Recent Cases
Dinsdale v Fowell features in the national press
Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
Jonathan Davey KC | Elizabeth Houghton
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Insights
News
Leading Junior Philippe Kuhn joins Wilberforce
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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News
Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has continued its success in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025. We are ranked as a top-tier set in High Net Worth Chancery: Traditional, with 22 barristers individually ranked across three... Read more
Wednesday 30 July 2025
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Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Core VCT v Soho Square Capital and others
Commercial disputes, Insolvency
Thomas Grant KC | Daniel Lewis
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Tuesday 29 July 2025
Articles
English Court refuses registration of Italian judgment regarding succession (Sidoli v Sidoli)
Tiffany Scott KC has written an article on the case of Sidoli v Sidoli, in which the Italian Court found the testator mistaken regarding the paternity of two sons excluded from his English will. The assets in the estate were located... Read more
By Tiffany Scott KC
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Tuesday 29 July 2025
Articles
Supreme Court hands down judgment in Standish v Standish – implications for trusts in matrimonial finance work
Article by Joseph Steadman and Roxane Reiser, 23rd July 2025. To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. On 2 July 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26. The purpose... Read more
By Joseph Steadman | Roxane Reiser
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Wednesday 23 July 2025
Articles
Orthodox bribery: Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited (2025) UKSC 33
Article by Thomas Grant KC and Ryan Turner, 23rd July 2025. To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The Supreme Court’s judgment in three conjoined appeals in Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33... Read more
By Thomas Grant KC
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Wednesday 23 July 2025Articles
Interference with rights to light – claimants receive a substantial award based on negotiating damages (Cooper v Ludgate House)
Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis about the latest Rights to Light case Cooper v Ludgate House (Bankside Yards, SE1) in which the developer was represented by John McGhee KC. The High Court confirmed that negotiating... Read more
By Tiffany Scott KC
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Wednesday 23 July 2025
News
Lionel Smith elected as a Fellow of the British Academy
Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Lionel Smith on his election as a Fellow of the British Academy. Each year, the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, elects outstanding UK-based scholars to its fellowship, in recognition of... Read more
Wednesday 23 July 2025
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Articles
Employer discretions about surplus: Employer’s powers and discretions on scheme winding-up
David Pollard has written a paper on surplus in trust based occupational pension schemes dealing with the position on a scheme winding-up. This followed a session at the annual conference of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) last year. Surplus... Read more
By David Pollard
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Tuesday 22 July 2025
Webchats
What goes up…now must come down? – A ban on upwards-only rent reviews
Listen to Joanne Wicks KC and Mark Galtrey discuss the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews, and its possible implications for property litigators.
Joanne Wicks KC | Mark Galtrey
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Friday 18 July 2025
Articles
I’m a surplus, get me out of here!
Jennifer Seaman has written an article that looks at different ways in which a trapped surplus may be extracted during the winding-up of a scheme. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com Read the full article
By Jennifer Seaman
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Thursday 17 July 2025