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 […]
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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 […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers would like to wish our clients, colleagues and friends warm wishes for the holiday season and a happy new year. This year, in lieu of sending Christmas cards, members have made a charitable donation to the Appeal for Afghan Women Judges. During the festive season business will continue as usual, […]
In September 2021 Azerbaijan and Armenia instituted separate proceedings against one another before the International Court of Justice, the claims are brought pursuant to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and are being heard as Armenia v. Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan v. Armenia. On 7 December, the Court issued Orders pursuant to two […]
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 […]
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 […]
