Jeremy Brier has today been appointed a Recorder by the Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP, and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. Jeremy will be deployed to sit in the Criminal jurisdiction on the South Eastern […]
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An article written by David Mildon QC on the drafting of long term contracts: Successive disputes under long term contracts: when can issue preclusion arise?
David Craig QC and Edward Brown appeared in the DIFC Court of First Instance in the first urgent application to enforce post-termination restraints. The claim arose in a dispute between international commodities trader, ED&F Man with one of its traders and a competitor. All Defendants have given undertakings over to a trial in the DIFC […]
Essex Court Chambers has come top of the list of Leading Sets for 2018 in Who’s Who Legal’s latest analysis. Following thousands of interviews conducted and out of over 100 featured sets, members of Essex Court Chambers featured in the most listings in the country this year, with 72 in total. The full listings are […]
Essex Court Chambers is hosting its annual Student Open Day, intended to give an introduction to Chambers and working at the Commercial Bar. Members of Essex Court welcomed a group of undergraduates this morning from a range of universities and undergraduate subjects, for a day of workshop sessions on advocacy skills, as well as talks […]
In a judgment handed down today, two former executive directors of Lloyds Bank have succeeded in their application for summary judgment for an award of shares. Mr Daniels and Mr Tate sought an order for the transfer of shares that they claimed were due to them under a long tem incentive plan with the Bank. […]
Essex Court Chambers is currently accepting applications for tenancy from practitioners at the Bar of approximately 8 years’ call or above with established commercial practices. Click here for further information.
An article co-authored by David Foxton QC, James Willan and James Sheehan considering legal issues which may arise from the use of automated FX platforms, and in particular those arising when the bank seeks to reserve the right not to complete the trade when the client has placed a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or makes […]
Alongside his full time practice, in his role as Chair of the Young Bar for 2018, Richard Hoyle has been actively involved in organising the work of the Young Barristers’ Committee and contributing to the ongoing activities of the Bar Council. Richard wrote an article for the February edition of Counsel Magazine about raising the […]
Following his talk at the C5 Fraud & Asset Tracing Conference in Geneva in March 2018, Edmund King QC has produced a paper that considers, Is the Pugachev ruling the end of Offshore Trusts and should it be?
Jeffrey Gruder QC and Naomi Hart consider the Supreme Court’s decision in Gard Marine and Energy Limited v China National Chartering Co (“The Ocean Victory”). Access the full article here.
Members of Chambers are pleased to announce that David Craig QC has been appointed as a Recorder. Out of 2,500 applications in this round, 133 appointments have been made. David will sit part-time hearing criminal cases in the Crown Courts on the South Eastern Circuit, with his appointment taking effect from 4 April 2018. David […]