“A Practical Guide to the Insurance Act 2015”, co-authored by Harry Wright (of 7KBW) and David Kendall, has been published. The Insurance Act 2015 is the first comprehensive statutory reform of the insurance law of the United Kingdom since the Marine Insurance Act 1906. It introduces thorough and, in some cases, fairly drastic reform of […]
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Harry Wright features in Legal Week’s – Stars at the Bar 2017
Harry Wright has been named as highly recommended in the ‘Stars at the Bar 2017’ list. To view the full article found in Legal Week, please click here.
Clive Freedman QC successfully wins high profile case – BHL v Leumi ABL
COLLECTION FEES: THE PERIL OF NOT EXERCISING A CONTRACTUAL DISCRETION Clive Freedman QC of 7 KBW, leading Simon Mills, instructed by James Southworth of Eversheds Sutherland, has succeeded in a claim of particular interest to the factoring and invoice discounting industry. They acted for BHL, a company having a shareholding in the company which manufactures […]
Vitol SA v Beta Renowable SA
On 7 July 2017 judgment was given by Mrs Justice Carr in the matter of Vitol SA v Beta Renowable SA, a claim for non-delivery of biofuels, in which Richard Sarll acted for the defendant supplier. The judgment contains an interpretation of interdependent obligations in the sale of goods (e.g. the need for the buyer […]
Peter MacDonald Eggers QC will be speaking at the 13th Annual Colloquium of the International Shipping and Trade Law
Peter MacDonald Eggers QC will be speaking at this years event. It will be held on the 4-5 September 2017, and will be devoted to Maritime Liabilities in A Regional and Global Context: The EU and Beyond. Topics covered will include: Liabilities for ship recycling Wreck removal – Nairobi and beyond National and international oil […]
Trilogy Management Limited v Harcus Sinclair
Christopher Butcher QC and Harry Wright obtained summary judgment on behalf of a firm of solicitors facing a claim in negligence by a (non-client) third party , on the basis that the claim was statute barred. The case was unusual in that it was the Defendant’s second application for summary disposal of the claim. It […]
Robert Bright QC, the most successful barrister in the Commercial Court, according to recent Premonition report
To view the full article please see below or please click here. Virtual law firm has highest “success rate” in senior courts litigation by Nick Holborne A virtual law firm, Keystone Law, has beaten the big players to achieve the highest “success rate” in litigation in the senior courts, a report has found. Meanwhile Florida-based […]
Ocean Victory – Supreme Court Judgment
Dominic Kendrick QC and Gavin Geary were instructed on behalf of the successful time charterers in this appeal to the Supreme Court. The Ocean Victory was lost whilst leaving Kashima in a strong northerly gale. The vessel left the port due to difficulties at berth caused by long waves. At first instance, the Judge held […]
Apex v Global Torch Appeal
The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment concerning the effect of exclusive jurisdiction agreements and how, notwithstanding clear wording of such an agreement, a party may nevertheless submit to the jurisdiction of the English Court and waive any right to rely upon an exclusive jurisdiction agreement in favour of the courts of another […]
7KBW publication – Carver on Charterparties
7KBW congratulate the authors on the publication of Carver on Charterparties, under the editorship of Professor Howard Bennett. The authors are Professor Howard Bennett, Robert Bright QC, Julia Dias QC, Sioban Healy QC, Stephen Hofmeyr QC, Simon Kerr, Alex MacDonald, Peter MacDonald Eggers QC, Richard Sarll and Professor Stephen Girvin. For more details on the […]
