Insights

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   Articles

   Electronic execution of documents: where have we got to, and where we might be heading?

   As a part of the “Remind me about” series, Joseph Steadman discusses the electronic execution of documents. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article

   By Joseph Steadman
   Thursday 6 July 2023

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   Recent Cases

   Judgment handed down: Ensign House Limited v FEC Development Management Limited & Ors

   Property

   Jonathan Seitler KC | Joanne Wicks KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Jia Wei Lee | Francesca Mitchell
   Friday 30 June 2023

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   Articles

   Grand View v Wong and the doctrine of improper purposes

   Article by Jia Wei Lee[1], 30th June 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The improper purpose doctrine is an easy one to state: a power may only be exercised for a purpose... Read more

   By Jonathan Hilliard KC | Jia Wei Lee
   Friday 30 June 2023

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   Articles

   Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pensions Trustees II Ltd & ors

   As a part of the “Remind me about” series, Jennifer Seaman discusses the judgment regarding the Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pensions Trustees II Ltd & ors case. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read... Read more

   By Jennifer Seaman
   Thursday 22 June 2023

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   Articles

   Remind me about… pensions tax

   In the second of this “Remind me about” series, Emily Campbell (Charles Russell Speechlys) and Ram Lakshman look at pensions tax. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC’s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the full article here

   By Ram Lakshman
   Monday 12 June 2023

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   Articles

   Pensions law and the Sequana decision

   In this article, Tom Robinson considers the lessons that the 2022 Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana has for pension practitioners, and in particular the question of directors’ duties in relation to uncertain/future pensions debts. This article... Read more

   By Thomas Robinson
   Thursday 18 May 2023

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   Recent Cases

   R (Annington Property Ltd) & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2023] EWHC 1154 (Admin)

   Property

   Joanne Wicks KC | Daniel Petrides
   Monday 15 May 2023

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   Recent Cases

   City Gardens v Dok 82: High Court confirms that a winding up petition may be brought notwithstanding a foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause

   Insolvency, International / offshore

   Bobby Friedman
   Monday 15 May 2023

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   Recent Cases

   Supreme Court Decision on Oil Spill Continuing Nuisance Appeal

   Property

   Jonathan Seitler KC | Alice Hawker
   Friday 12 May 2023

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    Articles

    Mittal v Westbridge: Singapore Court of Appeal charts a novel course for pre-award arbitrability

    To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Arbitrability is a hot topic in international commercial arbitration. There is a developing body of recent case-law, of which the most interesting and important is perhaps the decision... Read more

    By Stuart Isaacs KC | Jia Wei Lee
    Tuesday 9 May 2023

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    Recent Cases

    Tax Tribunal hands down important judgment concerning “home loan double trust” inheritance tax scheme

    Tax, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

    Jonathan Davey KC
    Friday 28 April 2023

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    Recent Cases

    Court of Appeal hands down important judgment in business premises renovation allowances case

    Tax, Property

    Jonathan Davey KC
    Tuesday 11 April 2023

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