Professor Vaughan Lowe QC and Richard Hoyle, alongside Dr Christopher Ward SC and Dr Stephen Tully, recently advised the Norfolk Island People for Democracy in an Opinion entitled ‘In the matter of the Status of Norfolk Island as a Non-Self-Governing Territory’ as part of the ongoing high profile dispute between Norfolk Island and Australia. The […]
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David Craig QC, instructed by Mishcon de Reya, obtained a final injunction on behalf of Tata Consultancy Services, one of the world’s leading IT businesses, against an individual who had managed to obtain, from an employee of Tata, details about a large number of Tata’s employees and clients taken from its internal database. The Defendant […]
David Craig QC, instructed by Linklaters, successfully acted for Glencore International Plc in the Court of Appeal in respect of a claim arising out of Glencore’s multi-billion pound merger with Xstrata. Xstrata’s former company secretary, Richard Elliston, was awarded damages in the High Court for Glencore’s refusal to pay him a “prescribed sum payment”, payable […]
The first ICCA Congress to be held in Africa is in progress in Mauritius, where delegates have heard from speakers including UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and Nobel laureate Mohammed El Baradei. Salim Moollan QC is the Chairman of the ICCA 2016 Host Committee. Toby Landau QC is speaking on ‘How to Prepare a Persuasive […]
The members of Essex Court Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Chambers of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards 2016. The last year has seen the members of Essex Court Chambers maintain and strengthen their leading position in Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration, but also commit to further raising their profile in specialist, […]
John Lockey QC, instructed by Mayer Brown and leading Ben Lynch of Fountain Court and Peter Morcos of 4 New Square, acted for AIG in its successful appeal to the Court of Appeal in the case of AIG Europe Ltd v OC320301 LLP [2016] EWCA Civ 367. This is the first case to consider the […]
Tim Eicke QC recently gave an interview to LexisPSL on the issue of acquired rights. The interview in full is available here: Could EU citizens living in the UK claim acquired rights if there is a full Brexit? This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Immigration analysis on 11 April 2016. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL.
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 […]
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 […]
