Brick Court Chambers

Richard Eschwege KC

Richard Eschwege KC

YEAR OF CALL: 2008    YEAR OF SILK: 2023
CLERK: Paul Dennison

“Very experienced in long trials as well as in interlocutory applications.” "He is head and shoulders above the rest." "He's really bright, works really fa...
Chambers & Partners 2023

News

08/01/24

Brick Court is the set with the most cases in The Lawyer Top Cases of 2024

23/12/22

Three new silks for Brick Court

10/10/22

US$400 million claim against bank dismissed for second time following retrial

10/01/22

31 members of Brick Court appear in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2022

06/09/21

Court strikes out £70 million classic Ferrari conspiracy

16/05/21

Court of Appeal accepts that “Bosworth” provides subordination test for Lugano Convention employee protection provisions

24/02/21

Chancery Division rejects application to cross-examine on Bitcoin asset in $1.9bn claim

01/02/21

22 members of Brick Court appear in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2021

27/10/20

Commercial Court rules in long-running jurisdiction saga

29/07/20

UBS fails to strike out FDIC LIBOR-rigging claim  

15/04/20

Brick Court reported in opinion piece about virtual hearings

07/04/20

Court of Appeal finds for the CATS Parties in £40m North Sea gas dispute

24/03/20

Business as usual for Brick Court as Court of Appeal hearing proceeds by video link

12/02/20

35 members of Brick Court appear in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases and Top 15 Appeals of 2020

14/05/19

Judgment for the CATS parties in North Sea gas pipeline dispute in Commercial Court

04/12/18

Jurisdiction declined and freezing orders set aside in $2.6 billion Ukraine banking dispute

09/05/18

High Court dismisses US$500 million claim against Bank St Petersburg for alleged fraudulent ‘raid’ on assets

20/12/17

Commercial Court grants post-judgment worldwide freezing order for US$306 million

24/11/17

Brick Court receives 12 nominations in the Legal 500 2018 Awards

06/10/17

Court upholds arbitration award for US$306 million

31/01/17

Court of Appeal overturns finding of fraud in $129 million letter of credit dispute

18/11/16

Court of Appeal dismisses litigation funders’ costs appeal in US$1.6bn energy dispute

01/11/16

Court of Appeal considers construction of North Sea gas sales agreements and remedies for breach

06/09/16

Court of Appeal provides important guidance on the ECJ decision in Brogsitter concerning the jurisdictional relationship between claims in contract and tort

21/04/16

Parties settle proceedings over £11 million Ferrari after 25 year dispute

20/01/16

Brick Court scores the highest number of appearances in The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2016

10/11/15

Court determines title to £11 million Ferrari after 25 year old dispute

19/10/15

Brick Court maintains Public and Administrative Law ranking in 2015 Legal 500

25/09/15

Sellers not liable for damages under long term Gas Supply Contracts

21/11/14

Richard Eschwege listed as a “Star at the Bar 2014”

23/10/14

Professional litigation funders liable for indemnity costs in US$1.6 billion energy dispute

09/10/14

Wrotham Park damages of €10 million awarded for breach of confidence claim

31/01/14

Solicitors debarred from acting in multi-billion dollar oligarch case

14/01/14

State Immunity in torture case

06/01/14

Damning Judgment from Commercial Court in US$1.6bn Energy Dispute

25/09/13

Brick Court wins American Lawyer award

10/09/13

Brick Court Victory in $1.6bn Energy Dispute

04/09/12

Berezovsky v. Abramovich

26/07/12

Court of Appeal overturns CAT judgment on dispute resolution

07/11/11

Royal Brompton Hospital Succeeds in Quashing Cardiac Surgery Consultation

03/08/11

British Telecommunications Plc successfully challenges Ofcom’s dispute resolution decisions on its wholesale 0800 and 0845/0870 pricing

28/06/11

Commercial Court grants exceptional anti-arbitration injunction

10/03/11

Court of Appeal confirms that fresh evidence is admissible in the Competition Appeal Tribunal: BT v Ofcom

31/01/11

English Court rules that Courts of Greece have priority under the Judgments Regulation

28/10/10

Commercial Court rules on the frustration of an insurance contract

07/07/10

Admissibility of evidence in CAT appeals under the Communications Act: BT v Ofcom

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