Recent Cases
The Lawyer features victory in legal battle over landmark Birmingham development
Commercial disputes
Daniel Lewis
Friday 11 July 2025
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News
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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Articles
Part A1 insolvency act moratorium – impact on employees and pensions
David Pollard has written an article on “Insolvency Act 1986 – The New Part A1 Moratorium: Impact on Employees and Pensions” [2025] Journal of Business Law p192 This article focuses on the impact on employees or pensions where a company... Read more
By David Pollard
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
News
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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Recent Cases
Non-party costs order made against directors of an insolvent company: Re MPB Developments Limited
Insolvency
Tim Matthewson
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Friday 6 June 2025
Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Re Petrofac Ltd
Insolvency
Daniel Petrides
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Tuesday 3 June 2025
Articles
Anti-suit injunctions and third parties — Manta Penyez Shipping Inc & others v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company
Daniel Jukes has written a case note on Manta Penyez Shipping Inc and another v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company which has recently been published in LexisNexis. The decision of Cockerill J reinforces the ability of a non-party who is not... Read more
By Daniel Jukes
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Monday 19 May 2025
News
Two distinguished academics join Wilberforce as Associate Members
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Lionel Smith and Professor Ben McFarlane have joined Chambers as Associate Members. Professor Lionel Smith is the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College. He was previously the Downing... Read more
Friday 2 May 2025
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Articles
Grants to foreign personal representatives
Article by Andreas Giannakopoulos, 30th April 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. When a person dies domiciled abroad but leaves property in England and Wales, a question arises as to who should administer... Read more
By Andreas Giannakopoulos
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Wednesday 30 April 2025
Recent Cases
Court gives liquidators permission to bring US$216m claim against Pramod Mittal
Insolvency
Graeme Halkerston
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Tuesday 29 April 2025
Articles
Case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC
Andreas Giannakopoulos has written a case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 which has recently been published in the Law Quarterly Review. The note examines the Supreme Court’s judgment in detail, including its indication that forum conveniens principles do not apply... Read more
By Andreas Giannakopoulos
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Tuesday 29 April 2025
News
Wilberforce shortlisted in two categories at the High Net Worth Awards 2025
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2025 for Set of the Year and Elizabeth Houghton has been shortlisted as Star Junior. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as... Read more
Thursday 24 April 2025
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