Essex Court Chambers is pleased to announce that barrister Iain Quirk has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for 5 years, commencing 1st March 2012. Iain has a broad based practice which includes international arbitration, commercial litigation, employment law, administration and public law, competition, […]
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Barrister Jane Russell has moved from Tooks Chambers to leading commercial set Essex Court Chambers. Called to the Bar in 2004, Jane had previously practised as a solicitor in the city for 6 years. The respected Junior is best known for her employment and discrimination work. Jane has acted for a wide range of clients, […]
Owing to the very high demand for the services of the first class juniors in these Chambers, we are taking the rare step of publicising the availability of one to two places in Chambers. Applicants should be between 4 and 9 years call, and be able to demonstrate excellent academic abilities, an established commercial practice, […]
The closing date for applications for the 2012 Non-Lawyers Day is now Friday 24th February.
The Singapore Academy of Law (“the Academy”) is offering up to 2 six-month overseas attachments at Essex Court Chambers and Fountain Court Chambers for the financial year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. Applicants must: a) be members of the Academy; and b) have between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience as […]
Law and art came together in a joint event celebrating the 125th Anniversary Edition of Scrutton on Charterparties and the launch of the Rolls Building Art & Education Trust. Lord Justice Scrutton’s granddaughter, Dr Mary Midgley, attended the event to kindly donate his Letters Patent which will be on permanent display at the Rolls Building. […]
Four young lawyers took part in the final of a mooting competition organised by Essex Court Chambers and the English-Speaking Union (“ESU”), and supported by the Singapore Academy of Law. This is the first occasion on which a mooting competition, which is designed to test the advocacy skills of its participants, has been held in […]
As of 1 January 2012, Toby Landau QC has been appointed to the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the SCC). The SCC is one of the world’s leading arbitration institutions. It originally came to prominence in the 1970’s, as a centre for the resolution of East-West trade disputes. It […]
Frequently cited in court, this text is the leading work on guarantees written by experts in their field; Millett and Andrews. A practitioner focused text examining the law and practice of guarantees and surety, it covers everything required for work in this area. Provides a detailed analysis of the various statutory and contractual requirements relating […]
Subscription Information: 12 Issues & 2 Indexes a year The European Human Rights Reports provide full text judgments and all separate opinions of key cases decided in the European Court of Human Rights. Offers a wide selection of significant cases from the European Court of Human Rights, of direct and immediate relevance to criminal and […]
David Scorey of Essex Court Chambers co-hosted two book launch receptions for “The Bermuda Form – Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance,” which is published by Oxford University Press. The event was shared with co-authors Richard Geddes of Sedgwick LLP and Chris Harris of Clyde & Co LLP. They were held in Bermuda […]
This book, published by Oxford University Press (OUP) provides analysis and interpretation on the construction of the Bermuda Form and addresses the dispute resolution process whilst covering the legal and practical issues. It includes a copy of the Bermuda Form and discussion of competing arguments and constructions which have been advanced in confidential Bermuda Form […]
