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    Cator v Thynn – the latest in the Denaxe debate

    Article by Samuel Cathro, 2nd March 2026 To read or download this article  as a PDF, please click here. Must a trustee join all the trust’s beneficiaries to a blessing application in order to gain immunity from subsequent suit? Until the... Read more

    By Samuel Cathro
    Monday 2 March 2026

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    Section 91 of the Law of Property Act 1925 – Court of Appeal decision on conduct of sale of property in receivership

    Tiffany Scott KC has written an article analysing the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Fairmont Property Developers v Venus Bridging Ltd. In the article Tiffany poses the question:  When will the court order that a borrower be given conduct of... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Monday 2 March 2026

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    Gateways for Chabra freezing injunctions: Gilbert v Broadoak

    In this article Philippe Kuhn analyses the recent decision in Gilbert v Broadoak concerning novel jurisdictional arguments about gateways for service out in the context of worldwide freezing orders against Chabra respondents.

    By Philippe Kuhn
    Thursday 26 February 2026

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    Real property, real impact: the legacy of Regency Villas

    Article by Emer Murphy and Andreas Giannakopoulos, 21st February 2026 This article was first published by Estates Gazette here. In Regency Villas Title Ltd v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd [2018] UKSC 57; [2019] EGLR 1, the Supreme Court held by... Read more

    By Emer Murphy | Andreas Giannakopoulos
    Saturday 21 February 2026

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    England and Wales Court of Appeal ruling on peremptory orders

    Daniel Jukes has written an article on the recent judgment in LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Techimont SPA & others [2026]. The key issue in this case turned on a question of statutory construction, namely whether pursuant to section 42 of... Read more

    By Daniel Jukes
    Wednesday 18 February 2026

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    When do trustees have a duty to act in relation to non-trust properties?

    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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    An office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation

    Tom Robinson KC and Zihang Liu have written an article on an office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation. The article covers the following aspects: the general position if an office-holder is a claimant or a defendant in litigation the... Read more

    By Thomas Robinson KC | Zihang Liu
    Thursday 22 January 2026

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    Bobby Friedman and Jack Watson to be appointed King’s Counsel

    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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    Recent Cases

    Wilberforce Chambers features twice in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2026

    Property, Insolvency

    Jonathan Seitler KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jack Watson KC | Tim Matthewson | Naomi Kilcoyne
    Wednesday 21 January 2026

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    Real property, real impact: the defining cases of the 21st century

    Article by Mark Galtrey and Zihang Liu, 19th January 2026 This article was first published by Estates Gazette here. Back in the 20th Century, the law of co-ownership of property was hard-nosed and clear: if you wanted a share of... Read more

    By Mark Galtrey | Zihang Liu
    Monday 19 January 2026

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    Evolving approaches to chambers marketing and business development

    In the latest edition of PM (Professional Marketing) Magazine, senior members of Wilberforce Chambers’ marketing team – Hayley Duggan and Harry Nichol – discuss the evolution of marketing and business development at the Bar. Looking at the year ahead, they... Read more

    By Hayley Duggan | Harry Nichol
    Thursday 15 January 2026

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    Recent Cases

    BVI Court dismisses jurisdiction challenges in NBT v Shishkhanov & Ors

    Commercial disputes, Civil fraud and asset recovery

    Jamie Holmes
    Thursday 15 January 2026

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