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. […]
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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 […]
Steven Berry QC considers how insurers can react to the ECJ’s decision that a 3rd party victim can sue the insurer where the damage occurred or where domiciled. Click here to access Steven’s note in full, including relevant excerpts from the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 2 March 2018, Mr Justice Bryan handed down judgment in a landmark investment treaty case between GPF GP S.à.r.l and the Republic of Poland. The applicant (GPF) successfully set aside an investor-state award on jurisdiction rendered by an arbitral tribunal sitting in London (under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules) pursuant to section 67 of […]
Now in it’s Second Edition, this book published by Oxford University Press (OUP) provides analysis and interpretation on the construction of the Bermuda Form and addresses the dispute resolution process whilst covering the legal and practical issues. Authors: David Scorey QC, Richard Geddes, and Chris Harris Written by a team of practitioners with extensive first- hand […]
40 individual members of Essex Court Chambers have been recognised across 13 practice areas in the latest edition of the Chambers Global Guide 2018, following its release on Friday 16 February. Chambers features in a total of 6 ‘ranked departments’, listing members of the set as global specialists in the following practice areas: International Arbitration, […]
This article, co-authored by Professor Dan Sarooshi and Professor Robert Volterra, considers the very significant potential risks facing host states which are sued in ICSID. Read the article in full here. Article First published in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (January 2018).
