On 11 May 2017, Toby Landau QC of Essex Court Chambers was admitted to the Singapore Bar. His application for admission was heard by The Honourable Justice Quentin Loh. Mr Landau QC has a long association with Singapore. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar ad hoc to argue the Astro v First Media / […]
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This article by Christopher Smith QC examines some practical consequences of the principle established in South Australian Asset Management Corporation v York Montague [1996] UKHL 10 (the SAAMCO principle) and of the clarification provided by the Supreme Court in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland [2017] UKSC 21. Read the full article here
On 21 and 22 March 2017, the Supreme Court heard argument in Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Company of the Republic of Iraq. Four members of Essex Court Chambers were involved. The issues in the case include (i) identification of the true creditor of the issuing bank’s obligation under a letter of credit; […]
Q & A article published by LexisNexis, in which Ciaran Keller and Andrew Thompson QC assess and examine the practical implications of the judgment in BAT Industries plc v Sequana SA. Read the full article here.
John Robb explains the implications of a lender taking guarantees from more than one person over the same debt. The article considers the legal position from the perspective both of the lender and of the co-guarantors. Read the full practice note here.
John Robb writes this article for Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, on the limitation periods applicable to claims by lenders for repayment of their loans. Read the feature in full here.
On 22 March 2017 the Supreme Court gave judgment in Financial Conduct Authority v Macris. The issue in the case was whether the respondent was “identified” in a Decision Notice issued by the Financial Conduct Authority in which it had fined JP Morgan. Mr Macris maintained that he was identified and subject to prejudicial criticism, so […]
Paul Key QC and Siddharth Dhar acted for the Republic of Kazakhstan in major 7-day Commercial Court trial involving detailed allegations of Kazakh and Lebanese law relating to very significant claims brought against the State by Ruby Roz, a Kazakh poultry farm company. The sum in dispute was approximately $400m and brought into question whether the dispute resolution clause […]
Members of Essex Court Chambers are attending the 11th Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference in Geneva, from 16-17 March 2017. The programme sees Europe’s leading civil fraud litigation specialists come together to debate topics including; pressures and threats in fraud litigation (including the impact of Brexit), the 1MDB Scandal, the European Account Preservation Order […]
Simon Bryan QC and Guy Blackwood QC (of Quadrant Chambers) appeared on behalf of the successful respondent, Arab Insurance Group, in the Court of Appeal case of Axa Versicherung AG v Arab Insurance Group. The Court dismissed the appeal of Axa Versicherung AG (“Axa”) and upheld the first instance judgment of Mr Justice Males (reported […]
The Supreme Court has handed down its Judgment in the appeal on AMTF v. Marzillier [2017] UKSC 13, ruling that English courts do not have jurisdiction over an inducement to breach an exclusive English jurisdiction clause. It was alleged that Marzillier, a German law firm, induced German investors to bring tort claims in the German […]
The Supreme Court has today handed down an important decision on the interpretation of the New York Convention and the Arbitration Act 1996. The Supreme Court’s decision is the latest in a series of important appellate judgments arising out of the long-running dispute concerning the enforcement of a Nigerian arbitral award between NNPC, the Nigerian […]
