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The Supreme Court’s Decision in BTI 2014 LLC (Appellant) v Sequana SA and others (Respondents) [2022] UKSC 25: Is This a Case of All Change or No Change? Or Is It Somewhere in Between?
This article first appeared in Volume 19, Issue 6 of International Corporate Rescue and is reprinted with the permission of Chase Cambria Publishing – www.chasecambria.com Click here to view the full article
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No obstacles to enforcement of an English costs order in the UAE
In a recently published judgment in Invest Bank v El-Husseini and Others [2022] EWHC 3008 (Comm), Mr Justice Bryan dismissed applications for security for costs by four defendants against the Claimant, a bank based in the UAE. The defendants contended... Read more
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In the matter of Avivo Group – FSD 145 of 2022 (RPJ)
Clare Stanley KC acts for the successful respondent in one of the first reported decisions in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in this important case on when the Court will appoint inspectors to examine into and report on the... Read more
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Breach of trust, directors and corporate trustees: multiple derivative claims following McGaughey v USS
To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Michael Ashdown. Introduction It is commonplace now for the trustee of almost any sort of trust to be a company, and for the individuals who may... Read more
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First-tier Tribunal Decision concerning the meaning of “the amount payable on the transfer” in relation to disposal of gilt strips
Watts v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2022] UKFTT 408 (TC) Jonathan Davey KC has received judgment in a First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) appeal regarding a pre-planned tax scheme involving the disposal of gilt strips. The issues raised in the appeal include... Read more
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Wilberforce features in two of Estates Gazette’s Top 10 Cases of 2022
EG (Estates Gazette) has released its annual podcast, discussing the most significant property law cases of the past year, and we are pleased to announce that Wilberforce members appear in case number 1 and case number 3 on the 2022... Read more
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Wilberforce shortlisted in four categories at The Legal Cheek Awards 2023
Following winning Legal Cheek’s highly coveted Chambers of the Year award in 2022, we are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at The Legal Cheek Awards 2023 in the following categories: Best Chambers for Training Best Chambers... Read more
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Paul Newman KC launches PensionsBarrister.com
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Paul Newman KC, one of our leading pensions silks, today launches his new website: www.pensionsbarrister.com. Acting as an up-to-date pensions legal resource, the site will feature articles from barristers on a wide range of pensions... Read more
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Jonathan Seitler KC acted for the successful Respondent in the Court of Appeal in Yee Shi Yin & Others v 174 Solicitors Limited
Jonathan Seitler KC acted for the successful Respondent in the Court of Appeal in Yee Shi Yin & Others v 174 Solicitors Limited which concerned a claim by multiple purchasers of off-plan units in city centre blocks against the vendor’s solicitors for having... Read more
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Wilberforce features in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers appears in four of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2023, identifying this year’s most-talked-about disputes. Four cases is a record achievement for us, meaning that nine of our members are involved... Read more