Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Robert Tchenguiz
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Philippe Kuhn
Friday 17 April 2026
Insights
Articles
BX v. T : the Court’s inherent jurisdiction to grant disclosure of trust documents to non-beneficiaries
Article by Jamie Holmes, 2nd April 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The 20 August 2025 decision of the Guernsey Court of Appeal in BX v. T [2025] GCA 063 is of interest... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
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Tuesday 7 April 2026
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2026
The winners of the awards will be announced on Thursday 18 June at Banqueting House. We are incredibly grateful to all our clients for your ongoing support.
Tuesday 7 April 2026
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News
New silks: Bobby Friedman KC and Jack Watson KC
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson have been appointed King’s Counsel at today’s ceremony at Westminster Hall. Bobby Friedman KC Bobby is regularly instructed to lead teams in cases of the highest value and... Read more
Monday 23 March 2026
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News
Paul Newman KC awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Paul Newman KC has been awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) for 2026/2027, which will enable him to continue his research into 18th and 19th-century nominate law reporting. The IALS Visiting Research Fellowship... Read more
Wednesday 18 March 2026
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Articles
Piercing Trust Structures in Switzerland in Aid of Financial Claims in England
Andrew Mold KC and Roxane Reiser have contributed to the Spring Issue of Financial Remedies Journal. In this article, Andrew and Roxane discuss the Swiss court’s powers to “lift the veil” between trust structures and the individuals controlling them. They... Read more
By Andrew Mold KC | Roxane Reiser
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Tuesday 17 March 2026
Articles
Cator v Thynn – the latest in the Denaxe debate
Article by Samuel Cathro, 2nd March 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Must a trustee join all the trust’s beneficiaries to a blessing application in order to gain immunity from subsequent suit? Until the... Read more
By Samuel Cathro
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Monday 2 March 2026
Articles
When do trustees have a duty to act in relation to non-trust properties?
Article by Zihang Liu, 2nd February 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. It is well known that in Bartlett v Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd [1980] Ch 515, Brightman J held that where a... Read more
By Zihang Liu
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Monday 2 February 2026
News
Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson to be appointed King’s Counsel
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson are to be appointed King’s Counsel. Bobby, called to the Bar in 2011, specialises in general commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, as well as... Read more
Friday 23 January 2026
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Recent Cases
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in solicitor’s professional negligence case
Professional liability
Jonathan Seitler KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Wednesday 17 December 2025
Recent Cases
Court of Appeal decides tax and trusts case concerning meaning of “loss” in the context of gilt strip transactions
Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
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Tuesday 16 December 2025
News
Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2026: Wilberforce Shortlisted
Citywealth Magic Circle Awards have revealed their 2026 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
Tuesday 9 December 2025
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