On Thursday 12 May, Iain Quirk QC joined a panel of asset recovery specialists at the Asset Recovery International conference in Dublin. He was joined by Charles Kerrigan (CMS UK), Christopher Pease (Harneys) and Aidan Larkin (Asset Reality) to discuss cryptocurrencies, virtual assets, and other blockchain-related technologies in this new asset class. Joined by conference […]
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The Paris Agreement in the English courts: what role can it play in holding the State to account? Authors: Angeline Welsh and Jackie McArthur. Click to Download PDF Entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change in November 2016 was a watershed moment in global efforts to address climate change. It imposes binding […]
Nathan Pillow QC has been admitted to the bar of the British Virgin Islands yesterday. He joins the following Members of Chambers who have also been called to the BVI. Graham Dunning QC Andrew Hochhauser QC David Mildon QC Richard Millett QC Joe Smouha QC Huw Davies QC Paul Stanley QC Paul McGrath QC James […]
Essex Court Chambers has been shortlisted in the Chambers of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards 2022. The Lawyer Awards celebrate the best of the legal sector including the Bar and in-house legal community, establishing itself as a leading awards initiative. During the last 18 months, members of Essex Court Chambers have been involved […]
Climate Change and Directors’ Duties Authors: Edward Brown QC, John Robb and Daniel Fox Click to Download PDF Part 1 Introduction Company directors must exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence (Companies Act 2006 s.174). They must act in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the […]
Private Enforcement of Public Good: International Arbitration Agreements as a Mechanism For Climate Change Enforcement Authors: Graham Dunning QC and Benedict Tompkins. Click to Download PDF It appears, at first glance, to be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is a group of over […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Millett QC as joint-head of chambers with effect from today, Monday 25 April 2022. Richard replaces Huw Davies QC who has completed a planned half-term (two years) as joint-head with Joe Smouha QC. Richard was called to the bar in 1985 and […]
In a reserved judgment handed down on 11 April 2022 in JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky [2022] EWHC 868 (Ch) Trower J held that the approach adopted by the first defendant’s solicitors to redaction of their client’s WhatsApp messages was or may have been premised on an incorrect approach to establishing the relevance of […]
In a reserved judgment handed down on Friday 1 April 2022 in Africa Finance Corporation & others v Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Limited [2022] EWHC 768 (Comm), Sir Nigel Teare sitting as a Judge of the Commercial Court upheld claims for final anti-suit injunctive relief and dismissed the defendant’s applications to challenge jurisdiction […]
Substantial fraud proceedings seeking US$1.2bn in damages brought in the Commercial Court in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (“ADCB”) v. Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty and Ors [2022] EWHC 529 (Comm) have been stayed, and worldwide freezing orders discharged, on the basis that Abu Dhabi is clearly the appropriate forum for the determination of ADCB’s claims. The […]
Limitation in respect of dishonest assistance claims and s.213 claims were the subject of the judgment in Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (“TFS”) [2022] EWHC 723 (Ch). The claimant companies (now in liquidation) had previously engaged in MTIC VAT fraud in the summer of 2009 in respect of the importation and onward sale of […]
On 29 March 2022 the Bermudan Supreme Court (Chief Justice Hargun) handed down judgment following the trial of the dispute between Bidzina Ivanishvili (the former Prime Minister of Georgia) and other plaintiffs and Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Limited (“CS Life”), a member of the Credit Suisse group. The claim arose out of a long-running fraud […]
