FAMILY LINEAGE BUSINESSES — LAYTONS CHAMBERS

FAMILY LINEAGE BUSINESSES

LAYTONS CHAMBERS IS WELL-VERSED IN FAMILY LINEAGE BUSINESSES, WITH THE FAMILY HAVING FOUNDED A LAW FIRM IN 1875 WHICH REMAINED IN THE FAMILY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS UNTIL THE BUSINESS WAS SOLD IN 1980.

WE HAVE AN ACCUTE UNDERSTANDING TO THE SENSITIVITE LEGAL ISSUES THAT ARISE IN AND AROUND FAMILY LINEAGE BUSINESSES, AND ARE ABLE TO ROBUSTLY REPRESENT FAMILY MEMBERS, THIRD PARTIES AND REGULATORS IN RELATION TO THESE CASES.

WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG

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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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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.