Hugh Mercer QC and Andrew Legg represented the claimants in their long-running claim for judicial review that a moratorium on the production of desinewed meat introduced by the Food Standards Agency in April 2012 was unlawful. The judgment found that the moratorium was partially unlawful and it considered the boundary between the competence of national courts over […]
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The London Shipping Law Centre has invited a distinguished panel of members of the Bar to consider issues surrounding the Arbitration Act 1996 and whether it has proven fit for purpose. Chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate, this event takes place on Thursday 10th March 2016 at Stephenson Harwood’s offices. Speakers include Essex Court’s Brian […]
Simon Bryan QC and Edward Brown successfully acted for Castex Technologies, listed on the Indian stock exchange, in a Commercial Court dispute regarding notice obligations under its US$70 million bond issue. The Commercial Court (Burton J) determined a preliminary issue as to whether notice obligations in respect of mandatory conversion notices issued pursuant to the […]
Andrew Hochhauser QC, instructed by Slater & Gordon, advised Oisin Tymon in relation to his claims against Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC. Mr Tymon’s claim has been settled on terms including a public apology from Mr Clarkson, as widely reported in the media.
Graham Dunning QC, acting on behalf of Venezuela, recently led Christopher Harris of 3VB, in proceedings brought to enforce an award issued under the Venezuela/Canada BIT. He was instructed by Kamal Shah and Richard Garcia of Stephenson Harwood. The hearing raised (inter alia) issues as to (a) the meaning of “investor” under the BIT, focussing on […]
The Members of Essex Court are delighted to announce that Felix Wardle has joined Chambers as a tenant on successful completion of pupillage. Felix graduated in 2008 with a first in Law from Merton College, Oxford. He was subsequently awarded a Kennedy Scholarship to study for the LLM at Harvard, where he specialised in constitutional law, […]
David Joseph QC, Toby Landau QC and Jern-Fei Ng have dominated the rankings for Arbitration: The Bar (Singapore) and Arbitration (International): The Bar (Asia-Pacific Region) in the Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide 2016. Essex Court Chambers is the only set with individuals featured in Band 1 in the silk and junior sections of both categories. […]
Mr Devathas Satianathan and Miss Gek Min Yeo from the Singapore Justices’ Law Clerks Team A have won the prestigious Essex Court Chambers – SAL International Mooting Competition 2016. This year’s competition included 22 teams of accomplished advocates from countries including Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong, India and Malaysia, with the competition intended to give young […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Anton Dudnikov and Catherine Jung have been recognised as rising stars in Legal Week’s ‘Stars at the Bar 2016’. The feature profiles just ten of the most promising barristers of ten years call and under and market research is undertaken to determine exceptional achievers. Anton and Catherine became tenants at Essex Court […]
Essex Court Chambers’ James Willan has been selected, as one of only 10 barristers, in The Lawyer Hot 100 2016. The leading legal publication today unveiled its Hot 100 list for 2016, which names the “best lawyers in the business”. The Lawyer describes James as “one of the big names at the bar in civil fraud and banking […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted at the announcement that Salim Moollan will be appointed to Queen’s Counsel in the 2015-2016 round of appointments. Salim was called to the Bar in 1998 and specialises in international and commercial law, in particular international and commercial arbitration. The award of Queen’s Counsel is bestowed upon those who […]
In Bibby Factors Northwest Limited v HFD Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1908, Edward Brown successfully resisted claims by invoice factors to prevent set off of cross-claims following insolvency. The Court of Appeal, upholding a decision of the Mercantile Court, held that debt claims brought by an invoice factor did not override principles of assignment and […]
