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    Wilberforce shortlisted in two categories at the High Net Worth Awards 2025

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2025 for Set of the Year and Elizabeth Houghton has been shortlisted as Star Junior. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as... Read more

    Thursday 24 April 2025

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    Trustees and claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986: lessons from Invest Bank

    Tiffany Scott KC has co-authored an article for Trusts & Trustees with Emma Hargreaves (Serle Court) entitled, “Trustees and claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986: lessons from Invest Bank”. Abstract In Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini and others [2024]... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Wednesday 2 April 2025

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    Keeping it in the family: how are informal loans treated by the Courts?

    Article by Joseph Steadman, 31st March 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. All too often, arrangements between family members arise informally and without the benefit of legal advice. It is often assumed that everyone involved understands... Read more

    By Joseph Steadman
    Monday 31 March 2025

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    New silk: Thomas Robinson KC

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson has been appointed King’s Counsel at today’s ceremony at Westminster Hall. Thomas Robinson KC, has a strong commercial / chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters, including... Read more

    Monday 24 March 2025

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    ‘Rising Star’ Roxane Reiser joins the specialist Trusts Group at Wilberforce

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Roxane Reiser has joined Chambers from 10th March 2025. Roxane joins the trusts group to add to the growing number of specialists at Wilberforce that deal with trust issues in the divorce context. Roxane is... Read more

    Monday 10 March 2025

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    Paul Newman KC appointed to the Main Committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers

    Paul Newman KC has been invited to become a member of the Main Committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers. Paul looks forward to working with the rest of the Committee and serving the Association.

    Thursday 30 January 2025

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    ‘Rep Sol’ instead of ‘Rep Ben’? When to appoint a solicitor as a representative party

    Article by Jamie Holmes, 30th January 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision of Saira Salimi (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in Natwest & Ors v. Ludlow & Ors [2024] WTLR 239... Read more

    By Jamie Holmes
    Thursday 30 January 2025

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    Thomas Robinson to be appointed King’s Counsel

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson is to be appointed King’s Counsel. Tom, called to the bar in 2003, has a stellar commercial chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters including directors’ duties... Read more

    Friday 24 January 2025

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    Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2025: Wilberforce Shortlisted

    Citywealth Magic Circle Awards have revealed their 2025 shortlist and we are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year and Jonathan Davey KC shortlisted as Barrister of the Year. In order to vote and/or... Read more

    Friday 17 January 2025

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    Can the Pensions Ombudsman rectify documents?

    Michael Ashdown has written an article in which he considers the recent Supreme Court case of National Union of Rail &c v Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and looks at the implications for an understanding of the powers of... Read more

    By Michael Ashdown
    Friday 10 January 2025

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    Pensions pots – an asset beyond the reach of creditors?

    Thomas Robinson has written an article in which he looks at an important new Court of Appeal case which has struck down the practice of requiring OPS members to draw down their lump sums to make them available to judgment... Read more

    By Thomas Robinson KC
    Friday 13 December 2024

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    Supreme Court hands down judgment in LA Micro Group Inc v LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd and others [2024]

    Company law, Commercial disputes, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

    Clare Stanley KC
    Wednesday 11 December 2024

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