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Index of tables
- Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Sets
- Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Silks
- Private client: trusts and probate – New Silks
- Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Juniors
Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Sets
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Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Silks
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- Francis Barlow QC - Ten Old Square
- Alan Boyle QC - Serle Court
- Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Brian Green QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Robert Ham QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Mark Herbert QC - 5 Stone Buildings
- Frank Hinks QC - Serle Court
- Philip Jones QC - Serle Court
- Nicholas Le Poidevin QC - New Square Chambers
- Christopher McCall QC - Maitland Chambers
- Elspeth Talbot Rice QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Alan Steinfeld QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Simon Taube QC - Ten Old Square
- Shân Warnock-Smith QC - 5 Stone Buildings
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- David Brownbill QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Gilead Cooper QC - 3 Stone Buildings
- Peter Crampin QC - Radcliffe Chambers
- Elizabeth Jones QC - Serle Court
- John Martin QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Catherine Newman QC - Maitland Chambers
- Edward Nugee QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Robert Pearce QC - Radcliffe Chambers
- Penelope Reed QC - 5 Stone Buildings
- Andrew Simmonds QC - 5 Stone Buildings
- Stephen Moverley Smith QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Christopher Tidmarsh QC - 5 Stone Buildings
- Francis Tregear QC - XXIV Old Buildings
Private client: trusts and probate – New Silks
Private client: trusts and probate – Leading Juniors
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- Jonathan Adkin - Serle Court
- Andrew Child - 3 Stone Buildings
- Thomas Dumont - Radcliffe Chambers
- Dakis Hagen - Serle Court
- Henry Harrod - 5 Stone Buildings
- Daniel Hochberg - Wilberforce Chambers
- Mark Hubbard - New Square Chambers
- Hedley Marten - Radcliffe Chambers
- Susannah Meadway - Ten Old Square
- Michael O’Sullivan - 5 Stone Buildings
- Giles Richardson - Serle Court
- David Rowell - 9 Stone Buildings
- Mark Studer - Wilberforce Chambers
- Elizabeth Weaver - XXIV Old Buildings
- Richard Wilson - 3 Stone Buildings
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- David Blayney - Serle Court
- James Brightwell - New Square Chambers
- Piers Feltham - Radcliffe Chambers
- Andrew Francis - Serle Court
- Michael Gadd - XXIV Old Buildings
- Sarah Haren - 5 Stone Buildings
- Amanda Harington - XXIV Old Buildings
- Jonathan Harris - Serle Court
- Charles Holbech - New Square Chambers
- Justin Holmes - Radcliffe Chambers
- Alexander Learmonth - New Square Chambers
- Constance McDonnell - 3 Stone Buildings
- Katherine McQuail - Radcliffe Chambers
- Fenner Moeran - 3 Stone Buildings
- Leon Sartin - 5 Stone Buildings
- Tiffany Scott - Wilberforce Chambers
- Bajul Shah - XXIV Old Buildings
- Rodney Stewart Smith - New Square Chambers
- Clare Stanley - Wilberforce Chambers
- Christopher Whitehouse - 5 Stone Buildings
Wilberforce Chambers is noted for its traditional Chancery expertise. Michael Furness QC, the ‘exceptionally bright and hardworking’ Brian Green QC and Robert Ham QC (‘simply one of the best in his field’) recently acted in a high-profile offshore trust matter in Bermuda. Clients also highlight John Martin QC, who is ‘absolutely outstanding on his feet’. Recommended juniors include Emily Campbell, who is ‘one of the most able and intelligent juniors’; Judith Bryant, who has ‘very solid technical experience’; and Daniel Hochberg, who has ‘an excellent Chancery brain’. The ‘brilliant’ Jonathan Hilliard is also recommended, as are Mark Studer and Clare Stanley, who is ‘very good at cutting through complicated issues’.
Clients of New Square Chambers can call on the ‘technically brilliant’ Nicholas Le Poidevin QC, as well as a raft of able juniors including Lynton Tucker, who is ‘top drawer on almost every level’, and Mark Hubbard, who is ‘one of the finest minds of his generation’. James Brightwell has ‘an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law of trusts’, Charles Holbech is ‘thorough and approachable’, Alexander Learmonth is ‘intellectually and technically remarkable’, and Rodney Stewart Smith is ‘an exceptional Chancery counsel with a broad range of expertise’.
