Edmund King QC considers how far parties should be free to exclude fiduciary duties with particular reference to terms typically found in bonds and intercreditor agreements. Click here to read the full article.
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Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome three new tenants today. Luke Tattersall, Wei Jian Chan and Freddie Onslow have all accepted invitations to join Chambers following successful completion of pupillage. During their pupillage they have experienced a broad range of practice areas in line with Chambers’ profile. Further information on their experience and CVs […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Richard Hoyle joined Guy Lougher (Head of EU & Competition, Pinsent Masons) and Luke Harrison (Lead Partner, Dispute Resolution, Debenhams Ottaway) on a panel at CDR’s Autumn Litigation Symposium 2018 to discuss the current position in relation to jurisdiction and judgments after Brexit. The panel examined both ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ and ‘No deal’ […]
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by HNA Group Co against a judgment of the Commercial Court that it was liable under a charterparty guarantee. The issues before the judge, Knowles J, concerned bribery and the status of various admissions, which Shagang contended had been obtained by torture. The judge found that the […]
Hugh Mercer QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge, following an open competition run by the Judicial Appointments Commission. The Lord Chief Justice has appointed 32 Deputy High Court Judges in total, under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a single fixed four-year term.
Essex Court Chambers have received the following nominations for the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018: International Arbitration – Set of the Year Insurance – Set of the Year Graham Dunning QC – International Arbitration Silk of the Year Richard Millett QC – Chancery Silk of the Year David Scorey QC – Insurance Silk of the […]
David Foxton QC has published a case note in Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly discussing the Singapore decision in BQP v BQQ [2018] SGHC 55 which holds that the parol evidence rule does not apply in arbitration. Click here to access the case note in full. This article was first published in Lloyds Maritime […]
Graham Dunning QC is giving a keynote address at the Environmental Pollution and Small States Conference in London on 7th September 2018. The title of the lecture is “The Bangladesh Accord – a Model for Environmental Dispute Resolution?”. The Accord was agreed following the Rana Plaza disaster which resulted in significant loss of life and personal […]
On Tuesday 28th August 2018, Mr Justice Nicklin granted an application for an injunction brought by senior heart surgeon Professor Marjan Jahangiri, who was previously excluded from her duties at St George’s Hospital in South London. She was excluded having attempted to speak to a colleague about a disciplinary action which was unrelated to an ongoing […]
On Friday 10 August 2018, Choudhury J handed down judgment in Brown & Ors v Neon Underwriting [2018] EWHC 2137 (QB) upholding the claims for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal brought by two of its former underwriters and the claims for breach of contract brought by a third, current underwriter. The High Court held that Neon had […]
Professor Dan Sarooshi QC delivered the Hague Academy of International Law lectures on the topic “Immunities of States and International Organizations in National Courts” on 23-27 July 2018. The lectures provided a detailed and comparative review of how the immunities of States and international organizations are being developed by national courts from both common and civil […]
As part of its targeted recruitment campaign following the appointment of four members of Chambers as Queen’s Counsel, and three additional members as Justices of the High Court, the members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to welcome Ruth den Besten as a new tenant. Called in 2001, Ruth is a leading junior with substantial […]
