Members of Chambers have received 99 rankings in the 2022 edition of the Chambers Global Guide following its release on Thursday 17 February. Members of Chambers have been ranked in 5 jurisdictions including The USA, The UK, Belize, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Chambers earned several notable rankings and received outstanding praise from clients and colleagues, including […]
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On 16 February 2022 Mr Justice Calver handed down judgment in ED & F Man Capital Markets Limited v Come Harvest Limited [2022] EWHC 229 (Comm) following a five week trial of civil fraud claims heard in the Commercial Court. The claim arose out of 92 forged warehouse receipts for nickel, purchased by the Claimant […]
Proceedings brought by Vale SA, one of the world’s largest international mining companies, against eight Defendants including Benjamin Steinmetz were today dismissed by Mr Justice Andrew Baker four weeks into an eleven week trial in the Commercial Court. The dismissal followed Vale’s request to discontinue the proceedings on an admission during trial that all of […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers were delighted to support the Arbitration Act 1996 at 25, a hybrid conference that took place on Monday 31 January 2022. The event was very well attended in person, as well as online; and feedback from those who attended has been excellent. Speakers included Lord Saville and Graham Dunning QC. […]
Members of Chambers announce that Essex Court Chambers will be the exclusive Chambers Partner for Asset Recovery International taking place in Dublin from 11 – 13th May. Conference organisers Informa said “Ranked in Tier 1 of both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for civil fraud, we cannot think of a better set to partner […]
On 3 February 2022, a new edition (the eleventh) of the Commercial Court Guide was published. This is the first update to the Guide since 2017 and it contains a variety of changes to practice and procedure of which practitioners will need to be aware. David Walsh has prepared An Overview of the Key Changes, […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce several promotions within the Essex Court clerking team which will take effect from today, Monday 31 January 2022. Ollie Butcher who joined us in 2013, has been promoted to Team Leader. Karl Alsleben who joined us over 10 years ago has been promoted as a Team […]
On Wednesday 27 January 2022, the Court of Appeal (Lady Justice Carr, Lady Justice Simler and Lord Justice Peter Jackson) dismissed the Claimant’s appeal in The Public Institution for Social Security v. Al Rajaan & Others [2022] EWCA Civ 29. The appeal followed Mr. Justice Henshaw’s judgment in the Commercial Court granting the jurisdiction challenge of several […]
Three cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers are featured in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals with proceedings set to be heard in court during 2022. The list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues. The cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers […]
In R (Aviva and Swiss Re) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal, allowing an appeal against orders of the Administrative Court, held that the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 does not violate insurers’ rights under Article 1, Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The […]
Three cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers are featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases with proceedings set to be heard in court during 2022. The list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues. The cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers […]
The European Court of Human Rights today handed down its judgment in Gareth Lee v. the United Kingdom. Mr Lee had brought a claim for breach of Northern Ireland’s anti-discrimination laws against a bakery which had refused to supply him with a cake that had been iced with a message of support for legalising same-sex […]
