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National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm)
High Court of Justice
Tim Penny KC | Tara Taylor
Monday 27 January 2020
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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 represented... Read more
Friday 17 January 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?
By David Pollard
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
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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
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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
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No oral modification clauses after Rock Advertising: Some property law difficulties
By Jonathan Chew
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Thursday 5 December 2019
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Wilberforce win in four categories at The Legal 500 2020 UK Awards
We are absolutely delighted to have won in four categories at this year’s Legal 500 UK Awards! We have been awarded the following: Private Client Set of the Year Real Estate Set of the Year Real Estate Silk of the... Read more
Wednesday 4 December 2019
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Recent Cases
Re Carlauren Group Companies
High Court of Justice
Thomas Robinson KC
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Monday 2 December 2019News
Carlauren Group: Administration applications and validity of appointments
The High Court has placed eight companies in the Carlauren Group of luxury hotels and care homes into administration. The matter has been widely reported, including by the BBC and Guardian. The Group began operations in 2015 and raised some... Read more
Monday 2 December 2019
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