Articles

Title	Date	Author
An enlightened approach to taxpayer confidentiality: The story of the first income tax Private Client eBriefing: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Apr 2021	Paul Newman QC
Defensive advising strategies for legal professionals Private Client eBriefing: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Mar 2021	Emily Campbell TEP
Save it for a rainy day—bankruptcy and sham trusts (Murphy and Hyde v Munir) This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 19/02/2021	Mar 2021	Daniel Lewis Rachael Earle
Budget 2021: an overview Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Mar 2021	Jia Wei Lee
The ‘Prudence’ Test for Trustees in Pension Scheme Investment (2021) 34 Tru LI 215 This article first appeared in Trust Law International, Vol. 34, No. 4, 2021	Feb 2021	David Pollard
The modern family – the interpretation of children, spouses and civil partners in older trust deeds Trusts, probate and estates: non-contentious Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Feb 2021	Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Case study: A salutary lesson Property Law Journal, Legalease	Feb 2021	Julian Greenhill QC
Effect on Brexit on Part 26A Arrangements and Reconstructions Insolvency Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website. Daniel Lewis considers the effect of Brexit on the international effectiveness of Part 26A restructuring plans.	Feb 2021	Daniel Lewis
You raise me up; but for how much longer? CGT and the uplift on death Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Feb 2021	Simon Atkinson
Time to act: the UK Trust Register and the Fifth Money Laundering Directive Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Jan 2021	Michael Ashdown
Re Tokenhouse VB Ltd [2020] EWHC 3171 (Ch) and the million dollar question A short article posted in R3's RECOVERY News	Dec 2020	Rachael Earle
Halliburton – was it worth the wait? International Arbitration Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Dec 2020	Stuart Isaacs QC
Proposed new one-off wealth tax to raise revenue in response to pandemic Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Dec 2020	Elizabeth Houghton
What’s coming up in 2021? Property Law Journal, Legalease	Dec 2020	Joanne Wicks QC Zoë Barton QC
Who gains in the OTS report on CGT? Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Nov 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
Applications to amend Property Law Journal, Legalease	Nov 2020	Martin Hutchings QC
Important changes to the Singapore International Arbitration Act International Arbitration Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Oct 2020	Stuart Isaacs QC
The Coronavirus corporate insolvency cliff edge is extended to the new year Insolvency Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Sep 2020	Jamie Holmes
In a pensions context, are death benefit trusts for the benefit of minors exempted from TRS registration under Schedule 3A of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020? This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 09/09/2020	Sep 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
Remote Witnessing of Wills: the New Order Trusts Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Sep 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
A calculated risk? Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, Legalease	Aug 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
Insolvency Case Summaries – Summer 2020 This article was first published in R3's Summer 2020 edition of 'Recovery Magazine'	Jul 2020	Tara Taylor
Frustration of leases: is now the right time? This article was first published by Law in the Lockdown: The Legal Blog for Real Estate	Jun 2020	Joanne Wicks QC
The adoption issue: the illegitimate logic of Hand v George Trusts & Trustees, Volume 26, Issue 5, June 2020, Pages 392–399	Jun 2020	Gilead Cooper QC
Insolvency within your trust: bankrupt settlors, insolvent companies and insolvent trusts Trusts & Trustees, Volume 26, Issue 5, June 2020, Pages 445–455	Jun 2020	Zoë Barton QC Tara Taylor
Disputed debts—the jurisdiction of the insolvency court to review tax assessments (National Crime Agency v GTG Management Ltd and Beauty & Skin Ltd) This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 11/05/2020	Jun 2020	Rachael Earle
Confidential trust information and court proceedings: can privacy be maintained? Trusts & Trustees, Volume 26, Issue 4, May 2020, Pages 377–379	May 2020	Edward Sawyer Jamie Holmes
R (on the application of Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd and another) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2020] UKSC 16 Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	May 2020	Jia Wei Lee
Insurance and rent suspension – Law in the Lockdown This article was first published by Law in the Lockdown: The Legal Blog for Real Estate	May 2020	Joanne Wicks QC
No tax relief on pension contributions paid in shares Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	May 2020	Michael Ashdown
Business transactions, beneficial title and resulting trusts: The meaning of “payment” within the unauthorised payments charge regime Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	May 2020	Jonathan Davey QC
Coronavirus lockdown – can a dog witness a deed? This article was first published in the Association of Pension Lawyers' Newsletter	Apr 2020	David Pollard
Unauthorised payments from registered pension schemes and HMRC time limits (Revenue and Customs v Bella Figura Ltd) This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 24/04/2020	Apr 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
Attacking and defending (pension) trusts in divorce This article was first published by ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Magazine, Issue 2	Apr 2020	Joseph Steadman
Hearings in the time of C-19 – Law in the Lockdown This article was first published by Law in the Lockdown: The Legal Blog for Real Estate	Apr 2020	Harriet Holmes
