New Appointment to Attorney General's C Panel

We are delighted to announce that Lauren Hitchman has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel...

New Tenants at One Essex Court

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Jarret Huang and Moritz Grimm will join Chambers as tenants in...

June-July 2024 Issue

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS THE REJECTION OF MARKET SURVEY EVIDENCE

On 24 January 2014, the Court of Appeal (Elias, Lewison and Floyd LJJ) delivered judgment in the case...

DAR AL ARKAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO & ORS V AL REFAI, KROLL ASSOCIATES & ORS

In early October 2013, Kroll issued contempt proceedings against both Claimants (a listed Saudi Arabian...

COURT OF APPEAL STRIKES DOWN WPP'S CLAUSES AS PENAL

In February 2008 Mr Talal El Makdessi, a key figure in the Middle Eastern advertising and marketing world,...

THE KAPLAN LECTURE 2013 BY THE HON. JAMES SPIGELMAN QC

The Centrality of Contractual Interpretation - A Comparative Perspective by The Hon. James Spigelman...

COURT OF APPEAL RULING ON SCOPE OF JURISDICTION CLAUSES IN CONTEXT OF CARTEL DAMAGES CLAIMS

Yesterday the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Ryanair Limited v Esso Italiana Limited [2013]...

COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS WORD ‘NOW’ NON-DISTINCTIVE FOR TELEVISION SERVICES, AND RESTATES TERRITORIAL GOODWILL REQUIREMENT IN PASSING OFF CLAIM

In its Judgment handed down on 15 November 2013, the Court of Appeal dismissed the claimants’ appeal...

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...