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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.’
New Square Chambers is sought after by ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional and corporate clients, in cases involving complex trusts and high-value assets. The set is home to Nicholas Le Poidevin KC, who boasts a thriving contentious trusts, wills, and estates practice, with particular expertise in litigation surrounding breaches of trust and trustees’ exercises of power. Alexander Learmonth KC is another notable silk, with experience in the removal of trustees, breaches of trust, and disputed estates. Among its juniors, Lynton Tucker‘s offshore trust practices predominately focuses on the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the BVI, and Mark Hubbard is another active international trusts disputes barrister.
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Testimonials
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- 'Charlie Sherwood has always been easy to deal with.'
- 'I’ve always found the clerks to be eminently helpful and polite.'
- 'The clerks are friendly and responsive.'
- 'For trusts and succession, this set has everything you want.'
- 'New Square Chambers has a fantastic collection of experienced private client practitioners. The Chambers also provides training and CPD seminars on a range of topics.'
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.
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Alexander Learmonth KC
New Square Chambers ‘Alexander gets to the point, has in-depth legal knowledge, and is very persuasive.’
Juniors
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.
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Lynton Tucker
New Square Chambers ‘Lynton is a first-class litigator with intellectual rigour. He deals with cross-jurisdictional disputes with highly persuasive advocacy.'
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Mark Hubbard
New Square Chambers ‘Mark has a fantastic ability to absorb the facts of a matter extremely quickly and produce excellent practical advice. He sets out the relevant issues in a way which is clear and easy to understand, he does not pursue bad points, and he is well liked and respected by the clients.’
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Simon Adamyk
New Square Chambers ‘Simon is an exceptionally diligent and responsive barrister. He takes great care with each piece of work, and his legal knowledge is exceptional.’