Insights

Publications

The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2018

Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | Fenner Moeran KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | David Pollard | Edward Sawyer | Thomas Robinson | James McCreath
June 2018

News

Wilberforce wins Chambers of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2018

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has won the coveted Chambers of the Year award at The Lawyer Awards 2018. The presentation highlighted our strong profile in the UK and expanding international footprint, as well as the high-quality workload... Read more

Thursday 28 June 2018

News

AHAB v SICL & Ors: Significant developments in the law on tracing and illegality

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has this week given its landmark judgment in Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers v Saad Investment Finance Corporation Ltd and Others. The emphatic dismissal of one of the largest fraud claims ever litigated... Read more

Friday 1 June 2018

Recent Cases

The FA v Bradley Wood

FA Regulatory Commission

Friday 1 June 2018

Articles

Litigation estoppels and abuse of process – categorisation and scope

By Zoë Barton KC
Monday 14 May 2018

Articles

Changing places: Rotrust Nominees v Hautford

By Tiffany Scott KC
Tuesday 8 May 2018

Publications

Rules of the DIFC Courts 2018 (“The Green Book”)

Tom Roscoe | Jonathan Chew | Simon Atkinson
April 2018

News

The Lawyer Awards 2018: Wilberforce shortlisted

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year as part of the The Lawyer Awards 2018. Over 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar debated entries to narrow down the shortlists,... Read more

Monday 23 April 2018

News

JSC BM Bank v Vladimir Abramovich Kekhman and others

Judgment was recently handed down in a lengthy fraud trial brought by a subsidiary of VTB Bank. The claims under Russian Law made against Russian businessman Vladimir Abramovich Kekhman included deceit and unlawful dissipation of assets. Alan Gourgey QC acted... Read more

Monday 23 April 2018

Recent Cases

Reedbase v Fattal 

Court of Appeal

Thursday 19 April 2018

News

Court of Appeal Guidance on Landlord’s Statutory Consultation and Changes to Works

In Reedbase v Fattal [2018] EWCA 840, an important decision for landlords and their advisers, the Court of Appeal today explained how and when a landlord would need to repeat its statutory consultaiton if the works carried out changed from... Read more

Thursday 19 April 2018

News

Court of Appeal confirms refusal of consent to application for change of planning use was unreasonable

The case of Rotrust Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd confirms that there is no general proposition that a landlord will be entitled to refuse consent to assign, or alter, or change the planning use of the demised premises on grounds... Read more

Tuesday 17 April 2018