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Nortel/Lehman – landmark pensions and insolvency decision delivered by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court

Jonathan Hilliard KC | Andrew Mold KC | Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | James Walmsley
Tuesday 23 July 2013

Publications

Arbitration in England

July 2013

News

Road to recovery of Judgments widened

The High Court has held that costs orders can be attached by way of Third Party Debt Orders under CPR r.72.2(1), even where such costs have not been assessed. Mr Justice Andrew Smith so held in TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO LTD and DENTON... Read more

Monday 13 May 2013

News

Supreme Court decision in Pitt / Futter v HMRC

Seminal decision on when the rule in Hastings-Bass applies to justify judicial intervention in trustee decision-making, and when rescission of a voluntary disposition will be granted on the grounds of mistake. Robert Ham QC appeared for the trustees in Futter and Christopher Nugee QC appeared for Mrs... Read more

Monday 13 May 2013

News

Team Clerking at Wilberforce

With effect from April 2013, Wilberforce Chambers will be moving to a system of team clerking. Under this new system, members of chambers will be split into three teams – Senior QCs, Junior QCs/Senior Juniors and Juniors – with each... Read more

Monday 8 April 2013

News

Manchester Ship Canal

The Court of Appeal has granted United Utilities permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against its judgment in Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited v United Utilities [2013] EWCA Civ 40.  In that case, the Court of Appeal held that following... Read more

Friday 15 March 2013

Articles

Taking on sub-tenants: lessons for unwilling landlords

By Martin Hutchings KC | Simon Atkinson
Tuesday 15 January 2013

Publications

Development Disputes: Current issues for property litigators

Julian Greenhill KC | Emer Murphy | Tiffany Scott KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Tom Roscoe | Benjamin Faulkner
November 2012

Articles

Fairfield Sentry and hedge fund clawback claims

By Graeme Halkerston
Sunday 14 October 2012

Articles

Is liability of trustees for losses in share portfolios illusory?

By Clare Stanley KC | Thomas Lowe KC
Thursday 14 June 2012

Articles

Traps for the unwary: the pitfalls of ad hoc arbitration

By Clare Stanley KC
Friday 4 May 2012

Articles

How many times can I do this? Independent fund directorships

By Thomas Lowe KC
Monday 20 February 2012