Recent Cases
Hughes and others v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2020] EWHC 1598 (Admin)
High Court of Justice
Wednesday 24 June 2020
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A double victory for members of schemes in the PPF
The judgment of Mr Justice Lewis in Hughes and others v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2020] EWHC 1598 (Admin), handed down on 22 June 2020, is of considerable importance for members of defined benefit schemes of insolvent employers.... Read more
Wednesday 24 June 2020
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Wilberforce features twice in June edition of Trusts & Trustees
Two articles written by members of Chambers have been published in Oxford University Press’ June edition of Trusts & Trustees. Gilead Cooper QC has published an article entitled ‘The adoption issue: the illegitimate logic of Hand v George‘, the abstract... Read more
Tuesday 23 June 2020
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Articles
The adoption issue: the illegitimate logic of Hand v George
Tuesday 23 June 2020
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Insolvency within your trust: bankrupt settlors, insolvent companies and insolvent trusts
Tuesday 23 June 2020
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Recent Cases
Univar UK Ltd v Smith [2020] EWHC 1596 (Ch)
High Court of Justice
Monday 22 June 2020
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Univar UK Ltd v Smith [2020] EWHC 1596 (Ch): rectification of pension schemes after FSHC
On 19 June 2020, Mr Justice Trower handed down judgment granting rectification of the Univar Company Pension Scheme (1978), in the first pension rectification claim decided after a full trial since the landmark decision of the Court of Appeal in... Read more
Monday 22 June 2020
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Disputed debts—the jurisdiction of the insolvency court to review tax assessments (National Crime Agency v GTG Management Ltd and Beauty & Skin Ltd)
Wednesday 17 June 2020
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Webchats
Property in the pandemic: Force Majeure
Jonathan Davey KC and Julian Greenhill KC speak about Force Majeure clauses in a property context against the backdrop of the C-19 lockdown and the lifting of said lockdown.
Thursday 11 June 2020
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Publications
Pensions, Contracts and Trusts: Legal Issues on Decision Making
May 2020
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New Title: Pensions, Contracts and Trusts: Legal Issues on Decision Making by David Pollard
We are delighted to announce that David Pollard‘s new book: Pensions, Contracts and Trusts: Legal Issues on Decision Making has just been published by Bloomsbury Professional. It covers the legal issues arising where decisions are made under discretions or powers – mainly in... Read more
Friday 5 June 2020
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Wilberforce features twice in May edition of Trusts & Trustees
Edward Sawyer and Jamie Holmes have published an article entitled ‘Confidential trust information and court proceedings: can privacy be maintained?‘, the abstract for which reads as follows: Trust litigation often involves highly confidential information, and it is common for all... Read more
Tuesday 2 June 2020
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