Essays in Memory of Sir Ian BrownlieEdited by Maurizio Ragazzi In December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Law Commission’s articles on the responsibility of international organizations, bringing to conclusion not only nearly ten years of reflection by the Commission, governments and organizations on this specific topic, but also decades of study […]
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“The decision in Sinclair v Versailles to favour the reasoning of Lister v Stubbs over A-G of Hong v Reid has substantially reduced the ambit of proprietary claims arising from a breach of fiduciary duty but in manner which fails to take into account the legitimate arguments on both sides of the debate and which […]
David Scorey has been selected by the Tax Journal for inclusion in its “40 under 40”guide to 40 leading tax professionals based in the UK, under the age of 40 as at 1 November 2012, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers to date, as verified by independent researchers and by Tax Journal. Researchers received […]
“When international financial institutions arbitrate: what law governs international investment arbitration.” Published in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law Vol.27 No.10 Nov. 2012
Al Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department; DD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 54 Tim Eicke Q.C., leading Iain Quirk and Jonathan Auburn of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square and instructed by the Treasury Solicitor, successfully defended the Secretary of State in these two appeals, in which the […]
Every year, leading legal publication, Legal Week identifies and profiles the ten “most acclaimed young commercial advocates making their mark” and this year David Peters and Jern-Fei Ng of Essex Court Chambers were among the ten selected. The results were formed by contacting more than 350 solicitors, barristers, Queen’s Counsel and senior clerks to ascertain […]
Essex Court Chambers’ Jeffrey Gruder QC maintained an asset freezing injunction against Qatari royal, Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani, one of the world’s most prolific collectors of art and antiquities. The Sheikh had failed to pay US$19.766 million for valuable ancient coins bought at an auction in New York in January 2012. In […]
At last night’s Chambers Bar Awards ceremony, for the eighth year running, Essex Court Chambers and its members went home with the International Arbitration Set of the Year Award; Paul Key was awarded Arbitration Junior of the Year. In addition, David Foxton QC took the award for Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year. Essex Court […]
Two books authored by members of Essex Court Chambers – Richard Jacobs QC, Paul Stanley QC and David Scorey – have been jointly awarded the 2012 British Insurance Law Association (BILA) Prize. The prize is awarded annually by BILA for the most notable contribution to literature in the field of insurance law. The books are: […]
Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Chambers and its members have received seven nominations across two categories in the forthcoming Chambers Bar Awards. Commercial Litigation Set of the Year Silk of the Year – David Foxton QC Junior of the Year – Stephen Houseman International Arbitration Set of the Year Silk of the Year […]
On the 01 October 2012, John Robb and Claudia Renton join Essex Court Chambers on the successful completion of pupillage.
