Brick Court Chambers

Hugo Leith

Hugo Leith

YEAR OF CALL: England and Wales: 2013; New York (Not Practising): 2013; IRELAND: 2023
CLERK: Paul Dennison

"A superstar junior."
Legal 500 2024

News

03/12/24

It’s over: Merricks settles eight-year-long legal battle with Mastercard

10/07/24

CAT rejects disclosure application and directs use of UK overcharge calculation as a proxy for international markets

09/07/24

Brick Court receives 24 nominations in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

03/07/24

“Dishonestly and fraudulently” – High Court freezes assets of UAE sovereign wealth fund

18/06/24

16 members of Brick Court listed in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List

26/03/24

Judgments in favour of Emirati sovereign wealth fund set aside on grounds of fraud by the fund

26/02/24

Competition Appeal Tribunal decides factual causation issues in Merricks collective proceedings

14/11/23

High Court dismisses Phones 4U’s competition and tort claims

29/08/23

High Court dismisses default judgment application

08/08/23

CMA wins excessive pricing case

10/07/23

Court of Justice affirms application of the Aarhus Regulation internal review procedure to European Investment Bank

09/06/23

Competition Appeal Tribunal refuses to certify interchange collective proceedings

16/05/23

Court of Appeal rejects abuse of process argument

13/02/23

Brick Court tops The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases over 10 years

16/01/23

25 members of Brick Court appear in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2023

02/11/22

Permission granted for claim to set aside judgments as procured by fraud

07/07/22

Green light for App Store CPO

27/05/22

Chancery Division gives guidance on security for costs applications under CPR 25.13(2)(a) where claimant is resident out of the jurisdiction

10/01/22

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

02/08/21

Commercial Court rejects claim to litigation privilege, orders Model E disclosure

12/03/21

Court of Appeal orders retrial of hacking claim against Ras Al Khaimah sovereign wealth fund

03/02/21

Court of Appeal delivers important judgment on disclosure from custodians’ personal emails and devices

01/02/21

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

28/01/21

EU General Court annuls decision of the European Investment Bank and underlines importance of environmental law in EU legal order

11/12/20

Supreme Court dismisses Mastercard’s appeal in landmark judgment on proposed collective proceedings

23/06/20

Supreme Court upholds retailers’ case on the application of Art 101 TFEU to payment card interchange fees

22/05/20

High Court rules on hacking complaint

10/03/20

Important judgment concerning unfair pricing in the pharmaceutical sector

19/02/20

Supreme Court lifts stay of enforcement of ICSID award in Micula proceedings in important judgment

12/02/20

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

31/10/19

ABB’s appeal allowed in BritNed v ABB

20/06/19

Privy Council rules on application of privilege against self-incrimination to compulsory notices to produce documents

16/04/19

Court of Appeal overturns CAT judgment in Merricks v Mastercard collective proceedings

01/03/19

Eurotunnel challenge to ferry contracts withdrawn

16/01/19

33 members of Brick Court appear in 12 of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2019

13/11/18

Right of appeal lies from decision of the CAT refusing a collective proceedings order

02/11/18

Supreme Court to hear appeal on English courts’ duty of cooperation with EU institutions

29/10/18

Court of Appeal upholds stay of enforcement of Micula brothers’ ICSID award pending EU Court proceedings but orders security

12/10/18

High Court hands down first judgment on cartel damages in UK courts

25/06/18

Competition Appeal Tribunal sets aside finding of abuse in CMA decision on excessive pricing

29/05/18

Families affected by climate change seek deeper greenhouse reductions from the European Union

13/04/18

Brick Court success at the 2018 GCR Awards

09/03/18

High Court rules on applicable law in competition damages claims

25/07/17

Mastercard persuades Tribunal not to certify £14 billion collective action

13/03/17

Foreign Affairs Committee reports on the implications of Brexit with “no deal”

30/01/17

Commercial Court rules on retailer claims over MasterCard interchange fees

23/01/17

Brick Court scores the highest number of appearances in The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2017

20/01/17

Micula brothers’ ICSID award stayed by Commercial Court pending EU Court proceedings

19/01/17

Croatian corruption claims dismissed in major arbitration; Croatia v MOL

14/07/16

CAT hands down landmark interchange fees judgment

20/01/16

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

19/10/15

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

14/10/15

Domestic Courts must redact to protect the Presumption of Innocence

24/07/15

Mr Justice Peter Smith recuses himself from British Airways air-cargo case

29/10/14

HMS Pinafore collides with Gondoliers in competition damages rulings

29/07/14

3 new tenants for Brick Court Chambers

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