Articles
Article by Thomas Grant KC and Ryan Turner, 23rd July 2025. To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The Supreme Court’s judgment in three conjoined appeals in Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33... Read more
By Thomas Grant KC
Wednesday 23 July 2025
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Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis about the latest Rights to Light case Cooper v Ludgate House (Bankside Yards, SE1) in which the developer was represented by John McGhee KC. The High Court confirmed that negotiating... Read more
By Tiffany Scott KC
Wednesday 23 July 2025
News
Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Lionel Smith on his election as a Fellow of the British Academy. Each year, the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, elects outstanding UK-based scholars to its fellowship, in recognition of... Read more
Wednesday 23 July 2025
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David Pollard has written a paper on surplus in trust based occupational pension schemes dealing with the position on a scheme winding-up. This followed a session at the annual conference of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) last year. Surplus... Read more
By David Pollard
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Webchats
Listen to Joanne Wicks KC and Mark Galtrey discuss the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews, and its possible implications for property litigators.
Joanne Wicks KC | Mark Galtrey
Friday 18 July 2025
Articles
Jennifer Seaman has written an article that looks at different ways in which a trapped surplus may be extracted during the winding-up of a scheme. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com Read the full article
By Jennifer Seaman
Thursday 17 July 2025
Recent Cases
Commercial disputes
Daniel Lewis
Friday 11 July 2025
News
We are delighted to have picked up both Bar awards at last night’s Chambers High Net Worth Awards. Wilberforce Chambers won ‘Set of the Year’ and Elizabeth Houghton was named ‘Star Junior’. This prestigious annual event celebrates legal firms and... Read more
Friday 11 July 2025
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Recent Cases
Property
John McGhee KC
Tuesday 8 July 2025
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David Pollard has written an article on “Insolvency Act 1986 – The New Part A1 Moratorium: Impact on Employees and Pensions” [2025] Journal of Business Law p192 This article focuses on the impact on employees or pensions where a company... Read more
By David Pollard
Tuesday 1 July 2025
News
Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Naomi Kilcoyne, Zihang Liu and Allison Wu will join Chambers as tenants from Wednesday 1st October 2025, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ core specialisms, including... Read more
Friday 27 June 2025
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Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards including ‘Chancery Set of the Year’, ‘Commercial Litigation Set of the Year’ and ‘Marketing Team of the Year’. Congratulations to our... Read more
Friday 20 June 2025
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