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Privy Council reaffirms stringent basis for review of factual findings and endorses respondent’s entitlement to rely on fresh evidence
December 16 2022
The recently delivered judgment of the Privy Council in Kwok Kin Kwok v. Yao Juan [2022] UKPC 52 is worthy of note in three respects. The case concerned allegations by Madam Yao that Madam Kwok, her 50% co-shareholder in a BVI holding company...
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The Privy Council gives guidance about the exercise of trustee powers
December 12 2022
In Grand View PTC v Wong, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has considered a number of important questions of trusts law concerning (among other things) the scope of powers of amendment, the application of the proper
purpose rule and the operation of the rule...
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Urenco Chemplants Ltd v HMRC
December 06 2022
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Urenco Chemplants Ltd v HMRC [2022] EWCA Civ 1587. The case concerns the availability of capital allowances for expenditure on a major construction project in the nuclear
industry...
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One Essex Court wins Banking and Finance Set of the Year at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
November 18 2022
The members and staff of One Essex Court are delighted to have been awarded the Banking and Finance Set of the Year prize at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. In addition...
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Sonia Tolaney KC wins Banking and Finance Silk of the Year award at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
November 18 2022
Chambers is delighted to announce that Sonia Tolaney KC has won Banking and Finance Silk of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022...
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Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022 - Emma Jones wins Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year
November 18 2022
One Essex Court is delighted that Emma Jones has been named Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at this year's Chambers UK Bar Awards...
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Richard Boulton KC awarded Arbitration Expert Witness of the Year award at Who’s Who Legal Awards 2022
November 17 2022
We are delighted that Richard Boulton KC has won the award for Arbitration Expert Witness of the Year at this year’s Who’s Who Legal Awards. Each year, Who’s Who Legal present awards to individuals and firms that they have
identified as having performed...
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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)
November 14 2022
The EU Law Retention bill seeks to provide a framework for the gradual transformation of the accumulated EU originated regulations and case law and their revocation, replacement or retention in UK law. The Act will end the
supremacy of EU law...
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Commercial Court refuses to grant declaration that company officers cannot assert privilege in respect of emails in a corporate email account
November 10 2022
In on-going complex and high value Commercial Court proceedings (Jinxin Inc v Aser Media Pte Ltd and Ors), the claimant seeks rescission of an SPA under which it acquired a 65% stake in MP & Silva Holding
SA for a price in excess of US$660 million...
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Trust claim over Swiss bank account barred by res judicata
November 10 2022
The Chancellor, Sir Julian Flaux, today struck out a claim alleging that the founder of the Sekonda watches business had secretly instructed one of his sons, the defendant, to hold monies in a Swiss bank account on trust for his
other son...
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Commercial Court judgment on State Immunity
November 07 2022
The Commercial Court has dismissed a claim against various individuals and entities on grounds of state immunity: Hashwah & Ors v Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C) & Ors [2022] EWHC 2242 (Comm). The claimants alleged that the
defendants were connected...
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