Recent Cases
Permission to proceed? Derivative claim denied
Company law, Commercial disputes, Joint venture and partnership disputes, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Nikki Singla KC | Caspar Bartscherer
Tuesday 6 October 2026
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News
Wilberforce shortlisted in four categories at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in four categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026. Chancery Set of the Year Company/Insolvency Set of the Year Real Estate Set of the Year Real Estate Junior of... Read more
Wednesday 12 August 2026
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Articles
Pieces of paper: Teixeira v Moaven and the new landscape at the private client/fraud border
Article by John Grocott-Barrett, 4 August 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. When property is fought over, it is not unusual for a document to surface which purports to answer the question of beneficial ownership... Read more
By John Grocott-Barrett
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Tuesday 4 August 2026
Articles
Trust Interpretation: Looking at previous decisions of a word or phrase
Article by David Pollard, 13th July 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Interpretation of trusts (including pension trusts and other commercial trusts) can be a big issue. The Supreme Court has tried, in a... Read more
By David Pollard
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Monday 13 July 2026
News
Jennifer Seaman works as legal consultant on new BBC legal drama “I, Jack Wright”
Jennifer Seaman worked as legal consultant, with scriptwriter Chris Lang, on legal drama “I, Jack Wright” which debuted on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 12th July 2026. The series is described as follows: “Where there’s a will, there’s... Read more
Monday 13 July 2026
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Citywealth Future Leaders Awards – Shortlisted
Citywealth Future Leaders Awards have revealed their 2026 shortlist, and we are delighted to announce that Roxane Reiser has been shortlisted as Barrister of the Year. In order to vote and/or to view the full shortlist, please click here. The winners... Read more
Thursday 9 July 2026
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Articles
The recognition of foreign succession judgments at common law
Andreas Giannakopoulos has written an article on the recognition of foreign succession judgments at common law, which is due to be published in the in-depth section of Issue 7 (Vol. 32) of Trusts & Trustees. The article examines whether the... Read more
By Andreas Giannakopoulos
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Wednesday 10 June 2026
Articles
What Kroupeeva v Kroupeev tells us on orders for variation of nuptial settlements and adverse inferences in trust and divorce cases
Article by Fenner Moeran KC and Roxane Reiser, 1st June 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. In Kroupeeva v Kroupeev [2026] EWFC 85, James Ewins KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge found... Read more
By Fenner Moeran KC | Roxane Reiser
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Tuesday 2 June 2026
Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Geneva Trust Company (GTC) SA v Robert Tchenguiz
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious
Philippe Kuhn
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Friday 17 April 2026
Articles
BX v. T : the Court’s inherent jurisdiction to grant disclosure of trust documents to non-beneficiaries
Article by Jamie Holmes, 2nd April 2026 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The 20 August 2025 decision of the Guernsey Court of Appeal in BX v. T [2025] GCA 063 is of interest... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
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Tuesday 7 April 2026
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2026
The winners of the awards will be announced on Thursday 18 June at Banqueting House. We are incredibly grateful to all our clients for your ongoing support.
Tuesday 7 April 2026
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Paul Newman KC awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Paul Newman KC has been awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) for 2026/2027, which will enable him to continue his research into 18th and 19th-century nominate law reporting. The IALS Visiting Research Fellowship... Read more
Wednesday 18 March 2026
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