Recent Cases
Supreme Court of Gibraltar hands down judgment in Kijani Ratio (in liquidation) v Fagan and ors
Insolvency, International / offshore
Daniel Lewis
Monday 17 February 2025
Insights
News
Thomas Robinson to be appointed King’s Counsel
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson is to be appointed King’s Counsel. Tom, called to the bar in 2003, has a stellar commercial chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters including directors’ duties... Read more
Friday 24 January 2025
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News
Nine Wilberforce barristers feature in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2025
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce barristers appear in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2025, identifying the upcoming year’s most-talked-about disputes. Nine of our members are involved across the highlighted matters. The Public Institution For Social... Read more
Monday 6 January 2025
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Recent Cases
The Privy Council confirms that shareholders have a personal claim against a company for improper exercises of power
International / offshore, Company law
Thomas Lowe KC | Tara Taylor
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Thursday 14 November 2024
Recent Cases
Receiver restored – an interim remedy in shareholder disputes
Company law, Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Nikki Singla KC
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Thursday 7 November 2024
Recent Cases
Blower v GH Canfields – claimant fails to establish case on negligence or causation
Professional liability, Insolvency, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Jonathan Seitler KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Tuesday 5 November 2024
Recent Cases
Commercial Court grants Norwich Pharmacal order in Filatona Trading and Oleg Deripaska v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK
Civil fraud and asset recovery, Commercial disputes, Company law, International / offshore
Thomas Grant KC
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Tuesday 15 October 2024Recent Cases
Cayman Grand Court grants case management stay in TFKT True Holdings
Company law, International / offshore
Thomas Grant KC
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Tuesday 8 October 2024Recent Cases
Cayman Court makes Indemnity and Interim Costs Awards – Cowan v Equis Special LP
International / offshore, Civil fraud and asset recovery
Thomas Grant KC
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Wednesday 28 August 2024
News
Wilberforce nominated in multiple categories including Set of the Year for third year running at Legal 500 Bar Awards
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500’s 2024 Bar Awards. Wilberforce Chambers has been nominated for ‘Set of the Year’ for the third year in a row as well as ‘Chancery... Read more
Wednesday 10 July 2024
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Articles
Sian v Halimedia: Insolvency vs Arbitration – Article by Ernest Leung cited in recent Privy Council decision
In Sian Participation Corp v Halimedia International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, Lords Briggs and Hamblen considered the issue of whether insolvency proceedings should be stayed where the underlying debt was covered by an arbitration agreement. In an appeal from the BVI,... Read more
By Ernest Leung
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Friday 21 June 2024
Recent Cases
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal hands down judgment in China Life Trustees v China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore
Jonathan Hilliard KC
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Monday 17 June 2024