Radcliffe Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
Radcliffe Chambers Offices
Radcliffe Chambers
11 NEW SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QB
England
11 NEW SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QB
England
Radcliffe Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Charities Tier 1
Radcliffe Chambers‘ clients span the charities sector, including multi-national charities, clubs and housing associations. In a standout highlight, Robert Pearce KC acted for Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd in Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd, a long-running High Court matter involving The National Fund, which was set up in the 1920s to pay off the United Kingdom's sovereign debt in full, a now-impossible task. Kate Selway KC has extensive High Court litigation experience. Other key names to note include Francesca Quint, who has a mainly advisory practice.London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate Tier 2
Radcliffe Chambers is ‘a helpful, well-organised and competitive chamber with an excellent strength of barristers at all levels of call’. Robert Pearce KC is ‘an exceptionally intelligent and thorough’ individual whose recent practice has involved a lot of work in offshore jurisdictions, as well as with the 'passionate and pragmatic' Daniel Burton representing the trustees in Attorney-General v Zedra, concerning the fate of the National Fund, a 1920s bequest by a member of the family which created Farrer & Co in order to pay off the United Kingdom's entire national debt, and if its £500m value should be used to pay off less than a four thousandth of the debt, or for some other purpose. Kate Selway KC is ‘incredibly well prepared with great attention to detail’ and is currently representing defendants in a probate fraud claim in the High Court. ‘Formidable advocate’ Thomas Dumont KC ‘exudes confidence and comes up with great strategies’. Rising star Matthew Mills is ‘a very capable and knowledge advocate’.Rising stars
Matthew Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matthew is very knowledgeable and more than capable in the areas in question. He keeps in touch and provides realistic turnaround times. His written advices are very helpful and well set out. He makes the effort to clarify matters where required, including by phone.’
Leading Silks
Robert Pearce KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'Robert is exceptionally intelligent and extremely thorough. His drafting is clear and concise. He is very well prepared and persuasive in the court.'
Kate Selway KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'Kate really gets to grips with the lay client's case and is wonderfully responsive and collaborative when working with her instructing solicitors too.'
Thomas Dumont KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thomas has an authoritative command of his brief. He always sees the bigger picture and can map the best strategic approach. His command of the situation in mediation is particularly impressive.’
Leading Juniors
Piers Feltham –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Piers is technically extremely good and provides very clear opinions. He is very persuasive on his feet.’
Daniel Burton –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Daniel is a go-to barrister. His legal expertise is second to none. He is brilliant with clients and sees things from a practical and cost-effective viewpoint. He is excellent.’
Sophia Rogers –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Sophia is one of the leading juniors when it comes to trusts and probate cases. She is utterly rigorous, works on the biggest and most important cases, and is a fierce and determined advocate. She gives clear merits advice.’
Katherine McQuail –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Katherine understands the vagaries of acting for protected parties where they relate to other Chancery proceedings. She fights hard for her clients and is prepared to bend over backwards to work with her instructing solicitors to get the best results. She is a leader.’
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers ‘William is a truly excellent barrister. He is intelligent, quickly gets to the crux of the issues and has a great writing style. He is sympathetic to clients whilst also providing them with clear, honest advice.’
Josh Lewison – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Josh is a very gifted technical lawyer who is go-to on trust matters, particularly those with a foreign element and jurisdictional issues. He always makes himself available and is very collaborative in moving a case forward.’
Marcus Flavin –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Marcus is knowledgeable and pragmatic. He gives reassuring and practical advice.'
Edward Hicks –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Edward is thorough and relentless in both his preparation and presentation. He is a good all rounder and can be relied on to do a good job and get results.’
Charles Holbech –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Charles is really through and approachable. He has an amazingly bright legal mind and excellent drafting skills.’
Justin Holmes –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 remains balanced and calm at all times.’
