Wilberforce Chambers remains one of the leading trusts, probate and taxation sets. Members of the set are frequently involved in prominent litigation in the field. Jonathan Davey KC is acting in Elborne v HMRC, a case due to be heard by the Court of Appeal, concerning whether estate planning ‘home loan’ structures are a form of tax avoidance. Fenner Moeran KC is representing the daughters in Re Sir David Garrard (deceased), a probate dispute against the late property tycoon’s mistress.
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