Articles

Insolvency Commentary: Remuneration tips from the top

Insolvency Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Property Commentary: Telecoms – Faster, better, cheaper – pick [one? two? all three?]

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Office-holders, investigations and conflicts of interest – don’t expect judicial bomb-proofing (Re Comet Group Ltd)

LexisNexis Blogs

Will construction – failure of trust (Jeffreys and others v Scruton and others)

This article was first published by LexisPSL on 12 March 2020

Reform of inheritance tax: an update

Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Terminating leases for repudiatory breach

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Some oddities of the law on age: So you thought you reached age 21 on your 21st birthday?

This article was first published in an Association of Pension Lawyers newsletter

No oral modification clauses after Rock Advertising: Some property law difficulties

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

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

Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Interpreting property contracts: Some “special” principles

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

International charitable trusts and IHT exemption

Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Deposits in conveyancing transactions: How does the penalties doctrine apply?

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Valuing property in accordance with contract (Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd)

LexisNexis interviewed Tom Roscoe of our property team. This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Property Disputes on 22 October 2019.

First-Tier Tax Tribunal calls for change to strict application of unauthorised payments rules to victims of pension scams (West v Revenue and Customs Commissioners)

LexisNexis interviewed Emily Campbell of our tax team. This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Pensions on 15 October 2019.

RPI/CPI – A little bit of good news for employers?

Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Contractual terms relating to performance and breach: Implication, presumption or rule of law?

Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

When is a signature not a signature? The Law Commission report on the Electronic Execution of Documents

Trusts Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

The Future of The Pensions Ombudsman

Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Tax simplification: capital gains tax and other topics

Tax Commentary: The final commentary in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website

Another ticking time bomb? Failing to comply with Section 37 of The Pension Schemes Act 1993

Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Tax simplification and lifetime gifts: payment of Inheritance Tax and the nil rate band

Tax Commentary: The third in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website

Shareholders’ control under the Insolvency Act 1986: A change in position

This article first appeared in the August 2019 issue of PLC Magazine: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Browse/Home/Resources/PLCMagazine

Proving common intention in rectification cases: how does it apply to pension schemes following FSHC Group Holdings?

Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.

Inheritance tax simplification and lifetime gifts

Tax Commentary: The second in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website

Open (in)justice: privacy, open justice and human rights

Trusts & Trustees, June 2019

Contesting Pensions Regulator’s action means playing by the court rules (Chappell v The Pensions Regulator)

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Pensions on 30 July 2019

Strategy and why it is important

This article is an extract from Globe Law and Business' July 2019 edition of Modern Legal Practice

Tax: How simple is simplification?

Tax Commentary: The first in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website

What facts define the cause of action in trespass? (Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd)

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Environment on 4 July 2019.

The status of spouses of agricultural workers (Hook v Hawkins)

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Property Disputes on 23 May 2019

When is a secret commission secret? A primer on Medsted v Canaccord Genuity

Legal Business Magazine, 2019

Fences and hedges: Old law in the modern world

Property Law Journal, 2019

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

LexisNexis, 2019

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

Counsel Magazine - Issue: March 2019

Administrators: Conflicts of Interest and Removal

This article was co-written by Marcia Shekerdemian QC and Joseph Curl and first appeared in Volume 16, Issue 1 of International Corporate Rescue - www.chasecambria.com

The Shortform Best Interests Duty: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

32 Trust Law International 106 & 176, 2018

Drone technology and its impact on building surveys and property disputes

Property Litigation Association (2018 Autumn Training Day paper)

Construing the true extent of access rights to be granted for use of land

LexisNexis, 2018

Unpaid fees at commencement of barrister’s bankruptcy did not vest in trustee: (Gwinnutt (as the First Defendant’s Trustee in Bankruptcy) v George and another)

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Restructuring & Insolvency on 24 September 2018

Disputes Yearbook Q&A with Nicholas Luckman

Legal Business Magazine, 2018

Litigation estoppels and abuse of process – categorisation and scope

LexisNexis, 2018

Changing places: Rotrust Nominees v Hautford

Property Law Journal, 2018

High Net Worth Trust Claims: The Coming Wave

Vannin Capital: Funding in Focus issue six, 2018

Safeway v Newton: a limited lifeline for defeasible benefits?

