In a Judgment delivered on 1 June 2020, Waksman J found Barclays Bank Plc (“Barclays”) to have waived privilege in legal advice given by its internal and external lawyers in respect of agreements entered into in 2008, as part of events which form the basis of a claim in deceit brought against Barclays by PCP […]
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Jane Russell with Katie Mahoney from Doyle Clayton have featured in the June edition of the ELA Briefing. Their article considers the High Court decision in Infederation, which ruled on an application for a confidentiality ring and provided a reminder that solicitors should not necessarily be satisfied by their client’s view that open inspection of […]
ICCA has today announced the online publication of the V.V. Veeder QC Memorial Volume: ICCA Congress Series. An esteemed member of the ICCA community and wider international arbitration community, Johnny Veeder passed away on 8 March 2020. Johnny is remembered by his colleagues in the arbitration world for his immense generosity of spirit and profound […]
Chambers is delighted to announce that Luke Tattersall has been awarded the 2020 Lalive Merryman Fellowship for the best article published in the International Journal of Cultural Property (Cambridge University Press). The annual fellowship was established by the University of Geneva’s Art-Law Centre and the International Cultural Property Society in honour of Professors Pierre Lalive […]
By an Order of 27 May 2020, Mrs Justice Keegan sitting in the High Court in Belfast overturned a decision of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland in Barnwell Farms Limited, Re Judicial Review [2020] NIQB 28 and remitted it to the Department. The Department operated a two-stage appeals process […]
Waksman J recently handed down judgment in Mastermelt Limited v Siegfried Evionnaz SA [2020] EWHC 927 (QB), the first English authority to consider whether the ‘court first seised’ rule under the Lugano Convention is affected by new provisions introduced into the Brussels Recast Regulation where there is an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of another […]
By judgment delivered on 30 March 2020 Mr Justice Henshaw dismissed the attempt of the Arcelormittal Group (“AMUSA”) to obtain a freezing order – exceptionally sought on notice – in the sum of US$1.5 billion against the assets of a holding company within the Essar Steel conglomerate, together with the assets of one of its […]
Introduction The arbitration community has been swift to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic with almost unprecedented cohesion. By 17 April 2020 twelve leading arbitral institutions[1] had issued a joint statement pledging to “..ensur[e] that pending cases may continue and that parties may have their cases heard without undue delay.” The message has […]
New “Guidance on Remote Hearings” (“the Guidance”) has been prepared by the COMBAR Sub-Committee on Remote Hearings, made up of 8 barristers including Wei Jian Chan of Essex Court Chambers. The Guidance is provided at a time when the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 remain in effect, with consequential restrictions on movement and […]
In an opinion piece recently published by The Straits Times, VK Rajah with Professor Goh Yihan discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic, with its unprecedented impact on trade, markets, supply chains and businesses, is likely to give rise to a tsunami of disputes. The article covers the approach of the Singapore government, potential weaknesses in the […]
On 30 April 2020, the Commercial Court handed down judgment in Jiangsu Guoxin Corporation v. Precious Shipping Public Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 1030 (Comm), a decision on two arbitration appeals as to the interplay between: ‘permissible delays’, written notice clauses, and the prevention principle in two shipbuilding contracts on amended SAJ Forms (“SBCs”). The appeals, […]
On 23 March 2020, the UK Government announced a lockdown on civil society in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales made clear that the courts, “as a vital public service”, have an obligation to continue.[1] This obligation is not limited to urgent cases but […]
