One Essex Court wins three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Banking and Finance Set of the Year,...

Court of Appeal refuses permission to appeal in £280m fraud claim

Saul Lemer appeared for the successful Respondent in a judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal refusing...

October 2026 Issue

Jurisdiction challenge succeeds on the ground of lack of consideration

It has often been said that cases about the doctrine of consideration do not come along often. However,...

Nehali Shah KC wins International Arbitration Counsel Silk of the Year at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Nehali Shah KC has been awarded International Arbitration...

High Court restrains sale of fine art

On 28 August 2026, Richard Smith J granted an injunction restraining the proposed sale of the 1751 oil-on-canvas,...

Women at the Commercial Bar Programme 2026-27

We have an exciting programme of events lined up for the 2026-27 academic year, which includes an advocacy...

Singapore High Court holds that ‘wrongdoer exception’ to reflective loss principle is not good law

Two separate judgments by the Singapore High Court in relation to a claim by a Russian businessman over...

The Rt. Hon. Lord Hodge and The Rt. Hon. Lord Richards of Camberwell join One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that The Right Honourable Lord Hodge and The Right Honourable...

Peter Leaver KC (1944–2026)

One Essex Court announces with great sadness the death of Peter Leaver KC, distinguished barrister and...

High Court dismisses strike-out application in Guernsey investment management case

On 31 July 2026, in Xenfin v GFG [2026] EWHC 2158 (Ch), the Chancery Division dismissed an application...

Six nominations for One Essex Court at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026

Chambers UK have announced the nominees for the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026, with One Essex Court receiving...

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal clarifies British Virgin Islands sanctions law in freezing injunction appeal brought by designated bank

The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by AO Alfa-Bank (the “Bank”) in AO Alfa-Bank...

Dias J dismisses section 68 challenge against a decision not to grant interim relief

JKD v IKC [2026] EWHC 2031 (Comm) The Claimants (anonymised as 'JHA' in the judgment) sought to challenge...

Meta’s user damages appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal

In its judgment yesterday in Meta v Gormsen [2026] EWCA Civ 993, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal...