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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 […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to congratulate Charles Ciumei QC and Naomi Hart on being nominated for awards at the upcoming Bar Pro Bono Awards 2020. Charles Ciumei QC has been nominated for the Pro Bono QC of the Year award and Naomi Hart has been nominated for the Young Pro Bono Barrister […]

In episode 5 of the Essex Court Chambers ’10 in 10′ podcast, Stephen Houseman QC talks to Steven Berry QC and David Walsh about the Fiona Trust litigation, which spurned seventeen reported decisions including four from the Court of Appeal and one from the House of Lords. Members of Essex Court Chambers appeared in virtually […]

The Court of Appeal (Males, Phillips, Lewison LJJ) on Monday handed down judgment in The “Maduro Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela v. The “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela [2020] EWCA Civ 1249. A copy of the Judgment is available here. Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Professor Dan Sarooshi QC, Brian Dye […]

A common issue for tribunals hearing disputes arising under international investment treaties is what effect, if any, they must give to a prior jurisdiction or (non-treaty) arbitration agreement between the investor and an organ of the host State. The International and Comparative Law Quarterly has published an article on this subject by Stephen Donnelly. The article is […]

After undertaking 10,000 Steps for Justice in June, today an Essex Court Chambers team including Jacky Chase, John Robb and Lucy Smith completed 10K for justice to raise money for London Legal Support Trust which funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around London as well as the Free Representation Unit and Advocate. […]

An international arbitral tribunal in The Hague, constituted under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, has ruled in favour of Vodafone International Holdings BV in its $5.5 billion tax dispute with India. Following a long-running and high profile dispute that had previously been the subject of an Indian Supreme Court ruling, and then retrospective legislation in […]

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 […]

Hugh Mercer QC has been elected to serve as Head of the UK Delegation to The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). The CCBE is recognised as the voice of the European legal profession representing, through its members, more than 1 million European lawyers. The CCBE represents European bars and law societies […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce the set has been awarded Chambers of the Year at the annual Legal Business Awards 2020. The Chambers of the Year award highlights a UK set for an impressive performance in 2019. Key factors considered include evidence of an outstanding track record in winning high-end disputes, […]

Members of Essex Court Chambers are please to release the third episode of the Essex Court Chambers podcast today. In this episode Stephen Houseman QC is joined by Tim Akkouh and James Sheehan for a discussion about ‘the extraordinary’ case of JSC BTA Bank v Mukhtar Ablyazov and associated litigation. Listen here