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An excellent year for Serle Court in The Legal 500 UK Bar guide

We are delighted to have once again received excellent rankings and testimonials in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024, having been listed...

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Serle Court is delighted to announce that Ryan Tang has joined Chambers with effect from Monday, 2 October and Matthew Innes will join with effect from Friday, 6 October

Serle Court is delighted to announce that Ryan Tang has joined Chambers with effect from Monday, 2 October and...

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Defendants succeed on s.423 claims in long-running litigation

On Wednesday 27th September, The High Court handed down judgment in Lemos v Church Bay Trust Company [2023] EWHC 2384 (Ch),...

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Wilson Leung writes for ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 14 on Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam

In this article, Wilson Leung analyses the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal’s judgment in Re Guy Kwok-hung...

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Richard Wilson KC and Dakis Hagen KC ‘Top Recommended’ in Spear’s Tax and Trust Barristers Index 2023

We are delighted to announce that Richard Wilson KC and Dakis Hagen KC have been ranked as ‘Top...

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Andrew Francis writes for the New Law Journal

In an article for the New Law Journal, Andrew Francis, who is one of the members of the Property Team...

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Jonathan Fowles writes for Private Client Business

Jonathan Fowles who was one of the Counsel team for the Appellant in Nuffield Health v Merton [2023] UKSC 18 has written...

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The Courts increasingly read implicit protections for bankrupt individuals into statutory powers, say Max Marenbon and Anneliese Mondschein in a recent article for the New Law Journal

In modern English bankruptcy law, the courts restrict their broad statutory powers by finding implicit procedural protections for bankrupt individuals,...

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Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023 - Shortlisted

Serle Court is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Chancery Set of the Year at the Chambers...

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Wilson Leung has written an article for LexisNexis: ‘Foreign arbitral award enforced despite UK consumer rights objections (Eternity Sky v Zhang)’

In an article for LexisNexis, Wilson Leung discusses Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang [2023] EWHC 1964 (Comm) (a case in which...

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Brunel University Law School Short Courses online offer

Brunel Law School is delighted to offer two Short Course Programmes online this year.  Both courses are...

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Retirement farewell after 49 years to clerking legend Paul Ballard

After 49 years as a barristers’ clerk, today on his last day in chambers, we wish Paul Ballard farewell, and...

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Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023 - John Machell KC

Serle Court received excellent rankings in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023. Serle Court&rsquo...

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Serle Court shortlisted for ‘Chambers of the Year’ at The British Legal Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court has been shortlisted for 'Chambers of the Year' at The British Legal...

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Wilson Leung has written an article for LexisNexis: ‘Bankruptcy debtor had ‘carried on business’ by letting out a single property (Durkan v Jones)’

In an article for LexisNexis, Wilson Leung analyses Durkan v Jones [2023] EWHC 1359 (Ch) (a case in which Wilson acted as...

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COMBAR Mentoring Scheme for Under-Represented Groups - Open for Applications

Serle Court is delighted to continue participating in the COMBAR (The Commercial Bar Association) inaugural mentoring scheme for under-represented groups...

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Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023 - Elizabeth Jones KC

Serle Court was delighted to receive another Band 1 ranking for Chancery: Traditional in the Chambers and Partners ...

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Andrew Moran KC and Wilson Leung have published an article in ICC FraudNet’s Global Annual Report 2023 entitled “Unexplained Wealth Orders in the UK”

An Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) (or “McMafia Order”, as it has been nicknamed by the media) is a...

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Amy Proferes acts for the successful respondents in Dyer v Webb [2023] EWHC 1917 (KB)

Amy Proferes acted for the successful respondents in Dyer v Webb [2023] EWHC 1917 (KB). Perhaps unusually for a neighbour dispute, the...

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Shareholder permitted to obtain court documents regarding scheme of arrangement (Lash Holding v Algeco Scotsman)

In this article for LexisNexis, Wilson Leung analyses the recent case of Lash Holding v Algeco Scotsman (in which Wilson...

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Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2023

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court has once again received a Band 1 ranking for Chancery: Traditional in the...

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ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client - 60 Second Interview with Emma Hargreaves

Emma Hargreaves features in the latest ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine, offshore edition in a ‘60 Seconds with...

