Hall of fameRadcliffe Chambers
‘Robert is a supremely clever and authoritative barrister who judges listen to. He possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.’
Radcliffe Chambers
Radcliffe Chambers is a ‘great set for contentious trusts and estates work’ with a ’huge strength in depth and a range of counsel’. Robert Pearce KC represented the trustees in Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd, a matter related to deciding the use of The National Fund, which was set up in 1928 with the aim of repaying the national debt off in full, a goal which became impossible – the court found the fund should be used to partially repay the national debt now. In Fraser v Khawaja, Oliver Hilton represented the attorney of the deceased intestate beneficiaries in a challenge to a will which was made in favour of an unknown person with no witnesses. Rising star Matthew Mills is an ‘impressive advocate’ who is currently representing the beneficiary of a matrimonial home in Re Ivor Percy James, a dispute over a codicil to a will shifting the testator’s interest in his matrimonial home from his grandchildren to his second wife. Other key members of the team include ’immensely thorough advocate’ Piers Feltham and Daniel Burton, who is ‘always very helpful, responsive, and conscientious’.
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Testimonials
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- 'John Clarke is excellent and gets things done.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers has an excellent clerk team, John Clarke, in particular, always goes out of his way to assist.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers is an excellent set with great depth of experience and expertise.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers provides a first-class full-service set packed with consistently good performers across the board.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers offer an excellent range of counsel for contentious trusts and estates work - from juniors up to heavy-hitting silks.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Hall of fameRadcliffe Chambers
‘Thomas has incisive analysis, imbues confidence in his advice and has a supportive approach. He gets to the nub of the issue - prepares excellent and to-the-point skeletons and other written advice. He is a general go-to person for complex trust issues.’
3Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Piers is very bright, extremely thorough, leaving no stone unturned, articulate and passionate about what he does. He is a great advocate and really fights his client's corner.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Daniel is excellent counsel. He is great with clients and provides thoughtful and practical written advice. In court, he is never flustered and argues his corner persuasively and tenaciously. He is a real team player who is always available.’
Radcliffe Chambers
'William is excellent with clients, possesses very strong drafting skills and is a persuasive advocate.'
Radcliffe Chambers
'Sophia is a determined and effective advocate. She advises clearly and fully and works as hard as is required.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Marcus is very knowledgeable and applies this knowledge to the case in a very logical and common-sense way. He is very good at trimming an issue down to the fundamentals and then considering it a base level.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Edward has an excellent depth of knowledge. He has incredible attention to detail and provides robust and detailed advice which stands up to scrutiny.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Justin is very experienced in the area and always provides sound and clear advice to the clients. He is excellent in his written advice and also at conferences or mediations. He ensures that all bases are covered and always remains balanced and calm at all times.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Josh is a forceful advocate who has a strong ability to distil complex issues clearly and logically. His written advice is refreshingly practical. He provides direction to complex cases, which clients value.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Roger is very responsive and able to provide prompt, concise and pragmatic advice by phone and email. He is well-prepared, able to think on his feet and is impressive at presenting his arguments. He has in-depth knowledge of the law in his chosen practice area.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Charles has the excellent technical knowledge and is excellent in legal argument, even on very technical complex matters but also able to explain them to lay people.’
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Piers is very bright, extremely thorough, leaving no stone unturned, articulate and passionate about what he does. He is a great advocate and really fights his client's corner.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Daniel is excellent counsel. He is great with clients and provides thoughtful and practical written advice. In court, he is never flustered and argues his corner persuasively and tenaciously. He is a real team player who is always available.’
Radcliffe Chambers
'William is excellent with clients, possesses very strong drafting skills and is a persuasive advocate.'
Radcliffe Chambers
'Sophia is a determined and effective advocate. She advises clearly and fully and works as hard as is required.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Marcus is very knowledgeable and applies this knowledge to the case in a very logical and common-sense way. He is very good at trimming an issue down to the fundamentals and then considering it a base level.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Edward has an excellent depth of knowledge. He has incredible attention to detail and provides robust and detailed advice which stands up to scrutiny.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Justin is very experienced in the area and always provides sound and clear advice to the clients. He is excellent in his written advice and also at conferences or mediations. He ensures that all bases are covered and always remains balanced and calm at all times.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Josh is a forceful advocate who has a strong ability to distil complex issues clearly and logically. His written advice is refreshingly practical. He provides direction to complex cases, which clients value.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Roger is very responsive and able to provide prompt, concise and pragmatic advice by phone and email. He is well-prepared, able to think on his feet and is impressive at presenting his arguments. He has in-depth knowledge of the law in his chosen practice area.’
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Charles has the excellent technical knowledge and is excellent in legal argument, even on very technical complex matters but also able to explain them to lay people.’