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Rokstone Ltd v Tiggy Butler in the national press
Daniel Petrides and a case he is appearing in, Rokstone Ltd v Tiggy Butler, have been featured in The Times and The Daily Mail. The dispute involves a luxury interior designer, Tiggy Butler, who failed to pay commission to her... Read more
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Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 2
In the second part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins of Slaughter & May consider some thorny issues and points for practitioners. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article
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John McGhee KC listed in The Lawyer Hot 100
We are delighted to announce that John McGhee KC has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2023! The Lawyer’s write-up on John reads as follows: “Wilberforce Chambers’ John McGhee KC was so busy last year he didn’t have much... Read more
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Honda v Mercer
Edward Sawyer discusses the recent decision in Honda v Mercer and comments on getting round the 15-year longstop in negligence claims. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article
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Dubai Financial Services Authority case features in BBC documentary
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has fined KPMG LLP $1.5m and its former audit partner $500,000 for failings in the audit of Abraaj Capital Limited. This is the largest fine ever imposed on an auditor by the DFSA. It is... Read more
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Trends in recent decisions on forum and overseas jurisdiction in trusts and estates disputes
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Jamie Holmes. 1. Introduction and summary Trusts and estates disputes often involve an international element. This paper[1] will focus on two ways in which such questions commonly arise: a... Read more
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Wilberforce team successful as Court of Appeal dismisses jurisdiction applications in leading “Bitcoin” case
Judgment has been handed down by the Court of Appeal (Birss LJ, Popplewell LJ and Lewison LJ) in Tulip Trading v Van Der Laan. The Court of Appeal reversed the decision of Falk J and dismissed the jurisdiction applications brought by... Read more
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Fearn v Tate [2023] UKSC 4
Joanne Wicks KC and Daniel Petrides discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4.
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James McCreath features in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2023
Following on from last month’s Top 20 cases of 2023 article, The Lawyer has published it’s Top 10 Appeals of 2023. The Supreme Court case of The Manchester Ship Canal Company v United Utilities Water features on the list and James McCreath is acting for the... Read more
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Wilberforce “Hot Topic” Webinar: Tulip Trading v Van Der Laan
Last week, judgment was handed down by the Court of Appeal in the high-profile cryptocurrency case of Tulip Trading v Van Der Laan; the Court reversed the decision of Falk J and dismissed the jurisdiction applications brought by various of the... Read more