Recent Cases
Re Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
Thomas Lowe KC
Wednesday 29 May 2019
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Cayman Grand Court delivers important s.238 ruling on the approach to fair value of a company’s shares
On 13th May 2019, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands handed down judgment in the case of Re Qunar Cayman Islands Limited. Qunar is one of China’s largest online travel companies, with headquarters in Beijing. The company was taken... Read more
Tuesday 28 May 2019
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The status of spouses of agricultural workers (Hook v Hawkins)
By Joseph Steadman
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Recent Cases
Gaia v Abbeygate Helical [2019] EWCA Civ 823
Court of Appeal
Harriet Holmes
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Thursday 23 May 2019News
Court of Appeal hands down decision in Gaia v Abbeygate Helical
Last week, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Gaia v Abbeygate Helical [2019] EWCA Civ 823, a case about whether a developer, Abbeygate Helical, had fulfilled its obligation to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ to satisfy certain conditions ‘as... Read more
Thursday 23 May 2019
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When is a secret commission secret? A primer on Medsted v Canaccord Genuity
By Edward Sawyer | Jia Wei Lee
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Wednesday 22 May 2019
Recent Cases
Neville Andrew v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2019] UKFTT 768 (TC)
First-Tier Tax Tribunal
Jonathan Davey KC
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Tuesday 21 May 2019News
First-tier Tribunal Decision concerning the meaning of “the amount payable on the transfer” in relation to disposal of gilt strips under tax scheme
Neville Andrew v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2019] UKFTT 768 (TC) Jonathan Davey QC has received judgment in a First-tier Tribunal appeal regarding a pre-planned tax scheme involving the disposal of gilt strips. The issues raised in the appeal... Read more
Tuesday 21 May 2019
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The Lawyer Awards 2019 shortlistings
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in two categories of The Lawyer Awards: Chambers of the year: Wilberforce Chambers Barrister of the year: Joanne Wicks QC The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Tuesday... Read more
Tuesday 7 May 2019
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Gilead Cooper QC and Tim Penny QC recognised as ‘Thought Leaders’ in Who’s Who Legal
We are delighted to announce that Gilead Cooper QC and Tim Penny QC have been singled out by Who’s Who Legal in their latest publication: Thought Leaders: Global Elite 2019, which brings together the world’s foremost lawyers and experts in... Read more
Friday 3 May 2019
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Fences and hedges: Old law in the modern world
By Joanne Wicks KC
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Monday 29 April 2019
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Tiffany Scott QC and Charlotte Black to appear in Supreme Court case of Sequent Nominees v Hautford
Tiffany Scott QC and Charlotte Black will be acting for the tenant (Hautford) in Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd being heard next month in the Supreme Court, instructed by Mark Steggles of Thomson Snell & Passmore. This is a... Read more
Wednesday 17 April 2019
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