Insights - Wilberforce

Recent Cases

Key Privy Council decision: Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi

International / offshore, Insolvency, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious | Privy Council

Clare Stanley KC | James Goodwin
Thursday 13 October 2022

News

Leading Commercial Chancery Silk Thomas Grant KC joins Wilberforce

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Grant KC has joined Chambers from Friday 7th October 2022. Tom is a leading commercial chancery silk who received the “Chancery Silk of The Year” award from Chambers & Partners in 2021.... Read more

Friday 7 October 2022

News

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

Webchats

Bank of New York Mellon v Cine-UK Limited & Picturehouse Cinemas Limited v London Trocadero (CA): Do commercial tenants have to pay rent while they were forced to close during the pandemic?

The Court of Appeal hatnded down judgement in Bank of New York Mellon v Cine-UK Limited & Picturehouse Cinemas Limited v London Trocadero (2015) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 1021, dismissing the appeals, and confirming that rent is payable in full during the... Read more

Benjamin Faulkner
Wednesday 27 July 2022

Webchats

Davies-Gilbert v Goacher: The right to develop under a restrictive covenant

Developments for Developers – John McGhee KC and Alice Hawker discuss the recent case of Davies-Gilbert v Goacher and Chester [2022] EWHC 969 regarding restrictive covenants requiring consent to develop property, and when it is reasonable to withhold consent. The case offers interesting practical insights for... Read more

John McGhee KC | Alice Hawker
Thursday 14 July 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

Court of Appeal confirms that polluting sewage discharges are a matter for regulators, not tort claims in Court

Property

James McCreath
Monday 27 June 2022

Recent Cases

Supreme Court judgment handed down in high-profile telecoms case

Property

Jonathan Seitler KC | John McGhee KC
Wednesday 22 June 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