Radcliffe Chambers

Principal area of work is general chancery, primarily pension schemes, real property, trusts, professional negligence and commercial litigation. Important cases include William Makin, MMI v Harrop,  Hearn v Younger, Re T &N Ltd, British Vita v British Vita Trustees, Cripps v Trustee Solutions, Re ILG Travel, R v Takeover Panel ex parte Datafin, Re Thompson's Settlement, Gillett v Holt,  Harwood-Smart v Caws, Bloor v Calcott, Lambeth BC v Blackburn, Bogg v Raper,  Worby v Rosser, Dent v Ellison Furniss Blank, Jasmine Trustees v Wells & Hind, Weir v Secretary of State for Transport (the Railtrack case), Alitalia v Rotunno, ITS v Hope (the llford case), HR Trustees v German (the IMG case), Prudential Staff Pensions v Prudential Assurance, Houldsworth v Bridge Trustees,  Danks v QinetiQ, Rigid v Sarjeant, Vaitkus v Dresser Rand,  Pensions Regulator v. A Admin, Briggs v Gleeds, Arcadia Pension Schemes, the Jimmy Savile litigation and Buckinghamshire v Barnardo’s.

Called 1979; Silk 2001; Bencher, Lincolns' Inn; First-tier Tribunal Judge, Consumer Credit and Estate Agents Appeals.

French.

Chancery Bar Association; Association of Pension Lawyers; Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Educated at Woking Grammar School and King's College London; lives in London

Hurlingham Club.