Chambers of Michael Furness QC

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London Bar
Set overviews: England and Wales
The βpolishedβ Wilberforce Chambers is βthe best in the marketβ for pensions litigation work and one of the βpremierβ offshore sets as it can offer βa choice of top flight barristers who can offer a deep understanding of the offshore legal market and who have hands-on experience in the offshore courtsβ. Chambers βhas grown and gone from strength to strengthβ since the βsolutions drivenβ Nicholas Luckman was appointed as practice director. Luckman (βa stalwart in the offshore legal worldβ) and head clerk Mark Rushton are βboth responsive and sensitive to client needs and oversee a commercially focused clerksβ roomβ. Rushton in particular is praised for βgoing out of his way to ensure a fantastic service and constantly asking how they can get even betterβ. The clerking team is βsecond to noneβ, providing βan integral part of the exceptional service the set provides its clientsβ. Solicitors highlight βcream of the cropβ Colin Everson, who βclearly understands the market very well, and is always keen to go the extra mileβ; the βstandoutβ Fraser Geddes; a βsuperbβ Ben Rippengale, who is βon the ball, efficient, personable and a genuine pleasure to dealβ; and Stewart Cameron, who is βresponsive and great at trying to fix listing problems as well as squeezing in assistance from counsel at short notice when we need itβ. In addition, Danny Smillie and the βimpressiveβ Nancy Lee are also recommended. Offices in: London
London Bar
Charities
Charities β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers has βsome of the best and the brightest at the Barβ for charities work. Jonathan Davey QC appeared in a high-profile test case regarding the meaning of βcharityβ and βdevoted to social wellbeingβ, as well as the implications of the European Unionβs principle of direct effect, in Life Services Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC.
Charities β Leading silks

Jonathan Davey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βClever and able to tackle highly fact-sensitive, multifaceted disputes with ease.β
Ranked: tier 1
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is very good at providing legal and tactical advice on tricky issues.β
Ranked: tier 2Commercial litigation
Commercial litigation β Leading sets - ranked: tier 3
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is βundoubtedly a leading set with great strength in depthβ, where traditional areas of expertise, such as offshore work, compliment the setβs increasingly commercial focus. Members have been involved in several major cases, including Sabbagh v Khoury, PCP v Barclays Bank and Abela v Baadarani. Clients praise the βresponsive, helpful, and excellentβ clerkβs room.
Commercial litigation β Leading silks

Alan Gourgey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent trial advocate and skilled cross-examiner, having him retained is a huge asset.β
Ranked: tier 2
Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βCharming with clients and speaks with incredible authority in court.β
Ranked: tier 3
Joanna Smith QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA first-class advocate and has charmed the appellate court judges on numerous occasions.β
Ranked: tier 4
John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers βRapidly gained the trust and respect of the clients, and has a very thorough approach.β
Ranked: tier 4Thomas Lowe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent strategist with unparalleled knowledge of Cayman Islands law.β
Ranked: tier 4
Lexa Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βIncredibly impressive; very clear and concise and extremely quick to grasp the issues.β
Ranked: tier 5
Ian Croxford QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHighly experienced in complex commercial claims.β
Ranked: tier 6Commercial litigation β 2017 silks

Max Mallin QC - Wilberforce Chambers βThat rare beast of being all things: advocate, legal analyst, commercial resolver and understands figures.β
Ranked: tier 1Commercial litigation β 2018 silks

Nikki Singla QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHis drafting skills are top notch, his knowledge of trusts and offshore litigation second to none.β
Ranked: tier 1Commercial litigation β Leading juniors

