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    Joanna Smith QC appointed as Deputy High Court Judge.

    Wilberforce Chambers congratulates Joanna Smith QC on her appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge. The appointment is for a single fixed four-year term and Joanne is appointed along with 20 other new deputy judges following an open competition run... Read more

    Thursday 20 July 2017

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    The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2017

    June 2017

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    Gareth Clark v HMRC [2017] UKFTT 392 (TC)

    Jonathan Davey QC has been successful in an important tax / pensions First-tier Tribunal case regarding the meaning of “discovery” in the context of HMRC tax assessments. This followed Jonathan’s earlier and related success before First-tier Tribunal in the same appeal... Read more

    Thursday 29 June 2017

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    The Private Client Global Elite 2017

    We are delighted to announce that Gilead Cooper QC and Robert Ham QC have both been listed in ‘The Private Client Global Elite 2017’ published by Legal Week. The official gala dinner will take place on 4 October and celebrates the... Read more

    Thursday 29 June 2017

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    Third Six Pupillage

    Wilberforce Chambers is inviting applications for one funded third six pupillage with a view to a tenancy, to start in or before October 2017. Applications will be treated in confidence and should include the following information: A detailed CV which... Read more

    Tuesday 27 June 2017

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    Wilberforce Northern Commercial Conference

    The Wilberforce Commercial Litigation Conference looks at the issue of remedies. Our Commercial teams will be exploring, in short talks and workshops, issues relating to remedies on which they have recently advocated and advised in practice. The conference will be... Read more

    Wednesday 21 June 2017

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    NEW TENANT: Tara Taylor

    Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Tara Taylor will join Chambers as a tenant on 2 October 2017 following a successful period of training and assessment during her pupillage. For further information please contact Danny Smillie  

    Wednesday 21 June 2017

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    Ingenious v HMRC

    Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP and others v HMRC [2016] UKFTT 521 (TC) Jonathan Davey QC has won a major victory for HMRC in a high profile and high value (£1.4 billion) tax case, following the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Charles Hellier, Julian... Read more

    Monday 12 June 2017

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    Property Litigation Conference

    BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP Thursday 8 June 2017 (4.0 CPD) 2.00pm – 6.30pm Property litigation is all about getting the results our clients want. This half-day conference will concentrate on landlord and tenant issues in property litigation: how... Read more

    Monday 29 May 2017

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    Approaches to applying a pension increase underpin (FDR v Dutton)

    Pensions analysis: How should an underpin operate in relation to increases to pensions in payment for an occupational pension scheme? Simon Atkinson,  points out that in the current world of prevailing scheme deficits and struggling employers, the Court of Appeal’s... Read more

    Friday 12 May 2017

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    Approaches to applying a pension increase underpin (FDR v Dutton)

    Tuesday 9 May 2017

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    Dubai Breakfast Seminar

    What’s on their mind? Wednesday 17 May 2017  We are delighted to invite you to our latest breakfast seminar involving a series of short presentations on issues concerning parties’ states of mind in commercial disputes. Tom Roscoe, Jonathan Chew and... Read more

    Wednesday 3 May 2017

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