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    Paul Newman KC appointed to the Main Committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers

    Paul Newman KC has been invited to become a member of the Main Committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers. Paul looks forward to working with the rest of the Committee and serving the Association.

    Thursday 30 January 2025

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    ‘Rep Sol’ instead of ‘Rep Ben’? When to appoint a solicitor as a representative party

    Article by Jamie Holmes, 30th January 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision of Saira Salimi (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in Natwest & Ors v. Ludlow & Ors [2024] WTLR 239... Read more

    By Jamie Holmes
    Thursday 30 January 2025

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    High Court hands down judgment in dispute concerning contractual rights to intellectual property

    Commercial disputes

    Emily McKechnie
    Thursday 30 January 2025

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    High Court finds a ‘building safety risk’ which could lead to the making of a ‘building liability order’ under the Building Safety Act 2022 and permits RTM company to claim damages on behalf of leaseholders

    Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis on 381 Southwark Park Road RTM & Various Leaseholders v Click St Andrews. This is the first High Court case to hold that defective works by a developer gave rise... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Wednesday 29 January 2025

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    Thomas Robinson to be appointed King’s Counsel

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Thomas Robinson is to be appointed King’s Counsel. Tom, called to the bar in 2003, has a stellar commercial chancery practice with particular emphasis on pensions, insolvency and corporate matters including directors’ duties... Read more

    Friday 24 January 2025

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    Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2025: Wilberforce Shortlisted

    Citywealth Magic Circle Awards have revealed their 2025 shortlist and we are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year and Jonathan Davey KC shortlisted as Barrister of the Year. In order to vote and/or... Read more

    Friday 17 January 2025

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    Mitchell v Al Jaber features in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2025

    We are delighted to announce that Clare Stanley KC and Jia Wei Lee‘s case of Mitchell v Al Jaber appears in The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals of 2025 which identifies this year’s most-talked-about disputes in the Court of Appeal and... Read more

    Monday 13 January 2025

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    Can the Pensions Ombudsman rectify documents?

    Michael Ashdown has written an article in which he considers the recent Supreme Court case of National Union of Rail &c v Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and looks at the implications for an understanding of the powers of... Read more

    By Michael Ashdown
    Friday 10 January 2025

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    Nine Wilberforce barristers feature in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2025

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce barristers appear in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2025, identifying the upcoming year’s most-talked-about disputes. Nine of our members are involved across the highlighted matters. The Public Institution For Social... Read more

    Monday 6 January 2025

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    Wilberforce features in two of Estates Gazette’s Top 10 Cases of 2024

    EG (Estates Gazette) has released its annual podcast, discussing the most significant property law cases of the past year, and we are pleased to announce that Wilberforce members appear in case number 9 and case number 2 on the 2024... Read more

    Friday 20 December 2024

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    Recent Cases

    MOD and Annington Homes reach settlement following a major piece of long-running litigation

    Property

    Joanne Wicks KC | Daniel Petrides
    Thursday 19 December 2024

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    Wilberforce co-edits and contributes to Kerr & Hunter on Receivership & Administration (22nd Edition)

    Members of Wilberforce Chambers have co-edited, and contributed to, the latest edition of Sweet & Maxwell’s leading insolvency text, Kerr & Hunter on Receivership and Administration. Tom Robinson was one of the editors of the work, and contributors include Marcia Shekerdemian KC , Tim Penny... Read more

    Friday 13 December 2024

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