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Wilberforce and Joanne Wicks KC win at The Legal 500 Awards 2022

We are absolutely delighted to have picked up two awards at last night’s The Legal 500 Awards! Wilberforce Chambers was awarded ‘Chancery Set of the Year’, and Joanne Wicks KC won the ‘Property Silk of the Year’ award for a... Read more

Thursday 6 October 2022

News

Wilberforce Shortlisted in Six Categories at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted for a total of six awards at this year’s Chambers Bar Awards: Chancery Silk of the Year – Clare Stanley QC Chancery Set of the Year Professional Negligence Silk... Read more

Wednesday 31 August 2022

News

Wilberforce shortlisted for The Legal 500 Awards 2022

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in seven categories at The Legal 500 Awards 2022. Set of the year Chancery set of the year Property set of the year Commercial litigation silk of the year: Alan... Read more

Wednesday 6 July 2022

Recent Cases

Raiffeisen Bank part 2: Cayman Court of Appeal dismisses two jurisdiction challenges, providing guidance as to the Cayman FDA

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

John Wardell KC | Tim Penny KC | Jamie Holmes | Caspar Bartscherer | Jia Wei Lee
Monday 13 June 2022

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

Articles

Freezing assets offshore – and the proper approach on appeal

By Jamie Holmes
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
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
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

Recent Cases

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
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
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