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Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency
Joanne Wicks QC and Jonathan Chew are acting for Canary Wharf Group in its dispute with the European Medicines Agency (Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency). Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC is dealing with European Law... Read more
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Estates Gazette Podcast: Joanne Wicks QC and Benjamin Faulkner discuss S Franses
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of S Franses v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2017] EWHC 1670 (QB); [2017] EGLR 34 – a major case in respect of the operation of section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Joanne... Read more
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Insolvency Breakfast Briefing
Wilberforce Chambers’ insolvency team is delighted to invite you to the second of this legal year’s breakfast briefings, featuring two topical talks delivered by Lexa Hilliard QC and Iain Pester. Please see below for more information – we hope to... Read more
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STEP Bermuda Annual Conference: Trusts, Technology and Transparency
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Wilberforce wins Real Estate Chambers of the Year and Chancery Chambers of the Year
We are delighted to have won two awards at last night’s Chambers Bar Awards ceremony: Real Estate Chambers of the Year and Chancery Chambers of the Year. The awards are based on the research for the 2019 edition of Chambers... Read more
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Construing the true extent of access rights to be granted for use of land
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The Legal 500 2019: Wilberforce is a set of ‘top-flight barristers’
The latest edition of The Legal 500 UK has been released and Wilberforce has had another successful year. We have three top-tier set rankings and are recommended as a leading set in a further eight practice areas. We have 135... Read more
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Ravin Ramkissoon v Estate Management & Business Development Co Ltd
David Phillips QC has successfully resisted a challenge to a Norwich Pharmacal Order that he obtained in Trinidad & Tobago earlier this year. On 29 October 2018 the Court of Appeal handed down a reserved judgment in an application for permission to appeal... Read more
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Court of Appeal makes important ruling on inheritance tax gift with reservation provisions
The Estate of Lady Hood v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] EWCA Civ 2405 Jonathan Davey QC has acted successfully for the Respondents in an important inheritance tax dispute before the Court of Appeal. The case concerned the late... Read more
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Chambers UK Released: Wilberforce is “a 21st century operation” where barristers are “technically brilliant but also highly commercial”
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