Seminars

Members of One Essex Court regularly provide talks, presentations and seminars on a wide range of topical issues affecting the many sectors in which we provide expertise.

Individual members are available to attend at a solicitor/client premises, for either internal department based presentations, or at larger client orientated functions.  Talks and seminars can be tailored to meet any specific needs and we are also able to hold presentations here at One Essex Court.

Forthcoming event:

8/9 July 2010 - Restitution of Overpaid Tax - This one and one half day conference will address the more fundamental issues raised by recent developments concerning the restitution of overpaid taxes.  The speakers are all eminent scholars working in this field and will look to cover several different perspectives on the subject.

The conference has been jointly sponsored by One Essex Court and Pump Court tax Chambers.

The following seminars are currently available:

  • Rome II Regulation (governing the applicable law for non-contractual obligations)
  • Challenging the appointment of an administrator appointed out of Court
  • Financial Collateral Arrangements Regulations 2003
  • Recent Developments in the Law of Damages for Breach of Contract
  • Contractual Damages
  • Negotiation documents in contractual interpretation - what is the current approach to using negotiation documents as an aid to interpretation?
  • Rectification - where does rectification stop and interpretation begin?
  • Auditors' Negligence
  • Directors’ Duties or Directors’ Disqualification
  • Breach of Warranty
  • Contractual Interpretation
  • Jurisdiction and Conflicts of Laws
  • Arbitration – A Beginners Guide
  • Current Developments in International Arbitration
  • Money Laundering Regulations
  • Pre-Action Disclosure
  • Practicalities of Freezing Orders
  • Practicalities of dealing with Letters of Request from Foreign Jurisdictions
  • Protective Claim Forms, Limitation and Striking Out for Abuse of Process
  • Negligent Valuation Claims
  • Security for Costs in International Arbitration
  • Interest on Debt & Damages
  • Penalties and Perjury: To what extent can a dishonest but successful party recover costs
  • Quantification of Loss in Fraud Cases
  • Committal for Contempt: a remedy of last resort?
  • Trust Law: Back to Basics
  • Remoteness of Damage in Contact: Transfield Shipping v Mercator Shipping (the “Achilleasâ€Â)
  • The Rules on Act of State/Non-Justiciability in International Arbitration
  • How to get the most out of your (and the other party’s) Accounting Expert
  • Injunctions in Support of Arbitrations
  • Recent Developments in Legal Professional Privilege
  • E-disclosure

If you would like any further information in relation to One Essex Court seminars, then please contact Joanna Nixon on + 44 (0)20 7583 2000 and at jnixon@oeclaw.co.uk