On Friday 6th November 2020, Mr. Justice Henshaw handed down judgment in relation to a jurisdictional challenge by several defendants in the case of The Public Institution for Social Security v. Al Rajaan & Others [2020] EWHC 2979 (Comm). This is one of the most significant pieces of international fraud litigation currently before the English […]
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Peter Webster has published a note on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Maduro Board v Guaidó Board [2020] EWCA 1249. It is available to read on the blog of the European Journal of International Law: The Venezuelan Gold decision: recognition in the English Court of Appeal
The Supreme Court has given permission to appeal in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority against Arch Insurance and others. At first instance, a specially constituted Court (Flaux LJ and Butcher J) handed down a 580 paragraph judgment, addressing a number of construction issues and issues of principle on causation in business […]
In episode seven, Stephen Houseman QC is joined by Richard Millett QC and Anna Dilnot to discuss the chancery insolvency case of BAT v. Sequana, which occupied many weeks of Chancery Division’s time in 2016 and the Court of Appeal in 2018. The high profile case concerned the payment of two dividends by AWA to its parent company Sequana. Both sets […]
In a new publication, Edmund King QC sets out a list of ways that a case can be conducted badly and highlights some of the most common pitfalls so that you avoid them. I can’t, without looking as absurd as a celibate priest giving a 45 minute wedding homily on the secrets of a successful […]
Members of Chambers are pleased to share that Amy Sander has been promoted to the Attorney General’s Public International Law A panel of counsel and both Sean Aughey and Andrew Legg have been promoted to the B panel of counsel. Jackie McArthur, Stephen Donnelly, and Naomi Hart have been newly appointed to the C panel of counsel for Public International Law. The Attorney […]
In episode 6 of the Essex Court Chambers ‘10 in 10’ podcast, Stephen Houseman QC talks to Hugh Mercer QC and Professor Dan Sarooshi QC about the two Gina Miller appeals to the Supreme Court in 2017 and 2019 and the effect of the decisions on the Brexit process. The first appeal, heard in 2017, […]
On Friday 11 September, The High Court handed down Judgment in Comberg v. VivoPower. Members of Chambers acted for both the Claimant (Dr Comberg) and the Defendants (VivoPower) in what Freedman J described as “hard-fought” litigation, tried over 3 weeks in the Queen’s Bench Division. Dr Comberg claimed constructive dismissal from his position as CEO […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to congratulate its clerking team on receiving outstanding praise from clients collected by the leading legal directories in 2021. The Legal 500 Published on Wednesday 21 October, The Legal 500 have released a suite of market feedback received by their research team over recent months, including expanded market […]
Members of Chambers have once again been highly ranked by the leading legal directories for 2021. Chambers and Partners 2021 In the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2021 members of chambers have been ranked in 22 practice areas and the set has been ranked in 12 practice areas. Essex Court Chambers is also newly ranked […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to congratulate Professor Paul S Davies for being awarded a prestigious 2020 Philip Leverhulme Prize. Paul has been awarded the prize for his work on private law of England and Wales, with a particular focus on commercial law. The Award recognises the achievement of up to 30 UK University researchers whose […]
On Friday 9 October 2020, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Co Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 following an expedited appeal heard in July from the Court of Appeal decision earlier this year. As previously posted, members of Essex Court Chambers were instructed on both sides for […]
