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Voices of women at the Chancery Bar
Thursday 20 January 2022
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Summarily judging fraud: Bringing claims to an early close
Tuesday 14 December 2021
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Chancery barrister and mathematician: Arthur Cayley (1821-1895)
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell The Chancery Bar has a long history of mathematician barristers, some of them famous. For a period, there was a tradition that the “Senior... Read more
Tuesday 14 December 2021
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The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill: Part 2 – what is happening in Parliament?
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Sir Paul Morgan. This is my second article on the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill. As is well known, the Bill provides for a statutory arbitration where the arbitrator... Read more
By Sir Paul Morgan
Monday 6 December 2021
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Too many hats, not enough time and the wrong people – the difficulties of Smith v Michelmores Trust Corporation
Thursday 2 December 2021
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The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill: How will the arbitration stage work?
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Sir Paul Morgan. This article considers the clauses of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill which provide for arbitration in relation to the relief which can be granted to... Read more
By Sir Paul Morgan
Tuesday 23 November 2021
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Precedent value of Chancery Masters’ decisions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Ashdown Role of Chancery Masters The Masters of the Chancery Division of the High Court have always played an important role in getting Chancery litigation trial-ready. Traditionally... Read more
By Michael Ashdown
Thursday 18 November 2021
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Protectors’ Powers: The Siren Song of the “Narrower View”?
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Gilead Cooper QC The term “Protector” is not a term of art in trust law. The duties and the powers of any given protector are defined,... Read more
By Gilead Cooper KC
Thursday 4 November 2021
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When is an order under s48 AJA appropriate? That’s a matter of opinions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman S48(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the High Court to authorise personal representatives or trustees to take action on the... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
Wednesday 20 October 2021
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Powers of appointment: All in the wording
By Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 18 October 2021
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A Question of Character: Problems facing the disguised distribution claim
By Daniel Lewis
Tuesday 12 October 2021
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Qualifying interests in possession: Restating the problem
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes Is it possible to taint an interest in possession, thereby losing its transitional protection under the Finance Act 2006 and triggering adverse inheritance tax... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
Thursday 23 September 2021
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