Roger Mullis –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Roger has huge experience to bring to any dispute, his statesman-like qualities provide reassurance to worried clients and he is able to quickly grasp the main issues of extremely complex matters, even when brought in after several years of litigation.’
Testimonials
Set
‘The chambers is very well regarded set in contentious trusts and probate areas.’
‘Chambers is excellent and will always find a way to help – “go-to” chambers.’
‘A go-to chambers for all private client/ trust disputes matters.’
‘Radcliffe is very solid on contentious trusts and probate.’
‘Radcliffe has an impressive selection of contentious trusts and probate counsel.’
‘Radcliffe offers great value for money, with strength in depth and good availability of barristers.’
Clerking
Work highlights
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care Tier 3
Radcliffe Chambers’ Court of Protection team handles a range of property and affairs work, crossing over with the set's broader reputation in private wealth matters. In the Supreme Court of Bermuda, Piers Feltham represented one of the children in Wong v Grand View Private Trust, a long running Bermudian trusts case concerning the founders of the Formosa Plastics Group involving both a range of Chancery issues and mental capacity matters.Leading Juniors
Justin Holmes –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Justin is very experienced and always provides sound and clear advice to the clients. He is excellent in his written advice and at conferences or mediations. He is extremely eloquent and well presented at hearings.’
Piers Feltham
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Piers combines a bespoke Court of Protection property and affairs practice with excellent Chancery knowledge.
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Katherine McQuail
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Katherine is extremely hard working and tenacious. She is tremendous with clients, particularly vulnerable ones, and builds rapport quickly.
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Testimonials
Set
‘A great set of chambers. Streets ahead of most other chancery sets.’
‘Radcliffe Chambers is an excellent chambers.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are very efficient and helpful.’
‘Justin Allen is excellent and always willing to help and find the right barrister for the job.’
‘Fiona Fitzgerald is an inspiring chief executive.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Insolvency Tier 3
Radcliffe Chambers ‘deals with a wide range of insolvency matters‘ and members are increasingly instructed in corporate insolvency matters and in cases with international elements. 2022 silk Matthew Weaver KC appeared in Carraway Guildford (Nominee A) Ltd & others v Regis UK Limited, advising the joint supervisors of a high-profile retail CVA of Regis Salons, which was challenged by 19 of its landlords. Christopher Boardman KC , who took silk in 2020, has been advising the administrators of Transform Medical Group in a case arising from the group litigation concerning unfit for purpose PIP breast implants.Leading Silks
Christopher Boardman KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Chris has a very sharp and incisive mind. He also has excellent advocacy skills and is always a bright and reassuring influence.'
2022 Silks
Matthew Weaver KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matt is a go-to barrister. He is incredibly smart but also commercial and understands what the clients want from the proceedings.’
Matthew Weaver KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'Extremely client facing and accessible, he performs very well in contested situations on his feet and is able to easily grasp the commerciality of what is required.'
Leading Juniors
Adam Deacock –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He is meticulous and confident.’
Tina Kyriakides –Radcliffe Chambers 'Tina's detail focused and commercial approach is brilliant to work with.'
Reuben Comiskey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thorough and gives careful consideration to legal issues.'
Dawn McCambley –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Dawn is a pleasure to work with and extremely knowledgeable on insolvency matters.'
Martin Ouwehand – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Martin is an exceptional technician. He is a very careful and thoughtful barrister who drafts brilliantly.’
Catherine Doran –Radcliffe Chambers 'Very easy to deal with and technically brilliant.'
Kate Rogers –Radcliffe Chambers 'Kate is a very technical and creative advocate. She performs well on her feet and is a quick thinker.'
Katie Longstaff –Radcliffe Chambers 'Extremely bright, superb attention to detail, excellent on her feet and a 100% team player.'
Christopher Buckley –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He provides very clear advice, even when it is somewhat difficult for the clients to hear.’
Testimonials
Set
‘They have a range of barristers both at the KC and junior level.’
‘Very good set. Strong insolvency expertise.’
