12 members of One Essex Court recognised in Lexology Index: Arbitration 2026

One Essex Court is pleased that 12 members of Chambers have been recognised in the recently launched Lexology...

Grand Court in Cayman Islands delivers judgment in fair value appraisal of 51job

The Grand Court in the Cayman Islands has delivered its judgment in the fair value appraisal of 51job....

November 2025 Issue

Virgin defeats appeal in Alaska Airlines dispute

Virgin Aviation Ltd v Alaska Airlines Inc. [2024] EWCA Civ 622 (on appeal from [2023] EWHC 322 (Comm))The...

CAT certifies ad tech collective proceedings against Google

In a Judgment handed down on 5 June 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal approved an application for...

Successful jurisdiction challenge in $81 million fraud claim

In Borelli & Ors v Otaibi & Ors [2024] EWHC 1148 (Comm), Richard Salter KC (sitting...

James Gardner joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that James Gardner has joined chambers.  James has established...

Invest Bank amendment application comprehensively defeated

In Invest Bank v El-Husseini, the Bank has sued eight defendants under section 423 of the Insolvency Act...

Henry Forbes Smith KC speaks at ICCA Hong Kong 2024 conference

Henry Forbes Smith KC recently participated in a panel discussion on “Decision-Making and Biases”...

Katherine Boucher joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Katherine Boucher has joined chambers.  Katherine has...

Landmark judgment on abuse of process by “warehousing”

In what is likely to become a leading authority in this area, Mr Justice Richards has considered the law...

One Essex Court presentations during London International Disputes Week 2024

One Essex Court is pleased to be a part of London International Disputes Week 2024 (LIDW24), taking place...

One Essex Court awarded Bar Council Wellbeing Certificate of Recognition

The Wellbeing at the Bar programme run by The Bar Council supports and recognises efforts made across...

Costs consequences of applications partially resolved by consent

Even in hard-fought commercial litigation, it is common for elements of an interlocutory application to...

Intervener in sanctions dispute submits to the jurisdiction for the purposes of Part 20 claims

The Commercial Court has held that a party intervening in proceedings as a “non-cause of action defendant”...