Civil Liability

Wasted costs ordered after successful jurisdiction challenges in six actions in the High Court

Michael McParland QC has successfully represented the defendant in Jovicic & Others v The Serbian Orthodox Church- Serbian Patriarchy and Kesar & Co [2020] EWHC 2229 (QB) (13 August 2020)…. Read more »

News Michael McParland QC 14th August 2020

A change in company law offers new comfort to those who fear being deprived of their personal injury damages by wrongful stripping of corporate assets.

Personal injury practitioners dutifully scanning their daily Lawtels in July may have omitted to read the Supreme Court decision in Sevilleja v. Marex Financial Limited[i], believing that the reference in… Read more »

News, Articles James Todd QC 29th July 2020

Daniel Laking Joins Chambers

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Laking has joined Chambers, having moved from Temple Garden Chambers. Daniel has a broad civil practice, and specialises principally in the fields of… Read more »

News Daniel Laking 20th July 2020

WEBINAR: Duty of care: what do we mean?

In this webinar on ‘Duty of Care’, William Norris QC and Quintin Fraser discuss: A legal rather than moral duty Twin tests for establishing a duty of care Foreseeability; proximity;… Read more »

Webinars Archive William Norris QC, Quintin Fraser 18th June 2020

WEBINAR: GDPR: International Data Transfers and Damages in Data Protection Claims

In this webinar, Jonathan Bellamy and Jennifer Thelen will discuss: What are international data transfers and how can they be made lawfully? How are damages calculated in data protection claims?… Read more »

Webinars Archive Jonathan Bellamy, Jennifer Thelen 12th June 2020

Ashley Pratt Joins Chambers

We are delighted to announce that Ashley Pratt has joined Chambers from 7 Bedford Row. Ashley has an extensive civil and commercial practice being instructed on high value cases and… Read more »

News Ashley Pratt 10th June 2020

Karishma Vora

29th May 2020

WEBINAR: Alternative Ways to Resolve Low Value Claims & How to Prepare an E-Bundle

Topics will include: Spotlight on the delays being encountered in the Courts due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the benefits of alternative dispute resolution Discussion of the principles and procedures of arbitration and how… Read more »

Webinars Archive Colin McCaul QC, Robert Lazarus, Samantha Jones 14th May 2020

The Return to Work After Lockdown

James Todd QC considers employers’ health and safety duties[i] As we enter the second phase of the national battle against Covid-19 it is possible to discern a change in the… Read more »

News, Articles James Todd QC 13th May 2020

Chambers Launch Civil Liability Arbitration and Adjudication Schemes

As one of the world-leading arbitration sets, and in direct response to the listing delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, 39 Essex Chambers are delighted to present an exciting fixed fee… Read more »

NewsArray 28th April 2020