a milestone in India’s arbitration landscape. Gourab Banerji SA has been appointed as the inaugural president of the ABI, alongside two honorary presidents: former Indian Supreme Court justice, Hemant Gupta, chair of the India […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers look forward to co-hosting 10 events during London International Disputes Week 2024. In step with the theme for the week, ‘Uniting for global challenge and opportunity’, members of chambers look forward to joining forces with world-class law firms during the week covering a range of areas of commercial dispute resolution and arbitration […]
On 8 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Argentum Exploration Ltd v Republic of South Africa [2024] UKSC 16. When the SS Tilawa was sunk by enemy action in the Indian Ocean in November 1942, few would have predicted that some 75 years later its cargo of silver bars would be recovered […]
