Members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce the appointment of former member of chambers, Mrs Justice Andrews as Lady Justice of Appeal. Dame Geraldine Andrews DBE was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1981 and became a member of Essex Court Chambers on completion of pupillage in 1983. She took Silk […]
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The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Shagang Shipping v HNA Group Company. Shagang claimed against HNA as guarantor of a long-term charterparty. HNA defended the claim on the basis that the underlying charterparty for the vessel had been procured by bribery of HNA’s employees and was unenforceable. The defence was founded on confession […]
On 14 July 2020, the International Court of Justice (“the Court”) handed down its judgments in two related cases: Appeal Relating to the Jurisdiction of the ICAO Council under Article 84 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates v Qatar) and Appeal Relating to the Jurisdiction of […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome three new tenants. Lorraine Aboagye, Katherine Ratcliffe and Akash Sonecha have all accepted invitations to join after successful completion of pupillage. During their pupillage they have experienced a broad range of practice areas in line with Chambers’ profile, overseen by senior pupillage supervisors. Lorraine, Katie and Akash will […]
Essex Court Chambers is delighted to announce that it is working with five other sets of Chambers to create a mentoring scheme, which aims to support and encourage individuals from groups which are underrepresented at the Bar of England and Wales (and in particular the commercial bar) to pursue careers as barristers. Those underrepresented groups […]
Applying to commit an opposing party for contempt of court can sound like a great idea. But it can also go wrong. Chernukhin v Deripaska [2020] EWHC 1798 (Comm) is a salutary lesson for all those involved in high-stakes, no-holds-barred litigation that objectivity must be maintained. In a judgment handed down on 17 July 2020, […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to announce that Sean Aughey will be joining Essex Court Chambers. Sean has a significant practice in Public International Law, with extensive experience before both domestic and international courts. He has considerable experience in Investor-State Arbitration cases, including under the ICSID Convention, the UNCITRAL Rules and the SCC Rules. Sean also has […]
Two members of chambers are involved in an important test case taking place this week; the trial will determine whether Business Interruption (BI) wordings respond to coronavirus-related losses. The FCA are seeking legal clarity on the proper meaning and effect of certain BI insurance wording during the Covid-19 crisis. Nine insurance companies are assisting with […]
Apache has bought a claim against the pipeline operator Ineos, claiming that Ineos is not entitled to require an increase in the tariff payable by Apache for the transportation of North Sea oil through Ineos’ pipeline system from 2021. Ineos argues that it is acting reasonably in circumstances where Apache wishes to use the pipeline […]
In an important case for English arbitration law, the Supreme Court will hear an expedited appeal at the end of July 2020 against the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enka v Chubb [2020] EWCA Civ 574. The Supreme Court will consider two fundamental issues: the correct approach as a matter of English […]
Three members of chambers are involved in the test case to determine whether Business Interruption (BI) wordings respond to coronavirus-related losses. The FCA are seeking legal clarity on the proper meaning and effect of certain BI insurance wording during the Covid-19 crisis. Proceedings were commenced last week in the Commercial Court. A Case Management Conference […]
On 11 June 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Tabidi v British Broadcasting Corporation [2020] EWCA Civ 733. The appeal arose out of the unsuccessful application by the Appellant, Mr Tabidi, for employment as a Broadcast Journalist with the BBC. Mr Tabidi claimed that the BBC had unlawfully discriminated […]
