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Wilberforce BVI Conference 2024
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to invite you to our BVI Conference which will take place on Tuesday 10th September at Scrub Island Resort, followed by a dinner buffet. View the full BVI Programme If you have any questions at all,... Read more
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Tara Shah appointed as Senior Practice Manager
Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Tara Shah has been appointed to the role of Senior Practice Manager with immediate effect. Once further appointments have been made to the wider practice management team in the coming months, Tara will... Read more
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Fetters on pension scheme amendment powers revisited: British Broadcasting Corporation v (1) BBC Pension Trust Limited (2) Christina Burns [2024] EWCA Civ 767
Article by: Joseph Steadman 1. On 9 July 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in an appeal concerning the limits on a power to make alterations in the BBC Pension Scheme (the “Scheme”). The appeal was dismissed, and... Read more
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ILA Webinar – The Fallout from BHS on Directors’ Duties
Lexa Hilliard KC is speaking at an Insolvency Lawyers’ Association webinar: The Fallout from BHS on Directors’ Duties Lexa will be speaking on the directors’ duties landscape after the seminal judgment in BHS (Wright & Ors v Chappell & Ors,... Read more
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Court of Appeal hands down judgment in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment this morning in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others, the industry-wide, significant appeal relating to the operation of s.37 of the Pensions Schemes Act 1993 and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out)... Read more
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Committal to prison: Wang v Darby
On 24 July 2024, the Defendant was sentenced to 18 months immediate imprisonment following the trial of a contempt application on 4 June 2024 (Wang v Darby [2024] EWHC 1394 (Comm)). The Court found that the Defendant had breached the... Read more
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When property held “in trust” is not a trust: the decision in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378
At first blush the decision of Freedman J in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378 (KB) appears counterintuitive. Section 33(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (“AEA”) states that: “On the death of a person intestate as to any... Read more
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Shoosmiths – Back to Basics III: Focus on the Future
Martin Hutchings KC, Harriet Holmes and Daniel Petrides are speaking at the third Shoosmiths’ annual Back to Basics conference in Birmingham. The conference will have a ‘future focus’ theme with a full day of panel discussions, technical training, market updates... Read more
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Court of Appeal hands down judgment in Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford & Ors
On 8th August 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 959 following a 3-day hearing in July. The case is the first appellate decision to consider the scope... Read more
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Wilberforce shortlisted in three categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in three different categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024. Real Estate Set of the Year Chancery Silk of the Year – Brian Green KC Tax Silk of the... Read more