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Two distinguished academics join Wilberforce as Associate Members

Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Lionel Smith and Professor Ben McFarlane have joined Chambers as Associate Members. Professor Lionel Smith is the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College. He was previously the Downing... Read more

Friday 2 May 2025

News

Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd features in The Lawyer

The cases of Cooper v Ludgate House Limited and Powell v Ludgate House Limited have been featured in an article published by The Lawyer. The cases concern two top 100 UK law firms, Lewis Silkin and Winckworth Sherwood, who may... Read more

Tuesday 15 April 2025

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down in Titanium Capital Investments Limited v Jonathan Hughes [2025] EWHC 682 (Ch)

Commercial disputes, Civil fraud and asset recovery, Company law, Joint venture and partnership disputes

Alan Gourgey KC | Lexa Hilliard KC
Thursday 3 April 2025

News

Joanne Wicks KC wins Real Estate Barrister of the Year at Lexology European Awards 2025

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Joanne Wicks KC was awarded Real Estate Barrister of the Year at the 2025 Lexology European Awards. A huge thank you to all our clients for your ongoing support of Wilberforce Chambers. Congratulations... Read more

Tuesday 18 March 2025

News

Leading Property Barrister Joins Wilberforce

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Mark Galtrey has joined Chambers from 4th March 2025. Mark is a specialist property barrister with an outstanding reputation in real estate litigation, agriculture, and partnership disputes. Brian Green KC (Head of Chambers) said, “We are... Read more

Tuesday 4 March 2025

Recent Cases

High Court hands down judgment in Iya Patarkatsishvili & Yevhen Hunyak -v- William Woodward-Fisher

Property

John McGhee KC | Jonathan Seitler KC | James McCreath | Francesca Mitchell
Monday 10 February 2025

Articles

High Court finds a ‘building safety risk’ which could lead to the making of a ‘building liability order’ under the Building Safety Act 2022 and permits RTM company to claim damages on behalf of leaseholders

Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis on 381 Southwark Park Road RTM & Various Leaseholders v Click St Andrews. This is the first High Court case to hold that defective works by a developer gave rise... Read more

By Tiffany Scott KC
Wednesday 29 January 2025

News

Nine Wilberforce barristers feature in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2025

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce barristers appear in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2025, identifying the upcoming year’s most-talked-about disputes. Nine of our members are involved across the highlighted matters. The Public Institution For Social... Read more

Monday 6 January 2025

News

Wilberforce features in two of Estates Gazette’s Top 10 Cases of 2024

EG (Estates Gazette) has released its annual podcast, discussing the most significant property law cases of the past year, and we are pleased to announce that Wilberforce members appear in case number 9 and case number 2 on the 2024... Read more

Friday 20 December 2024