Her Majesty The Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor following consideration by the independent Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel has announced the results of the Queen’s Counsel appointments today. Six members of Essex Court Chambers have been appointed; Neil Hart, Ed Brown, Jeremy Brier, Tim Akkouh, Emily Wood and Lucas Bastin. The members of […]
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The Supreme Court on 20 December 2021 handed down its 77 page Judgment in the ongoing litigation which has involved the question of which of two boards, called “Maduro Board” and the “Guaidó Board”, are entitled to give instructions on behalf of the Central Bank of Venezuela (“BCV”) to financial institutions in England and Wales. The Supreme Court […]
Following a failed coup in August 1991, the process commenced which led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. in the weeks that followed. In the U.S.S.R.’s place, the pre-existing “Soviet Republics” declared their independence as new States (apart from the three Baltic States which resumed their earlier sovereignty), and Russia, which constituted as the “continuator […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have been awarded Set of the Year by Who’s Who Legal in 2021. Each year Who’s Who Legal present awards to the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in their research. 48 Members of Chambers have been highlighted across 9 practice areas including Arbitration, Asset […]
Members of Chambers have once again been highlighted in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2022 guide. Research for the Arbitration 2022 guide is undertaken jointly by Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review and highlights individuals and firms for their outstanding arbitrator and counsel work across a broad range of international proceedings. Congratulations to the members […]
This is an interesting tactical play for a defendant to seek summary judgment in the High Court even where there is a potentially applicable arbitration clause. In Deposit Guarantee Fund for Individuals v Bank Frick [2021] EWHC 3226 (Ch), the defendant applied for (i) a stay of English court proceedings under s.9 of the Arbitration […]
I have written about Covid-19 being used as a procedural excuse in an earlier article (“My Dog Ate My Homework! Relying on Covid-19 For An Extension Of Time”, 25 April 2020). The pandemic continues to raise such issues, particularly for the opportunistic litigant. There are two very recent cases from different sides of the Channel, […]
In a reserved judgment of the Commercial Court handed down by HHJ Pelling QC on 3 December 2021, the claims made by the Libyan Investment Authority (“LIA”) against Man GLG (formerly GLG Partners) have been struck out on limitation grounds: [2021] EWHC 2684 (Comm). LIA’s claims arose out of its purchase in June 2008 of […]
In a decision handed down on Thursday 25 November, Master Dagnall refused an application by a defendant to set aside an order which extended time for service of the claim form. That order had been made when there was uncertainty about whether service had been carried out because of the impact of COVID and lockdowns […]
The ICSID Tribunal in Addiko Bank AG v. Montenegro (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/35) rejected Addiko Bank AG’s claim that the 2015 and 2016 Laws on the Conversion of CHF Denominated Loans into EUR Denominated Loans was a breach of Montenegro’s international law obligations under the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the Republic of Austria and the […]
After being shortlisted for multiple awards, members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have won three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021 which were held at Old Billingsgate yesterday evening. The awards recognise sets of chambers and barristers who are at the top of the profession as identified by extensive objective research. […]
On Wednesday 17 November, Stephen Houseman QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, handed down judgment in Zi Wang v. Graham Darby [2021] EWHC 3054 (Comm). This is the first judgment to address the question, following a contested hearing, of whether or not cryptocurrency was held on trust. The Claimant asserted that […]