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Court can decline to annul bankruptcy order even if petition not based on a ‘liquidated’ debt (Dusoruth v Orca Finance)

Writing for LexisNexis, Wilson Leung analyses Miles J’s recent decision in Dusoruth v Orca Finance (in which Wilson...

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Gregor Hogan called to the British Virgin Islands Bar

Serle Court is delighted to announce that Gregor Hogan has been admitted to The British Virgin Islands Bar. Gregor has...

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SHORTLISTED: Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court, our Barristers, Chambers Director and Marketing team have been shortlisted for eight...

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Wilson Leung spoke to The University of Law London Alumni Network on UK-Hong Kong dispute resolution

Wilson Leung spoke at a seminar on 29 June 2023 organised by the University of Law London Alumni Network (LAN) on the...

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Professor Suzanne Rab comments on recent competition law developments in the Law Society Gazette

Professor Suzanne Rab has commented in the Law Society Gazette on the challenges international companies face in navigating UK...

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Serle Court is delighted to welcome new tenant Ramyaa Veerabathran

We are delighted to welcome Ramyaa Veerabathran as a new junior tenant with effect from 1 July 2023. Ramyaa is a solicitor...

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Serle Court is delighted to welcome Thomas Fletcher as a member of chambers

Thomas is a prominent trusts and estates specialist and one of the co-authors of the definitive texts in these areas,...

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Serle Court publishes its 31st edition of serlespeak

Our latest issue of serlespeak focuses on Corporate Fraud and Insolvency. In this issue, our barristers explore recent...

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Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report

Serle Court is delighted to be recognised in The Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report. WWL's...

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Zoe O’Sullivan KC writes for ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine Issue 9

Zoe’s article titled ‘Some Hot Topics in Crypto Claims’ outlines whether crypto assets are property, and...

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Eid al-Adha Mubarak

Eid Al-Adha Mubarak from all of us at Serle Court. We wish you happiness, prosperity, peace and good health.

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Wilson Leung writes in New Law Journal on a recent Hong Kong judgment clarifying committal proceedings

Writing in New Law Journal, Wilson Leung discusses the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal’s recent decision in...

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Jennifer Haywood writes for London International Disputes Week 2023

Writing for London International Disputes Week 2023, Jennifer Haywood considers the Law Commission's recent updated proposal on reforms to jurisdictional...

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Andrew Francis writes for New Law Journal

As a number of recent cases have shown, claims in private nuisance are just as much a feature of the...

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Jennifer Haywood appointed to the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

We would like to congratulate Jennifer Haywood on her appointment to the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. Jennifer’s practice...

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Michael Walsh acts for successful Claimants in landmark decision of the High Court

The High Court (Richards J) has handed down its second judgment in Prescott Place Freeholders Limited v Batin & Donovan [2023]...

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Diversity in Cricket: two Jewish Internationals tell their stories

Serle Court’s EDI committee and Daniel Lightman KC, co-author of the acclaimed book ‘Cricket Grounds from the...

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London Legal Walk 2023

The Serle Court team were delighted to take part in the London Legal Walk yesterday, supporting the London Legal Support...

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Jennifer Haywood discusses recent challenges to arbitral awards in The Global Legal Post

Writing in The Global Legal Post, Jennifer Haywood assesses a number of recent cases in which a party has sought,...

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Daniel Lightman KC and Charlotte Beynon consider liquidators’ claims against former directors in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sequana

In their article for The International Insolvency & Restructuring Report 2023/2024 entitled ‘The light at the end of the tunnel...

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Professor Suzanne Rab interviewed on the upcoming merger between Vodafone and Three

Professor Suzanne Rab was interviewed this morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme and BBC Radio Berkshire discussing the anticipated...

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Best Lawyers 2024

We are delighted that Serle Court’s barristers are recognised in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers....

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Harry Martin joins Serle Court

Serle Court is delighted to welcome Harry Martin as a member of chambers. Harry has a busy junior practice...

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Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse Trust Limited [2023] SGCH(I) 9

The Singapore International Commercial Court (International Judge Bergin) has today handed down judgment following the trial of the dispute between...

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SHORTLISTED: Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2023

Serle Court is delighted to be shortlisted for 'Set of the Year' at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2023.  ...

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Professor Suzanne Rab discusses European Commission approving Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

Professor Suzanne Rab recently commented on the then upcoming European Commission's decision to approve the $68.7 billion proposed merger between...

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