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    Honda v Mercer

    Edward Sawyer discusses the recent decision in Honda v Mercer and comments on getting round the 15-year longstop in negligence claims. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article

    By Edward Sawyer
    Thursday 26 January 2023

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    John McGhee KC listed in The Lawyer Hot 100

    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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    Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 2

    In the second part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins of Slaughter & May consider some thorny issues and points for practitioners. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article

    Monday 23 January 2023

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    One lump or two? Flexibility in the IDRP

    James Walmsley considers Anthony Arter’s preference for a one-stage IDRP. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Click here to view the full article

    By James Walmsley
    Thursday 19 January 2023

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    Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 1

    In the first part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins of Slaughter & May consider section 92 of the Pensions Act 1995 in the light of recent caselaw. This article first appeared on PensionsBarrister.com Click here to... Read more

    Tuesday 17 January 2023

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    Paul Newman KC launches PensionsBarrister.com

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Paul Newman KC, one of our leading pensions silks, today launches his new website: www.pensionsbarrister.com. Acting as an up-to-date pensions legal resource, the site will feature articles from barristers on a wide range of pensions... Read more

    Thursday 12 January 2023

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    Breach of trust, directors and corporate trustees: multiple derivative claims following McGaughey v USS

    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

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    Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2023: Wilberforce Shortlisted

    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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    Does a third party owe a duty of care to a beneficiary?

    To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Andrew Mold KC Establishing that a duty of care is owed to a beneficiary by a third party (i.e. someone other than the trustee or a person with... Read more

    By Andrew Mold KC
    Thursday 24 November 2022

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    Jonathan Seitler KC and Clare Stanley KC win at Chambers Bar Awards 2022

    We are absolutely delighted to have picked up two awards at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. Jonathan Seitler KC won ‘Real Estate Silk of the Year‘! Clare Stanley KC won ‘Chancery Silk of the Year‘! A huge thank you to... Read more

    Friday 18 November 2022

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    Recent Cases

    Bond & anor v Webster & ors features in the Telegraph and the Daily Mail

    Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

    Clare Stanley KC
    Thursday 17 November 2022

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    Paul Newman KC awarded the Wallace Medal

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to congratulate Paul Newman KC for winning the Wallace Medal, presented at the Association of Pension Lawyers annual conference last night, for his title released earlier this year, ‘A Practitioner’s Guide to Correcting Mistakes in Pension Schemes’. For... Read more

    Friday 11 November 2022

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