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 […]
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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, […]
On 16th October 2017, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a press release on behalf of the tribunal in two arbitrations arising under the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh of May 2013. The Accord is an agreement between global brands and trade unions created in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building […]
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Libya v Janah (Supreme Court, 18 October 2017) Reyes v Al Malki (Supreme Court, 18 October 2017) The Supreme Court has handed down two judgments concerning the immunity of embassies and diplomatic agents in relation to employment claims brought in the English courts by members of […]
On 30 October 2017, David Foxton QC (Head of Chambers) and Paul Stanley QC (E&D Officer) attended FreeBar’s (a forum which promotes LGBT and equality and inclusion across the Bar) panel discussion on best practice to address the question “How can Chambers be LGBT+ inclusive?”. There was a large attendance from across the Bar and […]
Essex Court Chambers picked up the award for International Arbitration Set of the Year at last night’s Chambers Bar Awards, for the 13th consecutive year. The awards are based on research for the 2018 edition of Chambers UK Bar and reflect pre-eminence in key practice areas within sets of Chambers. They also reflect notable achievements […]
Judgment has been handed down today by the Court of Appeal in JSCS Tatneft v Bogolyubov & Kolomoisky & Ors, in which the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by Tatneft, a Russian oil major, on all points against a judgment of Picken J late last year in which he had dismissed Tatneft’s claims and […]
On 5 September 2017, Mr Justice Blair handed down judgment in the Commercial Court on a series of applications and cross-applications in Autoridad del Canal de Panamá v Sacyr SA and others [2017] EWHC 2228 (Comm). The background to the proceedings is a major engineering project involving the expansion of the Panama canal. The Claimant, […]
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome three new tenants today. Naomi Hart, Benedict Tompkins and Owen Lloyd have all accepted invitations to join Chambers on successful completion of pupillage. During their pupillage they have experienced a broad range of practice areas in line with Chambers’ profile. Further information on their experience and CVs can […]
The role of an amicus curiae in an investment treaty arbitration continues to be an issue of interest in the field. The past three years or so have seen a number of interesting decisions on the issue. This note introduces those recent developments, and points the reader to three previous contributions that deal with the […]
