Rachel Ansell KC, Sanjay Patel KC, Laurence Page, Andrew Stevens, Quentin Tannock, Katy Handley, Jacob Haddad and Richard Sumarno will be in Dubai for Dubai Arbitration Week from 11-15 November. Throughout the week, members will be speaking at various events: Wednesday 13 Nov – Rachel Ansell KC, Andrew Stevens and Quentin Tannock speaking at an […]
We are pleased to announce that Associate Member, Abhimanyu Bhandari, has been designated a Senior Advocate by the full court of The Supreme Court of India with effect from 14 August 2024. Abhimanyu has extensive experience of more than twenty years as a commercial disputes lawyer, focusing on arbitration and litigation across various industry sectors. […]
29th October 2024
We are delighted to announce that 4 Pump Court has been shortlisted for six awards at the Legal 500 MENA Awards 2025. – Set of the Year – English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Set of the Year – Practice Management Team of the Year – English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Junior […]
28th October 2024
Property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance: was the outbreak of Covid-19 a “catastrophe” and aggregation of Covid-19 business interruption losses under hours clause. – – Reinsurance disputes come to court only rarely. And arbitration appeals reach the Court of Appeal infrequently. This case was, therefore, unusual. It was an appeal to the Court of Appeal […]
14th October 2024
The decision of the Court of Appeal in London International Exhibition Centre Plc v Allianz Insurance Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 1026 is another milestone in the long-running litigation between policyholders and insurers in relation to the recovery of business interruption losses as a result of Covid-19. In its landmark decision in Financial Conduct Authority v […]
16th September 2024
Court of Appeal judgment handed down in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited: Important further clarification of Contractor’s right of termination in the JCT 2016 D&B Contract Following on from the High Court judgment in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited on which Helen Dennis produced a note in […]
22nd August 2024
In Peabody Trust v National House Building Council [2024] EWHC 2063 (TCC), the High Court (TCC; Andrew Mitchell KC sitting as Deputy Judge of the High Court) handed down an important decision on when an insured’s cause of action under the NHBC Buildmark policy providing cover for contractor insolvency before practical completion arises. The judgment […]
16th August 2024
On 9 August 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in Orion Shipping and Trading Ltd v Great Asia Maritime Limited [2024] EWHC 2075. The dispute concerns the cancellation of a Memorandum of Agreement on the Norwegian Saleform 2012 form (the “MOA”) for the sale of a Capesize bulk carrier, the MV “Lila Lisbon” (the […]
12th August 2024
Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard has produced a summary of Tyson International Company v Partner Reinsurance Europe [2024] EWCA Civ 363. This is an interesting Court of Appeal decision from earlier this year where the contractual dealings of the parties suggested two alternative forums (and laws) for the reinsurance contract. The judgment contains interesting observations about the English […]
8th August 2024
The Court of Appeal has this morning handed down judgment in (1) Outotec (USA) Inc (2) Metso OYJ (formerly Metso Outotec OYJ) v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 844. The dispute concerns an energy from waste (EfW) project in Hull, which involves the gasification of refuse derived fuel. The Hull project […]
24th July 2024
Iain Munro has been appointed to the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) sub-committee. The OPRC formed in June 2023, now welcomes members to its newly formed sub-committee. The sub-committee includes expertise from across the civil, family and tribunals justice sector and members of the judiciary. The Master of the Rolls has described the OPRC as: […]
17th July 2024
We are pleased to announce that 4 Pump Court and its members have been shortlisted for 16 awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024. Set nominations: Clerking team of the year Construction and energy set of the year International arbitration set of the year Professional negligence set of the year Shipping, commodities and […]
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