Jeffrey Gruder QC and Naomi Hart consider the Supreme Court’s decision in Gard Marine and Energy Limited v China National Chartering Co (“The Ocean Victory”). Access the full article here.
News & publications
Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that David Craig QC has been appointed as a Recorder. Out of 2,500 applications in this round, 133 appointments have been made. David will sit part-time hearing criminal cases in the Crown Courts on the South Eastern Circuit, with his appointment taking effect from 4 April 2018. David […]
Steven Berry QC considers how insurers can react to the ECJ’s decision that a 3rd party victim can sue the insurer where the damage occurred or where domiciled. Click here to access Steven’s note in full, including relevant excerpts from the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 2 March 2018, Mr Justice Bryan handed down judgment in a landmark investment treaty case between GPF GP S.à.r.l and the Republic of Poland. The applicant (GPF) successfully set aside an investor-state award on jurisdiction rendered by an arbitral tribunal sitting in London (under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules) pursuant to section 67 of […]
Now in it’s Second Edition, this book published by Oxford University Press (OUP) provides analysis and interpretation on the construction of the Bermuda Form and addresses the dispute resolution process whilst covering the legal and practical issues. Authors: David Scorey QC, Richard Geddes, and Chris Harris Written by a team of practitioners with extensive first- hand […]
40 individual members of Essex Court Chambers have been recognised across 13 practice areas in the latest edition of the Chambers Global Guide 2018, following its release on Friday 16 February. Chambers features in a total of 6 ‘ranked departments’, listing members of the set as global specialists in the following practice areas: International Arbitration, […]
This article, co-authored by Professor Dan Sarooshi and Professor Robert Volterra, considers the very significant potential risks facing host states which are sued in ICSID. Read the article in full here. Article First published in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (January 2018).
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 […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Richard Millett QC and Toby Landau QC have been selected, in a list of only 12 barristers, for The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list 2018. The legal publication today unveiled its Hot 100 list for 2018, which recognises the profession’s brightest stars “acting on the most significant matters, disrupting the industry with their creative […]
On 9th January 2018, David Foxton QC gave a talk to the Attorney General’s Chambers, Singapore, on controlling contractual discretions. A comprehensive note of the talk, including types of contractual discretion, termination clauses, possible limitations on the exercise of contractual discretions and remedies can be seen here.
This article, by Christopher Smith QC, considers the proper method of assessing costs claimed as damages in the context of professional negligence proceedings. In particular whether, assuming the claim succeeds, the costs claimed should be the subject of assessment and, if so, whether this should be on the standard basis or the indemnity basis. Download the […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce that on 1 January 2018, Richard Hoyle became Chair of the Young Bar. He will undertake this part time role in addition to his full time practice at Essex Court Chambers. All barristers within their first seven years of practice are considered to be part […]
