CAT dismisses claimants’ strike out application in Trucks Second Wave Proceedings

In a Judgment handed down on 5 July 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed an application brought...

Commercial Court judgment on CPR 32.19 and relief from sanctions

In Invest Bank v El-Husseini, the Bank has sued eight defendants under section 423 of the Insolvency Act...

April-May 2024 Issue

Commercial Court rejects on notice application for $8.8 billion freezing order

On 27 October 2023, Mr Justice Butcher, sitting in the Commercial Court, rejected an application against...

Upper Tribunal rules on effect of Advance Pricing Agreement

The Upper Tribunal has handed down its decision in The King (on the application of) Refinitiv Ltd (and...

HMRC v Vermilion Holdings Ltd [2023] UKSC 37: Supreme Court restores a conventional approach to deeming provisions

The Supreme Court has allowed HMRC’s appeal from [2021] CSIH 45 in holding that s. 471 of the Income...

Two recent decisions in the Mariana v BHP group litigation

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

The Legal 500 UK 2024 and Chambers UK Bar 2024: One Essex Court continue to be recognised as Top Tier Set in multiple practice areas

One Essex Court is pleased to continue to be highly ranked in the latest editions of The Legal 500...

CMA grants consent for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard, Inc.

On 13 October 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) granted consent for Microsoft Corporation...

Virgin wins damages claim against US train operator Brightline

The Commercial Court handed down judgment on Thursday in favour of the Claimant, an entity in the Virgin...

Lauren Hitchman joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Lauren Hitchman has joined chambers. Lauren...

Court of Appeal sets aside £160 million judgment against dishonest assistant in Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited (in liquidation) & Anr v Ruhan & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 (“HPII”)

Anthony de Garr Robinson KC successfully argued that equitable compensation and interest of £160...

Landmark Court of Appeal judgment on the sanctions regime

In PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints, the Court of Appeal has considered a number of important and...

Nathaniel Bird joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Nathaniel Bird has joined chambers.  Nathaniel...

Nicholas Strauss KC’s comments on two recent significant decisions published

Nicholas Strauss KC has published notes commenting on two recent significant decisions: The...