Stobart Group sued Mr Tinkler under a tax indemnity he had given when he sold the shares in Stobart Rail. Stobart Group relied on a letter that it contended Mr Tinkler had understood to be a valid notice of the claim as required by the share sale agreement. Michael Fealy QC acted for Mr Tinkler […]
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a major civil fraud case concerning the theft and laundering of €100 million. In Group Seven Ltd v Notable Services LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 614, Sonia Tolaney QC and Michael Ryan, instructed by Alan Sheeley of Pinsent Masons, acted for the Swiss Bank LLB Verwaltung AG […]
An arbitral tribunal established in respect of the dispute between the Standard Life Aberdeen (“SLA”) and Lloyds Banking Group / Scottish Widows (“LBG”) has ruled in favour of SLA. In particular, the tribunal ruled that LBG was not entitled to give notice, on 14 February 2018, to terminate the investment management agreements in respect of […]
The Court of Appeal has today unanimously dismissed appeals by various appellants in a number of proceedings heard together which raised issues about the entitlement to recover unlawfully charged VAT from HMRC in the context of the UK’s VAT grouping provisions. In particular, the appeals concerned who was entitled to bring a s.80 claim for […]
One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Alexander Gunning QC has joined Chambers. Alex has a formidable reputation at the commercial Bar, particularly in international arbitration and litigation in the energy, insurance, construction and shipping sectors. He also has a considerable profile in disputes work in the Far East, which will both complement and […]
Zoe O’Sullivan QC and Abra Bompas represented McLaren Automotive Ltd in its successful defence of a claim for £22 million: CRS GT Limited v McLaren Automotive Ltd and others [2018] EWHC 3209 (Comm), Phillips J. CRS was a supplier to McLaren which had designed the successful GT4 road car. However, the parties had never concluded a […]
One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Darius Khambata SC has joined Chambers. Darius practises before the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and a number of other High Courts and Tribunals across India. Instructed in numerous significant corporate, commercial and constitutional cases, he has also appeared in significant domestic and international commercial arbitrations. […]
One Essex Court is delighted to announce that all four of the current pupils will join Chambers as tenants on 1st October 2018. Daniel Fletcher, KV Krishnaprasad, Angus O’Brien and Alyssa Stansbury all exceeded the high standard of excellence demanded of pupils at One Essex Court. Their success follows a rigorous period of training and evaluation, during which time they all demonstrated […]
One Essex Court is delighted to announce that Dame Elizabeth Gloster has returned to Chambers as an arbitrator. Dame Elizabeth practised as a Chancery and Commercial QC at One Essex Court from 1991 until 2004, before accepting an appointment as a High Court judge, becoming the first woman to be appointed a judge of the […]
One Essex Court has concluded a season of successful events focusing on life and work as a woman at the Commercial Bar. On Tuesday 13 March 2018 over 60 students attended a panel discussion and drinks reception at the Inner Temple, London. Emma Himsworth QC, Nehali Shah and Patricia Burns each spoke about their path […]
On 15 March 2018, judgment was handed down by Cockerill J in the Commercial Court in Aquila v Onur Air [2018] EWHC 519 (Comm). The case concerned a dispute over the lease of an aircraft engine. One Essex Court’s David Caplan acted for Aquila, instructed by White & Case. In summary, Aquila leased the Engine […]
The Companies Court has dismissed a £21.5 million claim brought against BCA Trading Limited, a subsidiary of BCA Marketplace plc, a FTSE 250 company. The claim arose following BCA’s purchase in 2014 of 51% of the shares in Tradeouts Limited from Tradeouts’ founder, David Brown, and his business partner. Tradeouts was a digital platform connecting […]