Competition Appeal Tribunal grants application for Collective Proceedings Order in respect of claim brought against Google on behalf of millions of UK consumers

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has granted an application for a Collective Proceedings Order (“CPO”)...

Banks successful in upholding settlement agreements and derivative transactions in latest Italian swaps decision

Deutsche Bank and Dexia v Provincia di Brescia [2024] EWHC 2967 (Ch)On 20 November 2024, Mr Justice...

August-October 2024 Issue

Silks Day 2022

Congratulations to Alexander Polley QC, Sebastian Isaac QC and James MacDonald QC following today's Silk...

Article on the role of the judiciary in choice of governing law

Dame Elizabeth Gloster has co-authored an article for Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) on the role...

Battery Storage Venture: Circuit Commercial Court rejects claim for damages and/or restitution

On 18 February 2022, HHJ Mark Cawson QC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, handed down judgment in...

Upper Tribunal rules on the taxation of oil royalties and article 6 of the UK / Canada Double Tax Treaty

HMRC has successfully resisted the taxpayer’s appeal to the Upper Tribunal in Royal Bank of Canada...

Post Prudential Closure Notice Applications and Appeals Group Litigation: FTT Decision

The First-tier Tribunal has upheld claims by the taxpayers in the test cases in the Post Prudential Closure...

Court of Appeal hands down robust judgment overturning the dismissal of claims in the SKAT fraud litigation

On 25 February 2022, the Court of Appeal (Sir Julian Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court, Phillips and...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Litigation Risk for Lenders

James Petkovic has written an article for PLC on risks faced by companies arising out of environmental,...

Chambers Global 2022

One Essex Court is pleased to be ranked in the latest edition of Chambers Global. As a set, we are...

One Essex Court sponsors C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva

One Essex Court is pleased to once again sponsor C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva...

Commercial Court hands down landmark pharmaceuticals decision

On 10 February 2022, Mr Justice Butcher handed down judgment in the case of Cardiorentis AG v IQVIA Ltd...

Commercial Court gives judgment on Lugano Convention jurisdiction

Cockerill J today handed down judgment in Kwok and oths v UBS [2022] EWHC 245 (Comm) on jurisdiction under...

CAT decision on market investigation references

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) has handed down an important judgment about market...