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The Privy Council clarifies principles relating to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

International arbitration, Commercial disputes, International / offshore

Thomas Lowe KC
Friday 10 June 2022

Articles

Freezing assets offshore – and the proper approach on appeal

By Jamie Holmes
Thursday 9 June 2022

Recent 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
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
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

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
Tuesday 17 May 2022

Publications

Corporate Insolvency: Employment and Pension Rights

David Pollard
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
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

News

In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd

This case shows the Cayman Islands Grand Court applying the rules of natural justice to require an applicant for ex parte relief to share with the other party all documents shown to the judge. It is also a useful illustration... Read more

Tuesday 19 April 2022

Articles

An artificial solution to an artificial problem – Tax avoidance and the Dukeries case

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Fenner Moeran KC The recent case of Dukeries Healthcare Ltd -v- Bay Trust International Ltd [2021] EWHC 2086 (Ch) has highlighted an issue that practitioners who are... Read more

By Fenner Moeran KC
Thursday 14 April 2022

Recent Cases

In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd – FSD 382 OF 2021(IKJ)

Commercial disputes | The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

Clare Stanley KC
Thursday 14 April 2022