Unauthorised member payments out of registered pension schemes (Court of Appeal—Clark v HMRC) This article was first published by LexisPSL on 15 April 2020	Apr 2020	Jonathan Davey QC
Insolvency Case Summaries – Spring 2020 This article was first published in R3's Spring 2020 edition of 'Recovery Magazine'	Apr 2020	Bobby Friedman
Insolvency Commentary: Remuneration tips from the top Insolvency Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Mar 2020	Lexa Hilliard QC Cara Goldthorpe
Property Commentary: Telecoms – Faster, better, cheaper – pick [one? two? all three?] Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Mar 2020	Jonathan Seitler QC Julian Greenhill QC Zoë Barton QC Harriet Holmes
Office-holders, investigations and conflicts of interest – don’t expect judicial bomb-proofing (Re Comet Group Ltd) LexisNexis Blogs	Mar 2020	Marcia Shekerdemian QC
Will construction – failure of trust (Jeffreys and others v Scruton and others) This article was first published by LexisPSL on 12 March 2020	Mar 2020	Thomas Seymour
Reform of inheritance tax: an update Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Feb 2020	Emily Campbell TEP
Terminating leases for repudiatory breach Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Jan 2020	Charlotte Black
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	Jan 2020	David Pollard
No oral modification clauses after Rock Advertising: Some property law difficulties Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Dec 2019	Jonathan Chew
Foreign statutory schemes – can they register as a registered pension scheme? Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Nov 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
Interpreting property contracts: Some “special” principles Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Nov 2019	Julian Greenhill QC
International charitable trusts and IHT exemption Tax Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Nov 2019	Simon Atkinson
Deposits in conveyancing transactions: How does the penalties doctrine apply? Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Oct 2019	Joseph Steadman
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.	Oct 2019	Tom Roscoe
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.	Oct 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
RPI/CPI – A little bit of good news for employers? Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Oct 2019	Paul Newman QC
Contractual terms relating to performance and breach: Implication, presumption or rule of law? Property Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Oct 2019	Joanne Wicks QC
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.	Sep 2019	Michael Ashdown
The Future of The Pensions Ombudsman Pensions Commentary: Short article published on the Wilberforce website.	Sep 2019	Paul Newman QC
Tax simplification: capital gains tax and other topics Tax Commentary: The final commentary in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website	Sep 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
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.	Sep 2019	Paul Newman QC
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	Aug 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
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	Aug 2019	David Pollard
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.	Aug 2019	Paul Newman QC
Inheritance tax simplification and lifetime gifts Tax Commentary: The second in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website	Aug 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
Open (in)justice: privacy, open justice and human rights Trusts & Trustees, June 2019	Aug 2019	Gilead Cooper QC
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	Aug 2019	James Walmsley
Strategy and why it is important This article is an extract from Globe Law and Business' July 2019 edition of Modern Legal Practice	Jul 2019	Nicholas Luckman
Tax: How simple is simplification? Tax Commentary: The first in a series of short articles published on the Wilberforce website	Jul 2019	Emily Campbell TEP
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.	Jul 2019	James McCreath
The status of spouses of agricultural workers (Hook v Hawkins) This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Property Disputes on 23 May 2019	May 2019	Joseph Steadman
When is a secret commission secret? A primer on Medsted v Canaccord Genuity Legal Business Magazine, 2019	May 2019	Edward Sawyer Jia Wei Lee
Fences and hedges: Old law in the modern world Property Law Journal, 2019	Apr 2019	Joanne Wicks QC
Supreme Court decides when judgment can be set aside for fraud (Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd) LexisNexis, 2019	Mar 2019	John Wardell QC Andrew Mold QC
Don’t Leave Your Career to Chance, by Nicholas Luckman Counsel Magazine - Issue: March 2019	Mar 2019	Nicholas Luckman
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	Jan 2019	Marcia Shekerdemian QC
The Shortform Best Interests Duty: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know 32 Trust Law International 106 & 176, 2018	Dec 2018	David Pollard
Drone technology and its impact on building surveys and property disputes Property Litigation Association (2018 Autumn Training Day paper)	Nov 2018	Harriet Holmes
Construing the true extent of access rights to be granted for use of land LexisNexis, 2018	Oct 2018	Zoë Barton QC
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	Oct 2018
Disputes Yearbook Q&A with Nicholas Luckman Legal Business Magazine, 2018	May 2018	Nicholas Luckman
Litigation estoppels and abuse of process – categorisation and scope LexisNexis, 2018	May 2018	Zoë Barton QC
Changing places: Rotrust Nominees v Hautford Property Law Journal, 2018	May 2018	Tiffany Scott QC
High Net Worth Trust Claims: The Coming Wave Vannin Capital: Funding in Focus issue six, 2018	Feb 2018	Jonathan Hilliard QC
