Recent Cases
The Privy Council clarifies principles relating to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
International arbitration, Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Thomas Lowe KC
Friday 10 June 2022
Insights
Articles
Freezing assets offshore – and the proper approach on appeal
By Jamie Holmes
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Thursday 9 June 2022
Recent Cases
Raiffeisen Bank part 1: Cayman Court of Appeal upholds €153m worldwide freezing injunctions
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, Insolvency, International / offshore
Tim Penny KC | John Wardell KC | Jamie Holmes | Jia Wei Lee | Caspar Bartscherer
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Thursday 9 June 2022
Articles
Be careful what you assume: professional negligence claims against tax advisors following Mclean v Thornhill
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman The promoters of a scheme market it to investors, claiming that it will enable them to obtain certain tax advantages. The promotional materials state that... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
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Thursday 5 May 2022
News
In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd
This case shows the Cayman Islands Grand Court applying the rules of natural justice to require an applicant for ex parte relief to share with the other party all documents shown to the judge. It is also a useful illustration... Read more
Tuesday 19 April 2022
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In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd – FSD 382 OF 2021(IKJ)
Commercial disputes | The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
Clare Stanley KC
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Thursday 14 April 2022
Recent Cases
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC v Shetty & others [2022] EWHC 529 (Comm)
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery
Tim Penny KC
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Monday 4 April 2022
News
Lebanese banks – who have been refusing to pay customers due to the country’s economic crisis – ordered to make international transfers
In one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 Cases of 2022’, Manoukian v Société Générale Banque Liban and Bank Audi, Bobby Friedman and Caspar Bartscherer (led by Daniel Toledano QC), have successfully acted for Mr Manoukian in obtaining an order for... Read more
Monday 28 February 2022
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Alice Hawker joins Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that commercial chancery junior Alice Hawker has joined Chambers, with effect from today, Monday 14th February 2022. Alice has significant experience of property litigation, and is also regularly instructed on cases involving civil fraud... Read more
Monday 14 February 2022
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Webchats
What’s the Broad Idea? Freezing injunctions in the Privy Council
John McGhee KC and Daniel Petrides discuss the important recent decision of the Privy Council in Broad Idea International Ltd v Convoy Collateral Ltd (British Virgin Islands) [2021] UKPC 24 on the scope of injunctive relief.
John McGhee KC | Daniel Petrides
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Tuesday 8 February 2022
Articles
Voices of women at the Chancery Bar
Thursday 20 January 2022
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News
Wilberforce features three times in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2022, identifying this year’s most talked about disputes: The Executive Counsel to the Financial Reporting Council v KPMG, Peter Noel Meehan, Alistair... Read more
Monday 10 January 2022
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