On 17 December 2020 the Lord Chancellor announced the results of the Queen’s Counsel appointments. Five members of Essex Court Chambers were appointed Queen’s Counsel. Whilst the 2021 silk appointment ceremony is currently delayed due to the pandemic, all members were appointed virtually on March 15 2021. Learn more about each of our new silks […]
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Earlier this year judgment was handed down in Premier Cruises Ltd. v. DLA Piper Rus Ltd. [2021] EWHC 151 (Comm) (David Edwards Q.C.), the two defendant firms of solicitors, DLA Russia and DLA UK, both part of the DLA Piper group, sought a stay of the professional negligence claims brought against them by their former […]
The recent judgment of Foxton J in M v. N [2021] EWHC 360 (Comm) provides welcome clarification as to the circumstances in which the Court will make an order for alternative service of an arbitration claim form where the defendant is domiciled in a Hague Service Convention (HSC) country, or in a jurisdiction that is […]
The Commercial Court (Henshaw J) has given judgment in relation to the case of (1) Hulley Enterprises Limited, (2) Yukos Universal Limited, (3) Veteran Petroleum Limited v The Russian Federation [2021] EWHC 894. These proceedings concern the Claimants’ efforts to enforce in England high-profile arbitral awards handed down in 2014, in which the tribunal found […]
On 30 April 2021, Mr Justice Calver handed down judgment dismissing an application by the Fourth Defendant (“D4”) seeking further fortification of US$20m on the Claimants’ cross-undertaking in damages in PJSC National Bank Trust & anor v Boris Mints & ors [2021] EWHC 1089 (Comm). In June 2019, the Claimants obtained a WFO against D1-D4 […]
On 27 April 2021, Mr Justice Andrew Baker handed down judgment in the case of Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP & Ors [2021] EWHC 974 (Comm), following a four-day trial in March 2021. The case was featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2021. The case is […]
On Friday 23 April 2021, Mr Justice Calver sitting remotely in the Commercial Court granted final anti-suit injunctive relief, declarations, damages and indemnity costs in favour of the claimant in Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA v. International Bank of St.Petersburg (Joint Stock Company) (In Liquidation) [2021] EWHC 1039 (Comm). These expedited proceedings were commenced in […]
Judgment was handed down on 23 April 2021 by Mr Justice Butcher in the Commercial Court in Dynasty Company for Oil and Gas Trading Limited v (1) The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq; and (2) Dr Ashti Hawrami [2021] EWHC (Comm) 952. The case concerned a US$ 1.682 billion claim brought by Dynasty, an Iraqi oil and […]
Paul McGrath QC has been named Barrister of the Week by The Lawyer. Paul practises primarily in the field of international commercial/chancery litigation, having an “enviable reputation in the fields of tracing claims and asset recovery” and being credited as “the brains behind a lot of the innovative ideas out there.” Paul’s work includes freezing […]
On 19 April 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down its judgment in RAV Bahamas Ltd & Bimini Bay Resort Management Limited v Therapy Beach Club Incorporated [2021] UKPC 8, a landmark case in law on challenges to arbitral awards. The appeal concerned a challenge to an award for serious irregularity. It […]
London International Disputes Week 2021 will take place between 10 – 14 May, positioning London as a major international seat for the dispute resolution business. Taking place fully virtually for the first time, the programme will draw on current global issues facing the sector. Themes include: the role of London in a decentralised world, digital […]
In October 2020, a new provision was inserted in CPR Part 81 allowing the Court of its own initiative to consider whether to bring contempt proceedings against the defendant (CPR r.81.6). This differs in two respects from the previous position: (i) the Court’s power to act of its own initiative is no longer confined to […]