‘It is a very strong insolvency set with a range of barristers, which is great for ensuring that the work is done at the right level.’
‘Radcliffe is a fantastic chambers for highly regarded experts.’
‘A diverse range of advocates suitable to deal with a wide range of insolvency matters.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are responsive and very helpful.’
London Bar > Pensions Tier 3
Radcliffe Chambers is ‘clearly first rate when it comes to pensions‘ and members are instructed on an array of contentious and advisory issues at the highest level. Recent highlights have included Mitchells & Butlers Pensions Ltd v Mitchells & Butlers Plc, where Keith Rowley KC led the Mitchell & Butlers’ defence of a complex, £150m claim by its pension trustee for rectification of the scheme’s trust deeds. Senior junior Elizabeth Ovey‘s general Chancery practice has significant focus on pensions law and she regularly appears at the Business and Property Courts, while Henry Day has acted in several recent pensions matters at the High Court.Leading Silks
Keith Rowley KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘A leading pensions law counsel who is able to tackle the most complicated questions and issues of pensions law.’
Leading Juniors
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth is exceptionally attentive to detail and technically excellent. She is very responsive and will make herself available on short notice around other cases.’
Henry Day –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Henry’s particular strength is in his attention to detail. He has a strong understanding of the pensions litigation work lay clients are involved in, and has a very bright future ahead of him.’
Wendy Mathers –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Wendy is extremely bright and forensically detailed in her approach. Solicitors know nothing will get missed – she is razor sharp. Extremely knowledgeable about pensions law.’
Testimonials
Set
‘Radcliffe Chambers is one of the leading chambers for pensions litigation. They have offered excellent and practical training relating to pensions litigation.’
‘Really strong pensions set.’
‘Radcliffe is clearly first rate when it comes to pensions.’
Clerking
‘Keith Nagle has always been incredibly helpful and responsive to any requests or queries.’
‘The clerks are incredibly helpful – particularly John Clark.’
‘I have always found Keith Nagle to be helpful and responsive.’
London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 3
Radcliffe Chambers are specialists within solicitor and financial based professional negligence work. Barristers are regularly instructed in both claimant and defendant based claims, whilst accepting instructions under the Public Access Scheme. Thomas Dumont KC has over forty years experience, with a recent highlight being the case of Bishop of Leeds v Dixon Coles & Gill, which involved a senior partner stealing millions from church charities, a Church of England bishop and deceased clients’ estates. Shantanu Majumdar KC acts for and against various legal and financial professionals.Leading Silks
Jeremy Cousins KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Jeremy Cousins KC is very thorough and a pleasure to work with.’
Shantanu Majumdar KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thoughtful, very capable, calm and confident style of advocacy.'
Leading Juniors
Peter Dodge –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Peter's strengths are in knotty financial / regulatory areas and professional negligence generally. He has very good rapport with clients, particularly legally unsophisticated / inexperienced clients (both claimants and defendants). He is also not afraid to give very strong advice on prospects etc. He also builds good rapport with judges and has a persuasive but friendly tone with them.'
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth is exceptionally attentive to detail and technically excellent. She is very responsive and will make herself available on short notice around other commitments. She is a very experienced Junior.'
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers ‘William has the skill of explaining the arcane in understandable terms. He is a fluent and polished advocate.'
Gary Lidington –Radcliffe Chambers 'Gary is a superb, polished performer in the field of dispute resolution and his experience across a range of tribunals impresses. He has developed a particular specialism in the field of professional negligence and is the complete package in that respect; a great pleader, unflappable advocate and a delight to work with; he also speaks the language of and is much loved by clients.'
Simon Williams –Radcliffe Chambers 'Highly forensic/capable/bright and diligent. Also personable.'
Testimonials
Set
‘Radcliffe Chambers do a fair amount of work in the professional negligence field, particularly Jeremy Cousins KC who is very thorough and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Radcliffe Chambers is one of the leading chambers for pensions litigation. They have offered excellent and practical training relating to pensions litigation.’
