Blackstone, Brick Court and 11KBW silks among seven QCs appointed High Court judges
The High Court today announced the appointment of seven justices, including barristers from Blackstone Chambers and Brick Court. The appointments are due to take effect from September, with a further 10 appointments due to be announced later this year. The silks will fill vacancies in the High Court following promotions to the Court of Appeal and retirements. The seven candidates approved are Harcourt Chambers Frances Judd QC, Brick Court’s Martin Chamberlain QC, Old Square Chambers Jennifer Eady QC, 39 Essex […]
Whatever happened to… the Brick Court juniors of 2016?
We look back at 13 of Brick Court’s juniors who featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2016.
Brick Court: The barristers of Brexit
Several major court cases this year deal with the fallout from Britain’s EU departure, and barristers from Brick Court are playing a prominent role.
Deloitte turns to super silk in FRC dispute over Autonomy
Deloitte has called on Brick Court super silk Mark Howard QC and Taylor Wessing disputes partner Julian Randall to defend it in the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) ongoing Autonomy investigation. It was previously unclear who would be representing the big four accountancy firm in the FRC’s largest investigation to date, though it emerged that Deloitte has turned to one of the Bar’s biggest names in Howard, who will lead Brick Court colleague and highly respected senior junior Tony Singla. FRC […]
EXCLUSIVE: In court this week – Brexit, betting and (anti)bodies
Starting today, The Lawyer will be previewing the biggest, most critical cases coming through the English courts on a weekly basis. Today (Monday 14 January) marks the new term in the English courts and this week sees major cases involving Brexit, betting and anti-bodies. But before all of that, the High Court welcomes a new judge to its bench as Blackstone Chambers’ silk Nathalie Lieven QC is sworn in following Mrs Justice Pauffley’s retirement. Lieven has been a deputy High Court judge […]
Scottish independent inches towards ECJ win over Article 50 revocability
Scottish independent firm Balfour + Mason has secured a positive decision from the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General over whether the United Kingdom can call off Brexit without the consent of other EU member states. In the latest development of a year-long legal battle, 21-partner Scottish firm Balfour + Mason has advanced one step towards the legal clarity it has been seeking on behalf of a group of Scottish politicians led by MSP Andrew Wightman. Today, the European Court […]
Brick Court silk set for Article 50 showdown in EU courts
Brick Court Chambers’ silk Maya Lester QC is due in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) today acting for a handful of MPs to ascertain whether the UK would be able to revoke notification of its own volition. Presently, there is a point of contention over whether the UK could revoke the notification triggered on 29 March 2017 if there is “a democratic decision to remain in the EU” or whether it would require approval from the […]
Tchenguiz costs rise to £24m after withdrawing ‘failed’ claim
The withdrawal of Robert Tchenguiz’s accusations against the accountancy firm Grant Thornton and a number of other businesses will cost the property mogul nearly £24m as a result of a High Court judgment passed down yesterday. Mr Justice Robin Knowles ordered Tchenguiz to pay £11.2m to Travers Smith client Jóhannes Jóhannsson of the collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing and £8.2m and £4.4m respectively to Simmons & Simmons clients Grant Thornton and five BVI-based companies within the next 28 days. The figure could […]
Blow for Macfarlanes’ client over oligarch’s $350m freezing order
A Russian billionaire being sued by a former business partner has failed in his attempts to not have the details of a worldwide freezing order (WFO) on assets worth up to $350m disclosed to the claimant in a recent High Court judgment. Fishing magnate Vitaly Orlov, advised by Macfarlanes head of fraud James Popperwell, is in the midst of a protracted legal battle against former business partner Alexander Tugushev who is attempting to claim, what he says, in a one-third […]
Sberbank swaps South Square silk for “£300,000” Brick Court QC
The Russian bank Sberbank has opted to swap South Square’s Barry Issacs QC and Alexander Riddiford for Brick Court super silk Mark Howard QC and junior Laura Newton for its Court of Appeal hearing in October. Howard and Newton will now be instructed by Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson partner Justin Michaelson for the two-day hearing scheduled for 23 and 24 October. The entry of the two Brick Court barristers marks the first time in the case that a […]
Brick Court overhauls clerking structure as senior duo step aside
Brick Court Chambers has announced a reshuffling of its clerking structure after its senior clerking vanguard of Julian Hawes and Ian Moyler were replaced by Tony Burgess and Paul Dennison. Hawes will stay on at Brick Court where he will become its director of clerking, while Moyler has left the set after four decades to pursue other opportunities. Brick Court has since announced that Luke Carvalho, Jo Francis and Philip Wilkes will be the set’s new practice managers and will […]
Raft of litigation heavyweights line up for $2.6bn oligarch case
City litigation heavyweights are preparing for the latest case between Ukrainian lender PrivatBank and its former owners, the Ukrainian oligarchs Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoisky, which could be worth up to $2.6bn (£2bn). Partners from Hogan Lovells, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Fieldfisher and Pinsent Masons will face off in the High Court as PrivatBank alleges that its former owners misappropriated more than $1.9bn (£1.5bn) of the bank’s funds with the remaining money alleged to have been sent to companies linked […]