International Women’s Day 2025 #AccelerateAction

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, One Essex Court’s recent initiatives in support of...

One Essex Court sponsors Geneva conference on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery

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

December 2024-January 2025 Issue

LITTLEWOODS GROUP’S RESTITUTION CLAIMS AGAINST HMRC SUCCEED IN FULL

Henderson J has ruled that the Littlewoods group’s restitution claims against HMRC succeed in full. ...

LORD GRABINER QC APPOINTED BY BANK OF ENGLAND TO FOREX INVESTIGATION

The Oversight Committee of the Bank of England has appointed Lord Grabiner QC to lead its investigation...

2 NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL FOR ONE ESSEX COURT

One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Mr Michael Fealy and Mr Ben Strong have...

RUSSIAN BANK PERMITTED TO ENFORCE ITS FOREIGN JUDGMENTS IN THIS JURISDICTION

In a judgment handed down by Mr Justice Simon on 13 February 2014, the Court granted summary judgment...

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...