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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

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
Monday 17 June 2024

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down Cowan v Equis Special LP and others

International / offshore, Civil fraud and asset recovery

Thomas Grant KC
Thursday 23 May 2024

News

Wilberforce shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at this year’s The Lawyer Awards for Chambers of the Year! Winners will be announced on Tuesday 18th June at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. We are incredibly... Read more

Friday 12 April 2024

Recent Cases

Court of Final Appeal judgment on Proper role of the first assignment in delineating common parts

Property, International / offshore

James Man
Wednesday 27 March 2024

Articles

INSOL WORLD – The Quarterly Journal of INSOL International

Lexa Hilliard KC features in the latest edition of ‘INSOL WORLD – The Quarterly Journal of INSOL International’, alongside Sophia Rolle Kapousouzoglou (Lennox Paton). They have written an article entitled ‘FTX – A global settlement after jurisdictional wars between the... Read more

By Lexa Hilliard KC
Friday 22 March 2024

Recent Cases

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in Navigator Equities Ltd & Vladimir Chernukhin v Oleg Deripaska

Commercial disputes, Civil fraud and asset recovery, Company law, International / offshore

Thomas Grant KC
Friday 22 March 2024

Articles

A Nigerian tragedy: how to set aside a US$11 billion arbitral award

John Grocott-Barrett and Ernest Leung have written an article for TL4’s FIRE Starters magazine on ‘A Nigerian tragedy: how to set aside a US$11 billion arbitral award’, where they analyse Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited.... Read more

By John Grocott-Barrett | Ernest Leung
Monday 4 March 2024

Articles

English anti-suit injunctions in aid of arbitration agreements with a foreign seat

Article by Stuart Isaacs KC and Daniel Petrides, 22nd February 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The recent Court of Appeal decision in Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] EWCA Civ 64... Read more

By Stuart Isaacs KC | Daniel Petrides
Thursday 22 February 2024

Recent Cases

JSC BTA Bank v Sabyrbaev and others

Civil fraud and asset recovery, Banking and financial services, Commercial disputes, International / offshore

Thomas Grant KC | Tara Taylor
Friday 9 February 2024

News

Leading junior James Man joins Wilberforce Chambers

Wilberforce is delighted to announce that James Man has joined Chambers. James’s established reputation and experience in commercial and trusts disputes adds to the existing pool of talent in our core specialist areas and supports our litigation and arbitration practices... Read more

Wednesday 31 January 2024

News

Stephen Brown has been appointed to the List of Arbitrators for the Dubai International Arbitration Centre

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Stephen Brown has been appointed to the List of Arbitrators for the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Stephen has been appointed with immediate effect, for an initial period of two years.

Wednesday 10 January 2024