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Recent Cases

Rotrust Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd

Court of Appeal (civil division)

Tuesday 17 April 2018

Recent Cases

JSC BM Bank v Vladimir Abramovich Kekhman and others

High Court of Justice

Monday 16 April 2018

News

Who’s Who Legal, 2018

Wilberforce Chambers features prominently in the latest edition of Who’s Who Legal, including numerous directory listings across our core practice areas and six individuals awarded the top accolade of ‘most highly regarded’. Members are recommended in the practice areas below... Read more

Monday 9 April 2018

Publications

The Independent Bar

March 2018

News

Akita Holdings Ltd v Attorney General – the final curtain

Following his success before the Privy Council early last year in Akita Holdings Ltd v AG for Turks & Caicos Islands [2017] AC 590 David Phillips QC returned to the Turks & Caicos Islands’ Supreme Court for the taking of... Read more

Monday 26 March 2018

News

Wilberforce to join Pupillage Gateway

We are proud to announce that Wilberforce Chambers will be joining the Pupillage Gateway in 2019 for pupillage commencing October 2020. Martin Hutchings QC, chair of the Wilberforce Pupillage Committee, said, “We are pleased to be joining the Pupillage Gateway... Read more

Monday 12 March 2018

Recent Cases

No 1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd v East Tower Apartments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 250

Court of Appeal

Tuesday 27 February 2018

News

When is refusal of consent to assign valid? No 1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd v East Tower Apartments Ltd

Martin Hutchings QC and Jonathan Seitler QC recently appeared on opposing sides in the Court of Appeal case of No 1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd v East Tower Apartments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 250. It is the first reported decision... Read more

Tuesday 27 February 2018

News

New silks: Julian Greenhill QC, Tiffany Scott QC and Nikki Singla QC

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Julian Greenhill QC, Tiffany Scott QC and Nikki Singla QC have been appointed Queen’s Counsel at today’s ceremony at Westminster Hall. Julian focuses on property, commercial and professional liability litigation. The 2017 edition... Read more

Monday 26 February 2018

News

NEW TENANT: Daniel Scott

Wilberforce is delighted to announce that Daniel Scott has joined Chambers as a tenant following a successful period of training and evaluation during his third-six pupillage. Daniel will practise in our core specialist areas. For further information please contact Danny Smillie.

Thursday 22 February 2018

News

Practice Director Nicholas Luckman to speak at JUSTICE diversity event

Following a report produced last year by JUSTICE entitled ‘Increasing Judicial Diversity’, the law reform and human rights organisation will be running an invitation-only event later this month exploring the ‘diversity deficit’ in our senior judiciary and featuring our Practice Director Nicholas... Read more

Monday 19 February 2018

News

Chambers Global 2018: Wilberforce celebrates 50 individual rankings

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has achieved 50 individual rankings in the latest edition of Chambers Global, published yesterday. As well as our leading silks and juniors listed, we are rated as a ‘leading set’ in Commercial Chancery,... Read more

Friday 16 February 2018