‘Radcliffe is the best Chancery set to deal with in my experience. From very capable neo-juniors right up to KC level, they have never let me down. The clerk team are very helpful and efficient.’
‘Chambers offers a good range of counsel in both areas covered and years of experience. As a firm, we have used this firm for many years and many members of chambers from junior-juniors to KC level.’
Chambers
‘I have had the pleasure of working with all the clerks in the team and there is no variation in levels of service quality, all of a very high standard.’
‘A sound team well lead by John Clark.’
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 4
Radcliffe Chambers is a multidisciplinary set, combining core practice areas such as real estate litigation, with more specialised expertise in matters concerning property tax disputes, planning permissions and enfranchisement issues. They have secured a steady stream of property work from a wide range of sources, nurturing close working relationships with national and local public authorities. Kate Selway KC continues to utilise her vast experience of tax issues arising from property matters, representing the claimant in Hall v HMRC; a case before the High Court confronting the issue of when an interest in possession is mistakenly assumed and its impact on inheritance tax liability. Nathan Wells successfully represented the appellant before the Court of Appeal in Borwick Development Solutions Ltd v Clear Water Fisheries Ltd, raising legally esoteric questions regarding what property rights existed in live fish and whether they were passed upon the transfer of the containing fishery, an ultimately novel issue not directly approached in English law prior. Howard Smith is regularly instructed on the most complex cases arising from the Party Wall Act.Leading Silks
Kate Selway KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Kate has a high level of in-depth knowledge, which she presents in a straightforward and comprehensible manner. An approachable and empathetic silk, her hands-on approach is a pleasure to work with.’
Leading Juniors
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers ‘William is personable and unstuffy, yet has the air of authority and gravitas, inspiring confidence in his clients. He is clever and always in command of his brief down to the fine detail, regardless of how late the papers are delivered to him. ’
Nathan Wells –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Nathan is a sublime barrister. He undertakes work meticulously and considers all angles to provide practical and tactical advice. Rather than theatrical, his measured advocacy style and impressive ability to recall key facts is particularly effective. ’
Marie-Claire Bleasdale –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Marie-Claire is simply a phenomenal barrister. This is a combination of a personable approach with her clients and admirable advocacy skills, always putting up a tenacious fight in court. ’
Edward Hicks –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Ed has a sharp mind and fantastic analytical skills. He is able to de-construct complex issues and give detailed advice on tricky matters in a language his clients understand. His ability to think on his feet in court and respond to any issues as they arise is a great strength. ’
Howard Smith –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Howard has a gift for identifying the key points in complex situations and explaining matters with clarity and economy. In court, he emits an air of quiet authority which is very effective in capturing and keeping the judge’s attention, ensuring they are receptive to his submissions. His capacity to retain and retrieve large amounts of detail on the spot is thoroughly impressive. ’
Simon Williams –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Both practically and commercially minded, Simon understands the procedure and what is best for his clients. He is a calm, considered and well prepared advocate. ’
Testimonials
Set
‘Radcliffe are a very strong set, with great depth across both the junior and senior range. We have always been able to match counsel to claims as they arise, at the right level and with the right skills. ’
‘Radcliffe Chambers has a wealth of experience across all levels of property litigation. They are really starting to challenge some of the more established sets in this area. ’
‘I have instructed many barristers from this chambers and have been impressed by the expertise of all. Generally, they always make themselves available ever at short notice. ’
‘They have unquestionable client service, Radcliffe are always at the top of their game. Their barristers are all extremely capable, friendly and available. Nothing is too much. ’
‘Excellent set to work with and we value our relationship with them, particularly commercially minded. ’
Clerks
‘Brilliant clerking – very responsive and understanding. Justin Allen and John Clark are calm and reliable presences, always responsive and helpful. ’
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 5
Simon Williams – Radcliffe Chambers An experienced mediator of property and commercial disputes, Radcliffe Chambers' Simon Williams is 'very good with clients, calm and persuasive; and he works hard to achieve an outcome'. Williams' expertise covers commercial contracts, company law, shareholders, partnerships, and landlord and tenant issues, along with rights of way, restrictive covenants, adverse possession, professional negligence, and trusts and probate.Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation
Leading Silks
David Mohyuddin KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘David is outstanding. He is one of the most user friendly, down to earth counsel. He is always approachable; nothing is ever too much trouble. He grasps the issues instantly and his advice is well thought through. His written work is outstanding, and on his feet he is utterly persuasive, but in a very calm way. The Judges really warm to him. Altogether fabulous Counsel.’
Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
Leading Silks
David Mohyuddin KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘David is really accessible and he breaks things down in an easily digestible fashion. He always gives clear advice on strategy and he puts clients at ease.’
Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
2022 Silks
Mark Fell KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Incredibly bright but pragmatic and completely down to earth. A go to Counsel for retail financial services issues.’
Leading Juniors
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘She is calm and clear in her advice, whilst being very commercial.'
London Bar > Commercial litigation
Leading Juniors
Tina Kyriakides –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Extremely thorough in preparation - gets into all the detail - but but can still see the bigger picture. A very accomplished advocate in court.'
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He is a fantastic advocate and one who is never flustered and always seems to be in control of any court room situation however difficult it might appear to me.'
Gary Lidington –Radcliffe Chambers ‘An excellent advocate and very persuasive. He is able to distill complex matters to make very clear submissions. Gary is very personable and is well respected by the bench and Bar.’
Dov Ohrenstein –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Dov has a wealth of experience, knows the law inside out and shows excellent judgment in advising clients. He can be relied upon to present his client's case in an attractive and effective way, thus achieving the best outcome for them.'
Adam Deacock – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He is meticulous and confident. He is assertive and thorough on his feet – you can rely on him to be prepared and leave no stone unturned.’
London Bar > Financial services regulation
2022 Silks
Mark Fell KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Mark is a very clear and persuasive advocate. He has strong technical skills and his written work is comprehensive and persuasive.'
Leading Juniors
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth is exceptionally attentive to detail and technically excellent. She is very responsive and will make herself available on short notice around other commitments. She is a very experienced Junior.'
Anthony Dearing –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Anthony has superb knowledge of regulatory matters and a keen interest in crpyto issues as well as challenger bank development and growth. Anthony works very well as part of a project team to deliver new licenses and expand businesses into new products and markets.'
Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
2022 Silks
Matthew Weaver KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matthew is extremely measured but does not pull punches on his feet and, accordingly, is incredibly effective with the judges. He understands very well how the insolvency market works and the team approach that is required in officeholder-led insolvency litigation. He is an excellent barrister.’
Leading Juniors
Kate Rogers –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Kate is a straight talker, provides clear advice that is well thought through. She is also a good team player and is quick to respond the queries. She is always well prepared and on top of the legal and evidential issues and is a confident advocate.’
London Bar > Agriculture
London Bar > Company
Leading Juniors
Tina Kyriakides - Radcliffe Chambers 'To use a sporting metaphor, Tina "leaves everything on the field". No barrister will prepare harder or argue more passionately for their client's case.'
Christopher Buckley - Radcliffe Chambers 'Authoritative, clear and insightful. He brings superb intelligence and advocacy skills.'
London Bar > Private client: personal tax
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
Radcliffe Chambers > Set Profile
Radcliffe Chambers is a modern chambers based in historic Lincoln’s Inn. It specialises in business, private client, property, insolvency, pensions and charities. The achievements of Chambers and its individual members have been recognised in recent years in The Legal Cheek awards, Chambers UK Bar awards, The UK Diversity Legal awards, STEP private client awards, The Lawyer awards, Halsbury Legal awards, Legal Week awards, The British Legal awards, and Solicitor Journal awards. Members of Chambers are regularly involved in the leading cases in their fields and chambers continues to grow its reputation for quality and innovative legal services. Services are supported by a professional and dedicated clerking and management team that provides a transparent and client driven service.
