Sam Wordsworth QC was invited to give expert evidence on 4 September to the ‘no deal’ financial obligations enquiry conducted by the House of Lords sub-committee on EU financial affairs. The evidence can be seen here. The questions posed by the committee focused on whether the UK has financial obligations to pay into the EU […]
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Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have received the following nominations for the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019: International Arbitration – Set of the Year Insurance – Set of the Year Joe Smouha QC – Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year James Willan – Banking Junior of the Year Tom Ford – Commercial Litigation Junior […]
In the 2019 edition of the Chambers & Partners UK Bar directory, Essex Court Chambers gained a new set ranking in Chancery: Commercial law. To celebrate this recognition and to showcase the work that members have been doing for many years in this area, members of Essex Court Chambers are holding a Chancery Commercial focused […]
In a £60 million dispute between the AMEX group and HMRC, the Tax Tribunal has held in favour of AMEX. The case raised the vexed and perennial question of analysing triangular and linear supply situations, where the issue is whether A makes its supplies to B or C, or both. It also involved the analysis […]
Richard Hoyle appeared for 3M and Arizant Healthcare in securing the enforcement of several Letters of Request under the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad, against a number of leading medical practitioners in the UK who had either participated in or conducted medical studies related to the use of a medical warming device […]
Members of Chambers warmly congratulate Martin Griffiths QC on his appointment as a Justice of the High Court, with effect from 1st October. Called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1986, Martin took Silk in 2006. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2009 and authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge […]
An article by Ricky Diwan QC based on a presentation given at the inaugural GAR Live Mumbai on 15 June 2019 and the debate that ensued. Rethinking Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration
The Members of Essex Court Chambers are pleased to announce that Edward Brown has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘A’ Panel of Counsel to the Crown and both Stephen Donnelly and Jackie McArthur have been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘C’ Panel. Edward is a very experienced trial advocate and regularly handles substantial cases […]
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
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
