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    Valuing property in accordance with contract (Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd)

    By Tom Roscoe
    Tuesday 22 October 2019

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    RPI/CPI – A little bit of good news for employers?

    Commentary by Paul Newman QC When the index used to calculate statutory increases to pensions in payment and the revaluation of deferred pensions was changed from RPI to CPI in 2011, the Government declined to require CPI to be applied... Read more

    Tuesday 15 October 2019

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    RPI/CPI – A little bit of good news for employers?

    By Paul Newman KC
    Tuesday 15 October 2019

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    Joanne Wicks QC discusses recent high-profile cases in an interview with Estates Gazette

    In a recent interview with Jess Harrold at EG, Joanne Wicks QC discussed what drives her as a barrister, and what it was like to win two of the most significant cases in recent years;  S Franses and European Medicines Agency. In... Read more

    Monday 14 October 2019

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    ICC Tribunal in Singapore grant an arbitral award of over US$40m in complex proceedings concerning a Southeast Asian petrochemical plant

    Graeme Halkerston and Jamie Holmes successfully appeared for the claimants in a confidential ICC arbitration culminating in a complex 8-day trial in Singapore. The Tribunal’s final award ordered the respondents to pay the currency equivalent of over US$40m to the... Read more

    Monday 14 October 2019

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    Chambers UK 2020: Wilberforce is “a very slick operation… they are the first people I pick up the phone to”

    We are delighted to announce our continued success in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners, highlighting collective strength across our core practice areas and the expertise and experience of members of chambers and staff. We are recognised as a... Read more

    Thursday 10 October 2019

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    Contractual terms relating to performance and breach: Implication, presumption or rule of law?

    By Joanne Wicks KC
    Thursday 10 October 2019

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    Contractual terms relating to performance and breach: Implication, presumption or rule of law?

    Commentary by Joanne Wicks QC Our Victorian forbears liked rules. In particular, they had a habit of formulating rules about the meaning of contracts. Textbooks set out a series of statements about contracts, describing what was, and was not, a... Read more

    Thursday 10 October 2019

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    The Legal 500 2020: Wilberforce is “in the Premier League”

    The latest edition of The Legal 500 UK has been released and Wilberforce has had another successful year. We have three top-tier set rankings and are recommended as a leading set in a further eight practice areas. We have achieved... Read more

    Tuesday 1 October 2019

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    When is a signature not a signature? The Law Commission report on the Electronic Execution of Documents

    Commentary by Michael Ashdown In early September the Law Commission reported on the electronic execution of documents. This wide-ranging review considered electronic signatures generally, and deeds in particular, and so encompasses a wide variety of documents frequently drafted by private... Read more

    Monday 30 September 2019

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    When is a signature not a signature? The Law Commission report on the Electronic Execution of Documents

    By Michael Ashdown
    Monday 30 September 2019

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    Francesca Mitchell and Daniel Petrides join Wilberforce Chambers as tenants

    Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Francesca Mitchell and Daniel Petrides have joined as tenants following the successful completion of their pupillage in Chambers. Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ core specialisms, including commercial dispute resolution, insolvency,... Read more

    Monday 30 September 2019

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