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Mitchell v Al Jaber [2021] EWHC 912 (Ch)
The High Court has had to grapple with the application of witness immunity and the unique examination process under section 236 Insolvency Act 1986. Witness immunity (or immunity from suit) provides that no witness, party, counsel or judge may be... Read more
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Bank of NY Mellon v Cine-UK Part 1: What’s the damage? Construing rent cesser clauses
Joanne Wicks KC and Daniel Petrides argue for different sides on the rent cesser point arising from this significant case. Does the concept of damage extend beyond “physical damage”? Should one start by looking at the definition of insured risk? Joanne and Daniel... Read more
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Alan Gourgey QC: The Lawyer’s Barrister of the Week
We are delighted to announce that Alan Gourgey QC is this week’s Barrister of the Week in The Lawyer, following his successful representation of Tatiana Akhmedova in pursuing a £453 million divorce award against her ex-husband, Farkhad Akhmedov. The article was... Read more
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WATCH: Arbitration Breakfast Briefing: London arbitration in the post-Brexit world
Join Stuart Isaacs QC, Stephen Brown and Daniel Scott in a discussion about the impact of the UK’s departure from the European Union on international arbitration in the United Kingdom. The discussion begins by looking at salient aspects of the... Read more
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Opportunity to join Wilberforce’s Commercial Disputes Group
Wilberforce Chambers invites applications for tenancy from barristers with experience in commercial litigation to join the Commercial Disputes Group. To support our large team of silks and the strong demand for work in this area, Wilberforce Chambers invites applications for... Read more
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Defensive Advising Strategies 1: What you learn from practising in the field of professional negligence
To download and read this piece as a PDF, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell Relatively speaking, barristers usually have rather broad practices. Even if (like me) a significant part of their practice is concerned with advisory work and drafting, barristers... Read more
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Opportunity to join Wilberforce’s Pensions Group
Wilberforce Chambers’ market-leading pensions practice is recruiting to support our large team of silks and the demand for work in this area. Tenancy applications are particularly encouraged from junior barristers who can demonstrate experience in pensions litigation, or in cases... Read more
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Effect of Brexit on Part 26A arrangements and reconstructions
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Limitation and Deliberate Concealment after Canada Square v Potter [2021] EWCA CIV 339 (“Canada Square”)
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Opportunity to join Wilberforce’s Insolvency Group
Wilberforce Chambers’ award-winning insolvency practice is recruiting. Tenancy applications are encouraged from silks and juniors who can demonstrate experience in some, or all, of the following areas: corporate insolvency, personal insolvency, contentious and non-contentious restructuring, and offshore litigation. Applicants should... Read more