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LAYTONS CHAMBERS IS A PREMIER BANKING AND FINANCE SET HAVING BEEN FOUNDED BY A FORMER ASSISTANT GENERAL COUSEL AND DIRECTOR OF A US INVESTMENT BANK.

MEMBERS OF CHAMBERS ARE ABLE TO ACT IN HIGH-PROFILE, HIGH-VALUE DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR HAVING PREVIOUSLY ADVISED ON TRANSACTIONS WITH NOTIONAL VALUES BETWEEN usd400 MILLION TO USD1 BILLION.

Areas of expertise include market authorisations and approval, listing rules, market abuse and insider trading, financial promotions, collective investment schemes, disclosure, retail mis-selling, wholesale market investigations and enforcement (eg Libor and ForEx), pensions, professional negligence; and the impact of the Human Rights Act on regulatory rules and action.  

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  • THE US-ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN HAS LEFT HUNDREDS OF SHIPS STRANDED IN THE STRAIT AND UNABLE TO SAIL THROUGH THE VITAL CHECKPOINTS WITH ONLY A FEW SHIPS WILLING TO MAKE THE VOYAGES DAILY.

    COMMODITIES TRADER MERCURIA IS SUING THE BALTIC EXCHANGE, MERCURIA, A LEADING SHIPPING INDICES PROVIDER OVER LOSSES IT SAID WERE CAUSED BY OIL TANKER PRICING DATA THAT DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE EFFECTIVE CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

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LATEST

PROSECUTING THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION:

ESTABLISHING THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR UKRAINE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

11 MAY 2026

LAYTONS CHAMBERS JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION FOR A POIGNANT SEMINAR ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL ON THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE, ITS LEGAL FOUNDATIONS, AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THE PANEL WAS ATTENDED BY SENIOR UKRANIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WITH OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR VASYL MYROSHNYCHENKO, AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE TO AUSTRALIA.

THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS INCLUDED DR IRYNA MUDRA, DEPUTY HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE, Dr Anton Korynevych, Director, Directorate General for International Law and Legal Counteraction to Aggression, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dr MARK ELLIS, EXEUCTIVE Director, International Bar Association.