The Singapore Academy of Law (“the Academy”) is offering up to 2 six-month overseas attachments at Essex Court Chambers and Fountain Court Chambers for the financial year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. Applicants must: a) be members of the Academy; and b) have between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience as […]
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Law and art came together in a joint event celebrating the 125th Anniversary Edition of Scrutton on Charterparties and the launch of the Rolls Building Art & Education Trust. Lord Justice Scrutton’s granddaughter, Dr Mary Midgley, attended the event to kindly donate his Letters Patent which will be on permanent display at the Rolls Building. […]
Four young lawyers took part in the final of a mooting competition organised by Essex Court Chambers and the English-Speaking Union (“ESU”), and supported by the Singapore Academy of Law. This is the first occasion on which a mooting competition, which is designed to test the advocacy skills of its participants, has been held in […]
As of 1 January 2012, Toby Landau QC has been appointed to the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the SCC). The SCC is one of the world’s leading arbitration institutions. It originally came to prominence in the 1970’s, as a centre for the resolution of East-West trade disputes. It […]
Frequently cited in court, this text is the leading work on guarantees written by experts in their field; Millett and Andrews. A practitioner focused text examining the law and practice of guarantees and surety, it covers everything required for work in this area. Provides a detailed analysis of the various statutory and contractual requirements relating […]
Subscription Information: 12 Issues & 2 Indexes a year The European Human Rights Reports provide full text judgments and all separate opinions of key cases decided in the European Court of Human Rights. Offers a wide selection of significant cases from the European Court of Human Rights, of direct and immediate relevance to criminal and […]
David Scorey of Essex Court Chambers co-hosted two book launch receptions for “The Bermuda Form – Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance,” which is published by Oxford University Press. The event was shared with co-authors Richard Geddes of Sedgwick LLP and Chris Harris of Clyde & Co LLP. They were held in Bermuda […]
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. It includes a copy of the Bermuda Form and discussion of competing arguments and constructions which have been advanced in confidential Bermuda Form […]
Jern-Fei Ng has been selected by the Tax Journal for inclusion in its “40 under 40”guide which recognises forty leading tax professionals based in the UK, under the age of forty as at 1 November 2011, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers to date, as verified by independent researchers and by the Tax Journal. […]
Described as the only work to focus solely on this specific area, The Law and Practice of Compelled Evidence in Civil Proceedings written by Sara Cockerill QC and published by Oxford University Press, this book provides a uniquely detailed and comprehensive reference on both oral and documentary evidence.
On 13 October 2011, Mr. Salim Moollan (Mauritius), Chairperson of the forty-fourth session of UNCITRAL, met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters in New York to update him on the current work of UNCITRAL. For more information see the UNICTRAL news release.
The only work to focus solely on this specific area Provides a uniquely detailed and comprehensive reference on both oral and documentary evidence Practically focused with clear guidance on issues arising in drafting and defending letters of request and in conducting or advising at a hearing of a deposition under a letter of request Broad […]
