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    Wilberforce shortlisted for The Legal 500 Awards 2022

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in seven categories at The Legal 500 Awards 2022. Set of the year Chancery set of the year Property set of the year Commercial litigation silk of the year: Alan... Read more

    Wednesday 6 July 2022

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal confirms that polluting sewage discharges are a matter for regulators, not tort claims in Court

    Property

    James McCreath
    Monday 27 June 2022

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    Supreme Court judgment handed down in high-profile telecoms case

    Property

    Jonathan Seitler KC | John McGhee KC
    Wednesday 22 June 2022

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    Publications

    Current Issues in Nuisance and Trespass

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Julian Greenhill KC | Tiffany Scott KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jonathan Chew | Daniel Scott | Francesca Mitchell | Daniel Petrides
    March 2022

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    New eBook: Current Issues in Nuisance and Trespass

    The property team at Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to bring you the following ebook, comprising topical chapters and introductory videos from our barristers on the law of nuisance and trespass: Current Issues in Nuisance and Trespass (click here to view... Read more

    Wednesday 23 March 2022

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    Lucas v Gilbert [2022] 2 WLUK 177: joint ventures between solicitors and clients, fiduciary duties and undue influence

    Judgment has been handed down in Lucas v Gilbert [2022] 2 WLUK 177. A solicitor and his client entered into a joint venture in respect of the development of a property, by which the solicitor provided the purchase costs and... Read more

    Thursday 24 February 2022

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    Alice Hawker joins Wilberforce Chambers

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that commercial chancery junior Alice Hawker has joined Chambers, with effect from today, Monday 14th February 2022. Alice has significant experience of property litigation, and is also regularly instructed on cases involving civil fraud... Read more

    Monday 14 February 2022

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    Wilberforce Chambers feature twice in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2022

    Jonathan Seitler QC is instructed in two appeals featured in The Lawyer’s “Top 10 Appeals of 2022” list. This follows the recent announcement of Jonathan’s presence in The Lawyers Hot 100 2022 list, and also the recent news that Wilberforce’s... Read more

    Wednesday 19 January 2022

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    Jonathan Seitler KC recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 2022

    We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Seitler QC has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2022! The Lawyer’s write-up on Jonathan reads as follows: “Jonathan Seitler QC stands at the forefront of property litigation at the Bar. Last... Read more

    Monday 17 January 2022

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    Recent Cases

    Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood & Ors v Bath Recreation Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1927

    Property | High Court of Justice

    Martin Hutchings KC | Harriet Holmes
    Tuesday 21 December 2021

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    Dismissal of multi-billion dollar claim in energy dispute

    An award was issued this week in relation to claims in an LCIA arbitration seeking damages in a joint venture dispute concerning oil and gas fields in the Middle East. The Claimants sought damages initially of $3.5bn, subsequently reduced to... Read more

    Friday 10 December 2021

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    The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill: Part 2 – what is happening in Parliament?

    To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Sir Paul Morgan. This is my second article on the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill. As is well known, the Bill provides for a statutory arbitration where the arbitrator... Read more

    By Sir Paul Morgan
    Monday 6 December 2021

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