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

Judge rules for England’s Water Companies on Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

On 28 June 2024, Richard Smith J handed down judgment following the Stage 1 trial in Surrey Searches Limited...

Tribunal rules Merricks’ class action is partially time-barred

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has handed down judgment in Walter Hugh Merricks CBE v Mastercard Incorporated...

Trade mark infringement claim dismissed and counterclaim for revocation successful

Engineer.ai Global Ltd v (1) Appy Pie Ltd (2) Appy Pie LLP [2024] EWHC 1430 (IPEC)On 19 June 2024, HHJ...

One Essex Court wins “Highly Commended” Chambers of the Year award at The Lawyer Awards 2024

One Essex Court is delighted to have been recognised as a “Highly Commended” Chambers of...

COMBAR Mentoring Scheme for Under-Represented Groups

One Essex Court is delighted to once again participate in COMBAR'S Mentoring Scheme for under-represented...

Virgin defeats appeal in Alaska Airlines dispute

Virgin Aviation Ltd v Alaska Airlines Inc. [2024] EWCA Civ 622 (on appeal from [2023] EWHC 322 (Comm))The...

CAT certifies ad tech collective proceedings against Google

In a Judgment handed down on 5 June 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal approved an application for...

Successful jurisdiction challenge in $81 million fraud claim

In Borelli & Ors v Otaibi & Ors [2024] EWHC 1148 (Comm), Richard Salter KC (sitting...

James Gardner joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that James Gardner has joined chambers.  James has established...

Invest Bank amendment application comprehensively defeated

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

Henry Forbes Smith KC speaks at ICCA Hong Kong 2024 conference

Henry Forbes Smith KC recently participated in a panel discussion on “Decision-Making and Biases”...

Katherine Boucher joins One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Katherine Boucher has joined chambers.  Katherine has...