James Purchas and Daniel Khoo successful for FCA in £3.6m unauthorised share scheme
On 6 May 2020 the High Court handed down judgment in The Financial Conduct Authority v Skinner and ors [2020] EWHC 1097 (Ch), a claim by the FCA relating an unauthorised scheme. The unlawful scheme involved the sale of shares in Our Price Records Limited (“OPR”) in 2014 and 2015. OPR was promoted as a commission earning […]
11th May 2020
Substituting a New Claimant After a Limitation Period Ends: AIG Europe Ltd v McCormick and RSA Insurance PLC
James Watthey recently appeared in an interesting procedural wrangle on CPR Part 19.5(3)(a) and (b) in AIG Europe Ltd v McCormick Roofing Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 943 (TCC). This is a TCC claim where proceedings had been commenced in the name of the wrong claimant, and an application was made to correct the error after […]
1st May 2020
The Five ‘C’s for Commercial Parties
As companies react to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Stevens sets out five practical pointers for commercial parties whose contracts have been impacted by the crisis. The full article is available here. To find out more about Andrew’s practice, please contact our clerks on +44(0)207 842 5555 or email [email protected].
24th April 2020
Chambers Global Rankings 2020
4 Pump Court is delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of Chambers Global 2020. Our barristers have been described as ‘truly excellent’ and as ‘phenomenal advocates’, supported by an ‘incredibly commercial’ clerking team. Our barristers have been ranked in the following areas: Commercial Dispute Resolution Construction Dispute Resolution: United Arab Emirates Energy & […]
18th February 2020
Frustration and Force Majeure: A paper in light of COVID-19
Introduction 1. The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic is in full rage. The battle to cope with and ultimately defeat the pandemic has caused immediate profound changes in society and the economy (at least for now) although it is currently difficult to predict the full effects of what will happen or how long they will be felt. […]
31st March 2020
Review of Mr Justice Bryan’s judgment in AA v Persons Unknown
Laura Wright and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard review Mr Justice Bryan’s judgment in AA v Persons Unknown, in which he considered the effect of the new guidance. In the recent Commercial Court decision AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm), Bryan J held that cryptoassets such as Bitcoin are property within the meaning of English law. […]
28th January 2020
Chambers & Partners 2020 Rankings
4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2020. Our barristers have been described as ‘precise, detail-led’ and ‘top-notch overall’, supported by an ‘incredibly commercial’ clerking team, providing a ‘consistently excellent service’. Chambers and Partners have ranked 4 Pump Court in the following areas: Commercial […]
10th October 2019
Legal 500 2019 Rankings
4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK Guide. Chambers have been described as ‘setting the standard for commercial sets’ with a ‘raft of top quality barristers’. Our clerks have been described as helping the ‘solicitor/counsel dynamic feel like a proper team’ and ‘really going out […]
27th September 2019
US $20m commercial fraud victory for Simon Goldstone in the Court of Appeal
This morning the CA (LLJ Longmore, Coulson, Peter Jackson) handed down judgment dismissing the Claimant’s appeal against the decision of Mr Justice Teare in of Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten (‘NIVE’) v Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. NIVE had agreed to export millions of dollars of egg product to Rembrandt. Rembrandt terminated the contract early. NIVE sought damages […]
9th April 2019
Nominations for Legal 500 Awards 2019
4 Pump Court are delighted to have been nominated for 4 awards at the upcoming Legal 500 Bar Awards in February 2019. Awards we have been nominated for include: Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year – Nigel Tozzi KC Construction & Energy Set of the Year Construction & Energy Junior of the Year – Kate […]
Legal 500 2018 and Chambers & Partners 2019 Rankings
4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest editions of The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. We have been described as ‘in a class of our own’ having ‘remained a leading London set for commercial, construction, and insurance/reinsurance work’. Furthermore, the success of our juniors, described as ‘a rising force’, has […]
30th October 2018
Jurisdiction challenge to Arbitration for lack of capacity
James Leabeater represented the successful respondent, CMSA, in resisting a challenge to the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal brought under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996. CMSA had agreed to construct and supply ESSA, a Mexican state owned salt mine, with a self-unloading salt barge as part of an attempt to modernise ESSA’s transportation […]
16th February 2018
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