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Where there’s a Will-berforce, there’s a way. It was the first truly hot day of the year when we visited Wilberforce Chambers, so it was a welcome delight to step into a cool, minimalist conference room bedecked with Margaret Bourke-White-esque photographs... Read more
Tuesday 10 October 2017
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Recent Cases
Court of Appeal
John Wardell KC | James Walmsley
Thursday 5 October 2017
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Court of Appeal The Claimant Appellant in these high value conspiracy proceedings has successfully established that the English courts have jurisdiction to hear her claims. At first instance, part of her claim was found to have no real prospect of... Read more
Thursday 5 October 2017
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David Phillips QC recently chaired a FA Regulatory Commission hearing disciplinary charges against Wayne Shaw – the “roly-poly goalie”. Mr Shaw had been charged with influencing a Sun betting market – the bet being whether he would eat a pie... Read more
Friday 22 September 2017
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We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce have been shortlisted for Real Estate Set of the Year in the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2017 The 2017 Chambers UK Bar Awards will be held at The London Hilton on Park Lane on Thursday, 26th October... Read more
Monday 4 September 2017
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Recent Cases
Court of Appeal
Michael Tennet KC | Michael Ashdown | Sebastian Allen | Jonathan Hilliard KC
Wednesday 2 August 2017
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In 2010 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the switch from RPI to CPI for future public sector pension increases. Under the Deed and Rules of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS), the same change automatically applied to APS members. This... Read more
Wednesday 2 August 2017
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The Estate of Lady Hood v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs (Upper Tribunal) [2017] UKUT (TCC) Jonathan Davey QC has acted successfully for the Respondents in an important inheritance tax dispute before the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber). The... Read more
Wednesday 26 July 2017
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Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Joanna Smith QC on her appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge. The appointment is for a single fixed four-year term and Joanne is appointed along with 20 other new deputy judges following an open competition run... Read more
Thursday 20 July 2017
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Publications
Michael Furness KC | Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | Thomas Seymour | Sebastian Allen | Emily McKechnie | James McCreath | Michael Ashdown | Jamie Holmes
June 2017
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Jonathan Davey QC has been successful in an important tax / pensions First-tier Tribunal case regarding the meaning of “discovery” in the context of HMRC tax assessments. This followed Jonathan’s earlier and related success before First-tier Tribunal in the same appeal... Read more
Thursday 29 June 2017
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We are delighted to announce that Gilead Cooper QC and Robert Ham QC have both been listed in ‘The Private Client Global Elite 2017’ published by Legal Week. The official gala dinner will take place on 4 October and celebrates the... Read more
Thursday 29 June 2017
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