Court of Appeal refuses BHP permission to appeal the Stage 1 liability judgment in the Fundão Dam litigation

On 6 May 2026, a two-judge panel of the Court of Appeal (Fraser LJ and Lewison LJ) refused BHP Plc and...

Commercial Court upholds Greece’s exercise of call option over GDP-linked securities

In Hellenic Republic v Wilmington Trust (London) Limited [2026] EWHC 1049 (Comm), Mr Justice Bright has...

February-April 2026 Issue

Truck Cartelists' Appeal on Preliminary Issue Dismissed

On 19 July 2016 the European Commission decided that a number of truck manufacturers had infringed competition...

BHP successfully applies to strike out 200,000 claims as abuse of process

In the recent decision of Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group plc [2020] EWHC 2930 (TCC), Turner J has struck...

One Essex Court sponsors India Disputes virtual conference

One Essex Court is pleased to once again be the Platinum Sponsor of the Informa Connect India Disputes...

One Essex Court sponsors Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery virtual conference

One Essex Court is pleased to continue its sponsorship of C5/ACI’s annual Fraud, Asset Tracing &...

Landmark COVID-19 Material Adverse Effect Case

The Commercial Court has given a landmark judgment in the first Material Adverse Effect case arising out...

Enka v Chubb: Supreme Court judgment on the proper law of arbitration agreements

In a landmark judgment that is likely to become the leading authority in this area, the Supreme Court...

One Essex Court welcomes four new pupils

One Essex Court is delighted to welcome four outstanding pupillage candidates to Chambers. Greg Adey,...

Raiffeisen Bank International AG v (1) Asia Coal Energy Ventures Limited and (2) Ashurst LLP

In the recent decision of Raiffeisen Bank International AG v (1) Asia Coal Energy Ventures Limited and...

One Essex Court shortlisted for Chambers Bar Awards 2020

Chambers and Partners have announced the nominees for this year’s Chambers Bar Awards, and One Essex...

Ocean Finance successfully counters allegation of VAT avoidance and abuse after 10 years of litigation

The First Tier Tribunal in HMRC v Newey [2020] UKFTT has recently delivered its decision on the application...

One Essex Court shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards 2020

The Lawyer magazine has today announced the nominees for this year’s Lawyer Awards, and we are delighted...

The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & Others [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm)

Judgment in the landmark business interruption insurance test case has been handed down by a first instance...