Sarah Clarke interviews Marcia Shekerdemian QC of Wilberforce Chambers to discuss the Chancery Bar Association's "Voices of Women at the Chancery Bar" Report.

The question whether digital assets such as cryptocurrencies are "property" as a matter of law has been the subject of academic debate almost since the inception of the bitcoin network in 2009.

Although the consultation closed in January 2019, HMRC's summary of consultation responses was only recently made available.

The High Court has had to grapple with the application of witness immunity and the unique examination process under section 236 Insolvency Act 1986.

The important and much anticipated judgment of the Privy Council in Betamax Ltd v State Trading Corporation [2021] UKPC 14...

Relatively speaking, barristers usually have rather broad practices. Even if (like me) a significant part of their practice is concerned with advisory work and drafting...

The principle that a power of advancement may be used to benefit a non-object if it is for the benefit of an object is often referred to as the "Re Clore" principle.

Ogier recently ventured across the Channel to London to attend the Wilberforce Chambers Commercial Conference 2022 in full force with Alex Horsbrugh-Porter, Mathew Newman, Margeaux Malherbe and...

The statutory power of advancement conferred by section 32 of the Trustee Act 1925 is a valuable tool for trustees given them as an aid to enable trust property to be used for the fullest...

In the recent case of Equiom (Isle of Man) Ltd v Velarde [2021] EWHC 1528 (Ch) it was held that a wide power of appointment contained in a will had the effect of impliedly revoking previous deeds of appointment and making a new appointment.

It has become cliché to say that modern familial arrangements are vastly different now to how they were 50 years ago, but that does not make it any less true...

Relatively speaking, barristers usually have rather broad practices. Even if (like me) a significant part of their practice is concerned with advisory work and drafting...

Our ‘Whistleblowing: A Force for Good or Evil?' webinar will take place on Thursday 15th July and is a part of our Masterclass series that covers the multi-jurisdictional A-Z of preventing, detecting and responding to financial crime.

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 mean for legal professionals?

Confidentiality is a fundamental concept at the heart of the modern taxation system. The need to strike a balance between the taxpayer's right to privacy and the requirement of HMRC to carry out...

Over a series of short articles, I intend to examine ways in which legal advisers in the field of trusts and tax can methodically minimise risk in the way that they advise.

The court usually may only give leave for an appeal against an award of a rent review arbitrator if, on a question of law, the decision is "obviously wrong" (Arbitration Act 1996,s.69(3)(c)(i)).

In Wood v Capita [2017] UKSC 24, Lord Hodge boldly declared that "the recent history of the common law on contractual interpretation is one of continuity rather than change".

Always beware new Regulations with Explanatory Notes that conclude "An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary...

Is it possible to taint an interest in possession, thereby losing its transitional protection under the Finance Act 2006 and triggering adverse inheritance tax consequences?