Judgment handed down in Orion Shipping and Trading LLC v Great Asia Maritime LTD [2025] EWCA CIV 1210
THE LILA LISBON: LOSS OF BARGAIN DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER BY THE CANCELLING DATE UNDER THE NORWEGIAN SALEFORM 2012 On 2 October 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down a ground-breaking decision on the recovery of loss of bargain damages under the Norwegian Saleform 2012 for a seller’s failure to deliver by the cancelling […]
7th October 2025
Bareboat Charters book published
Earlier this month, the book on Bareboat Charters was released. Authored by Ed Jones, James Leabeater KC, Rani Noakes, Sean O’Sullivan KC, Robert Scrivener, Thomas Steward, James Watthey and Alexander Wright KC, this book examines and explains the law relevant to bareboat or demise charterparties, a common form of maritime contract used by both operators […]
29th April 2025
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
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
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 Rankings
4 Pump Court have been ranked Tier 1 for ‘Construction, Energy and Infrastructure’ and Tier 2 for ‘Shipping and Commodities’ in the 2022 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Members of 4 Pump Court have also been ranked in all 3 areas across the 2022 edition. For ‘Construction, Energy and Infrastructure’, Sean Brannigan KC and […]
14th January 2022
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 rankings
We are pleased to again be recognised for our work in the Asia Pacific region in the newly published Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 guide. 4 Pump Court has a total of 11 individual rankings across the areas of Commercial, Construction, energy and infrastructure and Shipping and commodities. New rankings this year were achieved by: […]
13th January 2021
International Arbitration Newsletter – The LCIA 2020 Update
In this edition of our International Arbitration Newsletter, Robert Scrivener considers the 2020 update to the LCIA Rules. A. The LCIA 2020 Update On 11 August 2020, the LCIA published[1] an updated set of arbitration rules (the “Rules”), due to come into effect on 1 October 2020. They also published an updated set of mediation […]
12th August 2020
International Arbitration Newsletter
In the latest edition of our International Arbitration Newsletter, Robert Scrivener focuses on two recent updates from the English Court of Appeal regarding international arbitration. The first comes from Kabab-Ji S.A.L. v Kout Food Group [2020] EWCA Civ 6 and the law that is applicable to an arbitration clause. The second relates to A & B v […]
23rd April 2020
4 Pump Court at China Arbitration Week
We are delighted to be running a full day, interactive training session on International Arbitration as part of China Arbitration Week next week in association with CIETAC. The course will be run by Ben Pilling KC, Iain Munro, Ed Jones, Robert Scrivener and Neil Dowers and is aimed at junior lawyers with an interest or […]
31st October 2019
The Third Annual SCL West Midlands Debate
Four Members from 4 Pump Court will debate the question of “Are independent experts really doing their job?” at the upcoming West Midlands Debate in Birmingham. The speakers confirmed for the event are Anthony Speaight KC, Fiona Sinclair KC, Thomas Crangle and Robert Scrivener. Sir Rupert Jackson will chair the debate. Registration is available on […]
23rd October 2018
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
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