7KBW are delighted to announce that Daniel Corteville and Henry Ashwell have accepted invitations to join Chambers on completion of their pupillages. Future applications should be made via the Pupillage Gateway (2019 season) for pupillages commencing in September 2020 or for deferred applications (which are only offered in exceptional circumstances) commencing in September 2021. More […]
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7KBW nominated in the 2018 Chambers Bar Awards
7 King’s Bench Walk are delighted to announce they have been nominated for 8 awards at this year’s Chambers Bar Awards 2018, in the following categories: Insurance: Set of the Year Silk of the Year – David Edwards QC Junior of the Year – Michael Holmes – Alexander MacDonald […]
7KBW sponsors the CDR Autumn Litigation Symposium 2018
7KBW will be sponsoring CDR’s Autumn Litigation Symposium 2018, taking place on Thursday 20th September 2018, at the Sofitel St James London. Several 7KBW members will be attending: Lord Mance (chair), Rebecca Sabben Clare QC (speaking) and Harry Wright (speaking). For more information on the event and registration please click here.
Julia Dias QC is interviewed on the Court of Appeal decision in Halliburton v Chubb
Julia Dias QC is interviewed by Joseph Huse, CEO of Newton Arbitration on the recent Court of Appeals decision in Halliburton v Chubb and the issue of arbitrator impartiality. Please view the full interview here.
mv. “MALAVIYA TWENTY” – arrest, appraisement and sale upon a claim for seaman’s wages
Richard Sarll recently acted as Counsel for the crewmembers of the “MALAVIYA TWENTY”, an offshore supply vessel lying at the Port of Great Yarmouth, in their action for the recovery of unpaid wages. On 26 July 2018 Richard successfully obtained for the crewmembers an order for the appraisement and sale of the vessel, which was […]
Can claimants who arrest vessels be required to give cross-undertakings in damages? No
NatWest Markets plc v Stallion Eight Shipping Co. S.A. [2018] EWHC 2033 (Admlty) In a decision that will be of interest to all shipping and admiralty lawyers, Robert Bright Q.C., Charles Holroyd and Marcus Mander instructed by Watson Farley Williams, have successfully defended an application by a vessel owner to have its vessel released from […]
David Allen QC to deliver speech in Mexico City
David Allen QC has been invited to speak during English Law week in Mexico City (3-4 September 2018) on the subject of International Arbitration. The event has been organised by the Bar Council and the Law Society, with the Mexican Chambers of Commerce and the three main national bar associations in Mexico.
Lord (Jonathan) Mance returns to 7KBW as an arbitrator
Lord Mance has re-joined chambers at 7 King’s Bench Walk, following his retirement as Deputy President of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 6th June 2018. He is available for appointment as arbitrator in a wide variety of cases, particularly international, commercial and investment arbitration. Lord Mance sat from 1993 to 1999 as […]
Commercial Court analyses familiar Greek-law defences to guarantee claims
[2018] EWHC 1733 (Comm) The Commercial Court handed down judgment on 6 July 2018 in HSBC Bank Plc v Antaeus & ors., upholding HSBC’s c.US$2.5 million claim against defaulting ship-finance borrowers and their corporate and personal guarantors. The judgment of Deputy Judge Andrew Henshaw QC includes a 6-page consideration of Articles 862, 281 and 288 […]
‘Subject to contract’ and ‘subject to board approval’: Judge confirms no binding settlement agreement in arbitration dispute
[2018] EWHC 1056 (Comm) David Bailey QC and Jessica Sutherland acted for the successful defendant in this section 45 application under the Arbitration Act 1996. As the Judge (Mr Justice Males) commented: “this section is relatively little used but, as this application shows, it has a useful role to play.” The question of law was […]
