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    Record number of nominations for Wilberforce at The Legal 500 UK Awards

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce and our members have been shortlisted for a record eight awards at The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020, which recognises excellence across law firms, in-house counsel and the Bar. Our nominations are as... Read more

    Wednesday 27 November 2019

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    Recent Cases

    University of London v Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 2075

    Court of Appeal

    Jonathan Seitler KC
    Tuesday 26 November 2019

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    University of London v Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 2075

    This case concerns interim and temporary rights under the new Electronic Communications Code in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003, brought in by the Digital Economy Act 2017. It has answered two massive questions that have been boring holes... Read more

    Tuesday 26 November 2019

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    Foreign statutory schemes – can they register as a registered pension scheme?

    Commentary by Emily Campbell The regime for registered pension schemes, which was first established with effect from A-Day (6 April 2006), is renowned for a number of things. One of those things is the expansion of the categories of person... Read more

    Sunday 24 November 2019

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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 last night’s TRI (Turnaround, Restructuring & Insolvency) Awards. This follows a headline year for our insolvency team and comes just a week after our sell-out Insolvency Conference... Read more

    Thursday 14 November 2019

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    Interpreting property contracts: Some “special” principles

    Commentary by Julian Greenhill QC When interpreting a property contract the applicable principles are essentially the same as those applied to any other contract. However, it is easy to overlook the fact that there remain some distinct principles of particular... Read more

    Wednesday 13 November 2019

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    Interpreting property contracts: Some “special” principles

    By Julian Greenhill KC
    Wednesday 13 November 2019

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    International charitable trusts and IHT exemption

    By Simon Atkinson
    Friday 8 November 2019

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    International charitable trusts and IHT exemption

    Commentary by Simon Atkinson The Supreme Court, in the recent decision of Routier v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (No 2) [2019] UKSC 43, [2019] 3 WLR 757, has provided valuable guidance as to the scope of s. 23 of the... Read more

    Friday 8 November 2019

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    Joanne Wicks QC wins Real Estate Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards

    We are delighted to report that at yesterday evening’s annual Chambers UK Bar Awards event, Joanne Wicks QC won Real Estate Silk of the Year. The award comes as a result of a standout year of practice in which she has... Read more

    Friday 1 November 2019

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    Recent Cases

    Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47

    Supreme Court

    Tiffany Scott KC
    Wednesday 30 October 2019

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    Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47

    Supreme Court by majority of 3 to 2 reverses unanimous Court of Appeal decision in Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd and holds that a landlord’s refusal of consent to an application for change of planning use was reasonable. This... Read more

    Wednesday 30 October 2019

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