Recent Cases
Upper Tribunal decision on home loan inheritance tax double trust scheme
Tax
Jonathan Davey KC
Tuesday 18 February 2025
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Articles
‘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
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Thursday 30 January 2025
News
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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Recent Cases
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
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Wednesday 11 December 2024
Articles
Marcus v Marcus: can a non-biological child be ‘a child of the settlor’?
Article by Elizabeth Houghton, 4th December 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. In the recent judgment of Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086, Master Marsh found that the words “the children and remoter issue of... Read more
By Elizabeth Houghton
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Wednesday 4 December 2024
News
Jonathan Davey KC wins Tax Silk of the Year at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Jonathan Davey KC was awarded Tax Silk of the Year at the 2024 Chambers UK Bar Awards. A huge thank you to all our clients for your ongoing support of Wilberforce Chambers. Congratulations... Read more
Thursday 14 November 2024
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Recent Cases
Blower v GH Canfields – claimant fails to establish case on negligence or causation
Professional liability, Insolvency, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Jonathan Seitler KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Tuesday 5 November 2024
Articles
Testamentary capacity: warning signs and professional best practice
Article by Simon Atkinson, 30th September 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The recent decision of Joanna Smith J in Leonard v Leonard [2024] EWHC 321 (Ch) is instructive for private client practitioners, non-contentious and... Read more
By Simon Atkinson
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Monday 30 September 2024
Articles
Guidance on representatives appointed under CPR 19.12: Answers… and more questions
Article by Benedict Evans, 29th August 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The role of a representative appointed to represent an estate for the purpose of litigation only was first created by section... Read more
Tuesday 3 September 2024
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Wilberforce shortlisted in three categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in three different categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024. Real Estate Set of the Year Chancery Silk of the Year – Brian Green KC Tax Silk of the... Read more
Friday 23 August 2024
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Articles
When property held “in trust” is not a trust: the decision in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378
At first blush the decision of Freedman J in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378 (KB) appears counterintuitive. Section 33(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (“AEA”) states that: “On the death of a person intestate as to any... Read more
By Theo Dixon
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Tuesday 30 July 2024
News
Wilberforce nominated in multiple categories including Set of the Year for third year running at Legal 500 Bar Awards
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500’s 2024 Bar Awards. Wilberforce Chambers has been nominated for ‘Set of the Year’ for the third year in a row as well as ‘Chancery... Read more
Wednesday 10 July 2024
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