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Upper Tribunal makes important ruling on meaning of “payment” in pensions / tax case concerning unauthorised payments charges

Gareth Clark v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] UKUT 0397 (TCC) Jonathan Davey QC has been successful in an important Upper Tribunal appeal regarding the meaning of “payment” in the context of the unauthorised payment legislative regime relating to... Read more

Monday 17 December 2018

News

Estates Gazette Podcast: S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd

Joanne Wicks QC and Benjamin Faulkner joined Estates Gazette to discuss S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd on their latest Property Podcast which was broadcast yesterday, 13 December 2018. Joanne and Benjamin acted successfully in the Supreme Court for the appellant tenant... Read more

Friday 14 December 2018

News

Estates Gazette Podcast: Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency

Estates Gazette has released a podcast on Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency, a matter which it describes as “one of the biggest property cases set to be heard in 2019”. The central issue is that the Agency... Read more

Friday 14 December 2018

News

Wilberforce nominated for Chambers of the Year at Modern Law Awards 2019

We are delighted to be shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at this year’s Modern Law Awards! The winners will be announced at the Dinner taking place at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on Thursday 31 January 2019. The entire shortlist... Read more

Thursday 13 December 2018

Articles

The Shortform Best Interests Duty: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Wednesday 12 December 2018

Recent Cases

S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62

Supreme Court

Wednesday 5 December 2018

News

S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62

On 5 December 2018 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in S Franses Ltd. For anyone advising landlords or business tenants in relation to security of tenure under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (“the 1954 Act”) the case is... Read more

Wednesday 5 December 2018

News

The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019: Wilberforce features prominently in the Bar shortlist

We are delighted to be shortlisted for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 in the following categories: Set of the year – Private client: trusts and probate Silk of the year: Brian Green QC – Private client: trusts and probate... Read more

Tuesday 4 December 2018

News

Danilina v Kargin features in The Times

The case of Lolita Vladimirovna Danilina v Vladimir Anatolevich Chernukhin 2) Navigator Equities Limited 3) Vladim Kargin appeared in Tuesday’s edition of The Times (27th November 2018). Iain Pester acts for the Third Defendant in the proceedings, Vadim Kargin, who... Read more

Thursday 29 November 2018

Articles

Drone technology and its impact on building surveys and property disputes

Wednesday 28 November 2018

Recent Cases

Barnardo’s v Buckinghamshire and others [2018] UKSC 55

Supreme Court

Wednesday 21 November 2018

News

Barnardo’s v Buckinghamshire and the interpretation of pension schemes

Emily Campbell examines the legal implications of Barnardo’s v Buckinghamshire and others [2018] UKSC 55. Relatively few pensions cases reach the Supreme Court[1]. Pensions cases frequently throw up questions of construction, being a point of law, which makes it relatively simple for... Read more

Wednesday 21 November 2018