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Halliburton – was it worth the wait?
By Stuart Isaacs KC
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
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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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Iain Pester appointed Chancery Master
The Queen has appointed Iain Pester to be a Master of the Chancery Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Iain’s new post will see him deployed to the Royal... Read more
Tuesday 8 December 2020
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Who gains in the OTS report on CGT?
To download and read this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell. Since its introduction by the Labour Government in 1965, capital gains tax has seen many changes. One important policy question is how to pitch the... Read more
Monday 16 November 2020
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Wilberforce nominated for ‘Insolvency & Restructuring Chambers of the Year’ at TRI Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for ‘Insolvency and Restructuring Chambers of the Year’ at this year’s TRI (Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency) Awards. This nomination comes as a result of a year in which members of... Read more
Friday 13 November 2020
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