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Monthly Archives: 18th December 2018
COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS IT LACKS JURISDICTION TO HEAR AN APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION REFUSING PERMISSION TO APPEAL BY THE HIGH COURT UNDER S289 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Binning Properties v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Today the Court of Appeal (Sharp LJ and Lindblom LJ) has confirmed that it does not have… Read more »
After the Romans: Private International Law Post Brexit (Michael McParland QC)
On 10 December 2018 the Ministry of Justice published a draft statutory instrument dealing with the private international law of obligations after Brexit. This Regulation has the pithy title of… Read more »
Jenni Richards QC, Peter Mant and Stephanie David successful in Supreme Court case on Community Treatment Orders and deprivation of liberty
On 17 December 2018, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Welsh Ministers v PJ in which Jenni Richards QC, Peter Mant and Stephanie David successfully represented the appellant, PJ…. Read more »
Peter Rees QC to speak at the official launch of Prague Rules
Peter Rees QC will be speaking at the official launch of Prague Rules, in cooperation with Global Arbitration Review, on Friday 14th December. Peter’s panel will discuss ‘How much do… Read more »
“Brexit: The Legal Implications” Published
“Brexit: The Legal Implications“, edited by Professor Andrea Biondi, has been launched this week by Wolters Kluwer. Andrea co-edited the book and contributed a chapter on “State Control in a… Read more »
Katherine Apps interviewed by Sports Resolutions
Katherine Apps is interviewed in the December 2018 Sports Resolutions Newsletter as part of their “Getting to know our Panel“. Katherine’s practice spans sport, regulatory, disciplinary, employment, public and equality… Read more »
Marion Smith QC and Lindy Patterson QC to speak at the DAS Convention
Marion Smith QC and Lindy Patterson QC will be speaking at the DAS Convention, taking place on the 6th December, at Norton Rose Fulbright. This year’s theme is ‘Alternative dispute… Read more »
39 Essex Chambers Receive Eight Nominations For The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
39 Essex Chambers is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the following eight awards at The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019. Construction and Energy Set of the… Read more »
Extending time to challenge jurisdiction in the Commercial Court? Always remember it “takes three to make an agreement”. (Michael McParland QC)
The Commercial Court’s 28 November 2018 judgment in Griffin Underwriting Limited -v- Varouxakis (the “Free Goddess”) [2018] EWHC 3259 (Comm) is a salutary warning to all Commercial Court practitioners whose… Read more »
The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (Arbitration World Jurisdictional and Institutional Comparisons 6th Edition- Sweet & Maxwell)
Adrian Hughes QC & John Denis-Smith (Arbitration World Jurisdictional and Institutional Comparisons 6th Edition – Sweet & Maxwell). 1. INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK 1.1 How is the institution organised and… Read more »
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