16th Jun 2023
Ten Old Square is delighted to welcome James E. Petts as a new tenant from 1st July 2023! James’s practice is in the fields of Chancery and commercial, with a particular focus on contentious matters involving especial forensic rigour, either in terms of the law or facts, including claims involving an element of fraud or where […]
6th Jun 2023
We are delighted to share that James Poole has been shortlisted for “Star Associate/Junior Under 10 Years’ Call” at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2023! #ChambersHNWAwards
Ten Old Square will be hosting the following breakfast briefings at the Supreme Court: Privacy in the Court of Protection – 22nd June Georgia Bedworth and James Kirby Litigation friends – 6th July Richard Dew, Thomas James and Elizabeth Atkinson Jurisdiction and Cross-border Court of Protection Issues – 7th September Naomi Winston […]
4th May 2023
Our Senior Clerk, Keith Plowman, collaborates with Advanced to provide our Chambers with the very latest Microsoft Azure digital environment so that we all work in the most secure way. Read the article here.
4th May 2023
James Kirby acted for the First Defendant in James v Scudamore [2023] EWHC 996 (Ch), in which a claim to revoke a grant of probate was defeated by what the claimant’s delay in issuing proceedings. The case is legally significant because it establishes the existence of a “probate doctrine of laches”, under which a claim […]
11th Apr 2023
Evan Price acted for the successful respondents in this interesting property appeal where the issues related to a physical re-entry of commercial property. The appellants sought to appeal on grounds that the right to re-enter was waived by the landlord; that the s.146 notice was defective and so invalid; and that relief from forfeiture should […]
27th Mar 2023
On 21 March 2023, the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) handed down judgment in HFFX LLP v HMRC [2023] UKUT 73 (TCC). James Kirby acted as junior counsel for HMRC. The Upper Tribunal’s decision is the latest in a series of income tax appeals concerning corporate partner avoidance schemes, whereby LLPs in the financial […]