Members of 4 Pump Court attend Riyadh International Disputes Week
Sean Brannigan KC, Lynne McCafferty KC, Ben Pilling KC, George Woods, Laurence Page and Richard Sumarno will be in Riyadh from the 2nd March for Riyadh International Disputes Week. The team look forward to catching-up with many of our clients in the region, as well as speaking at the following events; 3rd March – Sean […]
Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024
Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024 has been released which ranks the top global legal professionals in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. 39 members of 4 Pump Court have once again been recognised across multiple practice areas, demonstrating our breadth of international experience. Rachel Ansell KC and Laurence Page are ranked in the ‘Dispute […]
16th February 2024
IBA Conference Paris 2023
Alex Potts KC, Laurence Page and Rebecca Keating will be attending the IBA Conference in Paris between 29 October- Friday 3 November. Alex Potts KC will be moderating a panel session ‘Arbitration and mediation in insolvency – a sword and a shield for the officeholder’ on Tuesday 31 October. The panel will consider this topic […]
Laurence Page to appear in The Supreme Court- Skatteforvaltningen v Sanjay Shah and others
On the 5th and 6th July, Laurence Page will be in The Supreme Court as part of the counsel team for the appellants in Skatteforvaltningen v Sanjay Shah and others, supporting the Judgment of Mr Justice Andrew Baker, and appealing against the Judgment of The Court of Appeal. The appeal raises an important point of […]
3rd July 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 […]
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
The Times reports on Tuffnells v DX Group
The Times has reported on ongoing litigation in an “an extraordinary corporate espionage claim” by Tuffnells against the DX Group, a delivery firm particularly well-known within the legal sector. Stephen Cogley KC and Laurence Page act for Tuffnells. Stephen and Laurence are instructed by Daniel Dodman at RWK Goodman. Read the full article here.
20th February 2023
Tel-Aviv Arbitration Week 2023
Alex Charlton KC, Matthew Lavy and Laurence Page will be attending Tel-Aviv Arbitration Week 2023 taking place from 26 February- 2 March. During Tel Aviv Arbitration Week, hundreds of attendees from across the globe including arbitrators, lawyers, experts, and students, meet to discuss their common interests. Various speakers will also be providing talks on a […]
When banking amounts to a ‘cardinal sin’: a case commentary on Allianz Global Investors GmbH v Deutsche Bank AG...
Withdrawing cash overseas should be straightforward. But it can be a pricey business. In the UK banks generally permit cash to be withdrawn from debit accounts without applying charges. They are not so generous on customers who want to withdraw cash overseas. The act of converting one currency to another, whilst quietly taking a healthy […]
30th January 2023
Laurence Page successful in Bank Audi LLC ‘BAQ’ v Al Fardan Investment Company and Others [2022] QFC (F) 20
On 24 November, the Qatar International Court handed down judgment in Bank Audi LLC ‘BAQ’ v Al Fardan Investment Company and Others [2022] QFC (F) 20, where Laurence Page acted for the successful Claimant. BAQ issued a claim in the QFC against five Defendants where the court ruled in favour of BAQ against all […]
5th December 2022
A significant expansion in the DIFC Court’s jurisdictional ambit for freezing injunctions
(1) William Allan Jones (2) Coffee Planet LLC (3) Coffee Planet Roastery FZE v Robert Anthony Jones [2022] DIFC CFI 043 When discussing freezing injunctions, modern lawyers of a historical bent occasionally refer to the English High Court’s “nuclear weapon” by reference to the Mareva, a merchant vessel chartered by International Bulkcarriers SA in May […]
3rd October 2022
Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC)
In the early 2000s, the five tower blocks in Portsmouth known as Gosport Towers were in a somewhat tired and sorry state. Their owners, the Kelsey Housing Association, took the expensive decision to refurbish the buildings comprehensively. Its public-spirited decision proved to be ill-fated. Many will remember the events of 14 June 2017, when a […]
15th September 2022
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