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The Law of Estoppel
February 2020
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In the matter of Comet Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2018] EWHC 1378 (Ch)
This judgment is an important one. It concerned an application by the joint liquidators of Comet (formerly joint administrators) for directions permitting them not to carry out any further investigation into the validity of the fixed and floating charge held... Read more
Wednesday 5 February 2020
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Reform of inheritance tax: an update
Commentary by Emily Campbell Last summer, I wrote a series of articles about the Office of Tax Simplification’s Inheritance Tax review, second report. There has now been a further development, in the form of the report of All-Party Parliamentary Group on... Read more
Monday 3 February 2020
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Alan Gourgey QC and Joanne Wicks QC recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 2020
We are delighted to announce that both Alan Gourgey QC and Joanne Wicks QC have been listed in this year’s “The Lawyer Hot 100”! The Lawyer’s annual list “recognises the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers from in-house, private practice... Read more
Tuesday 28 January 2020
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In the matter of Comet Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2018] EWHC 1378 (Ch) – reporting restrictions lifted on 28 January 2020
High Court of Justice
Terence Mowschenson KC | Lexa Hilliard KC
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Tuesday 28 January 2020
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National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm)
Following an eight week trial in late 2018, the High Court has handed down judgment finding against the former majority shareholders of Russia’s National Bank Trust who were alleged to have misappropriated over $1billion of Bank funds via a sophisticated... Read more
Monday 27 January 2020
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National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm)
High Court of Justice
Tim Penny KC | Tara Taylor
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Monday 27 January 2020
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Court of Appeal case Grupo Mexico v Registrar of Companies features in The Times
The Court of Appeal case of In re Infund LLP (Grupo México SAB de CV and another v Registrar of Companies (England and Wales) and others) appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Times (16th January 2020). John Wardell QC represented... Read more
Friday 17 January 2020
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Zoë Barton and Andrew Mold to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Zoë Barton and Andrew Mold are to be appointed Queen’s Counsel. The formal ceremony at which newly appointed QCs make the declaration before the Lord Chancellor will take place at Westminster Hall on... Read more
Thursday 16 January 2020
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Terminating leases for repudiatory breach
Commentary by Charlotte Black of our property team. To view and download this article as a pdf, please click here. Introduction to repudiatory breach A repudiatory breach of a contract (or a renunciation)[1] can be a powerful weapon in... Read more
Wednesday 8 January 2020
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Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?
Written by David Pollard Well, yes you probably did as a legal matter reach (or attain) age 21 at the start of your 21st birthday – ie at midnight at the start of that day (even if you had been... Read more
Tuesday 7 January 2020
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Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?
By David Pollard
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Tuesday 7 January 2020