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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
Monday 2 February 2026
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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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Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
Tuesday 16 December 2025
News
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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Article by Roxane Reiser, 1st December 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. It is a familiar theme. You act for the Good Guys who seek to recover sums owed to them in proceedings in... Read more
By Roxane Reiser
Tuesday 2 December 2025
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We are delighted to congratulate Emily McKechnie on winning Chancery Junior of the Year at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. A huge thank you to all our clients for your ongoing support of Wilberforce Chambers. Congratulations to the rest... Read more
Friday 14 November 2025
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Claims by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Article by Naomi Kilcoyne, 3 November 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. This article considers the recent case of... Read more
By Naomi Kilcoyne
Monday 3 November 2025
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Tom Roscoe | Jonathan Chew | Stephen Brown | Bobby Friedman | Simon Atkinson | Jessica Brooke | Tara Taylor | John Grocott-Barrett | Ernest Leung
October 2025
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Daniel Lewis | Daniel Jukes
October 2025
Articles
Article by Simon Atkinson, 30th September 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Under the old law of uses, out of which the law of trusts grew, a use would fail for want of... Read more
By Simon Atkinson
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Articles
In Dawson-Damer v Grampian Trust Company the Privy Council reviews the law on settlor intentions and rejects a claim to set aside a trustee decision based on a Pitt v Holt/Hastings-Bass inadequate deliberation challenge.
By David Pollard
Monday 1 September 2025
News
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Philippe Kuhn has joined Chambers from 11th August 2025. Philippe is ranked in Legal 500 as a Leading Junior and acts regularly in international commercial disputes in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division in London,... Read more
Monday 11 August 2025
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