A briefing note by Mubarak Waseem summarising the judgment in Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] UKSC 32 and addressing its practical significance. Download the PDF
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On 3 July the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Egon Zehnder v Tillman [2019] UKSC 32. Tillman is the first employee competition case to be considered at the highest level in more than a century. The Supreme Court judgment, which reformulates the test for severance, is likely to be of considerable practical importance for employers, employees and commercial parties litigating […]
A US court has recently denied creditors the right to recover US$387m in “makewhole” payment obligations triggered by the borrower’s entry into insolvency. In the light of that decision, this article by James Sheehan considers the nature of make-whole provisions and their effect under English law, and in particular their enforceability in the borrower’s insolvency. […]
The Renos is set to be one of the landmark marine insurance decisions of the year. Neil Hart considers the Supreme Court judgment and its practical implications for shipowners and insurers. Download article here This article was first published in the June edition of LexisNexis PSL Insurance & Reinsurance Monthly Highlights
On Tuesday 25 June 2019 the Commercial Court (Andrew Baker J) gave a further judgment in the Gruber & Ors v AIG litigation. The judgment examines the principles which govern the application of the doctrine of Henderson v Henderson abuse to different stages in the same proceedings, and also contains useful guidance as to the […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Tim Akkouh as a new tenant. Called in 2004, Tim is a leading junior with substantial experience of civil fraud, commercial chancery and heavyweight commercial litigation. His reported cases include JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov, Pinchuk v Bogolyubov, Mezhprom v Pugachev and Republic of Djibouti v Boreh. Tim […]
Essex Court Chambers has been named Chambers of the Year 2019 at The Lawyer Awards, which took place on 25 June at Grosvenor House. Senior Clerk Joe Ferrigno and members of his team collected the award, commended for the recent clerking restructure which involved several internal promotions. Members of Chambers were accredited for the consistency […]
Adam Woolnough gives an update on the disclosure pilot scheme case law and the judgment in UTD LLC v Sheffield United Limited [2019] EWHC 914 (Chd). Case note – Sheffield United Ltd
On 12 June 2019 the Supreme Court gave its judgment in The Renos (Sveriges Angfartygs Assurans Forening (the Swedish Club) & Ors v Connect Shipping Inc & Ors) [2019] UKSC 29, which is likely to be one of the landmark marine insurance decisions of the year. The insurers appealed against a finding that the insured […]
The Commercial Court in London today starts hearing the trial of Yukos Finance BV & others v. Stephen Lynch & others. This is the first of four major trials this year involving members of Essex Court Chambers as featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2019. The claim is brought by seven claimants against […]
Following the COMBAR AGM on 6 June 2019, David Joseph QC has been elected as Vice Chair of COMBAR, serving under Sonia Tolaney QC who takes over as Chair from Andrew Spink QC. David is joined by Emily Wood from Essex Court Chambers who has been re-elected to the Executive Committee for 2019/20. On 13 […]
On 23 May 2019 the Court of Appeal overturned a first instance ruling of 21 December 2017 in Koza Ltd & Anor v Akcil & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 891 , which included a finding that a proposed ICSID claim would fail on the basis that it was not an investment within the meaning of the UK-Turkey BIT […]
