News
We are delighted to announce that The Bar Council has awarded Wilberforce Chambers a Wellbeing Certificate of Recognition. Wellbeing at the Bar Certificate The certificate recognises the “invaluable work demonstrating commitment to wellbeing in the barristers’ profession”. The Bar Council... Read more
Thursday 16 May 2024
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at the High Net Worth Awards 2024 for Set of the Year. Chambers and Partners’ criteria for this nomination reads as follows; “These award nominations and the ultimate winners are the... Read more
Thursday 2 May 2024
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Articles
Ram Lakshman has written an article in which he considers the important Pensions Ombudsman determination relating to the BIC UK Pension Scheme, concerning the recoupment of overpaid benefits from future pension instalments. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s... Read more
By Ram Lakshman
Thursday 2 May 2024
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An early evening reception in memory of Gabriel Hughes is to be held at the Garrick Club, Sinden Room, on Wednesday 11th September from 6-8.30 pm. Gabriel’s family from New Zealand are hosting this event and very much hope that... Read more
Thursday 2 May 2024
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David Pollard has published a three part article on Substantial Disposals by Administrators in the First Eight Weeks: When is the purchaser a “connected person” and when is an evaluator independent? Published in the journal International Corporate Rescue, it discusses the... Read more
By David Pollard
Monday 29 April 2024
Articles
Article by Ernest Leung, 19th March 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision by Master Clark on 16 February 2024 in Grosskopf v Grosskopf (two members of Wilberforce Chambers: Fenner Moeran KC... Read more
By Ernest Leung
Friday 26 April 2024
Articles
Paul Newman KC has written an article in which he considers whether the pro-rating of annual non-statutory increases to pensions in payment for only part of a year can be read into a scheme that makes no express provision for... Read more
By Paul Newman KC
Thursday 25 April 2024
Articles
David Pollard has written an article about the relevance of the recent Supreme Court decision in R (Palmer) – in which it was held that an administrator was not in the class of persons liable to prosecution under the Trade... Read more
By David Pollard
Thursday 18 April 2024
News
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at this year’s The Lawyer Awards for Chambers of the Year! Winners will be announced on Tuesday 18th June at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. We are incredibly... Read more
Friday 12 April 2024
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Article by Jamie Holmes, 19th March 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The decision of Master Brightwell in Lapome v. Kemp & Ors on 29 June 2023 (reported in summary at [2024] 1... Read more
By Jamie Holmes
Thursday 28 March 2024
Recent Cases
Property, International / offshore
James Man
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Articles
Lexa Hilliard KC features in the latest edition of ‘INSOL WORLD – The Quarterly Journal of INSOL International’, alongside Sophia Rolle Kapousouzoglou (Lennox Paton). They have written an article entitled ‘FTX – A global settlement after jurisdictional wars between the... Read more
By Lexa Hilliard KC
Friday 22 March 2024
