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 […]
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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 […]
Essex Court Chambers is delighted to announce the next event in the collaborative programme of events directed at issues of diversity in recruitment to the commercial Bar. Together with Brick Court Chambers, Fountain Court Chambers and One Essex Court, we are hosting an event in Cambridge on 11 February under the headline, “A career as […]
Mr Dennis Saw Teng Sheng and Mr Ho Qi Rui Daniel from ‘Team D&D’ have won the Essex Court Chambers – SAL International Mooting Competition 2020. This year’s competition included 24 teams of accomplished advocates from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Brunei and the People’s Republic of China. The competition gives young lawyers (those […]
The members of Chambers are delighted to announce that Alison Macdonald QC and Angeline Welsh are joining Essex Court Chambers. Alison Macdonald QC has an extensive practice in public international law, arbitration, human rights, and financial crime, in both domestic and international courts and tribunals. She is described in Chambers and Partners as “a sensational advocate” […]
With effect from 10th January 2020, Joe Smouha QC and Huw Davies QC have been appointed as Joint Heads of Chambers, following the announcement of David Foxton QC’s elevation to the High Court Bench.
Members of Chambers warmly congratulate David Foxton QC on his appointment to the High Court Bench, with effect from 13th January. David has been an inspirational Head of Chambers since 2017 and his leadership will be missed. Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1989, David took Silk in 2006. He was appointed as […]
On 18 December 2019 the Employment Tribunal delivered its judgment in Forstater v CGD, concluding that the claimant’s views, as expressed on social media, including her refusal to accept that transwomen are women, were not protected under the 2010 Equality Act. Employment Judge Tayler found that the claimant’s views, in their absolutist nature, were incompatible […]
