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    James Bailey to be appointed Queen’s Counsel

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that James Bailey is to be appointed Queen’s Counsel. James Bailey, called in 1999, is consistently recommended in the leading legal directories in the Commercial Litigation, Commercial Chancery, Company and Restructuring & Insolvency categories. The... Read more

    Thursday 10 January 2019

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    Judith Bryant wins Junior of the Year (Private client: trusts and probate)

    We are delighted to announce that Judith Bryant is The Legal 500 UK 2019 Junior of the Year (Private client: trusts and probate). The event will be a networking reception taking place at Guildhall on Wednesday 6 February 2019. Thank... Read more

    Thursday 3 January 2019

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    PLA publishes Autumn Training Day paper co-written by Harriet Holmes

    Last month, Harriet Holmes delivered a talk to the Property Litigation Association (PLA) on ‘Drone Technology and its Impact on Building Surveys and Property Disputes’ alongside Peter Folwell and James Dunthorne of Plowman Craven. You can now download the full seminar paper... Read more

    Friday 28 December 2018

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    Recent Cases

    Gareth Clark v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] UKUT 0397 (TCC)

    Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber

    Jonathan Davey KC
    Monday 17 December 2018

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    Upper Tribunal makes important ruling on meaning of “payment” in pensions / tax case concerning unauthorised payments charges

    Gareth Clark v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] UKUT 0397 (TCC) Jonathan Davey QC has been successful in an important Upper Tribunal appeal regarding the meaning of “payment” in the context of the unauthorised payment legislative regime relating to... Read more

    Monday 17 December 2018

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    Estates Gazette Podcast: S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd

    Joanne Wicks QC and Benjamin Faulkner joined Estates Gazette to discuss S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd on their latest Property Podcast which was broadcast yesterday, 13 December 2018. Joanne and Benjamin acted successfully in the Supreme Court for the appellant tenant... Read more

    Friday 14 December 2018

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    Estates Gazette Podcast: Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency

    Estates Gazette has released a podcast on Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency, a matter which it describes as “one of the biggest property cases set to be heard in 2019”. The central issue is that the Agency... Read more

    Friday 14 December 2018

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    Wilberforce nominated for Chambers of the Year at Modern Law Awards 2019

    We are delighted to be shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at this year’s Modern Law Awards! The winners will be announced at the Dinner taking place at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on Thursday 31 January 2019. The entire shortlist... Read more

    Thursday 13 December 2018

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    Articles

    The Shortform Best Interests Duty: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

    By David Pollard
    Wednesday 12 December 2018

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    Recent Cases

    S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62

    Supreme Court

    Joanne Wicks KC | Benjamin Faulkner
    Wednesday 5 December 2018

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    S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62

    On 5 December 2018 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in S Franses Ltd. For anyone advising landlords or business tenants in relation to security of tenure under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (“the 1954 Act”) the case is... Read more

    Wednesday 5 December 2018

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    The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019: Wilberforce features prominently in the Bar shortlist

    We are delighted to be shortlisted for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 in the following categories: Set of the year – Private client: trusts and probate Silk of the year: Brian Green QC – Private client: trusts and probate... Read more

    Tuesday 4 December 2018

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