High Court rules on the limits of the fraud and public policy defences to enforcement of a foreign judgment

The High Court has today handed down judgment in BG Atlantic Inc v Hay Hill Investments Ltd [2026] EWHC...

Upper Tribunal upholds decision to ban dishonest pension adviser and fine him over £2 million

The Upper Tribunal has upheld a decision by the Financial Conduct Authority to prohibit Darren Reynolds,...

December 2025–January 2026 Issue

High Court rules on the limits of the fraud and public policy defences to enforcement of a foreign judgment

The High Court has today handed down judgment in BG Atlantic Inc v Hay Hill Investments Ltd [2026] EWHC...

Upper Tribunal upholds decision to ban dishonest pension adviser and fine him over £2 million

The Upper Tribunal has upheld a decision by the Financial Conduct Authority to prohibit Darren Reynolds,...

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in landmark mortgages dispute

Sonia Tolaney KC and Tim Goldfarb acted for TSB in successfully resisting an appeal by the Claimants on...

Ineos liable for breach of notification and warranty obligations in respect of the sale of its €80m polystyrene business

On 23 January 2026 the Commercial Court handed down judgment in Synthos Spolka Akcyjna v Ineos Industries...

Four new silks at One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Derek Spitz, Richard Mott, David Caplan and Nehali Shah...

One Essex Court sponsors C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva Conference

One Essex Court is pleased to once again sponsor the influential C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva...

David Cavender KC featured in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2026

We are pleased that David Cavender KC is featured in one of The Lawyer’s “Top 10 Appeals of 2026”....

23 members of One Essex Court featured in 6 of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2026

One Essex Court is delighted that 23 members of chambers are involved across 6 of the cases featured in...

Failure of basis and conditional fee agreements

On Friday 19 December, Marcus Smith J handed down judgment in Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons...

One Essex Court launches podcast series

One Essex Court is delighted to announce the launch of its new podcast series, One Essex Conversations,...

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in relation to promise not to challenge creditor’s enforcement of security

Anna Boase KC and Joyce Arnold acted successfully for the respondent bondholder on an expedited appeal:...

Investec Bank v Protopapa & Chatila – Jurisdiction Challenge Dismissed

James MacDonald KC acted for Investec Bank in the Commercial Court in successfully resisting applications...