Commercial Court follows other recent high court decisions that it has no power to make an order against a non-party to an arbitration under S44 of the Arbitration Act 1996. In a judgment issued on 12 February 2020, Foxton J followed other recent high court decisions, in particular Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings v Unitech […]
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62 individual members of Essex Court Chambers have been recognised across 20 practice areas in the latest edition of the Chambers Global Guide 2020, following its release on Thursday 13th February. Chambers features in a total of 7 ‘ranked departments’, listing members of the set as global specialists in the following practice areas: International Arbitration, […]
On 22 January 2020, Roger ter Haar QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge refused to strike out a claim for career losses by a former employee, Vadim Benyatov. In doing so, he found the claims that there was an implied indemnity for future losses arising from the lawful performance by an employee of […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers feature in three of The Lawyer’s Top Appeals of 2020. The cases that have been listed are detailed below: Grant Thornton v Asset Co One of the first auditor negligence claims in relation to alleged fraudulent manipulation of accounts to go on trial for decades. There was a six-week trial […]
In this article James Collins QC explains the decision of the Commercial Court in TMF Trustee Ltd v Fire Navigation Inc, a case in which borrowers successfully relied on the prevention principle so as to deny lenders (and other finance parties) summary judgment for the sums said to be due pursuant to a loan agreement. […]
Chambers are delighted to be sponsoring the Legal Business Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit as it returns for its second year, taking place in London on 6 February 2020. Louise Hutton will be speaking on “Taking the bank – The rise of fraud claims against financiers” along with Ben Strong QC of One Essex Court, […]
Five cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers are featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases with proceedings set to be heard in court during 2020. The list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues. The cases involving members of Essex Court Chambers […]
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) has appointed six new members to its governing board. Toby Landau QC has been elected to the governing board and will take office for an initial four-year term from 1 April 2020. Speaking to the new appointments, ICCA President Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler notes: “ICCA is thrilled to welcome these […]
On 23 January, Mr Justice Bryan handed down judgment in National Bank Trust v Yurov & others [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm) following a 9-week trial in October/November 2018 in which members of Essex Court Chambers acted on both sides. The case had previously featured as one of the Lawyer Magazine’s Top 20 Cases of the Year and was one […]
On Friday 17 January 2020, the Commercial Court handed down judgment in TAQA Bratani Ltd v. RockRose UKCS8 LLC [2020] EWHC 58 (Comm) following an expedited trial in December 2019. The case is the latest dispute arising out of the acquisition by new investors of interests in aging North Sea oil and gas infrastructure and […]
Paul McGrath QC and Ruth den Besten will be speaking on “Freezing Orders: maximising scope and minimalizing the risks; how to capture relevant assets, and how to fund costs” this evening, at the COMBAR lecture series. The talk will consider how freezing orders might best capture all assets controlled by a defendant, and the issues […]
On 20 January 2020, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in Kabab-I SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2020] EWCA Civ 6. The case will be of interest to practitioners because: It clarifies the interpretative approach to be applied for determining whether there has been an express choice of law to govern the […]
