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Jonathan Adkin KC
Serle CourtTrusts and private wealth
Leading Silks
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Gilead Cooper KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Simply put, Gilead is brilliant, as he has an incredibly quick mind, great intellectual powers and at the same time a wonderful capacity for creative, strategic thinking. He writes beautifully, judges clearly respect him, and he is an excellent courtroom advocate.’
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Thomas Dumont KC
Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thomas’ outstanding strengths are his judgement and deep understanding of the relationships that drive disputes within families. Combined with his excellent knowledge of English trust law and the ability to apply this across multiple jurisdictions, this makes him the go-to when any case of this sort arises.’
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Brian Green KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Brian is equally brilliant in contentious and non-contentious cases. He always brings unusual, valuable insights, and deploys creative strategies that others would not have imagined.’
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Dakis Hagen KC
Serle Court ‘Dakis is incredibly bright, a true expert in his field, and charming with professional and lay clients alike.’
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Robert Ham KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Robert is a solid source of knowledge and experience for all trust disputes. He has a good appreciation of clients’ instructions and always provides a good steer and sensible legal arguments.’
1
Elizabeth Jones KC
Serle Court1
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC
New Square Chambers ‘You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field, thorough, clear and commercial, and he is willing to debate technical legal issues to reach a balanced opinion.’
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Stephen Moverley Smith KC
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Penelope Reed KC
5 Stone Buildings1
Clare Stanley KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Clare is cool, calm, collected, smart, savvy and strategic. She is the key player in any offshore litigator’s team, and she is a go-to silk whenever a client seeks a smooth operator with gravitas.’
1
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
XXIV Old Buildings1
Shan Warnock-Smith KC
5 Stone Buildings2
David Brownbill KC
XXIV Old Buildings ‘David has excellent global knowledge and is very user friendly.’
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Edward Cumming KC
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Michael Furness KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Michael swiftly gets to the heart of the issues and thoroughly and effectively works through the best solutions for any potential pitfalls. He is also a pleasure to work with, and his advocacy style is understated yet all the more compelling for it.’
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Jonathan Hilliard KC
Wilberforce Chambers2
John Machell KC
Serle Court ‘John is extremely easy to work with, superbly organised, and has a razor sharp intellect. An excellent advocate with a wonderful ability to explain very complicated concepts in simple terms for lay clients.’
2
Terence Mowschenson KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Terence is vastly experienced. Clients really appreciate how hard-working he is, and judges listen to what he has to say.’
2
Simon Taube KC
Ten Old Square2
Francis Tregear KC
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Richard Wilson KC
Serle Court3
Timothy Collingwood KC
Serle Court 'Timothy is a user-friendly advocate, with excellent communication skills with clients.'
3
Alexander Learmonth KC
New Square Chambers ‘Alexander gets to the point, has in-depth legal knowledge, and is very persuasive.’
3
Constance McDonnell KC
Serle Court ‘Constance is determined and tenacious with opposing parties,and approachable and compassionate to her clients. She is calm and patient, persistent, and an excellent advocate.’
3
Andrew Mold KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Andrew is an outstanding advocate. He presents complex arguments in a lucid and persuasive way.’
3
Robert Pearce KC
Radcliffe Chambers ‘A hugely intellectual silk. He has in-depth knowledge of the obscurities of trust and charities matters.’
3
Giles Richardson KC
Serle Court ‘Giles is very bright, calm and poised. He has a very good strategic approach, and works exceptionally well with a large team.’
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Nikki Singla KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Nikki is a powerful advocate in the courtroom. He gives clear, concise and well-considered advice.’
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Steven Thompson KC
XXIV Old Buildings3
Christopher Tidmarsh KC
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Adam Cloherty KC
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