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Wilberforce shortlisted for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has 11 nominations across 9 different categories at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. Set of the Year Chancery Set of the Year Chancery Junior of the Year: Edward Sawyer, Sebastian Allen Chancery... Read more

Wednesday 12 July 2023

Articles

Grand View v Wong and the doctrine of improper purposes

Article by Jia Wei Lee[1], 30th June 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The improper purpose doctrine is an easy one to state: a power may only be exercised for a purpose... Read more

By Jonathan Hilliard KC | Jia Wei Lee
Friday 30 June 2023

Articles

Remind me about… pensions tax

In the second of this “Remind me about” series, Emily Campbell (Charles Russell Speechlys) and Ram Lakshman look at pensions tax. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article here

By Ram Lakshman
Monday 12 June 2023

Recent Cases

Tax Tribunal hands down important judgment concerning “home loan double trust” inheritance tax scheme

Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

Jonathan Davey KC
Friday 28 April 2023

Recent Cases

Court of Appeal hands down important judgment in business premises renovation allowances case

Tax, Property

Jonathan Davey KC
Tuesday 11 April 2023

Recent Cases

Brian Green KC and Anna Littler successful in Bermuda Court of Appeal in decision on breadth of standard form consent powers of fiduciary protectors of trusts

Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore

Brian Green KC | Anna Littler
Wednesday 5 April 2023

Articles

Guest v Guest: clarity at last for proprietary estoppel?

To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Guest v Guest[1] is one in a long line of decisions involving proprietary estoppel and the family farm. The principles applicable to establishing proprietary estoppel claims are now... Read more

By Elizabeth Houghton
Thursday 30 March 2023

Articles

Andrew Mold KC and Michael Ashdown feature in TL4’s Private Client Magazine

Andrew Mold KC and Michael Ashdown feature in TL4’s Private Client Magazine Issue 10 – Contentious Trusts. Andrew Mold KC‘s article is entitled ‘Does a third party owe a duty of care to a beneficiary?’. Michael Ashdown writes on ‘Breach... Read more

By Andrew Mold KC | Michael Ashdown
Monday 27 March 2023

Articles

What next for “insolvent trusts” after ETJL v Halabi; ITGL v Fort Trustees [2022] UKPC 36?

To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Commentary by Joseph Steadman. Technically, a trust cannot be insolvent: trusts are not legal persons. However, the term “insolvent trust” is a useful shorthand for the situation which arises... Read more

By Joseph Steadman
Thursday 23 February 2023

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

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