Articles
To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Guest v Guest[1] is one in a long line of decisions involving proprietary estoppel and the family farm. The principles applicable to establishing proprietary estoppel claims are now... Read more
By Elizabeth Houghton
Thursday 30 March 2023
Recent Cases
Property, International / offshore
Jonathan Seitler KC | Alice Hawker
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Articles
Andrew Mold KC and Michael Ashdown feature in TL4’s Private Client Magazine Issue 10 – Contentious Trusts. Andrew Mold KC‘s article is entitled ‘Does a third party owe a duty of care to a beneficiary?’. Michael Ashdown writes on ‘Breach... Read more
By Andrew Mold KC | Michael Ashdown
Monday 27 March 2023
Recent Cases
International / offshore, Property
Jonathan Seitler KC | Emer Murphy
Thursday 9 March 2023
Articles
To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Commentary by Joseph Steadman. Technically, a trust cannot be insolvent: trusts are not legal persons. However, the term “insolvent trust” is a useful shorthand for the situation which arises... Read more
By Joseph Steadman
Thursday 23 February 2023
Articles
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes. 1. Introduction and summary Trusts and estates disputes often involve an international element. This paper[1] will focus on two ways in which such questions commonly arise: a... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
Monday 30 January 2023
News
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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We are delighted to announce that John McGhee KC has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2023! The Lawyer’s write-up on John reads as follows: “Wilberforce Chambers’ John McGhee KC was so busy last year he didn’t have much... Read more
Monday 23 January 2023
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To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Ashdown. Introduction It is commonplace now for the trustee of almost any sort of trust to be a company, and for the individuals who may... Read more
By Michael Ashdown
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Recent Cases
Company law, International / offshore
Clare Stanley KC
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Recent Cases
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, International / offshore
Alan Gourgey KC
Tuesday 20 December 2022
News
Citywealth Magic Circle Awards have recently revealed their 2023 shortlist and we are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year. In order to vote and/or to view the full shortlist, please click here. Voting closes... Read more
Wednesday 7 December 2022
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