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1 week ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for 21 awards at Legal 500’s 2025 Bar Awards.
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1 week ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
Fountain Court is delighted to announce that leading arbitration specialist Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof has been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) by invitation of the SIAC Court of Arbitration. Jacomijn’s appointment reflects her outstanding reputation and deep expertise in international dispute resolution, particularly in matters involving cross-border commercial and investment disputes.
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2 weeks ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
The Commercial Court (Butcher J) has handed down judgment in the multi-billion-dollar Russian Aircraft Lessor Policy Claims. This was a highly significant and valuable insurance dispute involving no fewer than 15 members of Chambers. The 11.5-week trial was one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
Fountain Court Chambers mourns the death of our dear colleague and friend, Timothy Dutton CBE, KC, Head of Chambers between 2008 and 2013. Tim was widely recognised as the outstanding barrister of his generation in professional regulation and discipline.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
In Beograd Innovations Ltd v Somovidis [2025] EWHC 1182 (Comm), handed down on 27 May 2025, HHJ Pelling KC has dismissed a jurisdiction challenge by the defendant based on parallel Russian insolvency proceedings. The claimant, Beograd, sued to enforce a Russian judgment worth around £14 million against Mr Somovidis in England. Mr Somovidis had also been made bankrupt in Russia in proceedings in which Beograd was his creditor and had proved for its debt.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
In Virgo Marine and Nixie Marine Inc v Reed Smith LLP, Reed Smith LLP v Barclays Bank Plc [2025] EWHC 1157 (Comm), Mr Justice Foxton refused an application by Reed Smith for over £6m in security for costs to be ordered against the Claimants. Jacob Turner, instructed by Zaiwalla & Co, acted as sole counsel for the Claimants.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
Fountain Court Chambers is involved in 12 events during this year’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW). Members of Chambers are looking forward to partnering with top-tier law firms during the week to explore a broad spectrum of commercial dispute resolution and arbitration issues, including in relation to artificial intelligence, banking, commercial crime, insurance, privilege and sports, both from a domestic and international perspective.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
The Court of Appeal has recently refused permission to appeal an order of Bright J granting an anti-suit injunction to major French banking groups Natixis and BNP Paribas. The anti-suit injunction restrains VietJet, a Vietnamese airline, from pursuing certain proceedings in Vietnam and requires it to discontinue its litigation in Vietnam.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
In two pairs of overlapping class actions against big tech firms, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has adopted two different approaches to ensuring consistency of outcome. In Ennis v Apple, Dr Ennis is suing Apple on behalf of UK iOS app developers in respect of the allegedly abusive prices that Apple imposes on those developers. Ennis is related to another case, called Kent, in which Dr Kent is suing Apple in respect of similar alleged abuses, but on behalf of UK consumers.
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1 month ago | 
fountaincourt.co.uk | Clara Garcia |Clara García
On 17 April 2025, Mr Justice Picken gave a further judgment in the proceedings brought by FW Aviation (FWA) against VietJet, following a two-week trial in January. This judgment follows that given in FWA’s favour in July 2024 in respect of liability (which was summarised here).
