Costs consequences of applications partially resolved by consent

Even in hard-fought commercial litigation, it is common for elements of an interlocutory application to...

Intervener in sanctions dispute submits to the jurisdiction for the purposes of Part 20 claims

The Commercial Court has held that a party intervening in proceedings as a “non-cause of action defendant”...

February-March 2024 Issue

ClientEarth’s challenge to FCA prospectus decision dismissed

Section 87A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 provides that the FCA ‘may not approve a...

One Essex Court sponsors ACI / C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami

One Essex Court is pleased to once again sponsor the ACI / C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami...

Important decision on “good arguable case” test for notification/freezing injunctions

In a recent decision in the ongoing US$18.3bn Magomodev litigation, the High Court (Butcher J) has given...

CMA wins £200m p.a. price cap appeal

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) has rejected an appeal by Motorola against the Competition...

Section 9 arbitration challenge in BHP group litigation

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

High Court gives high-octane judgment comprehensively rejecting bad faith allegations made against Aston Martin

On 20 December 2023, Dame Clare Moulder DBE (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) handed down judgment...

Court of Appeal overturns high-profile Italian swaps judgment

The Court of Appeal (Flaux C, Males and Falk LLJ) has handed down judgment in Banca Intesa Sanpaolo and...

Successful application for security for costs under CPR 25.13(2)(c) in the High Court

On 11 December 2023, Deputy Master Toogood KC granted an application made by the Defendant (Co-Diagnostics...

11 members of One Essex Court recognised in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2024

One Essex Court is pleased that 11 members of Chambers have been recognised in the recently launched Who’s...

Times Law Awards Competition 2024

The annual Times Law Awards competition launches today.  The question for this year’s student...

One Essex Court sponsor breakfast briefing on sanctions

One Essex Court was pleased to sponsor a breakfast briefing that took place in London this morning titled...

Shareholder ‘representative claim’ struck out

The High Court has struck out a representative claim brought by Wirral Council on behalf of certain investors...