Iain Milligan QC wins Silk of the Year in fields of Banking and Arbitration
Chambers UK Bar Awards 2010
Iain Milligan QC wins Silk of the Year in fields of Banking and Arbitration
Chambers UK Bar Awards 2010
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Wed, 2/5/2012
The Supreme Court handed down its judgment today in the time charter case of ENE Kos 1 Limited v Petroleo Brasileiro SA (the "KOS").
The dispute concerns an owner's right to remuneration in the period after he has withdrawn his vessel from the service of his time charterer for the non-payment of hire. The facts of the case were that the vessel was part laden with cargo at the time of the withdrawal and it took just under 3 days for this cargo to be discharged back ashore. At first instance,...
Tue, 10/4/2012
Members of Chambers are delighted that Rupert Hamilton has accepted an offer of tenancy on the completion of his pupillage.
Tue, 3/4/2012
Court of Appeal rules on section 2(a)(iii) of the ISDA Master Agreement
The Court of Appeal has today handed down a consolidated judgment in four related appeals concerning the proper construction of certain key provisions of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (sub nom Lomas v Firth Rixson and others [2012] EWCA Civ 419).
One of the cases considered by the Court of Appeal was an appeal from a decision of Flaux J in Pioneer v Cosco [2011] EWHC 1692 (Comm). That case arose out of a series of...
Mon, 19/3/2012
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg (a Tribunal composed of 21 judges and established under the UN Law of the Sea Convention) gave judgment on 14 March 2012 in a maritime boundary dispute between the Republic of Bangladesh and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Sir Michael Wood was one of Myanmar's Counsel.
The judgment, which is available here, delimits the whole of the maritime boundary between the two States in the Bay of Bengal: in the territorial sea...
Thu, 1/3/2012
It was announced today that highly regarded international arbitrator, Yves Fortier, has joined 20 Essex Street as an arbitrator member. Fortier, who up until 31 December 2011, held the position of Chairman Emeritus at Norton Rose OR, (formerly Ogilvy Renault), practices law in Montréal as an independent arbitrator and is recognised as one of the top arbitrators in the world.
In announcing Yves Fortier's membership, Iain Milligan QC, Head of Chambers said: “it is...
Wed, 29/2/2012
Members of 20 Essex Street are delighted to announce that Lawrence Akka and Sara Masters have been appointed Queen's Counsel.
Both Lawrence and Sara are consistently recognised in the main legal directories as leading juniors in their respective fields of expertise.
Tue, 21/2/2012
Members of Chambers congratulate Julie Anderson on her appointment to the Attorney General's Panel of Junior Counsel (A Panel) with effect from 1 March 2012.
