On 5 February 2018, The Lawyer revealed its Top 20 Cases for the coming year. Eight members of Essex Court Chambers were named in the article, each acting on the featured cases. Further details on the featured cases and barristers from Essex Court involved are below:
Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg) II SCA (‘Hellas II’) v Apax Partners LLP & Ors – a significant claim under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 arising out of a complex refinancing of a group of companies which operated one of the largest mobile telephone networks in Greece.
Joe Smouha QC, Ciaran Keller, Tom Ford and Stephen Donnelly act for Hellas Telecommunications
Richard Jacobs QC and David Peters for TPG Europe and others
Webster v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – a claim supported by crowd funding concerning whether the decision to leave the EU has been lawfully taken under Article 50.
Hugh Mercer QC and Jackie McArthur act for Elizabeth Webster
Robert Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton UK LLP & Ors – a Commercial Court claim for substantial damages arising out of Grant Thornton’s involvement in the SFO’s investigation of Robert Tchenguiz from 2009-2012.
John Robb acts for Robert Tchenguiz
