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Revenue reverses CGT concession on damages
Emily Campbell With effect from 27 January 2014, Revenue ESC D33 has been modified. Previously, compensation derived from a right of action acquired by a claimant in connection with some matter which did not involve a form of property which... Read more
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Events / Webinars
IBM in a nutshell
IBM in a nutshell: Reasonable Expectations and the Employer’s duty of good faith Wilberforce Chambers will be hosting a seminar consisting of four short talks on Thursday 10th April at The Law Society, Chancery Lane, London. This is an opportunity to... Read more
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Recent Cases
Honda Motor Europe Ltd v Powell
CA: Maurice Kay, Lewison LLJ, Sir Stanley Burnton This case is an important decision which sets the boundary between construction and rectification as a means of remedying badly drafted documents. The case concerned a Deed of Adherence by which a... Read more
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Recent Cases
Strategic Technologies PTE v Chuan Pu Wang
The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands gave guidance on the circumstances in which an order garnishing assets could affect the interests of third parties
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Recent Cases
Ennismore Fund Management Ltd v Fenris Consulting
The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands decided that hedge fund could not claw back fees it had paid to one of its portfolio managers. The case is currently due to be heard by the Privy Council.
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Articles
Dealing with fixtures on a lease renewal – A trap for the unwary?
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Property Team Recruitment
Wilberforce Chambers wishes to recruit one junior property practitioner and one silk. Applicants will be expected to have a successful practice predominantly (though not necessarily exclusively) in the property field, and a desire to develop their property practice with a... Read more
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Wilberforce shortlisted as ‘Chambers of the Year’
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers have been shortlisted as ‘Chambers of the Year’ at The LawyerAwards 2014. The awards ceremony will take place this year on Wednesday 25th June 2014 at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. https://stage.thelawyerawards.com/home
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Publications
The Law of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
This book is a statement of the current law of compulsory purchase of land and compensation for that purchase. It covers all major aspects of the procedure for the compulsory acquisition of land and deals in full detail with all... Read more
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Recent Cases
Icebreaker and Others v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 416 (TC)
Jonathan Davey of Wilberforce Chambers has been acting for HMRC, along with Peter Blair QC of Guildhall Chambers and Imran Afzal of Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers, in the long-running Icebreaker litigation. The First-tier Tax Tribunal has just delivered its eagerly anticipated judgment in respect... Read more
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