National Investment Bank Ltd. v Eland International (Thailand) Co. Ltd. [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm)
The Commercial Court today (17 May 2022) handed down judgment in National Investment Bank Ltd. v Eland International (Thailand) Co. Ltd. [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm) granting the Claimant’s application under s.72 of the Arbitration Act 1996 for a declaration that the arbitrator, Mr Simon Nesbitt QC of Maitland Chambers, who was appointed pursuant to an order of the Commercial Court in 2020 under s.18 of the Arbitration Act 1996, had no jurisdiction to determine the Defendants’ claim against the Claimant for over US$300 million. ...
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Sarah Butler-Sloss and Ors v The Charity Commission and HM Attorney General [2022] EWHC 974 (Ch)
The High Court handed down judgment in Sarah Butler-Sloss and Others v The Charity Commission and HM Attorney General [2022] EWHC 974 (Ch) on 29 April 2022....
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Silk Appointments
Many congratulations from all at Maitland Chambers to our new Silks, Andrew Westwood QC and Thomas Munby QC who were formally sworn in on Monday 21 March following a ceremony at Westminster Hall....
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Darragh Connell joins Maitland Chambers
Maitland Chambers is delighted to announce that Darragh Connell has joined Chambers from today. Darragh is a leading commercial junior and was called to the Bar in 2012. He has a very busy commercial litigation practice focusing on domestic and international contractual disputes, contentious insolvency, civil fraud and digital asset recovery. Prior to the Bar, Darragh worked in the financial services industry and he is ranked in Band 1 of Chambers and Partners for Cryptocurrency Disputes having been instructed in one of the first reported cases in relation to this burgeoning area....
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David Mumford QC successfully appears in ECSC Court of Appeal case deciding the test of “control” of documents for disclosure purposes
David Mumford QC has successfully resisted an appeal to the ECSC Court of Appeal against an order refusing disclosure of documents belonging to a subsidiary company in litigation against an indirect parent. The ECSC determined, for the first time, that the English learning on what constitutes “control” of documents for disclosure purposes applied, including the developments of the Lonrho test seen in cases such as North Shore Ventures and Ardila Investments. The Court of Appeal also gave helpful guidance on the standard of appellate review applicable to decisions of fact based on documents. David was instructed by Andrew Willins and Laure-Astrid Wigglesworth of Appleby....
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The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2022
We are pleased to see two appeals that our members are involved in this year feature in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2022:...
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The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2022
We are pleased to see Thomas Grant QC, James Kinman and Edward Armitage mentioned in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2022 released this week. They are instructed by Mark Hastings and Michael Barnett of Quillon Law, acting for the claimants in the case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v Cally Shipholdings. The Lawyer’s Top 20 list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues....
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Maitland Chambers joins ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE as a Community Partner
We are delighted to announce that Maitland Chambers has joined ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE as a Community Partner. ...
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Estate Gazette Top 10 Cases of 2021 Podcast
The Estate Gazette has released its ‘Top 10 Cases of 2021’ podcast where legal editors Sarah Jackman and Jess Harrold present their annual round-up from the courts and count down their top 10 property law cases of 2021. Listed at number 5 is the Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited v Cine-UK Limited case in which Philomena Harrison appeared for Cine-UK. This case is going directly to the Court of Appeal in early next year (bypassing the High Court) in what is probably going to be one of most important appeals in 2022. To listen to the podcast, please click here....
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