On Wednesday 30 October 2019, the full report on Phase 1 of the Public Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower was published. The Phase 1 report establishes what happened on the night of the 14 June 2017. Richard Millett QC is leading counsel to the Inquiry. Phase 2 of the Inquiry, which will examine […]

On Friday 25 October 2019 the Commercial Court (Teare J) handed down judgment in New Balance Athletics Inc v Liverpool FC [2019] EWHC 2837 (Comm). The case is believed to be the first time the English courts have considered the operation of an increasingly prevalent matching provision found in a sports contract which provides for […]

The High Court handed down judgment on a substantial “team move” claim on Friday 25 October 2019, after a four-week trial earlier this year (Alesco et al v Bishopsgate et al [2019] EWHC 2839 (QB)). Mr Justice Freedman, in a judgment running to some 140 pages, dismissed the claimants’ claim that a number of its […]

Applications are currently open for the ECC-SAL International Mooting Competition 2020, co-organised by the members of Essex Court Chambers and the Singapore Academy of Law.  The Competition will take place between 4 and 8 January 2020 and further details can be found in the flyer. Now in its 9th year, the Competition presents an ideal […]

On 12 October Luke Tattersall gave a lecture at a forum organised by The Institute of Art and Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London. The talk was entitled ‘sovereign immunity as it relates to art and cultural property’. The lecture addressed the rules of state immunity under […]

The Commercial Court yesterday handed down judgment in Yukos Finance BV & others v. Stephen Lynch & others [2019] EWHC 2621 (Comm). In a reserved written judgment, Sir Michael Burton (sitting as a Justice of the High Court) dismissed all of the claims brought against the defendants. The claimants failed to establish liability under Russian […]

The London Conference on International Law took place last week, bringing together a host of experts and practitioners in international law. Professor Vaughan Lowe QC spoke at the plenary conference session – entitled – “How do academics, practitioners, judges, government officials engage with international law?”, along with former members of Chambers Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE […]

The Commercial Court in London begins hearing the trial of Avonwick Holdings Ltd v. Azitio Holdings Ltd, Dargamo Holdings Ltd, Sergiy Taruta and Others today. This is one of four major trials this year involving members of Essex Court Chambers as featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2019. The dispute between three prominent […]

Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome four new tenants today. Mubarak Waseem, Mark Belshaw, Freddie Popplewell and David Baker 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 […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Perry as Deputy Senior Clerk with effect from Tuesday 1 October 2019. Ben has been a member of the clerking team at Essex Court for over 25 years, joining in 1994, and has played an integral part in developing a highly respected […]