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 […]
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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).
On 5 February 2018, The Lawyer revealed its Top 20 Cases for the coming year. Eight members of Essex Court Chambers were named in the article, each acting on the featured cases. Further details on the featured cases and barristers from Essex Court involved are below: Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg) II SCA (‘Hellas II’) v Apax Partners […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Richard Millett QC and Toby Landau QC have been selected, in a list of only 12 barristers, for The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list 2018. The legal publication today unveiled its Hot 100 list for 2018, which recognises the profession’s brightest stars “acting on the most significant matters, disrupting the industry with their creative […]
On 9th January 2018, David Foxton QC gave a talk to the Attorney General’s Chambers, Singapore, on controlling contractual discretions. A comprehensive note of the talk, including types of contractual discretion, termination clauses, possible limitations on the exercise of contractual discretions and remedies can be seen here.
This article, by Christopher Smith QC, considers the proper method of assessing costs claimed as damages in the context of professional negligence proceedings. In particular whether, assuming the claim succeeds, the costs claimed should be the subject of assessment and, if so, whether this should be on the standard basis or the indemnity basis. Download the […]
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 […]
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 […]