Radcliffe Chambers’ wide pool of talent is ‘excellent at dealing with will and trust disputes and Court of Protection work’. At silk level, Peter Crampin QC is ‘knowledgeable, well prepared and impressive in conference’ and Robert Pearce QC is ‘highly experienced’. Thomas Dumont is ‘an extremely capable senior junior’, and Hedley Marten’s Chancery knowledge is ‘second to none’. Piers Feltham has ‘an exceptional knowledge of all Chancery matters and is a go-to counsel for complex probate disputes’.
The ‘well-run’ Serle Court is noted for its ‘exceptionally high-quality clerks’. Leading silks include ‘intellectual powerhouse’ Alan Boyle QC, Frank Hinks QC, who is ‘a natural repository for any high-end instructions relating to trust fortunes’, and the ‘tenacious and determined’ Elizabeth Jones QC. ‘Highly persuasive appellate advocate’ Philip Jones QC acted in the high-profile Spread Trustee v Hutcheson case, and alongside the ‘extremely able’ William Henderson in Pitt v Holt and re Futter. Jonathan Adkin is ‘an outstanding practitioner’ and Andrew Francis ‘always imparts his knowledge in a practical and caring way’. Dakis Hagen and Giles Richardson ‘have built up considerable international trusts experience’.
5 Stone Buildings is ‘a very well-established Chancery set with an impressive cross-section of counsel’. Mark Herbert QC’s ‘depth of knowledge and experience is a tremendous asset’, Shân Warnock-Smith QC has ‘wide experience of international trust litigation’, and Christopher Tidmarsh QC is ‘very approachable, analytical and user friendly’. Tracey Angus QC and Henry Legge QC, who has ‘that gravitas that reassures solicitors and clients’, recently took silk. David Rees, who is ‘an intelligent and strategic thinker’, and the ‘eloquent’ and ‘extremely diligent’ Barbara Rich are both recommended for their Court of Protection expertise. Michael O’Sullivan is ‘an excellent barrister who turns matters round quickly, efficiently and with the minimum of fuss’; and Leon Sartin is ‘authoritative in the way he engages with novel problems’. Charlotte Edge is a busy up-and-coming junior.
Ten Old Square has a strong track record in both onshore and offshore matters. Francis Barlow QC is ‘an immensely reassuring presence’, and Simon Taube QC is ‘outstanding’. Recommended juniors include Richard Wallington, who is ‘the first port of call for interpretation of oddly worded wills or trusts’; and Susannah Meadway, who is ‘knowledgeable, clear and responsive’.
At XXIV Old Buildings, the ‘incisive, insightful, charming and very user-friendly’ Alan Steinfeld QC; David Brownbill QC, who is ‘a true specialist in his field’; and the ‘very commercial and user-friendly’ Stephen Moverley Smith QC are recommended. Other recommended silks include ‘absolute star’ Elspeth Talbot Rice QC, and Francis Tregear QC, who is ‘an academic heavyweight’. Also recommended are Michael King, whose ‘technical ability is complemented by his pragmatism and affability’; John Stephens, who is ‘excellent to work with’; the ‘tremendously experienced’ Elizabeth Weaver, who is ‘authoritative, yet refreshingly approachable and practical’; Amanda Harington, whose ‘commitment knows no bounds’; and Bajul Shah, who has ‘a fierce intellect studded with a good dose of common sense’. Up-and-coming juniors include Nicole Langlois, Edward Cumming and Adam Cloherty.
At Maitland Chambers, the ‘first-class’ Christopher McCall QC continues to be a leading light in the private client sphere, and Catherine Newman QC has a ‘formidable intellect’.
3 Stone Buildings’ Gilead Cooper QC is ‘fast becoming one of the most sought-after senior Chancery practitioners’, and Andrew Child is ‘astute, thorough, practical and user friendly’. Constance McDonnell, Fenner Moeran and Richard Wilson are ‘extremely reliable’.
Other notable practitioners include 9 Stone Buildings’ David Rowell, who is ‘highly intellectual with a deep understanding of trusts and probate’.