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Rupert Wheeler
Barrister at 23 Essex Street
Commercial & Property LawCommercial DisputesChancery Practice
Barrister at 23 Essex Street.
Rupert Wheeler is a barrister at 23 Essex Street (23ES) who advises and represents clients in litigation and arbitration, both domestically and internationally. He has a diverse business and property practice with a focus on commercial and insolvency disputes. Rupert also has significant public and constitutional law experience, especially in an international context. He is dual-qualified as a Cayman Islands attorney and was previously a Partner at KSG, a leading Cayman boutique firm.
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CORPORATE INSOLVENCY · 12 MIN READ
Foreign judgment debts and cross-border insolvency – where do we stand after Drelle?
Can a bankruptcy petition be presented when based on an unrecognised and unregistered foreign judgment? This vexed and important question has attracted substantial interest from insolvency practitioners both on and offshore. The concern is particularly acute for judgments issuing from jurisdictions like Russia, which are unregistrable in England, Cayman and BVI. There is no domestic […]
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COMMERCIAL LAW · 5 MIN READ
Privy Council abolishes the Shareholder Rule – Jardine Strategic
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has abolished the long-standing “Shareholder Rule” in Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd [2025] UKPC 34. Despite arising from a Bermudian dispute, the ruling applies in England and Wales, confirming that companies can assert legal professional privilege against their shareholders. The Board held that the rule lacked a sound legal foundation, overturning a century of precedent and marking a major shift in shareholder litigation and company law.
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