Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that Edward Batrouney has joined Essex Court Chambers. Ed joins Chambers from the Victorian Bar in Melbourne. Ed has a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile with a particular focus on commercial litigation & arbitration, civil fraud, insurance, financial services, and professional negligence. Ed brings with […]
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The Commercial Court in Navigator Equities Limited and Chernukhin v Deripaska [2023] EWHC 788 (Comm) has dismissed long-running committal proceedings brought against Oleg Deripaska, and has ordered indemnity costs in relation to the contents of the affidavit evidence filed in support of the committal application. The matter has a long history: the committal application was […]
Though best known for her international arbitration expertise, Angeline has extensive experience in a broad range of commercial disputes before the English courts and in offshore jurisdictions. She also has particular expertise in public law, having acted on some of the leading judicial review and constitutional cases in the Caribbean. Angeline’s arbitration practice includes both […]
Siddharth has a broad practice in substantial commercial litigation and arbitration disputes spanning the full breadth of Chambers’ work. In recent years he has appeared in cases before the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, all divisions of the High Court, and in very high value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations operating under a […]
Ruth’s practice spans the full range of commercial and chancery disputes, but she is particularly well known for her civil fraud expertise. She has appeared in many of the “big ticket” fraud trials of recent years, including Vale v Steinmetz, the 21 week trial of Suppipat v Narongdej (a $billion fraud claim, concerning ownership of […]
Members and staff of Essex Court Chambers are celebrating the appointment of three new King’s Counsel appointments today. Ruth den Besten, Siddharth Dhar and Angeline Welsh will be sworn in as Silk at a ceremony taking place today at the Palace of Westminster, following their appointment earlier this year. Senior Clerk Joe Ferrigno commented “I […]
Farmers, Flooding, and Climate Change: The Legal Risks Authors: Jessica Wells and Daniel Fox Click to download PDF Agriculture is one of the areas of human activity that is likely to be most profoundly affected by climate change and its regulatory responses. These are likely to include (i) crop yields being affected by rising temperatures, […]
Greenwashing: Some Thoughts on Future Claims under English Law Authors: Richard Hoyle and Jackie McArthur Click to download PDF Introduction Consider the following definitions of greenwashing: “Greenwashing is a PR tactic used to make a company or product appear environmentally friendly, without meaningfully reducing its environmental impact … Greenwashing aims to boost a company’s public […]
Climate change, international investment law and arbitration Authors: Alison Macdonald KC, Peter Webster and Mubarak Waseem Click to download PDF A pressing question in the field of investment law and arbitration is how investment tribunals will decide claims arising out of measures taken to mitigate climate change, and whether (and, if so, how) the system […]
The trial of the next stage of proceedings in ENRC’s claims against Dechert, Mr Gerrard, and the SFO begins today in the Commercial Court (the Phase 1A Trial). The Phase 1A Trial, which is listed for two weeks, will address certain issues of causation, loss, and contribution following the Phase 1 Trial and Phase 1 Judgment. […]
In a judgment of the Senior Master handed down on 30 January 2023 in Procuritas Partners AB & Anr v Blomfield and Mentzer [2023] EWHC 167 (KB), which was followed by further written submissions and a final costs ruling on 1 March 2023, the High Court considered the principles and approach to be applied to […]
Paul McGrath KC has been appointed a visiting professor to the University of Oxford. The appointment, which was made on the recommendation of the University of Oxford Faculty of Law, will begin from today, Wednesday 1 March 2023. Paul will hold the position for a period of 12 months. During this time he will deliver […]
