When can a party be ordered to act in breach of US sanctions?

On 8 November 2024, Sir Nigel Teare (sitting as a High Court Judge) handed down judgment in O v C [2024]...

In long awaited judgment, Supreme Court clarifies the scope of the ‘bad faith’ objection to trade mark filing, finding partial validity and infringement

The 8 ½ year trade mark dispute between Sky and SkyKick has finally reached its conclusion in the UK...

August-October 2024 Issue

Commercial Court confirms for the first time that the rule against the recovery of reflective loss is a rule of substantive law and cannot therefore displace an otherwise applicable foreign lex causae

KMG International NV v (1) Melanie Anne Chen (2) Chipper Management Limited [2019] EWHC 2389 (Comm) In...

Commercial Court upholds jurisdiction challenge and strikes out claims in respect of the collapse of Russian bank, Promsvyazbank

Tsareva & Ananyev; Galagaev & Ananyev [2019] EWHC 2414 (Comm) Following the collapse of Promsvyazbank...

Cayman CA confirms dismissal of US$2bn claim by Madoff feeder fund

Primeo Fund (In Official Liquidation) v (1) Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Limited (2) HSBC Securities Services...

One Essex Court sponsors Fraud and Asset Tracing Events in London and Miami

One Essex Court is pleased to sponsor two C5 Fraud and Asset Tracing events next month: the C5 Fraud and...

One Essex Court shortlisted for Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019

Chambers and Partners have today announced the nominees for this year’s Chambers UK Bar Awards,...

Court of Appeal rejects subjective interpretation of unilateral notice

Stobart Group sued Mr Tinkler under a tax indemnity he had given when he sold the shares in Stobart Rail....

Court of Appeal sets out new test for rectification

Terra Firma has successfully upheld in the Court of Appeal the judgment it obtained from the High Court...

Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Article 24 of the Recast Regulation

On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Akçil & ors v Koza Ltd & anr...

The Upper Tribunal has allowed HMRC’s appeal in Ingenious Games LLP & Others v HMRC and dismissed the LLPs’ appeals.

The First-tier Tribunal had concluded that the film LLPs (but not the Games’ LLP) were trading with...

Enforcement of arbitration awards against States: issues of service

General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited v The State of Libya [2019] EWCA Civ 1110 The Court of Appeal...

Macquarie successfully claims fees for financial advisory work

Daniel Toledano QC, Nehali Shah and Henry Hoskins acted for Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited in successfully...

One Essex Court sponsors Commercial Litigation Summit

One Essex Court is proud to be a Panel Sponsor of the Legal Business Commercial Litigation Summit, taking...