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Wilberforce Shortlisted in Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted for a total of five awards at this year’s Chambers Bar Awards: Chancery Set of the Year Real Estate Set of the Year Real Estate Silk of the Year:... Read more

Thursday 26 August 2021

News

Trustee-beneficiaries: Can they have the cake and eat it too?

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Simon Atkinson The time of cakeism is at hand, and not just in the field of UK trade negotiations.  Many trustees of modern trusts find themselves... Read more

Thursday 19 August 2021

News

QIPCO v Phoenix Ancient Art features in The Times

The case of Qatar Investment and Projects Holding Co and His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdulla Al Thani v Phoenix Ancient Art S.A. featured in yesterday’s edition of The Times. The dispute concerns a member of the Qatari royal family,... Read more

Tuesday 17 August 2021

Webchats

Crimes, fines and penalties under PSA 2021 – Information to trustees

David Pollard‘s fifth video in a series on “Fines, Crimes and Penalties” under the new Pension Schemes Act 2021. A discussion of the new “financial penalty” (of up to £1m) in relation to providing information to pension scheme trustees (of a... Read more

David Pollard
Thursday 5 August 2021

Articles

Virtual property: trusts of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets

By Gilead Cooper KC
Monday 9 August 2021

News

Al Jaber and others v Mitchell and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1190

Last Friday, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Al Jaber v Mitchell [2021] EWCA Civ 1190, a keenly awaited decision which considers with the application of the doctrine of immunity from suit to statements given by a former... Read more

Friday 6 August 2021

Recent Cases

Al Jaber and others v Mitchell and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1190

Court of Appeal

Clare Stanley KC | Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Friday 6 August 2021

Articles

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that PPF compensation cap amounts to unlawful age discrimination (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Board of the PPF v Hughes)

Wednesday 4 August 2021

Articles

Implied Revocation of Deeds of Appointment? Equiom v Velarde

By Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 2 August 2021

News

Implied Revocation of Deeds of Appointment? Equiom v Velarde

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Elizabeth Houghton In the recent case of Equiom (Isle of Man) Ltd v Velarde [2021] EWHC 1528 (Ch) it was held that a wide power of... Read more

Monday 2 August 2021

News

HNW Guide 2021: Wilberforce is “the go-to set for chancery work.”

Wilberforce has had another incredible year in Chambers & Partners’ HNW Guide with 19 barrister rankings across three Bar practice areas, including a tier one set ranking in the Chancery: Traditional and a two tier set ranking in Tax: Private... Read more

Friday 23 July 2021

News

Defensive Advising Strategies 2: Know Your Client

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell With a history in the world of financial services regulation, “know your customer/client” or “KYC” is a cornerstone of professional practice. What does it... Read more

Thursday 22 July 2021