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    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

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    60 seconds with Simon Atkinson

    Simon Atkinson features in the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4’s FIRE Magazine, revealing what motivates him, what he see as the most significant trend in his practice today, even his ideal holiday and the famous person he would most like to... Read more

    By Simon Atkinson
    Monday 18 March 2024

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    Climate Change and Investment Duties: a Prisoner’s Dilemma?

    James McCreath has written an article on the recent FMLC report on pension trustees and fiduciary duties. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article

    By James McCreath
    Thursday 29 February 2024

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    Newell Trustees Ltd v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services Ltd

    Edward Sawyer has written a casenote on the recent Newell decision, which provides a fresh insight into the effect of Courage provisos on the conversion of DB benefits to DC. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website... Read more

    By Edward Sawyer
    Monday 5 February 2024

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    Wilberforce Chambers features twice in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2024

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in two of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals of 2024, identifying this year’s most-talked-about disputes in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Annington Property v The Secretary of State for... Read more

    Monday 5 February 2024

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    Data protection legislation in the UK and its impact on the confidentiality of trustee decision-making

    Article by Edward Sawyer, 2nd February 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here.  Introduction The UK’s data protection legislation has been in the news recently with the introduction last autumn of a US-UK data bridge... Read more

    By Edward Sawyer
    Friday 2 February 2024

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    Leading junior James Man joins Wilberforce Chambers

    Wilberforce is delighted to announce that James Man has joined Chambers. James’s established reputation and experience in commercial and trusts disputes adds to the existing pool of talent in our core specialist areas and supports our litigation and arbitration practices... Read more

    Wednesday 31 January 2024

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    Recent Cases

    Judgment handed down in Newell Trustees Ltd v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services Ltd

    Pensions

    Paul Newman KC | Thomas Robinson KC
    Tuesday 23 January 2024

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    Judgment handed down in Avon Cosmetics v Dalriada Trustees and ors

    Pensions

    Paul Newman KC
    Monday 22 January 2024

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    Judgment handed down in Asturion Fondation v Alibrahim

    Property, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

    Simon Atkinson
    Thursday 21 December 2023

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    Supreme Court judgment handed down in Byers v Saudi National Bank

    Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore

    Brian Green KC
    Wednesday 20 December 2023

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    Four wins for Wilberforce at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023

    We are absolutely delighted to have picked up four awards at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards! We are proud to announce that Wilberforce Chambers won the highly coveted ‘Set of the Year‘ award, as well as ‘Chancery Set of... Read more

    Friday 1 December 2023

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