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Privy Council Judgment in the Battle of the Brewers
Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Alan Gourgey KC
Monday 20 April 2026
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Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Robert Tchenguiz
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Philippe Kuhn
Friday 17 April 2026
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Articles
BX v. T : the Court’s inherent jurisdiction to grant disclosure of trust documents to non-beneficiaries
Article by Jamie Holmes, 2nd April 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The 20 August 2025 decision of the Guernsey Court of Appeal in BX v. T [2025] GCA 063 is of interest... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
Tuesday 7 April 2026
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News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2026
The winners of the awards will be announced on Thursday 18 June at Banqueting House. We are incredibly grateful to all our clients for your ongoing support.
Tuesday 7 April 2026
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New silks: Bobby Friedman KC and Jack Watson KC
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson have been appointed King’s Counsel at today’s ceremony at Westminster Hall. Bobby Friedman KC Bobby is regularly instructed to lead teams in cases of the highest value and... Read more
Monday 23 March 2026
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Paul Newman KC awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Paul Newman KC has been awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) for 2026/2027, which will enable him to continue his research into 18th and 19th-century nominate law reporting. The IALS Visiting Research Fellowship... Read more
Wednesday 18 March 2026
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Articles
Piercing Trust Structures in Switzerland in Aid of Financial Claims in England
Andrew Mold KC and Roxane Reiser have contributed to the Spring Issue of Financial Remedies Journal. In this article, Andrew and Roxane discuss the Swiss court’s powers to “lift the veil” between trust structures and the individuals controlling them. They... Read more
By Andrew Mold KC | Roxane Reiser
Tuesday 17 March 2026
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Cator v Thynn – the latest in the Denaxe debate
Article by Samuel Cathro, 2nd March 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Must a trustee join all the trust’s beneficiaries to a blessing application in order to gain immunity from subsequent suit? Until the... Read more
By Samuel Cathro
Monday 2 March 2026
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Articles
Gateways for Chabra freezing injunctions: Gilbert v Broadoak
In this article Philippe Kuhn analyses the recent decision in Gilbert v Broadoak concerning novel jurisdictional arguments about gateways for service out in the context of worldwide freezing orders against Chabra respondents.
By Philippe Kuhn
Thursday 26 February 2026
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England and Wales Court of Appeal ruling on peremptory orders
Daniel Jukes has written an article on the recent judgment in LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Techimont SPA & others [2026]. The key issue in this case turned on a question of statutory construction, namely whether pursuant to section 42 of... Read more
By Daniel Jukes
Wednesday 18 February 2026
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When do trustees have a duty to act in relation to non-trust properties?
Article by Zihang Liu, 2nd February 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. It is well known that in Bartlett v Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd [1980] Ch 515, Brightman J held that where a... Read more
By Zihang Liu
Monday 2 February 2026
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Articles
An office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation
Tom Robinson KC and Zihang Liu have written an article on an office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation. The article covers the following aspects: the general position if an office-holder is a claimant or a defendant in litigation the... Read more
By Thomas Robinson KC | Zihang Liu
Thursday 22 January 2026
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