Wilberforce Chambers

We are absolutely delighted to have picked up four awards at last night’s Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards! We are proud to announce that Wilberforce Chambers won the highly coveted ‘Set of the Year‘ award, as well as ‘Chancery Set of the Year’!

Tomorrow, Rachael Earle is speaking at GRR Live: Contentious Insolvency and Restructuring 2024. Rachael is speaking on a panel on “Directors’ liability, D&O insurance and disqualification”. Read more: lnkd.in/ebrd-fz3

⚖️Receiver restored – an interim remedy in shareholder disputes. Nikki Singla KC acted successfully for the respondent Cloud Innovation in the case of AFRINIC v Cloud Innovation in the Court of Civil Appeal in Mauritius [2024] SCJ 473. Read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/rec…

⚖️The High Court dismissed the claim made in Blower v GH Canfields LLP, a professional negligence claim also involving trusts and insolvency issues. Jonathan Seitler KC and Lemuel Lucan-Wilson acted for the successful defendant. Read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/blo…

⚖The Commercial Court has rejected an application by the Claimants in the Magomedov litigation. Bobby Friedman and Rachael Earle acted for the successful First Respondent, instructed by Kingsley Napley. To read more: lnkd.in/e9V6Xnsh

Lexa Hilliard KC and Marcia Shekerdemian KC are speaking at the @IPAssociation's 2024 Roadshow event at Marsh, London on Tuesday 12 November More info: wilberforce.co.uk/conference/ipa…

⚖ On 14 October 2024 the Commercial Court handed down judgment in Filatona Trading Limited and Oleg Deripaska v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP [2024] EWHC 2573 (Comm). Thomas Grant KC acted for the successful Claimant. To read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/com…

⚖ High Court hands down judgment on Jaffé v Greybull Capital LLP [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm). John Wardell KC acted on behalf of the successful Defendants. To read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/jud…

⚖️ On 3 October 2024 the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (FSD) granted a case management stay of a just and equitable winding up petition in the case of Re TFKT True Holdings. Thomas Grant KC acted for the successful respondent. To read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/cay…

📢 Selling fast! Don't miss our final Roadshow of 2024 in London this November! We will be examining the economic outlook for the construction and hospitality sectors, reviewing the complexities of cross-border cases between UK nations, examining tax administration framework safeguards, the changing landscape of employee claims, the latest regulatory updates and much more. Places are selling fast – don’t miss out. Members and non-members are all very welcome! Book now: insolvency-practitioners.org.uk/event/ipa-road… Stay up to date with the latest on IPA events and training – join our mailing list here: mailchi.mp/ipa.uk.com/vq0… Thank you to our sponsors, @ManoletePLC, @MarshGlobal and Ambition. #Insolvency #Turnaround #Restructuring #InsolvencyLaw #CorporateInsolvency @WilberforceCh @HMRCgovuk

Our Civil Fraud Conference will be taking place at one of London's newest events venues, The Westin on Wednesday 6 November! To find out more, please see here: wilberforce.co.uk/events-webinar…

Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Benedict Evans will join Chambers as a tenant from Tuesday 1st October 2024, following the successful completion of his pupillage. To find out more and view Benedict's profile, please click this link: wilberforce.co.uk/news/benedict-…

Many thanks to @WilberforceCh and the @BVIBarAssoc for choosing the BVI International Arbitration Centre to host an insightful session themed 'Use of Inferences in Litigation' featuring speakers Tim Penny K.C. and Daniel Petrides of Wilberforce Chambers. #bviiac #legalevents

📢 Michael Tennet KC is speaking at White Paper Conferences’ ‘Pensions Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Clients’ Conference. To find out more, click here: lnkd.in/eReZdeBJ

The High Court dismissed the landlord's appeal in Leicester Square Ltd & ors v Empire Cinema. Jonathan Seitler KC and Benjamin Faulkner, instructed by Maples Teesdale LLP Teesdale, acted for the successful tenant Respondent. To read more, click here: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/lei…

Thomas Robinson and Daniel Lewis will be at INSOL International's Channel Islands Seminar on Wednesday 11th September. They look forward to meeting up with friends and contacts while there!

⚖ Thomas Grant KC acted for the plaintiff in Cowan v Equis Special LP in a 3-day hearing considering applications to amend and for security for costs. To read more, please click here: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/cay…

📢 We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce has been shortlisted in three different categories at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2024. To find out more, including the full shortlist, please click here: wilberforce.co.uk/news/wilberfor…

⚖️ Court of Appeal hands down judgment in Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford & Ors wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/cou…

✍ This month’s eBriefing brings you an article by Theo Dixon, titled 'When property held “in trust” is not a trust: the decision in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378 (KB)'. To read more, click here: wilberforce.co.uk/article/when-p…

⚖️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)). Daniel Scott acted for the successful Claimant. To read more: wilberforce.co.uk/case-study/com…