Recent Cases
Supreme Court and Privy Council simultaneously deliver important judgments on arbitration stays
Commercial disputes, International / offshore, International arbitration
Thomas Lowe KC
Monday 25 September 2023
Insights
Recent Cases
Judgment handed down: Invest Bank v El Husseini
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, International / offshore
Tim Penny KC
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Friday 22 September 2023
Articles
Pensions, personal bankruptcy and creditor recovery: recent developments
David Pollard and Joseph Steadman’s article, ‘Pensions, personal bankruptcy and creditor recovery: recent developments’, has been published in Issue 37.2 of Trust Law International by Bloomsbury Publishing. Trust Law International is a well established quarterly journal with a mixed readership... Read more
By David Pollard | Joseph Steadman
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Friday 15 September 2023
Recent Cases
Tax Tribunal’s latest decision on home loan inheritance tax schemes
Tax, Property, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
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Tuesday 12 September 2023
News
Wilberforce shortlisted in five categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in five different categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023. Chancery Set Real Estate Set Chancery Silk – Tim Penny KC Professional Negligence Silk – Jonathan Seitler KC Real... Read more
Monday 11 September 2023
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Articles
Immunity for Blackpool FC? It’s not clear…
Article by Samuel Cathro, 30th August 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. If the court blesses a transaction, the trustee is immune from subsequent challenge. One might be forgiven for thinking that is... Read more
By Samuel Cathro
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Wednesday 30 August 2023
News
Marcia Shekerdemian KC and Jessica Brooke on the Women in FIRE Advisory Committee
ThoughtLeaders4 has recently launched an initiative that embodies the core values of empowerment, knowledge exchange, and inclusivity – Women in FIRE. We are delighted to announce that Marcia Shekerdemian KC and Jessica Brooke are on the advisory committee. TL4 says: “This endeavour... Read more
Tuesday 29 August 2023
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News
Jennifer Seaman appointed to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Seaman has been promoted to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for a period of five years commencing 1st September 2023 and expiring on 31st August... Read more
Tuesday 1 August 2023
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Articles
Taking risks and tax avoidance – Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534
Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 31st July 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The recent case of Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534 provides a timely reminder of the... Read more
By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Monday 31 July 2023
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has 11 nominations across 9 different categories at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. Set of the Year Chancery Set of the Year Chancery Junior of the Year: Edward Sawyer, Sebastian Allen Chancery... Read more
Wednesday 12 July 2023
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Articles
The Separability Principle: the Newcastle Express Case
To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Ever since the House of Lords decision in Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation v Privalov [2007] UKHL 40, the principle of the separability of arbitration agreements has been... Read more
By Stuart Isaacs KC | Elizabeth Houghton
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Monday 10 July 2023
Articles
Grand View v Wong and the doctrine of improper purposes
Article by Jia Wei Lee[1], 30th June 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The improper purpose doctrine is an easy one to state: a power may only be exercised for a purpose... Read more
By Jonathan Hilliard KC | Jia Wei Lee
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Friday 30 June 2023