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Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that Tim Penny, Jonathan Davey and Jonathan Hilliard have all been appointed as Queen’s Counsel in the latest 2016 appointments. A full list can be downloaded here: https://www.qcappointments.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/List-of-appointments-in-alphabetical-order-updated-Jan.doc For further information and a copy of... Read more
Monday 11 January 2016
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Rupert Reed QC and Jonathan Chew acted for Damac on it successful appeal in Damac Park Towers v. Ward. In this landmark decision, the DIFC Court of Appeal upheld the developer’s right to terminate a ‘reservation agreement’ for purchaser... Read more
Wednesday 16 December 2015
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Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that Gilead Cooper QC has accepted an offer to join Chambers. Gilead Cooper QC, has a wealth of experience and an excellent reputation in contentious trusts and probate disputes. He recently acted for the... Read more
Saturday 5 December 2015
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Chancery Division
Paul Newman KC
Wednesday 2 December 2015
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Our second issue will explore key cases, highlighting areas of interest and importance, provide a summary of other notable decisions and flag up cases to be aware of going forward. Our aim is to provide easy access to a summary of... Read more
Monday 30 November 2015
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The Supreme Court
James McCreath
Friday 6 November 2015
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The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in the cases of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v Beavis, in which Joanna Smith QC and James McCreath acted for the successful appellant, Cavendish. For the first time... Read more
Wednesday 4 November 2015
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Wilberforce chambers would like to announce that after over thirty years at the Bar Daniel Hochberg will be retiring from practice as of 1 November 2015. Daniel has been a valuable member who has contributed significantly to the success of chambers... Read more
Monday 2 November 2015
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Lexa Hilliard QC will be speaking at the Legal Week Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum on Thursday 5 November. She will be presenting the following session: Insolvency and arbitration: the latest developments Updates on the law: the latest cases you need... Read more
Friday 30 October 2015
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Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that Fenner Moeran QC and Andrew Child have accepted offers to join Chambers. The wealth of experience and excellent reputation in Contentious Trusts, Pensions and Commercial litigation that Fenner and Andrew bring to Wilberforce... Read more
Thursday 29 October 2015
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers won ‘Chancery Set of the Year’ at last night’s Chambers UK Bar Awards. Wilberforce were also runners up for ‘Real Estate Set of the Year’ and ‘Set of the Year’. Jonathan Seitler... Read more
Wednesday 28 October 2015
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Lexa Hilliard QC will be speaking at the (White Paper) – Insolvency: Shaping New Law into Highly Developed Advice for Clients Her session will cover: When can a company attribute the knowledge of its fraudulent management – after its control moves from... Read more
Tuesday 20 October 2015
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