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    Privy Council decision on delivery of deeds in escrow and pre-incorporation contacts.

    Andrew Mold appeared for the successful Respondent in the recent Privy Council decision of Rolle Family & Company Ltd v Rolle [2017] UKPC 35.  The case (on appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas) considered the subjects of... Read more

    Wednesday 20 December 2017

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    Rolle Family & Company Ltd v Rolle

    The Judicial Committee of The Privy Council

    Andrew Mold KC
    Wednesday 20 December 2017

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    Three New Silks at Wilberforce Chambers

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce Julian Greenhill, Tiffany Scott and Nikki Singla have been successful in their applications for silk. The appointments to Queen’s Counsel will be made at a ceremony to be held on Monday 26th February 2018... Read more

    Tuesday 19 December 2017

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    Jonathan Seitler QC Legal 500 Silk of The Year 2017 – Real Estate, Environment and Planning

    Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that  Jonathan Seitler QC has won The Legal 500 UK Silk of the Year for Real Estate, Environment and Planning

    Friday 15 December 2017

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    Joanne Wicks QC – New Chair of The Property Bar Association

    Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Joanne Wicks QC on her appointment as Chair of the Property Bar Association. The appointment is a year’s term of office and Joanne can stand for re-election twice.

    Thursday 23 November 2017

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    When is a pension scheme a trust and an administrator a trustee?

    Pensions analysis: The Upper Tribunal’s decision in RP Medplant Ltd v The Pensions Regulator affirms the view that it is substance rather than terminology that determines whether a document is in fact a trust. Joseph Steadman of Wilberforce Chambers and... Read more

    Monday 13 November 2017

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    Freshfields’ David Pollard joins Wilberforce Chambers Pensions Group

    Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that David Pollard has accepted an offer to join Chambers. David specialised in pensions law at Freshfields for 29 years, and on completion of the formalities of being called to The Bar, David will join... Read more

    Wednesday 1 November 2017

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    In re China Agrotech

    Clare Stanley QC, leading Shaun Maloney of Ogier, acted in the ground-breaking case of In re China Agrotech FSD 157 of 2017 (NSJ), in which the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Mr Justice Segal) granted recognition and assistance to... Read more

    Wednesday 18 October 2017

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    In re China Agrotech

    Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

    Clare Stanley KC
    Wednesday 18 October 2017

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    The British Legal Awards 2017

    We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce have been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year in the The British Legal Awards 2017. The 2017 Chambers of the Year awards will be held at Finsbury Square, London EC2 on Thursday 30 November 2017. To... Read more

    Monday 16 October 2017

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    Wilberforce welcomes new tenants as growth of its specialist Property Group continues

    Wilberforce Chambers are delighted to announce that Mark Wonnacott QC and Harriet Holmes have accepted offers to join Chambers. They will become members of chambers from Monday 16th October 2017. Chair of The Property Group Joanne Wicks QC commented “We are... Read more

    Monday 16 October 2017

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    Safeway v Newton [2017] EWCA Civ 1482

    Court of Appeal

    Brian Green KC | Sebastian Allen
    Tuesday 10 October 2017

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