Essex Court Chambers welcomes Gourab Banerji as an Overseas Associate with effect from 1 October 2014. Gourab is a Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India in the Supreme Court of India (June 2009 – May 2014).
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The European Court of Justice has upheld a substantial claim against the UK, made by General Motors Acceptance Corporation in connection with defaults and repossessions in the HP car industry. Roderick Cordara QC, who has acted successfully for GMAC in a number of related cases, has kept GMAC’s unbeaten record. He had argued before the […]
Essex Court Chambers and its members have received eight nominations across three categories in the forthcoming Chambers Bar Awards. Commercial Litigation:Silk of the Year– David Foxton QCJunior of the Year– James Willan Insurance:Set of the Year International Arbitration:Set of the YearSilk of the Year– Graham Dunning QC– Toby Landau QCJunior of the Year– Siddharth Dhar– […]
The recently published report by Who’s Who Legal on Asset Recovery has identified Paul McGrath QC as the only English barrister within the top ten litigators worldwide, the ” Most Highly Regarded Individuals” specialising in asset recovery. This is what they say about him: “At the UK Bar, Paul McGrath QC of Essex Court Chambers is […]
Richard Millett QC and Paul McGrath QC join other leading experts to share critical developments and cutting edge methods in global asset recovery at the Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery conference organised by C5, which takes place in Miami in September. Richard Millett is acting as Moderator for the Day One panel on “Winding Up […]
Alex Jones and Stephanie Chen, representing Liverpool John Moores University, were presented with the Silver Mace and £1,000 each, as winners of this year’s ESU – Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition, held on 24th June. It is the second time that a team from Liverpool John Moores University has won the competition; the first […]
Toby Landau QC has been elected a member of the Court of the LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration). The appointment will take effect from August and run for five years. The LCIA Court is comprised of 35 members from all over the world, selected to provide and maintain a balance of leading arbitrators and […]
The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of Krista Bates van Winkelhof, a former member of the law firm Clyde & Co LLP (“the LLP”), holding that Ms Winkelhof is a worker within the meaning of section 230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”), and thus entitled to bring a whistle blowing […]
Article by Paul McGrath QC, Essex Court Chambers and Bernard O’Sullivan, Olswang LLP in which they take a practical look at how litigators can use an application for or threat of committal and other sanctions as a tactic to dispose of litigation, published by Practical Law. The expense of international commercial fraud litigation has encouraged […]
Assuranceforeningen Gard Gjensidig v. The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1971 [2014] EWHC 1394 (Comm). Gard sought a freezing order against the 1971 Fund in support of Venezuelan proceedings and in respect of proceedings commenced in the Commercial Court. The 1971 Fund claimed immunity from the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to the UK-1971 Fund Headquarters Agreement […]
The Queen (on the Application of Newby Foods) v. Food Standards Agency (No. 7) [2014] EWHC 1340 (Admin) The Administrative Court considered an application made against the European Commission on the ground of breach of the principle of loyal cooperation. The Court clarified the scope of the principle of sincere cooperation in the context of […]
This year The Lawyer is celebrating the twentieth year of its annual awards which commends excellence in the profession across private practice, the public sector, commerce and industry, and the Bar. In the shortlist just published, Essex Court Chambers, runners up in 2013, is nominated once again for “Chambers of the Year”; David Foxton QC […]
