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Ben Faulkner and Kirsty Black (Shoosmiths) have written an article entitled “Rental levels in lease renewals” which asks, with the announcement of the Law Commission’s consultation on Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, can changes be made... Read more
By Benjamin Faulkner
Monday 17 July 2023
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Paul Newman KC‘s book: ‘A Practitioner’s Guide to Correcting Mistakes in Pension Schemes’, has been reviewed in the latest issue of Private Client Business. Reviewer Mark Herbert states in his opening line: “This book is graced with a foreword by... Read more
Monday 17 July 2023
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Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a term of art used in a statutory instrument – such as “accrued rights” in the contracting-out legislation recently... Read more
By Paul Newman KC
Thursday 13 July 2023
News
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has 11 nominations across 9 different categories at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. Set of the Year Chancery Set of the Year Chancery Junior of the Year: Edward Sawyer, Sebastian Allen Chancery... Read more
Wednesday 12 July 2023
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To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Ever since the House of Lords decision in Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation v Privalov [2007] UKHL 40, the principle of the separability of arbitration agreements has been... Read more
By Stuart Isaacs KC | Elizabeth Houghton
Monday 10 July 2023
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As a part of the “Remind me about” series, Joseph Steadman discusses the electronic execution of documents. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article
By Joseph Steadman
Thursday 6 July 2023
Recent Cases
Property
Jonathan Seitler KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jia Wei Lee | Francesca Mitchell
Friday 30 June 2023
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Article by Jia Wei Lee[1], 30th June 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The improper purpose doctrine is an easy one to state: a power may only be exercised for a purpose... Read more
By Jonathan Hilliard KC | Jia Wei Lee
Friday 30 June 2023
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As a part of the “Remind me about” series, Jennifer Seaman discusses the judgment regarding the Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pensions Trustees II Ltd & ors case. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read... Read more
By Jennifer Seaman
Thursday 22 June 2023
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In the second of this “Remind me about” series, Emily Campbell (Charles Russell Speechlys) and Ram Lakshman look at pensions tax. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article here
By Ram Lakshman
Monday 12 June 2023
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In this article, Tom Robinson considers the lessons that the 2022 Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana has for pension practitioners, and in particular the question of directors’ duties in relation to uncertain/future pensions debts. This article... Read more
By Thomas Robinson
Thursday 18 May 2023
Recent Cases
Property
Joanne Wicks KC | Daniel Petrides
Monday 15 May 2023
