International
Thirty Nine Essex Street has a number of members who have been called to the Bars of various international and offshore jurisdictions including California, France, Hong Kong, New South Wales, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago. We also have experience of acting in disputes in various foreign jurisdictions including Western and Central Europe, Africa, the USA, India, China and Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, the Gulf and the Caribbean.
Recent significant cases include:
- Arabtec v Ultra Fuji [2009] advising and appearing on behalf of a contractor in the middle-east in a two-week trial at the Dubai International Financial Centre's Court of First Instance. This was the first construction trial at the DIFC and one of the first disputes over a contract governed by DIFC Law.
- National Insurance Property Development Company Limited v. NH International (Caribbean) Limited, advising and representing NIPDEC, in relation to disputes arising out of the construction of a new hospital in Tobago being resolved in arbitration and litigation before the High Court in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Advising and acting for Belize Bank Ltd in a series of challenges to the actions of the Belize government and authorities.