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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
