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

4 NEW TENANTS AT ONE ESSEX COURT

One Essex Court is delighted to welcome four new tenants into chambers, following their successful completion...

JIVRAJ -V- HASHWANI SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT

By judgments given on 27 July 2011 in Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40 the Supreme Court reversed the...

LORD GRABINER QC TO CHAIR NEWS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

News Corporation today confirmed the formal establishment and extension of the mandate of the Management...

THE HONOURABLE JAMES SPIGELMAN AC QC JOINS ONE ESSEX COURT

One Essex Court is pleased to announce that The Honourable James Spigelman, AC QC has joined...

NETWORK RAIL V CONARKEN & ANR.

Jeffery Onions QC and Alexander Polley acted for Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, in appeals brought...

JAMES EDELMAN APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Chambers is pleased to announce that James Edelman has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Western...

ING BANK NV -V- ROS ROCA SA

The case concerned the proper interpretation of a letter agreement which provided for the fees to be paid...

NATIONAL LOTTERY TERMINALS BLOCKED ON BILL PAYMENTS

Thomas Sharpe QC and Matthew Cook acted for Paypoint Plc in proceedings before the National Lottery Commission...

NEW SILK APPOINTED AT ONE ESSEX COURT

Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Silk, Richard Boulton. The official swearing-in...

DEICHMANN V SCHMITT

David Wolfson QC and James Edelman represented the Applicants for permission to appeal, out of time, against...

CRAIG ORR QC JOINS ONE ESSEX COURT

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Mr Craig Orr QC has joined chambers.  Mr Orr has a...

LOMAS V. JFB FIRTH RIXSON, INC.

Henry Forbes Smith was junior counsel for the First and Second Respondents resisting an application by...