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Employer discretions about surplus: Employer’s powers and discretions on scheme winding-up
David Pollard has written a paper on surplus in trust based occupational pension schemes dealing with the position on a scheme winding-up. This followed a session at the annual conference of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) last year. Surplus... Read more
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Lionel Smith elected as a Fellow of the British Academy
Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Lionel Smith on his election as a Fellow of the British Academy. Each year, the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, elects outstanding UK-based scholars to its fellowship, in recognition of... Read more
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HNW Divorce Litigation – 5th Annual Flagship Conference
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to be sponsoring TL4 HNW Divorce’s 5th Annual Flagship Conference. Jonathan Hilliard KC is chairing and Roxane Reiser is speaking at the event: Roxane is speaking on ‘Trusts Litigation Upon Divorce: What to Consider and What... Read more
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PLA Northern Training Day 2025
Jonathan Seitler KC is speaking at the PLA Northern Training Day 2025 in Leeds on Thursday 18 September. Jonathan is speaking on ‘Desert Island Property Litigation’. Further details about the event including ticket prices can be found by following the... Read more
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Interference with rights to light – claimants receive a substantial award based on negotiating damages (Cooper v Ludgate House)
Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis about the latest Rights to Light case Cooper v Ludgate House (Bankside Yards, SE1) in which the developer was represented by John McGhee KC. The High Court confirmed that negotiating... Read more
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Orthodox bribery: Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited (2025) UKSC 33
Article by Thomas Grant KC and Ryan Turner, 23rd July 2025. To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The Supreme Court’s judgment in three conjoined appeals in Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33... Read more
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Supreme Court hands down judgment in Standish v Standish – implications for trusts in matrimonial finance work
Article by Joseph Steadman and Roxane Reiser, 23rd July 2025. To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. On 2 July 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26. The purpose... Read more
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English Court refuses registration of Italian judgment regarding succession (Sidoli v Sidoli)
Tiffany Scott KC has written an article on the case of Sidoli v Sidoli, in which the Italian Court found the testator mistaken regarding the paternity of two sons excluded from his English will. The assets in the estate were located... Read more
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TL4 Circle – Dispute Resolution relating to Estates: Modern Challenges & Practical Strategies
Tiffany Scott KC is co-chairing the TL4 Circle Dispute Resolution relating to Estates: Modern Challenges & Practical Strategies on Thursday 9th October 2025. Tiffany’s co-chairs will be Emma Holland (Stewarts) and Mark Keeley (Freeths), along with an expert leading advisory board,... Read more
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Judgment handed down in Core VCT v Soho Square Capital and others
On 25 July 2025 judgment was handed down by Tom Smith KC, sitting as deputy high court judge, in Core VCT v Soho Square Capital and others [2025] EWHC 1918 (Ch), a decision concerning the law of amendment to plead... Read more