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September 23 2020

One Essex Court shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards 2020

The Lawyer magazine has today announced the nominees for this year’s Lawyer Awards, and we are delighted...

September 15 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & Others [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm)

Judgment in the landmark business interruption insurance test case has been handed down by a first instance...

September 15 2020

Blockchain: Legal and Regulatory Guidance

A report providing legal and regulatory guidance on distributed ledger technology (DLT) has been published...

September 04 2020

Court of Appeal rejects Treaty challenge to the United Kingdom’s “capital attribution” tax legislation

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd v HMRC [2020] EWCA Civ 1128 concerns the compatibility of UK tax...

September 03 2020

AssetCo PLC v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1151

In an appeal concerning a multi-million pound audit negligence claim, Grant Thornton UK LLP has succeeded...

August 03 2020

Recent Commercial Court decision highlights the importance of strict compliance with claim notification provisions in share and business sale and purchase agreements

In a recently delivered decision, Dodika Limited & Others v. United Luck Group Holdings Limited [2020]...

July 28 2020

One Essex Court is one of six Barristers’ Chambers working together to create a mentoring scheme for underrepresented groups at the Bar

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that it is working with five other sets of Chambers to create...

July 15 2020

Supreme Court unanimously decides 7-0 that the reflective loss rule does not bar claims made by unsecured creditors

Sevilleja v Marex Financial Limited [2020] UKSC 31 In a landmark decision handed down on 15 July 2020,...

July 14 2020

David Wolfson QC, Sebastian Isaac and Henry Hoskins successfully defended Mr Oleg Mkrtchan and related parties

Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Azitio Holdings Ltd and others David Wolfson QC, Sebastian Isaac and Henry Hoskins...

July 13 2020

Privy Council restates principles of contractual damages when remitting arbitral award

The Privy Council has considered the basic principles on which damages are awarded for breach of contract...

July 10 2020

Three New Tenants at One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that all three of the current pupils will join Chambers as...

July 09 2020

HMRC successfully defends assessments of oil royalties

HMRC has successfully defended substantial corporation tax assessments on oil royalties in Royal Bank...

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One Essex Court shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & Others [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm)

Blockchain: Legal and Regulatory Guidance

Court of Appeal rejects Treaty challenge to the United Kingdom’s “capital attribution” tax legislation

AssetCo PLC v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1151

Recent Commercial Court decision highlights the importance of strict compliance with claim notification provisions in share and business sale and purchase agreements

One Essex Court is one of six Barristers’ Chambers working together to create a mentoring scheme for underrepresented groups at the Bar

Supreme Court unanimously decides 7-0 that the reflective loss rule does not bar claims made by unsecured creditors

David Wolfson QC, Sebastian Isaac and Henry Hoskins successfully defended Mr Oleg Mkrtchan and related parties

Privy Council restates principles of contractual damages when remitting arbitral award

Three New Tenants at One Essex Court

HMRC successfully defends assessments of oil royalties