The Court of Appeal (Males, Popplewell, Andrews LJJ) has today delivered a unanimous judgment dismissing all appeals and cross-appeals in the ‘at the premises’ test case for business interruption cover. This concerns the applicability of the Supreme Court’s approach to causation in the ‘FCA Test Case’ to disease and hybrid clauses providing cover for the […]
The final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry was published today. The report of The Rt. Hon. Sir Martin Moore-Bick is based on 400 days of evidential and other hearings, and consideration of around 350,000 documents. It contains 58 recommendations to His Majesty’s Government. A link to the report can be found here. Richard Millett KC was […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce that chambers and members have been shortlisted for seven awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024. The awards recognise sets of chambers and members who are at the top of the profession as identified by extensive objective research. Essex Court Chambers has been shortlisted as […]
The International Court of Justice issued an Advisory Opinion on 19 July 2024 in response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly concerning the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The General Assembly made its request pursuant to Resolution 77/247 of […]
On 16 July 2024 the Employment Tribunal (the Tribunal) handed down its decision on the preliminary issue of State immunity in Mrs A Muda v Malaysia, Case No 2203623/2021. Employment Judge Brown made various findings on the exercise of sovereign authority within the meaning of sections 16(1)(aa)(i) and 16(1)(aa)(ii) of the State Immunity Act 1978 […]
On 29 July 2024, Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE handed down judgment in The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International & Ors, a set of 11 Commercial Court proceedings relating to a set of three sovereign guarantees (the “Guarantees”) purportedly executed by the Republic of Mozambique with a combined value of c. US$2 billion. […]
On 3 July 2024, the International Court of Justice issued an order in relation to the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar in which it declared that two interventions filed under Article 63 of the Court’s Statute were admissible. The first intervention had been filed jointly by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the […]
Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted in 20 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, including 12 individual nominations for members of Chambers. Members: Junior of the year – Ciaran Keller Commercial litigation Silk of the year – Joe Smouha KC Commercial litigation Junior of the year – Tom Ford Employment […]
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 […]
