Owing to the very high demand for the services of the first class juniors in these Chambers, we are taking the rare step of publicising the availability of one to two places in Chambers. Applicants should be between 4 and 9 years call, and be able to demonstrate excellent academic abilities, an established commercial practice, […]
The closing date for applications for the 2012 Non-Lawyers Day is now Friday 24th February.
The Singapore Academy of Law (“the Academy”) is offering up to 2 six-month overseas attachments at Essex Court Chambers and Fountain Court Chambers for the financial year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. Applicants must: a) be members of the Academy; and b) have between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience as […]
Law and art came together in a joint event celebrating the 125th Anniversary Edition of Scrutton on Charterparties and the launch of the Rolls Building Art & Education Trust. Lord Justice Scrutton’s granddaughter, Dr Mary Midgley, attended the event to kindly donate his Letters Patent which will be on permanent display at the Rolls Building. […]
Four young lawyers took part in the final of a mooting competition organised by Essex Court Chambers and the English-Speaking Union (“ESU”), and supported by the Singapore Academy of Law. This is the first occasion on which a mooting competition, which is designed to test the advocacy skills of its participants, has been held in […]
As of 1 January 2012, Toby Landau QC has been appointed to the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the SCC). The SCC is one of the world’s leading arbitration institutions. It originally came to prominence in the 1970’s, as a centre for the resolution of East-West trade disputes. It […]
David Scorey of Essex Court Chambers co-hosted two book launch receptions for “The Bermuda Form – Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance,” which is published by Oxford University Press. The event was shared with co-authors Richard Geddes of Sedgwick LLP and Chris Harris of Clyde & Co LLP. They were held in Bermuda […]
Jern-Fei Ng has been selected by the Tax Journal for inclusion in its “40 under 40”guide which recognises forty leading tax professionals based in the UK, under the age of forty as at 1 November 2011, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers to date, as verified by independent researchers and by the Tax Journal. […]
Described as the only work to focus solely on this specific area, The Law and Practice of Compelled Evidence in Civil Proceedings written by Sara Cockerill QC and published by Oxford University Press, this book provides a uniquely detailed and comprehensive reference on both oral and documentary evidence.
On 13 October 2011, Mr. Salim Moollan (Mauritius), Chairperson of the forty-fourth session of UNCITRAL, met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters in New York to update him on the current work of UNCITRAL. For more information see the UNICTRAL news release.
For the seventh year running Essex Court Chambers and its members went home with the International Arbitration Set of the Year Award.
On the 01 October 2011, Catherine Jung, Adam Board and Andrew Legg join Essex Court Chambers on the successful completion of pupillage.
