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Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our BD Director, Asia Pacific, Lara Quie and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our clerking team in London.

London

Twenty Essex
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

Contact

Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our BD Director, Asia Pacific, Lara Quie and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our clerking team in London.

London

Twenty Essex
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

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Commercial Court security application ruling in breach of trust case finds “real risk” of obstacles to enforcing English courts judgments in Qatar
High Court rules that a foreign state can be sued for alleged hacking of computers
High Court rules that a foreign state can be sued for alleged hacking of computers
Complaint against insurance broker Marsh over its role in brokering the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project
Complaint against insurance broker Marsh over its role in brokering the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project
Recent success in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases and top 10 appeals of 2023
Considering bringing an RFI application? Is it strictly necessary?
Considering bringing an RFI application? Is it strictly necessary?
High Court hands down lengthy prison sentence for director’s contempts of court
High Court hands down lengthy prison sentence for director’s contempts of court
High Court judgment concerning ‘anti-deduction’ clauses in time charters
Court of Appeal addresses res inter alios acta principle
Court of Appeal addresses res inter alios acta principle
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issues Opinion calling on the release and compensation by Iran, of a dual national woman
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issues Opinion calling on the release and compensation by Iran, of a dual national woman
Monica Feria-Tinta in deprivation of nationality and statelessness case
Court of Appeal holds that the former King of Spain is immune in respect of pre-abdication allegations
Court of Appeal holds that the former King of Spain is immune in respect of pre-abdication allegations
Diplomatic immunity in the Court of Appeal
Diplomatic immunity in the Court of Appeal
Trust claim over Swiss bank account struck out 
Trust claim over Swiss bank account struck out 
UK Anti-Doping v Boardman
Success in landmark business interruption insurance case
The Miracle Hope
Commercial Court clarifies that Hague-Visby Rules time bar applies to misdelivery occurring after discharge
Court of Appeal clarifies rules for damages for breach of warranty and deceit involving hindsight
High Court rules that a foreign state can be sued for alleged use of spyware
High Court rules that a foreign state can be sued for alleged use of spyware
Quasi-contractual anti-suit injunction and direct-action statutes
Commercial Court win for the Guaidó Board in latest phase of Venezuelan Gold litigation 
A transformative Supreme Court judgment holding a diplomat accountable for modern slavery
A transformative Supreme Court judgment holding a diplomat accountable for modern slavery
Commercial court judgment on s.32 of the Limitation Act  
Shagang Giant
Commercial Court dismisses attempt to rely on arbitral findings in proceedings against non-parties
“Decentralised and borderless” NFT auction is outside the reach of English consumer protection legislation
“Decentralised and borderless” NFT auction is outside the reach of English consumer protection legislation
Commercial Court Grants anti-suit and declaratory relief in US$2 billion financing dispute
Commercial Court Grants anti-suit and declaratory relief in US$2 billion financing dispute
Commercial Court gives judgment in £1 billion fraud claim following the collapse of NMC Healthcare PLC
Don’t estop me now: the Supreme Court revisits contractual variation and the effect of NOM clauses
Court of Appeal reversal over banks’ fraud prevention duties
Monica Feria-Tinta acting in case of German-Iranian dual national, Nahid Taghavi
Commercial Court issues judgment in commodities trading fraud claim
Monica Feria-Tinta instructed in New Caledonia’s independence referendum matter – decolonisation process under international law
Commercial Court grants summary judgment and dismisses application to withdraw admissions in maritime LOI enforcement dispute
Commercial Court grants summary judgment and dismisses application to withdraw admissions in maritime LOI enforcement dispute
OECD initial assessments in coal mining case relating to BHP, Anglo American and Glencore
Appeal victory for Guaidó in Venezuelan gold dispute
Third party funding costs and COVID-19 adjournments: section 68 challenge to ICC award dismissed
Third party funding costs and COVID-19 adjournments: section 68 challenge to ICC award dismissed
Paul Lowenstein QC and Sam Goodman successful in jurisdiction challenge in fourth Libyan Investment Authority litigation
Paul Lowenstein QC and Sam Goodman successful in jurisdiction challenge in fourth Libyan Investment Authority litigation
Constitutional Court of Ecuador issues landmark judgment on “The Rights of Nature” – Monica Feria-Tinta acted as Amicus
Court of Appeal decision on the incorporation of charter terms into bills of lading, and joint insurance funds for war risks / K&R losses
Landmark Supreme Court decision on shipowners’ seaworthiness and due diligence obligations
United Kingdom Supreme Court confirms that consequential loss satisfies the tort gateway for service out of the jurisdiction
United Kingdom Supreme Court confirms that consequential loss satisfies the tort gateway for service out of the jurisdiction
Guglielmo Verdirame QC and Kate Parlett represent HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein on highly complex public international law issues
Guglielmo Verdirame QC and Kate Parlett represent HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein on highly complex public international law issues
Designers, breach of confidence, conspiracy and exemplary damages
Designers, breach of confidence, conspiracy and exemplary damages
Commercial Court finds it has no jurisdiction to hear claims against Petro Poroshenko
Commercial Court finds it has no jurisdiction to hear claims against Petro Poroshenko
Andrew Ayres QC and Andrew Dinsmore instructed on multi-million dollar fraud claim against alleged associates of former Steinhoff Group CEO
Commercial Court dismisses wasted expenditure claim in fuel oil dispute
Commercial Court dismisses wasted expenditure claim in fuel oil dispute
Zacaroli J clarifies solicitors’ right to obtain security for their unpaid fees
Zacaroli J clarifies solicitors’ right to obtain security for their unpaid fees
Too late to bring dishonesty claim against company director who was a witness in an earlier action
Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions in landmark climate change case