Invest Bank: Important Commercial Court judgment on PD57AD

In its recent judgment in Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2024] EWHC 996 (Comm), the Commercial Court has considered...

One Essex Court Sponsors Inner Temple Commercial Moot 2024

Chambers is delighted to be sponsoring the Inner Temple Commercial Law Moot for another year.  This...

February-March 2024 Issue

Jamie Goldsmith KC launches new Pro Bono Expert Support scheme through Pro Bono Connect and National Pro Bono Centre

Jamie Goldsmith KC, through Pro Bono Connect and the National Pro Bono Centre, is launching Pro Bono...

Commercial Court rejects bid for interim relief by entity said to be owned or controlled by sanctioned persons

On 3 November 2023 Mr Justice Butcher dismissed an application for interim relief brought against ING...

One Essex Court sponsors Legal Business Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit 2023

One Essex Court is pleased to once again sponsor the Legal Business Financial Regulatory and Disputes...

Commercial Court rejects on notice application for $8.8 billion freezing order

On 27 October 2023, Mr Justice Butcher, sitting in the Commercial Court, rejected an application against...

Upper Tribunal rules on effect of Advance Pricing Agreement

The Upper Tribunal has handed down its decision in The King (on the application of) Refinitiv Ltd (and...

HMRC v Vermilion Holdings Ltd [2023] UKSC 37: Supreme Court restores a conventional approach to deeming provisions

The Supreme Court has allowed HMRC’s appeal from [2021] CSIH 45 in holding that s. 471 of the Income...

Two recent decisions in the Mariana v BHP group litigation

In December 2022, BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Ltd (“BHP”) brought an Additional Claim against...

The Legal 500 UK 2024 and Chambers UK Bar 2024: One Essex Court continue to be recognised as Top Tier Set in multiple practice areas

One Essex Court is pleased to continue to be highly ranked in the latest editions of The Legal 500...

CMA grants consent for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard, Inc.

On 13 October 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) granted consent for Microsoft Corporation...

Virgin wins damages claim against US train operator Brightline

The Commercial Court handed down judgment on Thursday in favour of the Claimant, an entity in the Virgin...

Lauren Hitchman joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Lauren Hitchman has joined chambers. Lauren...

Court of Appeal sets aside £160 million judgment against dishonest assistant in Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited (in liquidation) & Anr v Ruhan & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 (“HPII”)

Anthony de Garr Robinson KC successfully argued that equitable compensation and interest of £160...