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We are very sad to announce that Lord Etherton, Chancellor of the High Court between 2013 and 2016 and Master of the Rolls between 2016 and 2021, as well as a member of these Chambers from 1975 to 2000, passed... Read more
Thursday 8 May 2025
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James McCreath has written an article in which he looks at the different approaches adopted by the Court of Appeal to the construction of pension scheme documents and pensions legislation, and considers whether those differences are justified. The article was... Read more
By James McCreath
Thursday 8 May 2025
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Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Lionel Smith and Professor Ben McFarlane have joined Chambers as Associate Members. Professor Lionel Smith is the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College. He was previously the Downing... Read more
Friday 2 May 2025
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Ram Lakshman has written an article in which he considers a recent First Trier Tribunal decision providing guidance on its jurisdiction to review penalty notices issued by tPR. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
Thursday 1 May 2025
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Article by Andreas Giannakopoulos, 30th April 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. When a person dies domiciled abroad but leaves property in England and Wales, a question arises as to who should administer... Read more
By Andreas Giannakopoulos
Wednesday 30 April 2025
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Tuesday 29 April 2025
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Andreas Giannakopoulos has written a case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 which has recently been published in the Law Quarterly Review. The note examines the Supreme Court’s judgment in detail, including its indication that forum conveniens principles do not apply... Read more
By Andreas Giannakopoulos
Tuesday 29 April 2025
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2025 for Set of the Year and Elizabeth Houghton has been shortlisted as Star Junior. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as... Read more
Thursday 24 April 2025
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The cases of Cooper v Ludgate House Limited and Powell v Ludgate House Limited have been featured in an article published by The Lawyer. The cases concern two top 100 UK law firms, Lewis Silkin and Winckworth Sherwood, who may... Read more
Tuesday 15 April 2025
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Ernest Leung has written an article for Kluwer Arbitration Blog entitled, ‘Serious Irregularity for Failure to Consider a Limitation Defence: Lessons from Djanogly v Djanogly’. Read the full article
By Ernest Leung
Monday 14 April 2025
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at this year’s The Lawyer Awards for Chambers of the Year! We are incredibly grateful to all our clients for your ongoing support – thank you! Winners will be... Read more
Friday 11 April 2025
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Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Antonia Matthew has been appointed to the role of Senior Practice Manager. Since joining Chambers, Antonia has consistently progressed through the roles within the Practice Management team. Antonia has been described in the 2025... Read more
Friday 4 April 2025
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