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   Wilberforce Chambers wins ‘Set of the Year’ and ‘Star Junior’ at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025

   We are delighted to have picked up both Bar awards at last night’s Chambers High Net Worth Awards. Wilberforce Chambers won ‘Set of the Year’ and Elizabeth Houghton was named ‘Star Junior’. This prestigious annual event celebrates legal firms and... Read more

   Friday 11 July 2025

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   Recent Cases

   Judgment handed down in Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd and Powell v Ludgate House Ltd

   Property

   John McGhee KC
   Tuesday 8 July 2025

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   Naomi Kilcoyne, Zihang Liu and Allison Wu to join Wilberforce Chambers as tenants

   Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Naomi Kilcoyne, Zihang Liu and Allison Wu will join Chambers as tenants from Wednesday 1st October 2025, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ core specialisms, including... Read more

   Friday 27 June 2025

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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’, ‘Commercial Litigation Set of the Year’ and ‘Marketing Team of the Year’. Congratulations to our... Read more

   Friday 20 June 2025

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   Articles

   Scrutinising landlord commissions in placing insurance (London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas)

   Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis, examining the important implications of the judgment in London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas. The High Court has held that a landlord of commercial premises had been significantly overcharging its tenant... Read more

   By Tiffany Scott KC
   Thursday 19 June 2025

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   Supreme Court holds banks must follow the Etridge protocol where non-commercial hybrid transactions include a more than de minimis surety element

   Joanne Wicks KC has written an expert commentary regarding her recent judgment on Waller-Edwards v One Savings Back Plc. The commentary has been published in LexisNexis. The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal, holding that a creditor is put... Read more

   By Joanne Wicks KC
   Monday 9 June 2025

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   Recent Cases

   Non-party costs order made against directors of an insolvent company: Re MPB Developments Limited

   Insolvency

   Tim Matthewson
   Friday 6 June 2025

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   Articles

   Remind Me About … Winding Up DB Schemes

   Daniel Jukes has written an article for the Pensions Barrister website considering the topical issue of winding up DB pension schemes. The article considers the process of winding up both solvent and insolvent DB schemes, as well as highlighting some... Read more

   By Daniel Jukes
   Friday 6 June 2025

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   Publications

   The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2025

   Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | Andrew Mold KC | Thomas Robinson KC | Edward Sawyer | Jennifer Seaman | James McCreath | Jonathan Chew | Joseph Steadman | Ram Lakshman | Benedict Evans
   June 2025

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    Recent Cases

    Supreme Court hands down judgment in Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank

    Property

    Joanne Wicks KC
    Wednesday 4 June 2025

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    Recent Cases

    Judgment handed down in Re Petrofac Ltd

    Insolvency

    Daniel Petrides
    Tuesday 3 June 2025

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    Recent Cases

    Landlord required to repay hundreds of thousands of pounds of unlawfully charged insurance commissions to tenant

    Property

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Benjamin Faulkner
    Thursday 29 May 2025

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