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Publications

Corporate Insolvency: Employment and Pension Rights

David Pollard
April 2022

Articles

Be careful what you assume: professional negligence claims against tax advisors following Mclean v Thornhill

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Ram Lakshman The promoters of a scheme market it to investors, claiming that it will enable them to obtain certain tax advantages. The promotional materials state that... Read more

By Ram Lakshman
Thursday 5 May 2022

News

Wilberforce shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards’ Chambers of the Year 2022

We are delighted to announce that Wilberforce Chambers has been shortlisted at The Lawyer Awards 2022 for Chambers of the Year. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 21st June at a ceremony to be held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House... Read more

Wednesday 4 May 2022

News

In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd

This case shows the Cayman Islands Grand Court applying the rules of natural justice to require an applicant for ex parte relief to share with the other party all documents shown to the judge. It is also a useful illustration... Read more

Tuesday 19 April 2022

Articles

An artificial solution to an artificial problem – Tax avoidance and the Dukeries case

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Fenner Moeran KC The recent case of Dukeries Healthcare Ltd -v- Bay Trust International Ltd [2021] EWHC 2086 (Ch) has highlighted an issue that practitioners who are... Read more

By Fenner Moeran KC
Thursday 14 April 2022

Recent Cases

In the Matter of Olalekan Akinyanmi v Lekoil Ltd – FSD 382 OF 2021(IKJ)

Commercial disputes | The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

Clare Stanley KC
Thursday 14 April 2022

Articles

Cryptocurrencies and trusts: Watch and learn

By Daniel Scott
Thursday 7 April 2022

Recent Cases

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC v Shetty & others [2022] EWHC 529 (Comm)

Commercial disputes, Banking and financial services, Civil fraud and asset recovery

Tim Penny KC
Monday 4 April 2022

Articles

Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire – IWD 2022 – Marcia Shekerdemian QC

By Marcia Shekerdemian KC
Friday 1 April 2022

Publications

A Practitioner’s Guide to Correcting Mistakes in Pension Schemes

Paul Newman KC
March 2022

Articles

The boundaries of blessing applications – Re XYZ Trusts [2022] SC (Bda) 10 Civ

To read and download this piece as a pdf, please click here. Commentary by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson The hearing dealt with a blessing application made by trustees in connection with the restructuring of the trust funds. of some 23 settlements between sub-funds in... Read more

By Lemuel Lucan-Wilson
Thursday 31 March 2022

Recent Cases

Counsel General for Wales & Ors v Gareth Allen (as Official Receiver) & Ors [2022] EWHC 647 (Ch)

High Court of Justice

Wednesday 30 March 2022