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Court of Appeal upholds ruling that PPF compensation cap amounts to unlawful age discrimination (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Board of the PPF v Hughes)

Wednesday 4 August 2021

Articles

Implied Revocation of Deeds of Appointment? Equiom v Velarde

Monday 2 August 2021

News

Implied Revocation of Deeds of Appointment? Equiom v Velarde

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Elizabeth Houghton In the recent case of Equiom (Isle of Man) Ltd v Velarde [2021] EWHC 1528 (Ch) it was held that a wide power of... Read more

Monday 2 August 2021

News

HNW Guide 2021: Wilberforce is “the go-to set for chancery work.”

Wilberforce has had another incredible year in Chambers & Partners’ HNW Guide with 19 barrister rankings across three Bar practice areas, including a tier one set ranking in the Chancery: Traditional and a two tier set ranking in Tax: Private... Read more

Friday 23 July 2021

News

Defensive Advising Strategies 2: Know Your Client

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Emily Campbell With a history in the world of financial services regulation, “know your customer/client” or “KYC” is a cornerstone of professional practice. What does it... Read more

Thursday 22 July 2021

Articles

Defensive Advising Strategies 2: Know Your Client

Thursday 22 July 2021

Articles

What’s the point? – some questions in the interpretation of wills

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Daniel Petrides In Wood v Capita [2017] UKSC 24, Lord Hodge boldly declared that “the recent history of the common law on contractual interpretation is one... Read more

By Daniel Petrides
Wednesday 7 July 2021

Recent Cases

Capitol Park Leeds v Global Radio Services [2021] EWCA CIV 995

Court of Appeal

Monday 5 July 2021

News

Capitol Park Leeds v Global Radio Services

The Court of Appeal today handed down judgment in this high-profile case about tenant break clauses. The case concerned a three-storey modern commercial unit, constructed in 2000, outside Leeds. It had been leased on 4 March 2002 for a term... Read more

Monday 5 July 2021

News

Estates Gazette Podcast: The return of S Franses and the pandemic impact on West End rents

Following the handing down of the judgment in “round two” of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd, Joanne Wicks QC and her instructing solicitor (David Cooper of David Cooper & Co) have recorded a podcast where they... Read more

Wednesday 30 June 2021

Publications

The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2021

June 2021

News

Axminster: Limitation and forfeiture revisited after Lloyds

The High Court (Morgan J.) has delivered judgment in Punter Southall Governance Services Ltd v Hazlett [2021] EWHC 1652 (Ch), concerning the Axminster Carpets Group pension plan. It is now the leading judgment on limitation in claims by pension scheme... Read more

Thursday 24 June 2021