Recent Cases
Supreme Court judgment handed down in high-profile telecoms case
Property
Jonathan Seitler KC | John McGhee KC
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Insights
Articles
Absence of evidence, lack of capacity
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Simon Atkinson. The Supreme Court of New South Wales has recently handed down judgment in Lim v Lim [2022] NSWSC 454.[1] This case is of note... Read more
By Simon Atkinson
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Friday 17 June 2022
Recent Cases
Raiffeisen Bank part 2: Cayman Court of Appeal dismisses two jurisdiction challenges, providing guidance as to the Cayman FDA
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, Insolvency, International / offshore
John Wardell KC | Tim Penny KC | Jamie Holmes | Caspar Bartscherer | Jia Wei Lee
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Monday 13 June 2022
Recent Cases
The Privy Council clarifies principles relating to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
International arbitration, Commercial disputes, International / offshore
Thomas Lowe KC
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Friday 10 June 2022
Articles
Freezing assets offshore – and the proper approach on appeal
By Jamie Holmes
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Thursday 9 June 2022Recent Cases
Raiffeisen Bank part 1: Cayman Court of Appeal upholds €153m worldwide freezing injunctions
Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery, Insolvency, International / offshore
Tim Penny KC | John Wardell KC | Jamie Holmes | Jia Wei Lee | Caspar Bartscherer
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Thursday 9 June 2022
Articles
Re Townsend (Deceased) [2021] EWHC 3079 (Ch): Implications for the drafting of trustee charging clauses
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jennifer Seaman Introduction The role of trustee is prima facie carried out gratuitously. Subject to the terms of the trust, a trustee is entitled to be... Read more
By Jennifer Seaman
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Thursday 26 May 2022
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for Set of the Year at the High Net Worth Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2022 for Set of the Year. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as follows; “The rankings and the shortlist are the result... Read more
Wednesday 18 May 2022
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Articles
Personalty+
Digital Assets: Chapter 8 of the Law of Personal Property. (3rd edition), ed. Bridge, Gullifer, Low and McMeel. Published Sweet & Maxwell, ISBN (print) 978-0-414-09815-2, 1,354 pages. This article was first published by Trusts & Trustees, Volume 28, Issue 5, June... Read more
By Gilead Cooper KC
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Tuesday 17 May 2022
Publications
Corporate Insolvency: Employment and Pension Rights
David Pollard
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April 2022
Articles
Be careful what you assume: professional negligence claims against tax advisors following Mclean v Thornhill
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman The promoters of a scheme market it to investors, claiming that it will enable them to obtain certain tax advantages. The promotional materials state that... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
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Thursday 5 May 2022
News
Wilberforce shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards’ Chambers of the Year 2022
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at The Lawyer Awards 2022 for Chambers of the Year. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 21st June at a ceremony to be held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House... Read more
Wednesday 4 May 2022
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