Fountain Court is pleased to announce that Laura John is to be appointed Queen’s Counsel. Laura was called to the Bar in 2001 and is described by the legal directories…
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Fountain Court Chambers: 2020 Review
2020 has been an extraordinary year. During challenging times, we have been lucky enough to experience some positive moments. Six of our members were appointed Queen’s Counsel (a record for…
Fountain Court members contribute to ‘Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court’
Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court edited by William Day and Sarah Worthington. The book follows a conference held at Trinity…
Andrew Mitchell QC appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board
Andrew Mitchell QC has been appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the independent regulator of the barrister profession, with effect from January 2021, succeeding Naomi Ellenbogen QC.…
Court of Appeal gives landmark judgment on applications to sanction transfers of insurance business under Part VII of FSMA
In the matter of The Prudential Assurance Company Limited and Rothesay Life Plc The Court of Appeal has provided authoritative guidance on the approach to be adopted by courts when…
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC appointed President of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission’s Panel of Senior Decision Makers
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has announced that Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC will succeed Michael Blair QC as President of its Panel of Senior Decision Makers, after Mr Blair QC’s retirement…
Supreme Court judgment on apparent bias and obligations of disclosure and confidentiality in international arbitration
Halliburton Company (Appellant) v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Limited (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 48 The Supreme Court has dismissed Halliburton’s appeal against the rejection of its application to remove an arbitrator under…
Success in $16 million oil and gas claim following force majeure event
Edward Levey QC represented Nord Naphtha Limited (NNL) in its successful claim against New Stream Trading AG (NST), a Swiss company which previously acted as the marketing and sales agent…
Almost 150 applicants offered a place under mentoring scheme for underrepresented groups
Fountain Court Chambers is pleased to announce that the six sets of Chambers participating in the Mentoring Scheme for underrepresented groups have, between them, offered places on the scheme to…
Breach of warranty claim against a party not named in the contract
Bell v Ivy Technology Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1563 The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by Paul Bell against the decision of Teare J permitting Ivy Technology…