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    Ground-breaking judicial decision in Nortel

    The Canadian and US Courts hearing an unprecedented joint cross-border trial have delivered their judgments as to how the Nortel Group’s residual assets should be distributed.  In groundbreaking judgments, both Judges agreed that those US$7bn worth of assets should be... Read more

    Thursday 14 May 2015

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    NEW: Property Update (Issue 1)

    This first issue will explore five key cases in which members of the Wilberforce Property Team have recently been involved. Our aim is to provide easy access to discussion and analysis of some of our latest cases for the property... Read more

    Tuesday 12 May 2015

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    Estoppel in pensions cases

    By James McCreath
    Tuesday 5 May 2015

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    Joanna Smith QC to speak at Construction Law Conference

    Joanna Smith QC will be speaking at the annual Construction Law conference (White Paper) – Construction Law: Shaping New Cases into Solution-Focused Advice for Clients Her session will cover: Liquidated Damages When does an agreed liquidated damages clause go too far... Read more

    Thursday 30 April 2015

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    Wilberforce instructed on $10bn Nina Wang appeal

    Chinachem is currently being heard in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal- the latest stage of litigation concerning the estate of the late Nina Wang, who died in 2007, reputedly the richest woman in Asia, leaving an estate leaving at HK... Read more

    Wednesday 22 April 2015

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    Wilberforce Pensions Lectures 2015

    The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures Date: June 2015 Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL CPD: Each lecture is worth 1.0 CPD Wilberforce Chambers invites you to a series of lectures by senior practitioners on technical topics of particular interest... Read more

    Tuesday 14 April 2015

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    Symrise v Baker & MacKenzie

    Baker & McKenzie has succeeded in its £11.7m professional negligence dispute brought by German food flavourings maker Symrise and its Mexican subsidiary after a judgment passed down at the High Court (31 March). Baker & McKenzie is represented by Triton... Read more

    Tuesday 31 March 2015

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    NEW: Legal Digest (Issue 1)

    Our first issue will explore two key cases, highlighting areas of interest and importance, provide a summary of other notable decisions and flag up cases to be aware of going forward. Our aim is to provide easy access to a... Read more

    Monday 30 March 2015

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    Property Litigation Conference 2015

    Property Litigation: The Bigger Picture Date: Thursday 4 June 2015 Location: 30 Euston Square , Melton Street, London, NW1 2FB CPD: 3.5 We all know that to be an expert in property litigation, it isn’t enough to be an expert... Read more

    Wednesday 25 March 2015

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    Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

    Michael Ashdown
    March 2015

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    Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

    Michael Ashdown’s forthcoming book “Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass” analyses and explains the ways in which the courts control the exercise of trustees’ powers and discretions, in the light of the momentous decision of the Supreme Court... Read more

    Tuesday 24 March 2015

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    Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund – some things to think about

    By Edward Sawyer
    Wednesday 18 March 2015

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