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    Pieces of paper: Teixeira v Moaven and the new landscape at the private client/fraud border

    Article by John Grocott-Barrett, 4 August 2026 To read or download this article  as a PDF, please click here. When property is fought over, it is not unusual for a document to surface which purports to answer the question of beneficial ownership... Read more

    By John Grocott-Barrett
    Tuesday 4 August 2026

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    Recent Cases

    Commercial Court provides guidance on pre-action disclosure in commercial cases: asymmetry of information in misrepresentation claims will not take a case out of “the usual run”

    Commercial disputes

    Marcia Shekerdemian KC | Francesca Mitchell
    Monday 3 August 2026

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    Recent Cases

    The High Court finds unfair prejudice in removal of founder from Big Motoring World by private equity investor

    Commercial disputes

    Alan Gourgey KC | Anna Littler | Jessica Brooke | Rachael Earle | Ernest Leung
    Monday 3 August 2026

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal substantially allows appeal in major partnership dispute

    Joint venture and partnership disputes, Commercial disputes, Company law

    Lexa Hilliard KC
    Friday 31 July 2026

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal decision on IP accounts of profits and the Court’s jurisdiction to award interest

    Commercial disputes

    James Walmsley
    Thursday 30 July 2026

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal decision on home loan inheritance tax double trust scheme

    Tax

    Jonathan Davey KC
    Wednesday 15 July 2026

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    Trust Interpretation: Looking at previous decisions of a word or phrase

    Article by David Pollard, 13th July 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Interpretation of trusts (including pension trusts and other commercial trusts) can be a big issue. The Supreme Court has tried, in a... Read more

    By David Pollard
    Monday 13 July 2026

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    Jennifer Seaman works as legal consultant on new BBC legal drama “I, Jack Wright”

    Jennifer Seaman worked as legal consultant, with scriptwriter Chris Lang, on legal drama  “I, Jack Wright” which debuted on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 12th July 2026.  The series is described as follows: “Where there’s a will, there’s... Read more

    Monday 13 July 2026

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    Citywealth Future Leaders Awards – Shortlisted

    Citywealth Future Leaders Awards have revealed their 2026 shortlist, and we are delighted to announce that Roxane Reiser has been shortlisted as Barrister of the Year. In order to vote and/or to view the full shortlist, please click here. The winners... Read more

    Thursday 9 July 2026

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    Recent Cases

    Jonathan Seitler KC and Lemuel Lucan-Wilson successfully resist appeal in falcons nuisance / negligence case

    Property

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
    Friday 3 July 2026

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    Real property, real impact: What is the point of proprietary estoppel?

    Article by Alice Hawker and Benedict Evans, 22nd June 2026 This article was originally published by Estates Gazette here. “One day, all this will be yours.” In varying guises, this story is familiar: a promise of land, acted on by the... Read more

    By Alice Hawker | Benedict Evans
    Monday 22 June 2026

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    Wilberforce nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards including ‘Chancery Set of the Year’ and  ‘Property and Housing Set of the Year’. Congratulations to the following members of Chambers who... Read more

    Friday 12 June 2026

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