The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to announce that on 1 January 2018, Richard Hoyle became Chair of the Young Bar. He will undertake this part time role in addition to his full time practice at Essex Court Chambers. All barristers within their first seven years of practice are considered to be part […]
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Following the release of the results of the Queen’s Counsel appointments 2017, Philippa Hopkins, Edmund King, Jern-Fei Ng and Professor Dan Sarooshi have been informed that they will be appointed to Silk at a ceremony to be held on Monday 26th February 2018 in Westminster Hall. The members of Essex Court Chambers warmly congratulate all four […]
On Wednesday 6 December 2017, judgment was handed down by Mrs Justice Moulder in Faieta v ICAP, dismissing a breach of contract claim brought by a former employee of ICAP who alleged that ICAP had acted unlawfully by putting him and keeping him on garden leave for 15 months so as to avoid paying him […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have renewed their commitment as official supporters of the Social Mobility Foundation (“SMF”) for a further three years. The SMF is a charity that aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low-income backgrounds. The students it supports are selected on […]
Mr Justice Males has given Judgment in favour of a number of distressed debt funds run by The Fortress Group and Cyrus Partners Limited, following a 6-week trial of a professional negligence action which the funds brought against BNP Paribas. The funds purchased certificates in the after-market of the “Golden Belt” Sukuk, a US$650m Islamic […]
The European Circuit Executive Committee has appointed Jane Russell and Erik Lagerlof to the position of Junior of the European Circuit. They will jointly hold this position until the Annual Conference in 2019. In her role, Jane will be jointly responsible for representing the interests of the junior bar as members of the European Circuit, […]
Essex Court Chambers has won International Arbitration Set of the Year in The Legal 500 Awards 2018. James Willan has been named Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year. The full list of nominees and winners can be found here.
Owen Lloyd has been selected as one of three judicial assistances under the Commercial Court Judicial Assistant Pilot Scheme launched in association with the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR). The Pilot Scheme was launched by the Commercial Court on 3 November 2017 with a view to recruiting candidates of “outstanding quality”. The successful candidates were selected […]
Following the release of the shortlist for The Legal 500 UK Bar 2018, Essex Court Chambers and its Members have been nominated for 12 awards. Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year – Paul McGrath QC Junior of the Year – James Willan Construction and Energy Junior of the Year – Jern-Fei Ng International Arbitration Set […]
Earlier this year, the Financial Services Disputes Group of Deloitte LLP and David Foxton QC, James Willan and James Sheehan of Essex Court Chambers held a seminar to discuss legal issues arising from automated FX trading. This paper summarises the issues addressed: Automated FX Trading
On 9 November 2017, members of Essex Court Chambers were delighted to provide mock university law admission interviews for talented students from the Social Mobility Foundation (“the SMF”). The students were all in the process of applying to study undergraduate law at university. David Foxton QC, Head of Chambers, said “we are delighted to support […]
On 25 October 2017 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Taurus v SOMO, allowing Taurus’ appeal. Amongst other matters, the Court unanimously overruled earlier Court of Appeal authority on the situs of debts arising under letters of credit. The full judgment can be read here: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2015-0199-judgment.pdf A summary is available at https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2015-0199-press-summary.pdf Gordon Pollock QC (leading Guy Blackwood QC, […]
