Judgment handed down in Contract Natural Gas Ltd v Zog Energy Ltd – Gideon Shirazi
On 21 January 2025, the Chancery Division of the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Contract Natural Gas Limited (in liquidation) v ZOG Energy Limited (in liquidation) [2025] EWHC 86 (Ch), in which Gideon Shirazi of 4 Pump Court was instructed by Prettys Solicitors LLP on behalf of ZOG Energy Limited. Contract […]
14th April 2025
Gideon Shirazi, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Carl Wall to attend IPBA Chicago 2025
Gideon Shirazi, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Carl Wall will be in Chicago between 21-26 April attending the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)’s Annual Meeting and Conference. Members will speak at the following events: On Thursday 24 April at 15:30 – 16:30, Gideon Shirazi will be on panel discussing ‘Can adopting transformational technology give rise to greater risk […]
4 Pump Court features in the Chambers Global Guide 2025
The Chambers Global Guide 2025 has been released which highlights the top global legal professionals in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. Members have once again been recognised across multiple practice areas, demonstrating our breadth of international experience. 4 Pump Court has also received a band 1 ranking for dispute resolution. Our members have a […]
13th February 2025
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2024
4 Pump Court has again been recognised in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide, receiving set rankings for ‘Construction, energy and infrastructure’ (Tier 1) and ‘Shipping and commodities’ (Tier 2). 8 members of Chambers have been commended in the English Bar category across the areas of ‘Commercial’, ‘Construction, energy and infrastructure’ and ‘Shipping and Commodities’. […]
17th January 2024
Anti Suit Injunctions and Foreign IP claims: Topalsson judgment
On 17 August 2023, Waksman J handed down judgment in Topalsson v Rolls-Royce [2023] EWHC 2092 (TCC). Matthew Lavy KC and Gideon Shirazi acted for Topalsson; Alex Charlton KC and Iain Munro acted for Rolls-Royce. Topalsson is a German company which had developed cutting-edge automotive software. It had agreed to a project to implement and […]
23rd August 2023
Court of Appeal confirms role of commercial common sense in contract interpretation
On 26 April 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in ASSIA v BT [2023] EWCA Civ 451 which considered the correct interpretation of a patent laundering clause in a global patent cross-licence entered into as part of a settlement of global patent litigation between BT and ASSIA. Gideon Shirazi (led by Nicholas Saunders […]
16th May 2023
London International Disputes Week 2023
London holds international appeal as a global centre for dispute resolution – whether through its courts or by arbitration, mediation, expert determination or negotiation – built upon a rich tradition of English law dating back to the Magna Carta. London International Disputes Week (LIDW) celebrates London as a leading centre for handling international dispute resolution […]
Important TCC case about payment provisions in JCT contracts and Hutton v Wilson
On 30 March 2023, the TCC (Constable J) handed down judgment in Elements v FK Building [2023] EWHC 726 (TCC). Jonathan Lewis KC and Gideon Shirazi acted for the successful subcontractor. Elements was a subcontractor of FK Building for a modular construction project in Salford under a JCT SBCSub/C 2016 form (“the JCT Subcontract”). The […]
13th April 2023
4 Pump Court recognised in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa Guide 2023
15 members of Chambers have been recognised for their work in the Middle East region spanning across the areas of commercial and construction. For commercial, Laurence Page is ranked tier 1 and Gideon Shirazi is ranked tier 2. For construction, 4 Pump Court has again been ranked a tier 1 leading set. Legal 500 highlight […]
12th April 2023
4 Pump Court recognised in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
4 Pump Court is pleased to again be recognised for our work in the Asia Pacific region in the newly published Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide. As a set, we have been ranked tier 1 for ‘construction, energy and infrastructure’ and tier 2 for ‘shipping and commodities’. 8 members have been commended across the […]
20th January 2023
TCC rules on arbitrability of adjudication enforcement disputes and notices of dissatisfaction- Gideon Shirazi
In Sefton MBC v Allenbuild [2022] EWHC 1443 (TCC), the TCC handed down judgment giving the latest word in the debate around the arbitrability of adjudication enforcement. Gideon Shirazi acted for Allenbuild. In 2005, Sefton MBC engaged Allenbuild under an NEC2 contract to build a waterpark known as Dunes Splash World. Over 12 years later, […]
26th August 2022
TCC ruling on the S&T rule- AM Construction v The Darul Amaan Trust [2022] EWHC 1478 (TCC
In AM Construction v The Darul Amaan Trust [2022] EWHC 1478 (TCC), the TCC gave judgment on an adjudication enforcement dispute involving the rule in S&T v Grove and issues around the delivery of a notice of adjudication. Gideon Shirazi acted for the successful contractor obtaining negative declarations about enforcement. The S&T rule In S&T […]
11th August 2022
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