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Articles

Trends in recent decisions on forum and overseas jurisdiction in trusts and estates disputes

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes. 1. Introduction and summary Trusts and estates disputes often involve an international element. This paper[1] will focus on two ways in which such questions commonly arise: a... Read more

By Jamie Holmes
Monday 30 January 2023

News

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

News

Rokstone Ltd v Tiggy Butler in the national press

Daniel Petrides and a case he is appearing in, Rokstone Ltd v Tiggy Butler, have been featured in The Times and The Daily Mail. The dispute involves a luxury interior designer, Tiggy Butler, who failed to pay commission to her... Read more

Monday 23 January 2023

Recent Cases

Jonathan Seitler KC acted for the successful Respondent in the Court of Appeal in Yee Shi Yin & Others v 174 Solicitors Limited

Professional liability, Property

Jonathan Seitler KC
Monday 16 January 2023

Recent Cases

First-tier Tribunal Decision concerning the meaning of “the amount payable on the transfer” in relation to disposal of gilt strips

Tax

Jonathan Davey KC
Wednesday 21 December 2022

Articles

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

News

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

Articles

Not just another article about BTI v Sequana

This article was first published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 11. Click here to view the full article

By Daniel Lewis
Monday 5 December 2022

Articles

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

News

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

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

Articles

Re Snowden and the Charities Act 2022

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Furness KC. Re Snowden [1970] Ch 700 will be familiar to practitioners as the case which affirmed the principle, established in earlier case law, that the Attorney-General has... Read more

By Michael Furness KC
Thursday 20 October 2022