Articles
Re Tokenhouse VB Ltd [2020] EWHC 3171 (Ch) and the million dollar question
By Rachael Earle
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Insights
News
Joanna Smith QC appointed High Court judge
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Joanna Smith QC as a Justice of the High Court, with effect from 11th Jan 2021, when she will be known as the Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith. The JAC recommended Joanna... Read more
Tuesday 22 December 2020
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Stuart Isaacs QC features in The Lawyer’s top 10 Bar moves of 2020
We are delighted to announce that in The Lawyer’s feature on the Bar’s most significant hires of 2020, released today, Stuart Isaacs QC is ranked at the number 4 spot. Stuart joined Wilberforce in April 2020, moving across from an... Read more
Friday 18 December 2020
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Articles
Halliburton – was it worth the wait?
By Stuart Isaacs KC
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Thursday 17 December 2020
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Wilberforce features three times in EG’s “Top 10 Property Cases of 2020”
EG (Estates Gazette) has released two podcasts, discussing the most significant property law cases of 2020. Three of the top 10 involve Wilberforce members, including the #1 and #3 cases of the year! This is the second year in a... Read more
Wednesday 16 December 2020
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Halliburton – was it worth the wait?
To download and read this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Stuart Isaacs QC. More than one year after the oral hearing took place, the Supreme Court on 27 November 2020 handed down its judgment in Halliburton Company v... Read more
Wednesday 16 December 2020
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Recent Cases
Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens [2020] EWCA Civ 1704
Court of Appeal
Julian Greenhill KC
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Wednesday 16 December 2020News
Court of Appeal interprets “development” to mean “the erection of new buildings for a different use”
The Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of the factual context and commercial common sense when interpreting the trigger for the exercise of an option over development land. Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens [2020] EWCA Civ 1704 was an... Read more
Wednesday 16 December 2020
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Proposed new one-off wealth tax to raise revenue in response to pandemic
To download and read this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Elizabeth Houghton. The Wealth Tax Commission has released a report recommending a one-off wealth tax in the UK to raise revenue in response to the COVID-19... Read more
Monday 14 December 2020
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Proposed new one-off wealth tax to raise revenue in response to pandemic
By Elizabeth Houghton
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Monday 14 December 2020
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What’s coming up in 2021?
By Joanne Wicks KC | Zoë Barton KC
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Monday 14 December 2020
News
Insolvency & Restructuring Chambers of the Year at the TRI Awards
We are delighted to have won Insolvency & Restructuring Chambers of the Year at yesterday’s TRI (Turnaround, Restructuring & Insolvency) Awards. This follows a headline year for our insolvency team and is the second year in a row that Wilberforce... Read more
Thursday 10 December 2020
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