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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

Articles

Co-ownership in the business context: the odiousness of survivorship in equity

Article by John Grocott-Barrett, 27th June 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The co-ownership of property is a question that vexes all private client lawyers. The recent judgment of Nugee LJ, a former member of... Read more

By John Grocott-Barrett
Friday 28 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
Monday 17 June 2024

Recent Cases

Upper Tribunal decides tax and trusts appeal in respect of gilt strips

Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious

Jonathan Davey KC
Friday 14 June 2024

Articles

Trust me, I’m a dolphin!

Joseph Steadman has written an article in which he considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising from the loss of pension assets transferred into a SSAS and invested in an overseas investment... Read more

By Joseph Steadman
Thursday 13 June 2024

Articles

Eternal life, or dead and buried – which claims survive death?

Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 23rd May 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Lois McMaster Bujold once wrote “the dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so... Read more

By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Thursday 23 May 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 Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2024

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2024 for Set of the Year. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as follows; “These award nominations and the ultimate winners are the... Read more

Thursday 2 May 2024

Articles

A Tale of Two Forums – the decision in Grosskopf v Grosskopf [2024] EWHC 291 (Ch)

Article by Ernest Leung, 19th March 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision by Master Clark on 16 February 2024 in Grosskopf v Grosskopf (two members of Wilberforce Chambers: Fenner Moeran KC... Read more

By Ernest Leung
Friday 26 April 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

Articles

Tracing and cherrypicking: the decision in Lapome v Kemp and wider, recent trends

Article by Jamie Holmes, 19th March 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The decision of Master Brightwell in Lapome v. Kemp & Ors on 29 June 2023 (reported in summary at [2024] 1... Read more

By Jamie Holmes
Thursday 28 March 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