Commercial Court hands down judgment in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm)...
A. Introduction 1. On 17 December 2025, judgment was handed down by the Commercial Court in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm) (“M/V ‘VYSSOS’”). The case concerned the scope of coverage under a mortgagee’s interest insurance policy in respect of a Vessel which was damaged by a mine strike in […]
30th December 2025
Nick Vineall KC speaking at the London Shipping Law Centre’s seminar on ‘Confidentiality and Disclosure in...
On Tuesday 11 November, Nick Vineall KC will speak at the London Shipping Law Centre’s seminar on ‘Confidentiality and Disclosure in Arbitration’ alongside Ellen Timms (Essex Court Chambers) and Marcus Mander (7KBW). The session will be chaired by Sir Jeremy Cooke. The session will cover: 1. A Corporation and Firm B & Mr W – […]
Judgment handed down in A Corporation v Firm B [2025] EWHC 1092 (Comm)
On 8 May 2025, the Commercial Court handed down its judgment in A Corporation v Firm B. The case provides useful guidance around the obligation of confidentiality in arbitral proceedings, and in particular, the parameters of this obligation where a law firm acts for multiple clients in separate arbitrations arising out of the same or […]
15th May 2025
Nick Vineall KC awarded ‘Social Mobility Bar Champion of the Year’ at the Legal 500 ESG UK Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that Nick Vineall KC has been awarded ‘Social Mobility Bar Champion of the Year’ at the Legal 500 ESG UK Awards 2024. Nick returned to practice in January after spending one year as Chair of the Bar Council. Nick championed the introduction of contextual recruitment tools which will be introduced into the pupillage gateway system […]
7th May 2024
Members of 4 Pump Court to attend IPBA Tokyo
Jeremy Nicholson KC, Nick Vineall KC, Robert Scrivener and Carl Wall will be in Tokyo from 22nd April attending the IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference. Jeremy, Nick and Robert will be speaking at various IPBA events throughout the week on topics covering maritime, insurance and construction. We very much look forward to catching up with […]
5th April 2024
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
Court of Appeal Clarifies Compulsory Mediation: lawful so long as “the very essence of the claimant’s right to...
Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal (CoA) handed down the much-anticipated judgment in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA CIv 1416 (read our previous post about key issues in the case here). Sir Geoffrey Vos (Master of the Rolls) gave the judgment with which Lord Justice Birss and Lady Carr (Lady Chief Justice) […]
1st December 2023
24 members from 4 Pump Court have been commended in the Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report across 9 practice areas
We are pleased to announce that 23 members from 4 Pump Court have been commended in the Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report across 9 practice areas. Arbitration– Rachel Ansell KC and Nick Vineall KC Business crime defence– Nigel Tozzi KC Construction– Rachel Ansell KC, James Bowling, Sean Brannigan KC, Thomas Crangle, Simon Henderson, […]
14th July 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
Nick Vineall KC becomes new Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales
We would like to congratulate former Joint Head of Chambers, Nick Vineall KC on becoming Chair of the Bar 2023. Yesterday evening, Nick delivered his inaugural speech at The Honourable Society of Middle Temple setting out his priorities for the year ahead. Nick has made an exceptional contribution to chambers and we have no doubt […]
11th January 2023
Sanctions: related matters
Some of our sanctions related legal work includes: Nick Vineall KC Nick appeared in the Supreme Court for the shareholders of Bank Mellat in the bank’s successful claim that British government sanctions against the Iranian bank were irrational and therefore unlawful. Nick then led the Bank’s team on its subsequent claim for damages under the […]
12th April 2022
‘Whose Gold is it Anyway?’ – Anna Hoffmann
The UK Supreme Court Decision in “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela v “Maduro Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela [2021] UKSC 57 Introduction In a much anticipated chapter of the long-fought battle between the “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela and the “Maduro Board” of the Central Bank of […]
18th January 2022
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