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   Four wins for Wilberforce at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023

   We are absolutely delighted to have picked up four awards at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards! We are proud to announce that Wilberforce Chambers won the highly coveted ‘Set of the Year‘ award, as well as ‘Chancery Set of... Read more

   Friday 1 December 2023

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   Publications

   Moss, Fletcher and Isaacs on The EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (Fourth Edition)

   Stuart Isaacs KC
   October 2023

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   Articles

   When doing nothing is not enough: the liabilities of directors for inaction

   Daniel Lewis has written an article for Issue 14 of TL4 FIRE Magazine’s annual ‘Contentious Insolvency Edition 2023‘. To read the full article, please click here.

   By Daniel Lewis
   Monday 25 September 2023

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   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
   Friday 15 September 2023

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   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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   Recent Cases

   City Gardens v Dok 82: High Court confirms that a winding up petition may be brought notwithstanding a foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause

   Insolvency, International / offshore

   Bobby Friedman
   Monday 15 May 2023

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   60 Seconds with Bobby Friedman

   Bobby Friedman features in the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4’s FIRE Magazine, revealing what motivates him, what he sees as the biggest legal trends of 2023, even his ideal holiday and the last book he read. Click here to view the full... Read more

   By Bobby Friedman
   Monday 6 March 2023

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   Dubai Financial Services Authority case features in BBC documentary

   The Dubai Financial Services Authority has fined KPMG LLP $1.5m and its former audit partner $500,000 for failings in the audit of Abraaj Capital Limited. This is the largest fine ever imposed on an auditor by the DFSA. It is... Read more

   Friday 27 January 2023

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   Wilberforce features in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023

   We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2023, identifying this year’s most-talked-about disputes. Four cases is a record achievement for us, meaning that nine of our members are involved... Read more

   Monday 16 January 2023

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    Articles

    The Supreme Court’s Decision in BTI 2014 LLC (Appellant) v Sequana SA and others (Respondents) [2022] UKSC 25: Is This a Case of All Change or No Change? Or Is It Somewhere in Between?

    This article first appeared in Volume 19, Issue 6 of International Corporate Rescue and is reprinted with the permission of Chase Cambria Publishing – www.chasecambria.com Click here to view the full article

    By Marcia Shekerdemian KC
    Wednesday 7 December 2022

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    Articles

    Substantial disposals by administrators in the first 8 weeks: when is the purchaser a connected person?

    David Pollard has been looking at the statutory provisions dealing with substantial disposals by a company in administration in the first 8 weeks of the administration.  When is a potential purchaser a connected person under the new provisions that come... Read more

    By David Pollard
    Monday 5 December 2022

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    Articles

    Not just another article about BTI v Sequana

    This article was first published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 11. Click here to view the full article  

    By Daniel Lewis
    Monday 5 December 2022

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