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February 19 2014

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...

February 13 2014

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...

February 10 2014

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...

December 20 2013

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...

December 05 2013

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,...

November 28 2013

THE KAPLAN LECTURE 2013 BY THE HON. JAMES SPIGELMAN QC

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

November 20 2013

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]...

November 15 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...

November 08 2013

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...

October 30 2013

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...

October 21 2013

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...

October 11 2013

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...

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2 NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL FOR ONE ESSEX COURT

RUSSIAN BANK PERMITTED TO ENFORCE ITS FOREIGN JUDGMENTS IN THIS JURISDICTION

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS THE REJECTION OF MARKET SURVEY EVIDENCE

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

COURT OF APPEAL STRIKES DOWN WPP'S CLAUSES AS PENAL

THE KAPLAN LECTURE 2013 BY THE HON. JAMES SPIGELMAN QC

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

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

COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES BARCLAYS' APPEAL IN LEAD LIBOR FIXING CASE

COURT OF APPEAL REDUCES DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CALCULATED ON A DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW BASIS (“DCF”) FROM US$6MILLION TO £1.00

HIGH COURT DISMISSES FRAUD AND NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS AGAINST THE SONS OF BERNARD MADOFF

HIGH COURT DISMISSES 'DISHONEST' CLAIM FOR BREACH OF SOFTWARE LICENCE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.