Recent Cases
Court of Appeal gives judgment on meaning of “ceases to own” in context of capital allowances legislative regime
Tax
Jonathan Davey KC
Monday 8 July 2024
Insights
Recent Cases
Supreme Court decision in Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd (no.2) [2024] UKSC 22
Property
James McCreath
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Tuesday 2 July 2024
Articles
Co-ownership in the business context: the odiousness of survivorship in equity
Article by John Grocott-Barrett, 27th June 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The co-ownership of property is a question that vexes all private client lawyers. The recent judgment of Nugee LJ, a former member of... Read more
By John Grocott-Barrett
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Friday 28 June 2024
News
Andrew Barnes appointed as Deputy Practice Director
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Andrew Barnes has been appointed as Deputy Practice Director with immediate effect. Andrew will work in a client-facing and leadership role alongside Nicholas Luckman and the wider Practice Management Team.
Monday 24 June 2024
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Articles
Sian v Halimedia: Insolvency vs Arbitration – Article by Ernest Leung cited in recent Privy Council decision
In Sian Participation Corp v Halimedia International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, Lords Briggs and Hamblen considered the issue of whether insolvency proceedings should be stayed where the underlying debt was covered by an arbitration agreement. In an appeal from the BVI,... Read more
By Ernest Leung
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Friday 21 June 2024
Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in The Tropical Zoo Ltd v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow
Property
Martin Hutchings KC | Julian Greenhill KC | Daniel Petrides | Ernest Leung
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Thursday 20 June 2024
Recent Cases
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal hands down judgment in China Life Trustees v China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group
Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, International / offshore
Jonathan Hilliard KC
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Monday 17 June 2024
Recent Cases
Upper Tribunal decides tax and trusts appeal in respect of gilt strips
Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious, Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious
Jonathan Davey KC
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Friday 14 June 2024
Articles
Trust me, I’m a dolphin!
Joseph Steadman has written an article in which he considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising from the loss of pension assets transferred into a SSAS and invested in an overseas investment... Read more
By Joseph Steadman
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Thursday 13 June 2024
Recent Cases
Judgment handed down in Re BHS Group Ltd
Insolvency, Company law
Lexa Hilliard KC | Rachael Earle
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Tuesday 11 June 2024
Publications
The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2024
Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | Edward Sawyer | David Pollard | Sebastian Allen | James Walmsley | Jennifer Seaman | James McCreath | Jonathan Chew | Ram Lakshman
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June 2024
Articles
A hidden gem? The ‘sufficient connection with the jurisdiction’ test under s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the light of Suppipat v Narogdej [2023] EWHC 1988 (Comm)’
Tim Penny KC and Daniel Petrides have written an article for TL4’s FIRE Starters magazine entitled “A hidden gem? The ‘sufficient connection with the jurisdiction’ test under s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the light of Suppipat v Narogdej... Read more
By Tim Penny KC | Daniel Petrides
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Monday 3 June 2024