On 28 April 2021, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea handed down judgment in the merits phase of Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius/Maldives). In these proceedings, Mauritius sought delimitation of a maritime boundary between the Chagos Archipelago and […]
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Essex Court Chambers has been shortlisted in the Chambers of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards 2023. The Lawyer Awards celebrate the best of the legal sector, both private practice and in-house legal professionals. This latest nomination reflects the quality and range of international commercial disputes handled at all levels, as well as a […]
The Law Commission has launched a project, ‘Digital assets: which law, which court?’, looking at adapting or reforming the conflict of laws rules for cryptocurrency disputes. In advance of its consultation paper, due to be published in the second half of 2023, Sophia Hurst comments on some of the problems encountered in the case law […]
Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that Edward Batrouney has joined Essex Court Chambers. Ed joins Chambers from the Victorian Bar in Melbourne. Ed has a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile with a particular focus on commercial litigation & arbitration, civil fraud, insurance, financial services, and professional negligence. Ed brings with […]
The Commercial Court in Navigator Equities Limited and Chernukhin v Deripaska [2023] EWHC 788 (Comm) has dismissed long-running committal proceedings brought against Oleg Deripaska, and has ordered indemnity costs in relation to the contents of the affidavit evidence filed in support of the committal application. The matter has a long history: the committal application was […]
Though best known for her international arbitration expertise, Angeline has extensive experience in a broad range of commercial disputes before the English courts and in offshore jurisdictions. She also has particular expertise in public law, having acted on some of the leading judicial review and constitutional cases in the Caribbean. Angeline’s arbitration practice includes both […]
Siddharth has a broad practice in substantial commercial litigation and arbitration disputes spanning the full breadth of Chambers’ work. In recent years he has appeared in cases before the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, all divisions of the High Court, and in very high value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations operating under a […]
Ruth’s practice spans the full range of commercial and chancery disputes, but she is particularly well known for her civil fraud expertise. She has appeared in many of the “big ticket” fraud trials of recent years, including Vale v Steinmetz, the 21 week trial of Suppipat v Narongdej (a $billion fraud claim, concerning ownership of […]
Members and staff of Essex Court Chambers are celebrating the appointment of three new King’s Counsel appointments today. Ruth den Besten, Siddharth Dhar and Angeline Welsh will be sworn in as Silk at a ceremony taking place today at the Palace of Westminster, following their appointment earlier this year. Senior Clerk Joe Ferrigno commented “I […]
Farmers, Flooding, and Climate Change: The Legal Risks Authors: Jessica Wells and Daniel Fox Click to download PDF Agriculture is one of the areas of human activity that is likely to be most profoundly affected by climate change and its regulatory responses. These are likely to include (i) crop yields being affected by rising temperatures, […]
Greenwashing: Some Thoughts on Future Claims under English Law Authors: Richard Hoyle and Jackie McArthur Click to download PDF Introduction Consider the following definitions of greenwashing: “Greenwashing is a PR tactic used to make a company or product appear environmentally friendly, without meaningfully reducing its environmental impact … Greenwashing aims to boost a company’s public […]
Climate change, international investment law and arbitration Authors: Alison Macdonald KC, Peter Webster and Mubarak Waseem Click to download PDF A pressing question in the field of investment law and arbitration is how investment tribunals will decide claims arising out of measures taken to mitigate climate change, and whether (and, if so, how) the system […]
