Recent Cases
Privy Council Judgment in the Battle of the Brewers
Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Alan Gourgey KC
Monday 20 April 2026
Insights
News
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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News
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
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
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Thursday 26 February 2026
Articles
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
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Wednesday 18 February 2026
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
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Thursday 22 January 2026
News
Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson to be appointed King’s Counsel
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson are to be appointed King’s Counsel. Bobby, called to the Bar in 2011, specialises in general commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, as well as... Read more
Friday 23 January 2026
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Recent Cases
Wilberforce Chambers features twice in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2026
Property, Insolvency
Jonathan Seitler KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jack Watson KC | Tim Matthewson | Naomi Kilcoyne
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Wednesday 21 January 2026
Recent Cases
BVI Court dismisses jurisdiction challenges in NBT v Shishkhanov & Ors
Commercial disputes, Civil fraud and asset recovery
Jamie Holmes
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Thursday 15 January 2026
Recent Cases
Supreme Court allows appeal in Expert Tooling and Automation Ltd v Engie Power Ltd
Commercial disputes
Thomas Grant KC | Stephen Brown
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Monday 12 January 2026
Recent Cases
Six Wilberforce barristers feature in two of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2026
Commercial disputes, Company law, Insolvency, Property
Alan Gourgey KC | Anna Littler | James McCreath | Jonathan Chew | Rachael Earle | Ernest Leung
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Monday 12 January 2026
Recent Cases
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in solicitor’s professional negligence case
Professional liability
Jonathan Seitler KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Wednesday 17 December 2025