Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that Ben Juratowitch QC will join Essex Court Chambers on Monday 1 November 2021. Ben is a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and is Head of the firm’s Public International Law practice. Ben took silk in 2017 and is also a member of the Paris Bar. He […]
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The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in General Dynamics v Libya [2021] UKSC 22. General Dynamics seeks to enforce an arbitration award of over £16 million plus interest and costs made in 2016 by an ICC tribunal against Libya. On 21 June 2018, it issued proceedings in the High Court to enforce the […]
On Monday 14 June 2021, Sir Jeremy Lionel Cooke IJ issued a reserved judgment in the case of Singapore Airlines Ltd. v CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc. [2021] SGHC(I) 3. This judgment followed a short trial conducted remotely in the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) during May which dealt with issues of liability in […]
On Monday 14 June 2021, the Privy Council handed down judgment in Betamax Ltd v State Trading Corporation (Mauritius) [2021] UKPC 14. The case has important ramifications for the extent to which a court can set aside or refuse to enforce an international arbitration award on the basis that it conflicts with public policy. The appeal was brought […]
On 9 June 2021, Freedman J handed down judgment in Phoenix Interior Design Ltd v (1) Henley Homes Plc and (2) Union Street Holdings Ltd [2021] EWHC 1573 (QB), which was tried over two weeks in the Queen’s Bench Division. The case concerned interior design services supplied by the Claimant for the refurbishment and fitting […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers regret to announce with the greatest sadness that Lord Millett passed away on 27 May 2021. Lord Millett was a Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1986 to 1994, a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1994 to 1998 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary […]
Freedman J has today given judgment in relation to an anti-suit injunction sought in Bilal Khalifeh v. Blom Bank S.A.L. [2021] EWHC 1502. These proceedings concern an attempt by a depositor in a Lebanese bank to obtain repayment of the credit balances of his US$ accounts with the bank. The exclusive jurisdiction of the English […]
On 27 May 2021 the Commercial Court handed down judgment in TP ICAP Ltd v Nex Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 1375 (Comm), striking out large parts of a claim for breach of warranty, indemnities and declaratory relief relating to the acquisition by Tullett Prebon of the voice broking business of ICAP plc, said to arise out […]
On 25 May 2021, Eady J handed down judgment in Partners Group (UK) Limited and Partners Group (USA) Inc v Mulumba. The appeal was against a judgment of Employment Judge Nicolle finding that the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) had territorial jurisdiction over a claim brought by Ms Mulumba for discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing. Ms Mulumba […]
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Heathrow Airport Ltd & Ors v Her Majesty’s Treasury & Comrs for HM Revenue & Customs (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 783. The case, which was listed in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2021, concerned a judicial review of the HMRC’s and the Treasury’s decision […]
A Divisional Court, comprised of the President of the Family Division and Sir Duncan Ouseley, handed down its judgment on London Borough of Barnet v AG & Ors [2021] EWHC 1253 (Fam), concerning the question whether certain provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The London Borough […]
The BVI Commercial Court has set aside ex parte orders obtained by Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited (“Tethyan”) recognising and partially enforcing a US$6bn ICSID Arbitration Award (Case No. ARB/12/1) against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (“Award”). In December 2020, Tethyan obtained ex parte orders against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and other respondents, including […]