Iain Pester - Wilberforce Chambers βA deep thinker who plans meticulously.β
Ranked: tier 3
Edward Sawyer - Wilberforce Chambers βSo courteous, great judgement and an excellent advocate.β
Ranked: tier 4
James Bailey - Wilberforce Chambers βTurns work around quickly and to an exceptionally high standard.β
Ranked: tier 4
James Walmsley - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has a forensic eye and is an excellent tactician.β
Ranked: tier 5Company and partnership
Company β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
The silks and juniors at Wilberforce Chambers are noted for possessing βa good diversity of skillsβ across the spectrum of company law matters and members are increasingly taking on work with an international element. Recent standout cases include Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd v Maso Capital Investments Ltd, Garulp Limited v Garulp and Anthony Wall and Scottish Re v Davis.
Company β Leading silks

Lexa Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βShe wins a case before you've set foot in the court room.β
Ranked: tier 2
Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA very commanding presence in court and he is easy to work with.β
Ranked: tier 2
John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is extremely approachable to clients and is not afraid of doing tasks that silks normally would not.β
Ranked: tier 3
Marcia Shekerdemian QC - Wilberforce Chambers βStrong advocate, very aware of law and practice.β
Ranked: tier 3
Lawrence Cohen QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is a very careful and well-balanced silk.β
Ranked: tier 4Company β 2017 silks

Max Mallin QC - Wilberforce Chambers βVery commercial, user friendly for solicitors and loved by clients.β
Ranked: tier 1Company β 2018 silks

Nikki Singla QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is not afraid to pull up his sleeves, get stuck in to the detail of the case.β
Ranked: tier 1Company β Leading juniors

Graeme Halkerston - Wilberforce Chambers βA strong and commercial barrister.β
Ranked: tier 4
Iain Pester - Wilberforce Chambers βA deep thinker who plans meticulously with a real ability to predict issues.β
Ranked: tier 5Construction
Construction β Leading silks

Joanna Smith QC - Wilberforce Chambers βIn the construction sphere, she is recommended for professional liability work.β
Ranked: tier 4Financial services
Financial services β Leading silks

James Ayliffe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βGreat with clients, strong strategically, and an excellent advocacy style.β
Ranked: tier 3
Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has many strengths including care and attention to detail and speed of response.β
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: civil
Fraud: civil β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is βa tremendously commercial-minded setβ whose barristers are βhugely respected in their individual fields, yet prepared to go above and beyond to assistβ. Members are involved in a broad range of fraud cases, including many with an offshore element, such as AHAB v SAAD. Other highlights include Sabbagh v Khoury and Abela v Baadarani.
Fraud: civil β Leading silks

Alan Gourgey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βExtremely hardworking and approachable, and of great assistance in fraud cases.β
Ranked: tier 2
John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHas an incisive mind and fights his clientsβ corner tenaciously.β
Ranked: tier 3
Lawrence Cohen QC - Wilberforce Chambers βPopular for fraud and offshore work.β
Ranked: tier 4Thomas Lowe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA first-class advocate and he always identifies potential issues immediately.β
Ranked: tier 4
Tim Penny QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent fraud lawyer - produces great written work and is excellent on his feet.β
Ranked: tier 4Fraud: civil β 2017 silks

Max Mallin QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA brilliant advocate; his advice is clear and straightforward.β
Ranked: tier 1Fraud: civil β Leading juniors

Iain Pester - Wilberforce Chambers βHas a real ability to predict issues that could trouble a court; he also knows how to solve them.β
Ranked: tier 3
Edward Sawyer - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent draftsman with a great eye for points of forensic detail.β
Ranked: tier 4IT and telecoms (excluding regulatory)
IT and telecoms (excluding regulatory) β Leading silks

Alan Gourgey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is an excellent trial advocate and is a skilled cross-examiner.β
Ranked: tier 3IT and telecoms (excluding regulatory) β Leading juniors

Thomas Robinson - Wilberforce Chambers βA shrewd junior who is an excellent team player.β
Ranked: tier 3Insolvency
Insolvency β Leading sets - ranked: tier 3
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is noted for having βa good diversity of skillsetsβ and βexcellentβ clerks who βwork hard to make things happenβ. Members were involved in a number of major insolvency matters in 2017, including Leeds v Lemos, a case relating to a high-value and high-profile bankruptcy.
Insolvency β Leading silks

Lexa Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βReally bright, hardworking and user friendly.β
Ranked: tier 3
Marcia Shekerdemian QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA strong advocate and an absolute delight to instruct and work with.β
Ranked: tier 3
Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βEasy to work with.β
Ranked: tier 4
Alan Gourgey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βObjective and commercial-driven.β
Ranked: tier 5Insolvency β Leading juniors

James Bailey - Wilberforce Chambers βExcellent in insolvency cases with a cross-border dimension.β
Ranked: tier 3
Iain Pester - Wilberforce Chambers βA deep thinker who plans meticulously and has a real ability to predict issues.β
Ranked: tier 5
Thomas Robinson - Wilberforce Chambers βAn outstanding team player with a really astute commercial ability.β
Ranked: tier 5Media and entertainment (including art and cultural property)
Art and cultural property β Leading silks

Gilead Cooper QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is always thorough and impressive.β
Ranked: tier 1Media and entertainment β 2018 Silks

Nikki Singla QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is not afraid to get stuck in to the detail of the case.β
Ranked: tier 1Offshore
Offshore β Leading sets - ranked: tier 1
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers βhas many of the leading barristers in the world for international trust litigation, and many of its silks are involved in the most significant casesβ. Gilead Cooper QC provided expert evidence on onshore and offshore trusts law in a Supreme Court of Pakistan case which led the the removal of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister of Pakistan; the matter concerned the beneficial ownership of properties in London owned by BVI companies linked in Sharifβs children. Thomas Lowe QC is representing Saad Investment Company in a case concerning an alleged $9bn AHAB Ponzi scheme.
Offshore β Leading silks

Brian Green QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe handles work concerning Hong Kong, Bermudan and Cayman trusts.β
Ranked: tier 1
Gilead Cooper QC - Wilberforce Chambers βCreative and intellectually agile, he uses his wit to his advantage.β
Ranked: tier 1Lexa Hillard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βInstructed in offshore cases, including investment fund liquidations.β
Ranked: tier 1
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHugely experienced, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.β
Ranked: tier 1
Robert Ham QC - Wilberforce Chambers βInstructed in sensitive Cayman cases.β
Ranked: tier 1
Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βEasy to work with β he is very good at picking things up late and getting up to speed quickly.β
Ranked: tier 1
John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers βInstructed in TCI, Cayman and Gibraltar cases.β
Ranked: tier 2Thomas Lowe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn expert in insolvency law with offshore expertise.β
Ranked: tier 2
James Ayliffe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe appears in BVI, Hong Kong and Cayman cases.β
Ranked: tier 3
Jonathan Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent barrister β he leads clients expertly through difficult matters.β
Ranked: tier 3
Clare Stanley QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn extremely effective and user-friendly operator.β
Ranked: tier 4Offshore β 2018 silks

Nikki Singla QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe appears in BVI, Cayman and Manx litigation.β
Ranked: tier 1Offshore β Leading juniors

Graeme Halkerston - Wilberforce Chambers βHe brings prior expertise as a litigator in a Caribbean firm.β
Ranked: tier 1
Andrew Mold - Wilberforce Chambers βAlso admitted to the Cayman Bar, his work includes cases with matrimonial elements.β
Ranked: tier 2
Anna Littler - Wilberforce Chambers βVery bright and provides very clear advice.β
Ranked: tier 3Pensions
Pensions β Leading sets - ranked: tier 1
Wilberforce Chambers
As βeasily the strongest pensions set in the marketβ, Wilberforce Chambersβ βexceptional breadth of experienceβ and βpremier group of outstanding individualsβ places it as βthe go-to set for any issues in the pensions worldβ. Fenner Moeran QC is representing the Pensions Regulator in the high-profile BHS pension schemes deficit moral hazard case; Brian Green QC is acting in Barnardoβs v Buckinghamshire and others in the Supreme Court; and Jonathan Hilliard QC is acting for the trustees of the Silentnight pension scheme in a test case relating to pre-pack deals.
Pensions β Leading silks

Brian Green QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA very experienced and knowledgeable silk who presents with style.β
Ranked: tier 1
Paul Newman QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is impressive in his rigorous analysis of the legislation.β
Ranked: tier 1
Fenner Moeran QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn extremely dependable advocate who always has the ear of the court.β
Ranked: tier 2
Michael Tennet QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has particular skill with the strategic elements of cases.β
Ranked: tier 2
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is intellectually excellent with brilliant client-handling skills.β
Ranked: tier 2
Jonathan Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA true star that is rising at a meteoric rate.β
Ranked: tier 3
Robert Ham QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is sharp minded, commercial and has a wonderful delivery.β
Ranked: tier 3Pensions β Leading juniors

Andrew Mold - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is rock solid on the law while remaining very commercial.β
Ranked: tier 2
Edward Sawyer - Wilberforce Chambers βHe combines being exceptionally bright with a strong practical sense.β
Ranked: tier 2
Emily Campbell - Wilberforce Chambers βShe has a sharp intellect and provides silk-quality advice.β
Ranked: tier 2
Sebastian Allen - Wilberforce Chambers βHe instils complete confidence in clients.β
Ranked: tier 2
James McCreath - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is incredibly user friendly and fully dedicated to the clientβs cause.β
Ranked: tier 3
Thomas Robinson - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is highly intelligent and excellent on his feet.β
Ranked: tier 3
Benjamin Faulkner - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has an incredible legal brain and a keen eye for detail.β
Ranked: tier 4
Emily McKechnie - Wilberforce Chambers βA great advocate who is user friendly and very bright.β
Ranked: tier 4
James Walmsley - Wilberforce Chambers βA key name for regulatory actions.β
Ranked: tier 4
Thomas Seymour - Wilberforce Chambers βA wise junior who can be relied upon.β
Ranked: tier 4Private client: personal tax
Private client: personal tax β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
Private client: personal tax β Leading silks

Brian Green QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is very clever and articulate.β
Ranked: tier 2
Jonathan Davey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe makes things simple and easily digestible for the judge.β
Ranked: tier 2
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA skilled advocate.β
Ranked: tier 2Private client: trusts and probate
Private client: trusts and probate β Leading sets - ranked: tier 1
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is a βstrong set, with excellent strength and depth throughout, and some very bright peopleβ. Members are experienced in international work, particularly in offshore jurisdictions. Gilead Cooper QC acted in a claim brought by the executor of a high-profile Saudi government minister for disclosure of information by the family of a Lebanese businessman.
Private client: trusts and probate β Leading silks

Brian Green QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHas a superb analytical and inventive brain.β
Ranked: tier 1
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βRecommended for his work on large family trusts.β
Ranked: tier 1
Robert Ham QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA master of trust law.β
Ranked: tier 1
Gilead Cooper QC - Wilberforce Chambers βThinks outside the box.β
Ranked: tier 2
Clare Stanley QC - Wilberforce Chambers βClare is a punchy advocate with real gravitas in the area of contentious trusts.β
Ranked: tier 3
Jonathan Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βOne of the best young silks in the business.β
Ranked: tier 3
John Martin QC - Wilberforce Chambers βA very experienced Chancery practitioner.β
Ranked: tier 3
Jonathan Davey QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has a way of making something unreasonable appear reasonable and attractive.β
Ranked: tier 3Private client: trusts and probate β 2018 silks

Tiffany Scott QC - Wilberforce Chambers βExcellent attention to detail and a good calming way with clients.β
Ranked: tier 1Private client: trusts and probate β Leading juniors

Emily Campbell - Wilberforce Chambers βInsightful, wise and brilliant.β
Ranked: tier 1
Judith Bryant - Wilberforce Chambers βHugely experienced and practical.β
Ranked: tier 1
Andrew Child - Wilberforce Chambers βHe has a great analytical brain.β
Ranked: tier 3
Mark Studer - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is very bright.β
Ranked: tier 3
ZoΓ« Barton - Wilberforce Chambers βShe is extremely eloquent and can think quickly on her feet.β
Ranked: tier 3
Andrew Mold - Wilberforce Chambers βYou can be confident that he will find the answer to the most complicated of cases.β
Ranked: tier 4
John Child - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is very good on detail.β
Ranked: tier 4Professional negligence
Professional negligence β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers is an βexcellent set for professional negligenceβ cases and its expertise spans claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, auditors, actuaries, construction professionals, finance practitioners, company directors and insurance brokers. Joanna Smith QC is acting for the claimant lender in Tiuta International Ltd v De Villiers Chartered Surveyors, a valuers claim. John Wardell QC acted for the claimant in a case against Bird & Bird LLP, for negligence in relation to the conveyance of a Β£26m property in North London.
Professional negligence β Leading silks

John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers βReally grasps the detail of a case.β
Ranked: tier 1
Ian Croxford QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHis attention to detail and ability to identify alternative and sustainable arguments combined with pragmatic advice is invaluable.β
Ranked: tier 2
Jonathan Seitler QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is particularly noted for property-related professional negligence cases.β
Ranked: tier 2
Joanna Smith QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHer written work is exceptional, she is a ferocious advocate, tactically astute and handles clients incredibly well.β
Ranked: tier 2
John Martin QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe regularly handles international professional negligence cases.β
Ranked: tier 3
Joanne Wicks QC - Wilberforce Chambers βShe is very commercial as well as being technically excellent, and clients like her approachable style.β
Ranked: tier 3
Michael Tennet QC - Wilberforce Chambers βVery bright.β
Ranked: tier 3
Michael Furness QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is noted for pensions-related professional negligence work.β
Ranked: tier 3
Paul Newman QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is thoughtful in his responses and gives clients confidence.β
Ranked: tier 3
Clare Stanley QC - Wilberforce Chambers βSuper on the detail, great with clients, commercial and excellent on her feet.β
Ranked: tier 4
David Phillips QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is disarmingly charming and puts his clients at ease while maintaining a laser focus on the issues at hand.β
Ranked: tier 4
James Ayliffe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is pro-active and hardworking.β
Ranked: tier 4
Lexa Hilliard QC - Wilberforce Chambers βVery able.β
Ranked: tier 4Professional negligence β 2018 silks

Julian Greenhill QC - Wilberforce Chambers βBrilliant.β
Ranked: tier 1
Nikki Singla QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe really gets stuck into the details.β
Ranked: tier 1
Tiffany Scott QC - Wilberforce Chambers βSuperb.β
Ranked: tier 1Professional negligence β leading juniors

ZoΓ« Barton - Wilberforce Chambers βA highly-rated junior.β
Ranked: tier 4
Andrew Mold - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is clever and diligent.β
Ranked: tier 5
Graeme Halkerston - Wilberforce Chambers βHighly regarded.β
Ranked: tier 5
Benjamin Faulkner - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is very thoughtful and always prepares fully.β
Ranked: tier 6
Edward Sawyer - Wilberforce Chambers βA pleasure to work with.β
Ranked: tier 6
Emer Murphy - Wilberforce Chambers βShe has a phenomenal work rate.β
Ranked: tier 6
Emily McKechnie - Wilberforce Chambers βResponsive and user friendly.β
Ranked: tier 6
Sebastian Allen - Wilberforce Chambers βFirst rate.β
Ranked: tier 6Property litigation and agriculture
Property litigation β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Wilberforce Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers has βexcellent strength in depth in property mattersβ and is βthe premier set for commercial workβ. In the Supreme Court, Joanne Wicks QC and Benjamin Faulkner are acting for the appellant in S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel, a matter of general importance which concerns a landlordβs attempt to evict a protected business tenant on the basis of redevelopment works that the tenant argues serves no genuine commercial purpose.
Property litigation β Leading silks

Jonathan Seitler QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn unbelievable brain which he uses to obtain technical and commercial advantages.β
Ranked: tier 2
Joanne Wicks QC - Wilberforce Chambers βTrustworthy and reliable, as well as being technically excellent.β
Ranked: tier 2
Martin Hutchings QC - Wilberforce Chambers βThe go-to person for complex dilapidations claims and a real joy to work with.β
Ranked: tier 3Mark Wonnacott QC - Wilberforce Chambers βThe first name on the list when heavy ammunition is needed in a dispute.β
Ranked: tier 3
John Furber QC - Wilberforce Chambers βGood technically, very approachable and clear with clients.β
Ranked: tier 4
Michael Barnes QC - Wilberforce Chambers βInstructed for estoppel, landlord and tenant matters and compulsory purchases.β
Ranked: tier 4
James Ayliffe QC - Wilberforce Chambers βVery commercial and great with clients.β
Ranked: tier 5Property litigation β 2018 silks

Julian Greenhill QC - Wilberforce Chambers βDynamic, forward thinking, progressive and engaged.β
Ranked: tier 1
Tiffany Scott QC - Wilberforce Chambers βCalm and methodical, her written advice is clear and concise.β
Ranked: tier 1Agriculture β Leading juniors

ZoΓ« Barton - Wilberforce Chambers βShe is rated very highly.β
Ranked: tier 3Property litigation β Leading juniors

ZoΓ« Barton - Wilberforce Chambers βHer strong verbal communication is evident through her advocacy and good rapport with clients.β
Ranked: tier 3
Emer Murphy - Wilberforce Chambers βUnflappable and comes up with innovative solutions to issues.β
Ranked: tier 4
Charlotte Black - Wilberforce Chambers βBuilding a good reputation in the dilapidations world.β
Ranked: tier 5
Jonathan Chew - Wilberforce Chambers βComprehensive in his approach, an impressive and effective advocate.β
Ranked: tier 5
James McCreath - Wilberforce Chambers βTechnically able, switched on and offers good strategic solutions.β
Ranked: tier 5Set overviews: England and Wales
The βpolishedβ Wilberforce Chambers is βthe best in the marketβ for pensions litigation work and one of the βpremierβ offshore sets as it can offer βa choice of top flight barristers who can offer a deep understanding of the offshore legal market and who have hands-on experience in the offshore courtsβ. Chambers βhas grown and gone from strength to strengthβ since the βsolutions drivenβ Nicholas Luckman was appointed as practice director. Luckman (βa stalwart in the offshore legal worldβ) and head clerk Mark Rushton are βboth responsive and sensitive to client needs and oversee a commercially focused clerksβ roomβ. Rushton in particular is praised for βgoing out of his way to ensure a fantastic service and constantly asking how they can get even betterβ. The clerking team is βsecond to noneβ, providing βan integral part of the exceptional service the set provides its clientsβ. Solicitors highlight βcream of the cropβ Colin Everson, who βclearly understands the market very well, and is always keen to go the extra mileβ; the βstandoutβ Fraser Geddes; a βsuperbβ Ben Rippengale, who is βon the ball, efficient, personable and a genuine pleasure to dealβ; and Stewart Cameron, who is βresponsive and great at trying to fix listing problems as well as squeezing in assistance from counsel at short notice when we need itβ. In addition, Danny Smillie and the βimpressiveβ Nancy Lee are also recommended. Offices in: London
Sport
Sport β Leading silks

David Phillips QC - Wilberforce Chambers βAn excellent all-round sports practitioner. Very amiable and a very effective, experienced advocate.β
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London Bar
Offices in London
- Charities
- Commercial litigation
- Company and partnership
- Construction
- Financial services
- Fraud: civil
- IT and telecoms (excluding regulatory)
- Insolvency
- Media and entertainment (including art and cultural property)
- Offshore
- Pensions
- Private client: personal tax
- Private client: trusts and probate
- Professional negligence
- Property litigation and agriculture
- Sport