The Court of Appeal on 12 April 2013 dismissed the appeal of the Royal Bank of Scotland in relation to its claim for an anti-suit injunction against the Highland Group and Scott Law in respect of proceedings brought by them in Texas. The Court dismissed the appeal, after hearing detailed submissions from Graham Dunning QC, […]
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Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Simon Bryan QC has been authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge, Queen’s Bench Division, sitting in the Administrative Court. Simon also sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court.
Arnould’s Law of Marine Insurance provides a complete and authoritative interpretation of the law and practice of marine insurance. It includes in-depth analysis of the principles of marine insurance, together with a detailed examination of the marine insurance contract, the different types of losses, and the procedures and evidence required in bringing a case. The book […]
The Court of Appeal on 6 March 2013 threw out Sovcomflot’s appeal on the dismissal of all its claims against Mr Skarga, the former Director-General of the Russian 100% state-owned corporation. The Court dismissed the appeal, after hearing detailed submissions from Graham Dunning QC, Leading Counsel for Mr Skarga, and supporting submissions from Steven Berry QC (whose junior was Nathan Pillow) for the alleged briber. The Court upheld Mr Justice Smith’s decision that all of the bribery issues in the case were governed by Russian law and, consequently, there could be no claims against the respondents because Sovcomflot and its subsidiaries had not suffered any loss from the various transactions that were said to have been tainted by the alleged bribery. The Court of Appeal will issue its reasons at a later date, but they will amount to an important judgment on private international law in the context of allegations of bribery.
Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Dan Sarooshi has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. In addition, Amy Sander has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘C’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointments are for 5 years, commencing 1st March 2013.
The Attorney General maintains four panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EC work for all Government Departments.
The results of the Queen’s Counsel appointments were announced in the media today. At Essex Court Chambers, Nigel Eaton, Stephen Houseman, Paul Key and Sam Wordsworth have been informed that they will be elevated to Silk at a ceremony to be held on 27 March 2013
Leading legal weekly The Lawyer has unveiled its Hot 100 list for 2013 naming the high-flyers who it believes will help shape the legal profession this year and the list includes Paul McGrath QC of Essex Court Chambers The Lawyer praises McGrath with: “You have to hand it to the man. Last year, Paul McGrath […]
Arbitration International, Issue 3, pp. 361–379 Publisher: Kluwer Law Online
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 […]
“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 […]
