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Alan Gourgey QC and Joanne Wicks QC recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 2020

We are delighted to announce that both Alan Gourgey QC and Joanne Wicks QC have been listed in this year’s “The Lawyer Hot 100”! The Lawyer’s annual list “recognises the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers from in-house, private practice... Read more

Tuesday 28 January 2020

Recent Cases

In the matter of Comet Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2018] EWHC 1378 (Ch) – reporting restrictions lifted on 28 January 2020

High Court of Justice

Terence Mowschenson KC | Lexa Hilliard KC
Tuesday 28 January 2020

News

National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm)

Following an eight week trial in late 2018, the High Court has handed down judgment finding against the former majority shareholders of Russia’s National Bank Trust who were alleged to have misappropriated over $1billion of Bank funds via a sophisticated... Read more

Monday 27 January 2020

Recent Cases

National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm)

High Court of Justice

Tim Penny KC | Tara Taylor
Monday 27 January 2020

News

Court of Appeal case Grupo Mexico v Registrar of Companies features in The Times

The Court of Appeal case of In re Infund LLP (Grupo México SAB de CV and another v Registrar of Companies (England and Wales) and others) appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Times (16th January 2020). John Wardell QC and... Read more

Friday 17 January 2020

News

Zoë Barton and Andrew Mold to be appointed Queen’s Counsel

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Zoë Barton and Andrew Mold are to be appointed Queen’s Counsel. The formal ceremony at which newly appointed QCs make the declaration before the Lord Chancellor will take place at Westminster Hall on... Read more

Thursday 16 January 2020

News

Terminating leases for repudiatory breach

Commentary by Charlotte Black of our property team. To view and download this article as a pdf, please click here.   Introduction to repudiatory breach A repudiatory breach of a contract (or a renunciation)[1] can be a powerful weapon in... Read more

Wednesday 8 January 2020

News

Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?

Written by David Pollard Well, yes you probably did as a legal matter reach (or attain) age 21 at the start of your 21st birthday – ie at midnight at the start of that day (even if you had been... Read more

Tuesday 7 January 2020

Articles

Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?

By David Pollard
Tuesday 7 January 2020

News

Wilberforce features three times in EG’s “Top 10 Property Cases of 2019”

EG (Estates Gazette) has published their list of the top 10 most significant property law cases of 2019. Three of the high-profile cases listed by EG involve Wilberforce members, including their #1 case of the year! EG’s top property case... Read more

Wednesday 18 December 2019

News

No oral modification clauses after Rock Advertising: Some property law difficulties

Commentary by Jonathan Chew “No Oral Modification” clauses (“NOMs”) are regularly found in the boilerplate clauses towards the back of contracts. They are designed, and included, to try to impose some formality on future changes to the contractual arrangement between... Read more

Thursday 5 December 2019

Articles

No oral modification clauses after Rock Advertising: Some property law difficulties

By Jonathan Chew
Thursday 5 December 2019