Recent Cases
The Lawyer features victory in legal battle over landmark Birmingham development
Commercial disputes
Daniel Lewis
Friday 11 July 2025
Insights
News
Wilberforce Chambers wins ‘Set of the Year’ and ‘Star Junior’ at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025
We are delighted to have picked up both Bar awards at last night’s Chambers High Net Worth Awards. Wilberforce Chambers won ‘Set of the Year’ and Elizabeth Houghton was named ‘Star Junior’. This prestigious annual event celebrates legal firms and... Read more
Friday 11 July 2025
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Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd and Powell v Ludgate House Ltd
Property
John McGhee KC
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Tuesday 8 July 2025
Articles
Part A1 insolvency act moratorium – impact on employees and pensions
David Pollard has written an article on “Insolvency Act 1986 – The New Part A1 Moratorium: Impact on Employees and Pensions” [2025] Journal of Business Law p192 This article focuses on the impact on employees or pensions where a company... Read more
By David Pollard
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
News
Naomi Kilcoyne, Zihang Liu and Allison Wu to join Wilberforce Chambers as tenants
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Naomi Kilcoyne, Zihang Liu and Allison Wu will join Chambers as tenants from Wednesday 1st October 2025, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ core specialisms, including... Read more
Friday 27 June 2025
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News
Wilberforce nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards including ‘Chancery Set of the Year’, ‘Commercial Litigation Set of the Year’ and ‘Marketing Team of the Year’. Congratulations to our... Read more
Friday 20 June 2025
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Articles
Scrutinising landlord commissions in placing insurance (London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas)
Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis, examining the important implications of the judgment in London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas. The High Court has held that a landlord of commercial premises had been significantly overcharging its tenant... Read more
By Tiffany Scott KC
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Thursday 19 June 2025
Articles
Virgin Media Revisited…
Edward Sawyer has written an article which revisits s 37/reg 42 and the Virgin Media litigation, describing the main s 37/reg 42 issues debated during the recent Verity Trustees trial and looking at how the proposed new legislation might potentially interact... Read more
By Edward Sawyer
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Thursday 19 June 2025
Articles
Verity Trustees and the law of severance – is there a ‘second condition’?
Against the backdrop of the Verity Trustees litigation, James McCreath has written an article which considers the conditions applicable to severance in cases of excessive execution of pension scheme powers. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read... Read more
By James McCreath
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Thursday 12 June 2025
Articles
Supreme Court holds banks must follow the Etridge protocol where non-commercial hybrid transactions include a more than de minimis surety element
Joanne Wicks KC has written an expert commentary regarding her recent judgment on Waller-Edwards v One Savings Back Plc. The commentary has been published in LexisNexis. The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal, holding that a creditor is put... Read more
By Joanne Wicks KC
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Monday 9 June 2025
Recent Cases
Non-party costs order made against directors of an insolvent company: Re MPB Developments Limited
Insolvency
Tim Matthewson
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Friday 6 June 2025
Articles
Remind Me About … Winding Up DB Schemes
Daniel Jukes has written an article for the Pensions Barrister website considering the topical issue of winding up DB pension schemes. The article considers the process of winding up both solvent and insolvent DB schemes, as well as highlighting some... Read more
By Daniel Jukes
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Friday 6 June 2025