Practical Law, 2018

Approaches to applying a pension increase underpin (FDR v Dutton)

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL, Pensions analysis on 11 April 2017

Judicial review in pensions cases—appropriate forum for pensions complaints (R (on the application of Grace Bay II Holdings SARL and others) v The Pensions Regulator)

Lexis, 2017

Comments from Counsel: A leak in the statutory lifeboat? Compensation for loss of pension benefits on employer insolvency

Practical Law, 2017

Insolvency and trusts

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 948-955

Equity’s new darling and the pitfalls of remedial absolutism

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 956-961

Trusts and estates cases: can statistics help to identify trends?—spotlight on probate and estates cases

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 962-970

The rule in Hastings-Bass after Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 971-981

Trusts and estates cases: recent developments

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 982-990

Modern trustee decision-making: unpacking the duty of proper consideration

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 991-1001

Thoughts on future trust law developments

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1002-1014

Disputes over trusts that hold corporate structures

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1015-1023

Recent trust cases of interest

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1024-1037

The Bank the Fund, its (Deputy) Chief and his Brother

Wilberforce Chambers

Evaluating the effect of restraint orders on bankruptcy (Re Whyte, Brittain and another v Whyte and another)

LexisNexis Randi

Where different legal systems collide: the decision in Labrouche v Frey & Ors

Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (7): 741-752

Trustees in bankruptcy and privilege—a spanner in the works?

LexisNexis Randi

Landlord’s Consent The Potted Guide: Cracking the basics

Estates Gazette (Copyright owned by Reed Business Information)

Vindicating shareholder rights under nominee and custodian agreements

Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (2015) 6 JIBFL 333

Estoppel in pensions cases

Practical Law, 2015

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

Lexis Nexis

The effect of ‘social evils’ on trustees’ decisions

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 882-890

How to side-step valid trust and corporate structures

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 891-929

Trustee exculpation – the law, the quirks and the business sense

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 933-942

Thy will be done: construction and rectification of wills in the Supreme Court

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 966-970

In the post-Pitt world . . .

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 871-881

Mixed and multiple derivative claims to address reflective loss problems

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 930-932

The application of Islamic finance principles under English and DIFC law

Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

Freezing orders in support of arbitration proceedings

Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

English disclosure processes and foreign blocking statutes

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 943-957

Laches and limitation

Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 958-965

Dealing with fixtures on a lease renewal – A trap for the unwary?

Property Litigation Association

Extension Notices and Force Majeure: Rohan v. Daman

Wilberforce News Alert

Self-dealing: rigours and risks

Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal

Taking on sub-tenants: lessons for unwilling landlords

Wilberforce News Alert

Fairfield Sentry and hedge fund clawback claims

Insight: Corporate Rescue and Insolvency

Is liability of trustees for losses in share portfolios illusory?

Corporate Rescue and Insolvency

Traps for the unwary: the pitfalls of ad hoc arbitration

Trusts & Trustees 2012 18 (4): 332-340

How many times can I do this? Independent fund directorships

Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

Dilapidations: Section 18 (1) and a Landlord’s Subsequent Works

Property Litigation Association

Taking a chance

The Lawyer

Considerable expertise

Practice & Law

A room with a view

New Law Journal

Baynes v Hedger & anor: A lesson for charities

In dispute: Charities Appeals Supplement

Baynes v Hedger & anor: a lesson for charities?

New Law Journal

Running the risk

Solicitors Journal

The latest on payment of rent in an administration – innovative logistics

Wilberforce Chambers

Offshore: Reference Point

The Lawyer

How investors get their money back

The Financial Times

Myners Revisited

STEP Journal

Check out the vicinity

Estates Gazette

Money laundering – the new regime

Insolvency Practitioner