One Essex Court recognised as a Top Ranked set in Chambers Global Guide 2026

One Essex Court is pleased to continue to be highly ranked in the latest edition of Chambers Global, which...

High Court rules on the limits of the fraud and public policy defences to enforcement of a foreign judgment

The High Court has today handed down judgment in BG Atlantic Inc v Hay Hill Investments Ltd [2026] EWHC...

December 2025–January 2026 Issue

COMBAR Mentoring Scheme for Under-Represented Groups

One Essex Court is delighted to once again participate in COMBAR'S Mentoring Scheme for under-represented...

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...