On 22 November 2025 (published on 14 January 2026), Justice Mithani AG handed down judgment in National Bank Trust v. Shishkhanov, dismissing the jurisdiction challenges of four groups of Defendants to approx. US$2bn fraud proceedings brought by the Claimant, NBT, in the BVI. The judgment follows a 5-day hearing in October 2025 in which the […]
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Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Paul Davies has been elected to the Downing Professorship of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge. The Downing Professorship was founded in 1800 pursuant to a bequest in the will of Sir George Downing, founder of Downing College. Distinguished former holders of the […]
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has upheld an £183 million UNCITRAL Award that had been rendered in favour of two UK Claimants against an EU State pursuant to Article 26 of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). A three-Judge bench of the SICC – comprising Maniam J, Hascher IJ and Ramsey IJ – in an […]
The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2026 was published this week. 10 Essex Court Chambers members feature in four cases. The cases that members are involved in are as follows: Siccar Point v Ithaca Energy – Listed in the Commercial Court, 19th January 2026 over four days. This high-value dispute concerns the sale of oil […]
Essex Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Tim Eicke KC has been appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the King’s New Years Honours List 2026 in recognition of his services to the protection of Human Rights in Europe. The honour reflects Tim’s distinguished career and […]
Essex Court Chambers would like to wish all our friends and colleagues a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Thank you are all your support this year and we look forward to connecting again in 2026. Please note our reduced opening hours over the festive period: Wednesday 24 December: 8.00am – 1.00pm […]
On 11 December 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the landmark case of Tsaava and Others v Georgia, finding violations of Articles 3, 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned Georgian authorities’ dispersal of a protest in front of the […]
On 2 December 2025, Meade J handed down judgment in Amazon.com, Inc v InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc [2025] EWHC 3170 (Pat). The judgment rejected InterDigital’s application to set aside an anti-anti-suit injunction (AASI) prohibiting InterDigital from taking any steps to restrain Amazon’s pursuit of certain claims in pending proceedings in the Patents Court. The AASI […]
Following a three and a half week trial in the Commercial Court, Mr Justice Calver ruled in favour of the Claimant, Robert Gagliardi, awarding him USD$5.385m in damages (plus interest), determining that his former employer, US hedge fund Evolution Capital Management LLC, had breached its contractual obligations in failing to award him any discretionary bonus […]
Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce the appointments and reappointments of its members to the PIL Panels in this year’s competition: Jessica Wells has been reappointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel (PIL). Amy Sander has been reappointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel (PIL). Sean Aughey has been appointed to the Attorney General’s […]
On 20 November 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice, sitting as the final court of appeal for Belize, handed down its judgment in Controller of Supplies & Ors v Gas Tomza Ltd & Ors [2025] CCJ 16 (AJ). This judgment considers the proper approach to constitutional challenges to socio-economic legislation; specifically, whether regulatory legislation will […]
On 24 November 2025, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs, Lord Leggatt, Lord Richards and Lady Simler) handed down judgment in the case of Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v Bidzina Ivanishvili & Ors [2025] UKPC 53 (see also here). The decision arose out of a long-running fraud carried out […]