Safeway v Newton: a limited lifeline for defeasible benefits? Practical Law, 2018	Jan 2018	Sebastian Allen
Approaches to applying a pension increase underpin (FDR v Dutton) This article was first published on Lexis®PSL, Pensions analysis on 11 April 2017	May 2017	Simon Atkinson
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	Feb 2017	Thomas Robinson
Comments from Counsel: A leak in the statutory lifeboat? Compensation for loss of pension benefits on employer insolvency Practical Law, 2017	Feb 2017
Insolvency and trusts Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 948-955	Nov 2016
Equity’s new darling and the pitfalls of remedial absolutism Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 956-961	Nov 2016
Trusts and estates cases: can statistics help to identify trends?—spotlight on probate and estates cases Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 962-970	Nov 2016
The rule in Hastings-Bass after Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 971-981	Nov 2016
Trusts and estates cases: recent developments Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 982-990	Nov 2016
Modern trustee decision-making: unpacking the duty of proper consideration Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 991-1001	Nov 2016
Thoughts on future trust law developments Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1002-1014	Nov 2016
Disputes over trusts that hold corporate structures Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1015-1023	Nov 2016
Recent trust cases of interest Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (9): 1024-1037	Nov 2016
The Bank the Fund, its (Deputy) Chief and his Brother Wilberforce Chambers	Nov 2016	Gabriel Fadipe
Evaluating the effect of restraint orders on bankruptcy (Re Whyte, Brittain and another v Whyte and another) LexisNexis Randi	Sep 2016	Marcia Shekerdemian QC
Where different legal systems collide: the decision in Labrouche v Frey & Ors Trusts & Trustees 2016 22 (7): 741-752	Sep 2016
Trustees in bankruptcy and privilege—a spanner in the works? LexisNexis Randi	Jun 2016	Marcia Shekerdemian QC
Landlord’s Consent The Potted Guide: Cracking the basics Estates Gazette (Copyright owned by Reed Business Information)	Jun 2015	Jonathan Seitler QC
Vindicating shareholder rights under nominee and custodian agreements Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (2015) 6 JIBFL 333	May 2015	Thomas Lowe QC
Estoppel in pensions cases Practical Law, 2015	May 2015
Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund – some things to think about Lexis Nexis	Mar 2015	Edward Sawyer
The effect of ‘social evils’ on trustees’ decisions Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 882-890	Oct 2014	Lawrence Cohen QC
How to side-step valid trust and corporate structures Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 891-929	Oct 2014	Andrew Mold QC Jonathan Hilliard QC
Trustee exculpation – the law, the quirks and the business sense Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 933-942	Oct 2014	Lawrence Cohen QC Thomas Seymour
Thy will be done: construction and rectification of wills in the Supreme Court Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 966-970	Oct 2014	Robert Ham QC
In the post-Pitt world . . . Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 871-881	Oct 2014	Michael Furness QC Tiffany Scott QC
Mixed and multiple derivative claims to address reflective loss problems Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 930-932	Oct 2014	Thomas Lowe QC
The application of Islamic finance principles under English and DIFC law Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law	Oct 2014
Freezing orders in support of arbitration proceedings Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law	Sep 2014
English disclosure processes and foreign blocking statutes Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 943-957	Sep 2014	Graeme Halkerston
Laches and limitation Trusts & Trustees 2014 20 (9): 958-965	Aug 2014	Clare Stanley QC Michael Ashdown
Dealing with fixtures on a lease renewal – A trap for the unwary? Property Litigation Association	Apr 2014	Tom Roscoe
Extension Notices and Force Majeure: Rohan v. Daman Wilberforce News Alert	Nov 2013
Self-dealing: rigours and risks Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal	Sep 2013	Simon Atkinson
Taking on sub-tenants: lessons for unwilling landlords Wilberforce News Alert	Jan 2013	Martin Hutchings QC Simon Atkinson
Fairfield Sentry and hedge fund clawback claims Insight: Corporate Rescue and Insolvency	Oct 2012	Graeme Halkerston
Is liability of trustees for losses in share portfolios illusory? Corporate Rescue and Insolvency	Jun 2012	Thomas Lowe QC Clare Stanley QC
Traps for the unwary: the pitfalls of ad hoc arbitration Trusts & Trustees 2012 18 (4): 332-340	May 2012	Clare Stanley QC
How many times can I do this? Independent fund directorships Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law	Feb 2012	Thomas Lowe QC
Dilapidations: Section 18 (1) and a Landlord’s Subsequent Works Property Litigation Association	Feb 2012	Tom Roscoe
Taking a chance The Lawyer	Sep 2011	John Wardell QC Andrew Mold QC
Considerable expertise Practice & Law	Apr 2011	Joanne Wicks QC
A room with a view New Law Journal	Feb 2010	Benjamin Faulkner
Baynes v Hedger & anor: A lesson for charities In dispute: Charities Appeals Supplement	Dec 2009	Emily Campbell TEP
Baynes v Hedger & anor: a lesson for charities? New Law Journal	Oct 2009	Emily Campbell TEP
Running the risk Solicitors Journal	Sep 2009	Clare Stanley QC
The latest on payment of rent in an administration – innovative logistics Wilberforce Chambers	Dec 2008	James Ayliffe QC
Offshore: Reference Point The Lawyer	Nov 2008	David Phillips QC
How investors get their money back The Financial Times	Oct 2008	Thomas Lowe QC
Myners Revisited STEP Journal	Oct 2008	Michael Furness QC
Check out the vicinity Estates Gazette	Jan 2008	Jonathan Seitler QC
Money laundering – the new regime Insolvency Practitioner	Jan 2008	Michael Furness QC