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Recent Cases

DIFC Court rejects $18.5 million damages claim in Kirtanlal International DMCC v State Bank Of India (DIFC Branch)

Banking and financial services, Commercial disputes, International / offshore

Bobby Friedman
Tuesday 17 October 2023

Articles

Lumb v Lumb: fitting together the costs rules in probate disputes with the general ethos of the CPR

Article by Benjamin Slingo, 30th October 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here.  Lumb v Lumb [2023] EWHC 2052 (Ch) was an appeal on costs which sheds interesting light on how general rules of... Read more

By Benjamin Slingo
Monday 30 October 2023

News

Gabriel Hughes

It is with great sadness that we report the death last month (September 2023) of Gabriel Hughes. Called to the Bar in 1978, after obtaining a first class degree in law at New Hall, Cambridge, Gabriel joined chambers in 1979... Read more

Monday 23 October 2023

Publications

Moss, Fletcher and Isaacs on The EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (Fourth Edition)

Stuart Isaacs KC
October 2023

News

Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2024: “Wilberforce is the go-to set for tricky cases that sit at the interface between different areas of law.”

We are delighted to announce our continued success in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners, highlighting collective strength across our core practice areas and the expertise and experience of members of Chambers and staff. We are recognised as a... Read more

Thursday 19 October 2023

Webchats

Considering the recent Court of Appeal decision on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Listen to Joanne Wicks KC and Benjamin Faulkner on our latest #WilberforceWebchat as they consider a recent Court of Appeal decision on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. The case provides helpful guidance about the grounds of opposition to the... Read more

Joanne Wicks KC | Benjamin Faulkner
Tuesday 17 October 2023

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down in Gill v Lees News Ltd

Property

Joanne Wicks KC
Thursday 12 October 2023

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down in CPF One Limited & anor v Ortus Secured Finance I Limited

Banking and financial services, Property, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

Zoë Barton KC | Jia Wei Lee
Thursday 5 October 2023

News

Benjamin Faulkner has won Property and Housing Junior of the Year at The Legal 500’s UK Bar Awards

We are delighted to congratulate Benjamin Faulkner on winning ‘Property and Housing Junior of the Year‘ at last night’s The Legal 500’s UK Bar Awards 2023. A huge thank you to all our clients for your ongoing support of Wilberforce... Read more

Wednesday 4 October 2023

News

Theo Dixon and Ernest Leung join Wilberforce Chambers as tenants

Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Theo Dixon and Ernest Leung will join Chambers as tenants from Monday 2nd October 2023, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Their practices will cover all areas of Chambers’ core specialisms, including... Read more

Monday 2 October 2023

Articles

When doing nothing is not enough: the liabilities of directors for inaction

Daniel Lewis has written an article for Issue 14 of TL4 FIRE Magazine’s annual ‘Contentious Insolvency Edition 2023‘. Read the full article

By Daniel Lewis
Monday 25 September 2023

Recent Cases

Supreme Court and Privy Council simultaneously deliver important judgments on arbitration stays

Commercial disputes, International / offshore, International arbitration

Thomas Lowe KC
Monday 25 September 2023