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Emily Campbell to speak at IBC Conference: Private Client Pensions 2015

Emily Campbell will be speaking at the IBC Conference: Private Client Pensions 2015 –Effective planning in the new world of pension flexibility. Emily’s session will cover: The Dark Side of Pensions Flexibility Misselling risk A future for pensions liberators? Protecting... Read more

Wednesday 24 June 2015

News

Settlement set aside for mistake despite HMRC opposition

Clare Stanley QC acted for the claimant in a successful application to set aside a settlement on the grounds of equitable mistake.  Judith Bryant and Jonathan Davey represented the beneficiaries of the settlement in supporting the application. The mistake made... Read more

Friday 19 June 2015

Recent Cases

Melanie Dawn Freedman v Michael Freedman & Others

Chancery Division

Friday 19 June 2015

Articles

Landlord’s Consent The Potted Guide: Cracking the basics

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Articles

Vindicating shareholder rights under nominee and custodian agreements

Thursday 28 May 2015

News

Court of Appeal decision on easements

The Court of Appeal has today delivered judgment in Wood v Waddington.  Mr and Mrs Wood, the appellants, claimed several rights of way over the land of their neighbour, Mr Waddington.  The rights were said to have arisen when the... Read more

Thursday 21 May 2015

Recent Cases

Wood v Waddington

Court of Appeal

Thursday 21 May 2015

News

Ground-breaking judicial decision in Nortel

The Canadian and US Courts hearing an unprecedented joint cross-border trial have delivered their judgments as to how the Nortel Group’s residual assets should be distributed.  In groundbreaking judgments, both Judges agreed that those US$7bn worth of assets should be... Read more

Thursday 14 May 2015

News

NEW: Property Update (Issue 1)

This first issue will explore five key cases in which members of the Wilberforce Property Team have recently been involved. Our aim is to provide easy access to discussion and analysis of some of our latest cases for the property... Read more

Tuesday 12 May 2015

Articles

Estoppel in pensions cases

Tuesday 5 May 2015

News

Joanna Smith QC to speak at Construction Law Conference

Joanna Smith QC will be speaking at the annual Construction Law conference (White Paper) – Construction Law: Shaping New Cases into Solution-Focused Advice for Clients Her session will cover: Liquidated Damages When does an agreed liquidated damages clause go too far... Read more

Thursday 30 April 2015

News

Wilberforce instructed on $10bn Nina Wang appeal

Chinachem is currently being heard in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal- the latest stage of litigation concerning the estate of the late Nina Wang, who died in 2007, reputedly the richest woman in Asia, leaving an estate leaving at HK... Read more

Wednesday 22 April 2015