Insights

Recent Cases

Tax Tribunal decision on whether partnership structure involved trading

Tax, Joint venture and partnership disputes

Jonathan Davey KC
Monday 25 September 2023

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down: Invest Bank v El Husseini

Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, International / offshore

Tim Penny KC
Friday 22 September 2023

Articles

Pensions, personal bankruptcy and creditor recovery: recent developments

David Pollard and Joseph Steadman’s article, ‘Pensions, personal bankruptcy and creditor recovery: recent developments’, has been published in Issue 37.2 of Trust Law International by Bloomsbury Publishing. Trust Law International is a well established quarterly journal with a mixed readership... Read more

By David Pollard | Joseph Steadman
Friday 15 September 2023

Recent Cases

Tax Tribunal’s latest decision on home loan inheritance tax schemes

Tax, Property, Trusts, probate and estates: contentious

Jonathan Davey KC
Tuesday 12 September 2023

Articles

The Remuneration of Pension Trustees: Some Current Issues

As a part of the “Remind me about” series, Robert Ham KC discusses two current issues regarding trustee remuneration, namely the 2022 decision of the Court of Appeal in Re Townsend and the new tPR Code provisions. The article was... Read more

By Robert Ham KC
Monday 11 September 2023

News

Wilberforce shortlisted in five categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in five different categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023. Chancery Set Real Estate Set Chancery Silk – Tim Penny KC Professional Negligence Silk – Jonathan Seitler KC Real... Read more

Monday 11 September 2023

Articles

Immunity for Blackpool FC? It’s not clear…

Article by Samuel Cathro, 30th August 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here.  If the court blesses a transaction, the trustee is immune from subsequent challenge.  One might be forgiven for thinking that is... Read more

By Samuel Cathro
Wednesday 30 August 2023

News

Marcia Shekerdemian KC and Jessica Brooke on the Women in FIRE Advisory Committee

ThoughtLeaders4 has recently launched an initiative that embodies the core values of empowerment, knowledge exchange, and inclusivity – Women in FIRE. We are delighted to announce that Marcia Shekerdemian KC and Jessica Brooke are on the advisory committee. TL4 says: “This endeavour... Read more

Tuesday 29 August 2023

Publications

Employment Law and Pensions (2nd edition)

David Pollard
August 2023

Recent Cases

Judgment handed down: British Broadcasting Corporation v BBC Pension Trust Ltd

Pensions

Brian Green KC | Michael Tennet KC | Edward Sawyer | Joseph Steadman
Monday 14 August 2023

News

Jennifer Seaman appointed to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown

We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Seaman has been promoted to the London A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is for a period of five years commencing 1st September 2023 and expiring on 31st August... Read more

Tuesday 1 August 2023

Articles

Taking risks and tax avoidance – Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534

Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 31st July 2023 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. The recent case of Bhaur v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 534 provides a timely reminder of the... Read more

By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Monday 31 July 2023