Michael Ryan comments on this important decision in a recently published article by CDR Magazine. For more information on the full article please click here.
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The Lords Goff and Hobhouse Lecture
The Lords Goff and Hobhouse lecture was given by Lord Justice Flaux on Thursday 18th January at Inner Temple. To view a copy of the lecture please click here.
Monde Petroleum v WesternZagros Ltd
[2018] EWCA Civ 25 Gavin Kealey QC was successful again in the Court of Appeal, this time leading Tom Sprange QC and Ruth Byrne of King & Spalding LLP on behalf of WesternZagros Limited, a Canadian headquartered oil and gas company doing business in Kurdistan. The issues concerned the attempts of WesterZagros Limited to obtain […]
National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan v the Bank Of New York Mellon SA/NV, London Branch
National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan (Claimants) v the Bank Of New York Mellon SA/NV, London Branch (Defendant) [2017] EWHC 3512 (Comm) Christopher Butcher QC appeared on behalf of the Defendant in these Part 8 proceedings. This is the latest development in England of a dispute spanning several jurisdictions and which has […]
Sir Jeremy Cooke appointed International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court
At the opening of the new legal year in Singapore on 8th January 2018, the Attorney-General, Mr. Lucien Wong SC congratulated Sir Jeremy on his appointment to the SICC. The Chief Justice, Sundaresh Menon also stated that the very idea of the SICC was conceived in a conversation that he had in London with Sir […]
Whitlock and another (Appellants) v Moree (Respondent) (Bahamas)
[2017] UKPC 44 Gavin Kealey QC and James Goudkamp appeared on behalf of the Appellants in this appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas. The dispute concerned the beneficial ownership of funds standing to the credit of a joint bank account. An elderly man (“the Testator”) […]
New Silks – Jawdat Khurshid and James Brocklebank
Chambers is delighted to announce that Jawdat Khurshid and James Brocklebank have been successful in this year’s Queen’s Counsel appointments competition and will be appointed to Silk at a ceremony to be held on 26 February 2018. The members of 7 King’s Bench Walk congratulate them both on this achievement. Jawdat Khurshid Jawdat is […]
The Lords Goff and Hobhouse Memorial Lecture
The Members of 7KBW will be holding a lecture on Thursday 18th January 2018, to be given by Lord Justice Flaux. More details below:
The Legal 500 Awards 2018 Winner
7KBW are delighted to announce they have won the following awards at The Legal 500 Awards 2018: Shipping Set of the Year Junior of the Year – Marcus Mander To view the rest of the 2018 winners please click here.
David Allen QC addresses lawyers in London on Cross-border fraud
David Allen QC was invited to speak at a conference arranged by the White Paper Group in London on the theme of Cross-border fraud. David’s talk addressed the cross-undertaking given by Freezing Order applicants and the attendant risks following the Fiona Trust v Privalov litigation in which David acted for Sovcomflot.
