Recent Cases
Court of Appeal gives judgment on meaning of “ceases to own” in context of capital allowances legislative regime
Tax
Jonathan Davey KC
Monday 8 July 2024
Insights
Articles
Co-ownership in the business context: the odiousness of survivorship in equity
Article by John Grocott-Barrett, 27th June 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The co-ownership of property is a question that vexes all private client lawyers. The recent judgment of Nugee LJ, a former member of... Read more
By John Grocott-Barrett
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Friday 28 June 2024
Recent Cases
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal hands down judgment in China Life Trustees v China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore
Jonathan Hilliard KC
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Monday 17 June 2024
Recent Cases
Upper Tribunal decides tax and trusts appeal in respect of gilt strips
Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
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Friday 14 June 2024
Articles
Trust me, I’m a dolphin!
Joseph Steadman has written an article in which he considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising from the loss of pension assets transferred into a SSAS and invested in an overseas investment... Read more
By Joseph Steadman
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Thursday 13 June 2024
Articles
Eternal life, or dead and buried – which claims survive death?
Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 23rd May 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Lois McMaster Bujold once wrote “the dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so... Read more
By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
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Thursday 23 May 2024
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2024 for Set of the Year. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as follows; “These award nominations and the ultimate winners are the... Read more
Thursday 2 May 2024
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Articles
A Tale of Two Forums – the decision in Grosskopf v Grosskopf [2024] EWHC 291 (Ch)
Article by Ernest Leung, 19th March 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision by Master Clark on 16 February 2024 in Grosskopf v Grosskopf (two members of Wilberforce Chambers: Fenner Moeran KC... Read more
By Ernest Leung
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Friday 26 April 2024
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at this year’s The Lawyer Awards for Chambers of the Year! Winners will be announced on Tuesday 18th June at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. We are incredibly... Read more
Friday 12 April 2024
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Articles
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
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Thursday 28 March 2024
Articles
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
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Monday 18 March 2024
Articles
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
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Friday 2 February 2024