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Iain Pester appointed Chancery Master
The Queen has appointed Iain Pester to be a Master of the Chancery Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Iain’s new post will see him deployed to the Royal... Read more
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Insolvency & Restructuring Chambers of the Year at the TRI Awards
We are delighted to have won Insolvency & Restructuring Chambers of the Year at yesterday’s TRI (Turnaround, Restructuring & Insolvency) Awards. This follows a headline year for our insolvency team and is the second year in a row that Wilberforce... Read more
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What’s coming up in 2021?
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Proposed new one-off wealth tax to raise revenue in response to pandemic
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Proposed new one-off wealth tax to raise revenue in response to pandemic
To download and read this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Elizabeth Houghton. The Wealth Tax Commission has released a report recommending a one-off wealth tax in the UK to raise revenue in response to the COVID-19... Read more
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Court of Appeal interprets “development” to mean “the erection of new buildings for a different use”
The Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of the factual context and commercial common sense when interpreting the trigger for the exercise of an option over development land. Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens [2020] EWCA Civ 1704 was an... Read more
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Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens [2020] EWCA Civ 1704
The Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of the factual context and commercial common sense when interpreting the trigger for the exercise of an option over development land. Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens [2020] EWCA Civ 1704 was an expedited... Read more
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Halliburton – was it worth the wait?
To download and read this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Stuart Isaacs QC. More than one year after the oral hearing took place, the Supreme Court on 27 November 2020 handed down its judgment in Halliburton Company v... Read more
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Wilberforce features three times in EG’s “Top 10 Property Cases of 2020”
EG (Estates Gazette) has released two podcasts, discussing the most significant property law cases of 2020. Three of the top 10 involve Wilberforce members, including the #1 and #3 cases of the year! This is the second year in a... Read more
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Halliburton – was it worth the wait?