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Michael Sullivan KC, OGW appeared in the High Court of Kenya, Court of Appeal of Kenya and the Supreme Court of Kenya Michael Sullivan KC, OGW appeared in the High Court of Kenya, Court of Appeal of Kenya and the Supreme Court of Kenya in HCC No 1 of 2020, Civil Appeal No 70 of 2020 and Petition Application No E 012 of 2023 respectively obtaining registration under the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, CAP 43 of the Laws of the Republic of Kenya of a judgment delivered by the High Court of England and Wales in a commercial dispute and in resisting appeals in relation thereto. To read more, view: https://lnkd.in/dRSZqF-C

Niranjan Venkatesan acted for the successful appellant in the Court of Appeal in 159-167 Prince of Wales RTM Co v Assethold, in which judgment was handed down today. For the full article and judgment, please visit https://lnkd.in/e9w7XaC9

Steven Elliott KC appointed Professor at the National University of Singapore   Steven Elliott KC has been appointed a Professor (Practice) in the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore. In this role, commencing January 2025, he will teach commercial remedies and trusts and continue his research in these areas.   Alongside his new responsibilities, Steven will continue to practise as a barrister at One Essex Court, working for clients in England, Singapore and worldwide. He has been licensed by the Singapore Ministry of Law to practise English law in that jurisdiction. To view Steven’s profile, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ec_Wh-99.   Steven’s appointment follows the recent admission of Paul Tan (陈明辉 / 첸민휘) to Chambers as a member practising from the Singapore office, further strengthening One Essex Court’s connection to the region. To find out more about One Essex Court in Singapore, please visit https://lnkd.in/eJHRHzyG or contact Kelly Lim: kelly.lim@oeclaw.co.uk.

Matthew Hoyle gives evidence to House of Lords Special Public Bill Committee Matthew Hoyle has today given evidence before the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill Special Public Bill Committee. It follows from from his contribution to the COMBAR and Chancery Bar Association joint response to the Law Commission’s call for evidence on its proposals in the Digital Assets: Final Report (2023) Law Com No.412 in June 2023. To read more and view footage, see here: https://lnkd.in/dK4ZSjwi

High Court Dismisses Entirety of Insolvency Act and Conspiracy Claims in North Sea Oil Dispute On 6 December 2024 Mrs Justice Dias handed down judgment in TAQA Bratani Ltd & Others v Fujairah Oil and Gas UK LLC & Others [2024] EWHC 3146 (Comm), following a four-week trial in October this year. Jonathan Nash KC and Daniel Hubbard acted for the 2nd to 6th Defendants, instructed by DAC Beachcroft LLP. David Allison KC and Niranjan Venkatesan acted for the Claimants, instructed by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. To read more and view the judgment, see: https://lnkd.in/ea-t7ptj

Interim anti-suit injunction set aside in favour of Greensill Bank In Marsh Limited v Greensill Bank AG and Dr Frege [2024] EWHC 3068 (Comm), the Commercial Court largely set aside an interim anti-suit injunction made ex parte against Greensill Bank. The judgment is of wider importance and interest because of its extended consideration of the time-honoured requirement for an applicant for an interim anti-suit injunction to demonstrate to a “high degree of probability” that it has the benefit of a binding exclusive English jurisdiction clause. Michael Fealy KC and Gideon Cohen acted for Greensill Bank and Dr Frege, its insolvency administrator, instructed by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP. For the full article and judgment, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eVTKei4b

One Essex Court is pleased that 11 members of Chambers have been recognised in the recently launched Lexology Index and Global Arbitration Review for Arbitration in 2025. The report, which highlights leading arbitration practitioners worldwide and are considered leaders in their field, ranks Ian Glick KC, Peter Leaver KC, Laurence Rabinowitz KC, Christopher Style KC, Richard Boulton KC, Alexander Gunning KC, Andrew Foyle and The Hon. James Spigelman AC KC as “Recommended” practitioners. Marcos Dracos KC, Niranjan Venkatesan and Michael Kotrly are identified as “Future Leaders” in the report.

£2bn claim launched against Microsoft in the Competition Appeal Tribunal Collective proceedings have been filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”), which allege that Microsoft has abused its dominant position in the market for server operating systems in order to promote its cloud computing platform (known as “Azure”). Ben Lewy is instructed on behalf of the proposed class representative by Scott+Scott UK LLP. To read more, see: https://lnkd.in/dnu7fcFD

Matthew Barry has published a practice note on the law of unjust enrichment on Practical Law. The note, titled Remedies: Restitution, provides an overview of the principle of unjust enrichment, the elements of an unjust enrichment claim, defences to unjust enrichment, and remedies for unjust enrichment, with illustrative examples from the case law.   Matthew has also contributed to a practice note titled Restitution: Change of Position on the change of position defence in the law of unjust enrichment, based on original material by Michael Watkins and KV Krishnaprasad.  For the note on Remedies: Restitution, see https://lnkd.in/ezWX5VYq, and for the note on Restitution: Change of Position, see https://lnkd.in/e25rRdYi.

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