UK-China Arbitration Summit 2019

Nick Vineall KC and Andrew Stevens will be speaking at the UK-China Arbitration Summit this year on 10 & 11 June, where leading practitioners will discuss the latest developments in international arbitration in an Anglo-Chinese context. Nick Vineall will be a panellist for the session Choosing Chinese arbitral institutions for international disputes: An option to […]

20th May 2019

Manchester Shipping Ltd v Balfour Worldwide Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 194 (Comm)

On Monday 11th February Sonia Tolaney KC, sitting as a Judge of the Commercial Court, handed down judgment in Manchester Shipping Ltd v Balfour & Sochin, a multi-national shipping fraud case involving Russian charterers. The judgment ruled that Manchester Shipping Ltd had made a fair presentation at the ex parte application and that the Worldwide […]

19th February 2019

Sean Brannigan KC joins Nick Vineall KC as Joint Head of Chambers

4 Pump Court are delighted to announce that Sean Brannigan KC has joined Nick Vineall KC as joint Head of Chambers with effect from 1 January 2019. This follows Nigel Tozzi KC stepping down after more than 10 successful years in the role, to continue in practice.

7th January 2019

International Arbitration training courses in China

This October, six barristers from our international arbitration team will be running two training courses in Shanghai and Beijing. The training will be led by Nick Vineall KC and Fiona Sinclair KC along with Iain Munro, Andrew Stevens, Robert Scrivener and Neil Dowers. The course is aimed at junior lawyers who have an interest and […]

5th September 2018

The UK Court of Appeal upholds the enforcement of CIETAC Award

On Monday 23rd April the Court of Appeal handed down their judgment in Sinocore v RBRG (UK) Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 838, dismissing the appeal of RBRG against the decision of Phillips J [2017] EWHC 25614 (Comm) to permit enforcement of the CIETAC Award. The result is a resounding endorsement by the English Courts of […]

23rd April 2018

Burns v FCA: the Court of Appeal clarifies law on directors’ fiduciary duties and conflicts of interest

On 21 December 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Burns v The Financial Conduct Authority [2017] EWCA Civ 2140. This case raised interesting questions about the duties owed by the directors of limited companies, building societies and friendly societies under sections 175 and 177 of the Companies Act 2006 […]

2nd January 2018

Jeremy Storey KC retires from the Bar

Jeremy Storey KC has retired from the Bar, after over 40 years at 4 Pump Court, having been appointed as the new Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man and will be stepping down as Joint Head of Chambers on 19 October 2017. Nigel Tozzi KC will continue as Joint Head of Chambers, with […]

20th October 2017

Sinocore International Co Ltd v RBRG Trading (UK)

In Sinocore International Co Ltd v RBRG Trading (UK) Ltd [2017] EWHC 251 (Comm) Nick Vineall KC and Neil Henderson acted for the award creditor in an application under Section 101 of the Arbitration Act 1996 to enforce a China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) award as judgment in the Commercial Court. The […]

15th March 2017

LSLC Seminar: 3rd December 2015

Nicholas Vineall KC will be speaking at London Shipping Law Centre, Maritime Business Forum. The seminar titled Terminating shipbuilding contracts: Can I? Should I? And what will happen if I do? will be chaired by The Honourable Mr Justice Picken. Nicholas will speak with Max Lemanski from Stephenson Harwood LLP and Alexander McCooke from The […]

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