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   Recent Cases

   Tax Tribunal’s latest decision on home loan inheritance tax schemes

   Tax, Property, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

   Jonathan Davey KC
   Tuesday 12 September 2023

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   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

   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
   Monday 31 July 2023

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   Articles

   Rental levels in lease renewals

   Ben Faulkner and Kirsty Black (Shoosmiths) have written an article entitled “Rental levels in lease renewals” which asks, with the announcement of the Law Commission’s consultation on Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, can changes be made... Read more

   By Benjamin Faulkner
   Monday 17 July 2023

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   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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   Recent Cases

   Judgment handed down: Ensign House Limited v FEC Development Management Limited & Ors

   Property

   Jonathan Seitler KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jia Wei Lee | Francesca Mitchell
   Friday 30 June 2023

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   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
   Friday 30 June 2023

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   Recent Cases

   R (Annington Property Ltd) & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2023] EWHC 1154 (Admin)

   Property

   Joanne Wicks KC | Daniel Petrides
   Monday 15 May 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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    Recent Cases

    Supreme Court Decision on Oil Spill Continuing Nuisance Appeal

    Property

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Alice Hawker
    Friday 12 May 2023

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal hands down important judgment in business premises renovation allowances case

    Tax, Property

    Jonathan Davey KC
    Tuesday 11 April 2023

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    Recent Cases

    Permission to appeal in Mitchell v Al Jaber [2023] EWHC 364 (Ch)

    Company law, Commercial disputes, International / offshore

    Clare Stanley KC | Jia Wei Lee | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
    Wednesday 5 April 2023

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