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David Phillips QC features in The Legal 500’s International Arbitration Powerlist

We are delighted to announce that David Phillips QC appears in the newly released International Arbitration Powerlist, published by The Legal 500 and sponsored by INT ARB International Arbitration Centre. In the foreword, The Legal 500’s publishing director David Burgess... Read more

Monday 1 April 2019

Articles

Supreme Court decides when judgment can be set aside for fraud (Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd)

By John Wardell KC | Andrew Mold KC
Friday 29 March 2019

Recent Cases

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd [2019] UKSC 13

Supreme Court

John Wardell KC | Andrew Mold KC
Thursday 21 March 2019

News

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd

The Wilberforce team of John Wardell QC and Andrew Mold (instructed by Tanners Solicitors) were successful in the Supreme Court case of Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd handed down yesterday morning.  A 7 justice Court unanimously allowed their client’s appeal and... Read more

Thursday 21 March 2019

Recent Cases

Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited v Hillman [2019] EWHC 485 (Ch)

High Court of Justice

John Wardell KC | Andrew Mold KC | Tim Matthewson | Paul Newman KC
Friday 15 March 2019

News

KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd v Hillman and Woodford

Marcus Smith J has delivered his judgment in Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited v Hillman [2019] EWHC 485 (Ch), in relation to claims against the former Managing Director and Finance Director of the Claimant company for breach of duty... Read more

Friday 15 March 2019

News

Joanne Wicks QC: The Times Lawyer of the Week

We are delighted to announce that Joanne Wicks QC is this week’s Times Lawyer of the Week, following her successful representation of Canary Wharf in Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency, when the High Court ruled that Brexit does not... Read more

Thursday 7 March 2019

Articles

Don’t Leave Your Career to Chance, by Nicholas Luckman

By Nicholas Luckman
Friday 1 March 2019

News

Upper Tribunal makes important ruling on whether UK tax legislation infringes EU principle of fiscal neutrality having regard to position of UK devolved legislatures in relation to welfare

Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v The Learning Centre (Romford) Ltd and LIFE Services Ltd [2019] UKUT 0002 (TCC) Jonathan Davey QC has been successful in an important Upper Tribunal appeal regarding whether provisions of the Value Added Tax Act... Read more

Thursday 21 February 2019

Recent Cases

Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch)

High Court of Justice

Joanne Wicks KC | Jonathan Chew | Jonathan Seitler KC | Emer Murphy
Thursday 21 February 2019

News

Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency

Judgment is out on the much-talked-about case of Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency: the Agency’s London lease will not be frustrated by the UK’s departure from the EU or the Agency’s move to Amsterdam. Wilberforce is proud to have... Read more

Thursday 21 February 2019

Recent Cases

The Christ Church, Spitalfields Case

Court of Arches

Wednesday 13 February 2019