Publications
Private Client eYearbook 2022
January 2022
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Chancery barrister and mathematician: Arthur Cayley (1821-1895)
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell The Chancery Bar has a long history of mathematician barristers, some of them famous. For a period, there was a tradition that the “Senior... Read more
Tuesday 14 December 2021
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News
New Title: Connected and Associated: Insolvency and Pensions Law
We are delighted to announce that David Pollard‘s new book: Connected and Associated: Insolvency and Pensions Law has just been published by Bloomsbury Professional. It discusses, in detail, the meaning and scope of the ‘connected’, ‘associated’ and ‘control’ tests used... Read more
Thursday 9 December 2021
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Connected and Associated: Insolvency and Pensions Law
David Pollard
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December 2021
Articles
Too many hats, not enough time and the wrong people – the difficulties of Smith v Michelmores Trust Corporation
Thursday 2 December 2021
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Articles
Precedent value of Chancery Masters’ decisions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Ashdown Role of Chancery Masters The Masters of the Chancery Division of the High Court have always played an important role in getting Chancery litigation trial-ready. Traditionally... Read more
By Michael Ashdown
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Thursday 18 November 2021
Webchats
IPs: New notification obligations re pension schemes?
David Pollard and Tom Robinson have recorded an Insolvency and Pensions Technical Bites WebChat discussing Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) and the new notification obligations in relation to occupational pension schemes. Link to slides here.
David Pollard | Thomas Robinson KC
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Monday 15 November 2021
Articles
Protectors’ Powers: The Siren Song of the “Narrower View”?
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Gilead Cooper QC The term “Protector” is not a term of art in trust law. The duties and the powers of any given protector are defined,... Read more
By Gilead Cooper KC
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Thursday 4 November 2021
Articles
When is an order under s48 AJA appropriate? That’s a matter of opinions
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman S48(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the High Court to authorise personal representatives or trustees to take action on the... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
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Wednesday 20 October 2021
Articles
Powers of appointment: All in the wording
By Elizabeth Houghton
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Monday 18 October 2021
Articles
Qualifying interests in possession: Restating the problem
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes Is it possible to taint an interest in possession, thereby losing its transitional protection under the Finance Act 2006 and triggering adverse inheritance tax... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
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Thursday 23 September 2021
Articles
Missing persons – guardianship and the presumption of death
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Furness QC This briefing is an introduction to two complementary pieces of legislation which are of relevance in circumstances where an individual has gone missing.... Read more
By Michael Furness KC
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Wednesday 8 September 2021