Lord (David) Wolfson KC appointed shadow Attorney General

Lord (David) Wolfson KC has been appointed as the shadow Attorney General. In this role, he will provide...

Laurence Rabinowitz KC appointed Chairman of the Takeover Panel

Laurence Rabinowitz KC has been appointed by the Takeover Panel to be Chairman from 1 May 2025. ...

August-October 2024 Issue

COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES BARCLAYS' APPEAL IN LEAD LIBOR FIXING CASE

The Court of Appeal (Longmore LJ, Underhill LJ and Sir Bernard Rix) today handed down its much anticipated...

COURT OF APPEAL REDUCES DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CALCULATED ON A DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW BASIS (“DCF”) FROM US$6MILLION TO £1.00

David Cavender Q.C. acted for Mr.Chilukuri on appeal against a finding that he was liable for damages...

HIGH COURT DISMISSES FRAUD AND NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS AGAINST THE SONS OF BERNARD MADOFF

Zoe O’Sullivan, instructed by Pitmans LLP, acted for Andrew Madoff and the estate of his late brother...

HIGH COURT DISMISSES 'DISHONEST' CLAIM FOR BREACH OF SOFTWARE LICENCE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

Ken MacLean QC and Zoe O’Sullivan, instructed by Nabarro, successfully defended Openbet Retail Limited...

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS INVALIDITY OF SCRABBLE TILE TRADE MARK

J.W. Spear & Son Limited and others v Zynga Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 1175  On 4 October 2013 the Court...

ONE ESSEX COURT IS LEGAL 500 COMMERCIAL LITIGATION CHAMBERS OF THE YEAR

One Essex Court is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Commercial Litigation Chambers of...

JAMIE GOLDSMITH WINS CHAMBERS UK COMMERCIAL LITIGATION JUNIOR OF THE YEAR 2013

We are delighted to announce that Jamie Goldsmith has won the Chambers UK Bar Award...

THE RT HON SIR ANDREW MORRITT CVO JOINS CHAMBERS

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that The Rt Hon Sir Andrew Morritt CVO has accepted an invitation...

PRIVY COUNCIL RELAXES TERMS FOR RELIEF FROM FORFEITURE IN TURKCELL SHAREHOLDER BATTLE

Cukurova Finance International Ltd v Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited In its third judgment since January 2013...

ROSS RIVER PREVAILS IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

On 29 July 2013, the Court of Appeal (Mummery, Lloyd and Fulford LJJ) handed down judgment on Ross River's...

MAREX ENTITLED TO RECOVER SUMS FROM ITS CUSTOMERS

On 25 July, Field J held that Marex was entitled to recover sums from its Defendant customers (BVI trading...

SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY DISMISSES THE APPEAL OF MR BENEDETTI

In its judgment handed down this morning, 17 July 2013, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal...