David Wolfe KC > Matrix Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Matrix Chambers is noted for its wide-reaching expertise in education law, with a growing reputation for acting in case law-shaping cases for schools, universities, individuals, and governmental bodies. Recent highlights include David Wolfe KC‘s appearance challenging the Government’s conversion of London’s Holland Park School into part of a multi-academy trust, with notable implications for the national academisation program. Sarah Hannett KC advised the University of Essex on a high-profile threatened judicial review surrounding the university’s harassment policies. Daniel Squires KC conducted a noteworthy investigation into an independent school’s teaching of politically sensitive issues, while Helen Mountfield KC represented a visually impaired student in a race and disability discrimination claim against the Oxford Union after he was removed from a debate by security staff. The set’s profile was further bolstered with Claire Darwin KC and Nick Armstrong KC taking silk in 2023.

Matrix Chambers is home to ‘a deep pool of extremely skilled barristers‘, with notable strength in handling climate change, biodiversity and marine protection matters. David Wolfe KC is ‘a fearless advocate, who always goes the extra mile for his clients‘ and continues to assist environmental NGO company Wild Justice with ongoing challenges to public bodies on a wide spectrum of environmental issues. The ‘authoritative‘ Zoë Leventhal KC has expertise in relation to the Habitats Directive. Among the junior end of chambers, Kate Cook is ‘knowledgeable, flexible, pragmatic and calm‘, with an excellent track record in advising on international environmental issues, and the ‘fiercely bright‘ Emma Foubister is ‘deeply enthusiastic about claimant environmental law‘.

Matrix Chambers‘ members are widely recognised for advising on a broad range of EU law matters, and appear before all court levels up to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Members of the set are appearing on both sides of Jersey Choice v Her Majesty’s Treasury and HMRC, a longrunning damages action concerning the removal of a VAT relief on the basis it was discriminatory under EU law; the case is due to be heard before the Supreme Court in late 2023. David Wolfe KC is ‘superb on his feet‘ and has an excellent track record in handling a wide spectrum of complex EU-related matters. Takis Tridimas is ‘an exceptional advocate‘ who ‘knows EU law inside-out‘.