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60 Seconds with Bobby Friedman

Bobby Friedman features in the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4’s FIRE Magazine, revealing what motivates him, what he sees as the biggest legal trends of 2023, even his ideal holiday and the last book he read. Read the full article

By Bobby Friedman KC
Monday 6 March 2023

Recent Cases

Wilberforce team successful as Court of Appeal dismisses jurisdiction applications in leading “Bitcoin” case

Cryptocurrency, Commercial disputes

John Wardell KC | Bobby Friedman KC | Sri Carmichael
Friday 3 February 2023

News

Dubai Financial Services Authority case features in BBC documentary

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has fined KPMG LLP $1.5m and its former audit partner $500,000 for failings in the audit of Abraaj Capital Limited. This is the largest fine ever imposed on an auditor by the DFSA. It is... Read more

Friday 27 January 2023

News

John McGhee KC listed in The Lawyer Hot 100

We are delighted to announce that John McGhee KC has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2023! The Lawyer’s write-up on John reads as follows: “Wilberforce Chambers’ John McGhee KC was so busy last year he didn’t have much... Read more

Monday 23 January 2023

News

Wilberforce features in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2023, identifying this year’s most-talked-about disputes. Four cases is a record achievement for us, meaning that nine of our members are involved... Read more

Monday 16 January 2023

Recent Cases

No obstacles to enforcement of an English costs order in the UAE

Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, International / offshore

Alan Gourgey KC
Tuesday 20 December 2022

Articles

The Supreme Court’s Decision in BTI 2014 LLC (Appellant) v Sequana SA and others (Respondents) [2022] UKSC 25: Is This a Case of All Change or No Change? Or Is It Somewhere in Between?

This article first appeared in Volume 19, Issue 6 of International Corporate Rescue and is reprinted with the permission of Chase Cambria Publishing – www.chasecambria.com Click here to view the full article

By Marcia Shekerdemian KC
Wednesday 7 December 2022

Articles

Substantial disposals by administrators in the first 8 weeks: when is the purchaser a connected person?

David Pollard has been looking at the statutory provisions dealing with substantial disposals by a company in administration in the first 8 weeks of the administration. When is a potential purchaser a connected person under the new provisions that come... Read more

By David Pollard
Monday 5 December 2022

Articles

Not just another article about BTI v Sequana

This article was first published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 11. Click here to view the full article

By Daniel Lewis
Monday 5 December 2022

News

Jonathan Seitler KC and Clare Stanley KC win at Chambers Bar Awards 2022

We are absolutely delighted to have picked up two awards at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. Jonathan Seitler KC won ‘Real Estate Silk of the Year‘! Clare Stanley KC won ‘Chancery Silk of the Year‘! A huge thank you to... Read more

Friday 18 November 2022

News

Stuart Isaacs KC has been appointed to the BVI International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators

We are delighted to announce that Stuart Isaacs KC has been appointed to the BVI International Arbitration Centre’s Panel of Arbitrators. For more information about the BVI Arbitration Centre, please click here.

Monday 17 October 2022

Recent Cases

Key Privy Council decision: Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi

International / offshore, Insolvency, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious | Privy Council

Clare Stanley KC | James Goodwin
Thursday 13 October 2022