The set: With many members of chambers having been involved in the leading cases in their fields, this chambers continues to grow its reputation for quality and innovative legal services. These services are supported by a professional and dedicated clerking and management team who provide a transparent and client driven service.
Types of work undertaken: Radcliffe Chambers’ expertise encompasses a wide variety of commercial and chancery litigation and advice, including banking and financial services, charities, contracts, corporate and company, fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, partnerships and LLPs, pensions, professional liability, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, tax and all manner of private client matters, from trusts, wills and tax, to issues arising in the Court of Protection.
Members sit as arbitrators, mediators and act as counsel in alternative dispute resolutions in the UK and overseas.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior Clerk | John Clark | ||
| Chief Executive | Fiona Fitzgerald | ||
| Members of Chambers | CRAMPIN KC, Peter (1976, 1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROWLEY KC, Keith (1979, 2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHANGURE KC, Avtar (1985,2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PEARCE KC, Robert (1977, 2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOHYUDDIN KC, David (1999, 2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORGAN KC, James (1996, 2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DUMONT KC, Thomas (1979, 2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAJUMDAR KC, Shantanu (1992, 2020) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOARDMAN KC, Christopher (1995, 2020) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SELWAY KC, Kate (1995, 2020) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEAVER, Matthew (2002, 2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FELL, Mark (2004, 2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | QUINT, Francesca (1970) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NURSE, Gordon (1973) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OVEY, Elizabeth (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Simon (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KYRIAKIDES, Tina (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FELTHAM, Piers (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Howard (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MULLIS, Roger (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLBECH, Charles (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McQUAIL, Katherine (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEACOCK, Adam (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DODGE, Peter (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BLEASDALE, Marie-Claire (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLS, Simon (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLMES, Justin (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OHRENSTEIN, Dov (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KEEL, Douglas (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOYS, Clive (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOLTON, Caroline (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEARING, Anthony (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURTON, Paul (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOFFETT, William (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WELLS, Nathan (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LIDINGTON, Gary (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WINFIELD, Joshua (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FLAVIN, Marcus (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COMISKEY, Reuben (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OUWEHAND, Martin (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HILTON, Oliver (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEASLEY, Tom (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARRETT, Steven (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCKLEY, Christopher (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HICKS, Edward (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEWISON, Josh (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MATHERS, Wendy (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCAMBLEY, Dawn (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DORAN, Catharine (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURTON, Daniel (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROGERS, Kate (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAY, Henry (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACKLAM, Nicholas (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROGERS, Sophia (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LONGSTAFF, Katie (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDWARDS, Jonathan (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN, Andrew (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHUFFREY, Chloe (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KELL, Zachary (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TONNARD, Matthew (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLS, Matthew (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KREAMER, Lauren (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KINGSTON-SPLATT, Alexander (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOIZOU, Emma (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RIMINGTON-POUNDER, Poppy (2018) |
Meet The Clerk(s)
Barrister Profiles
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 | Steven Barrett | Commercial Chancery; property litigation – landlord and tenant and real property; professional… | View Profile |
 | Tom Beasley | Barrister with general commercial and Chancery advising and litigation practice. Chancery (general); commercial… | View Profile |
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| Marie-Claire Bleasdale | The focus of Marie-Claire Bleasdale’s practice is advocacy in court, in particular… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Boardman | Leading commercial chancery junior, specialising in insolvency (including cross border), company commercial… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Buckley | Barrister specialising in contentious insolvency, company (in particular directors’ disqualification) and private… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Burton | Banking and financial services, commercial litigation; consumer credit; insolvency (corporate, personal, directors… | View Profile |
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| Reuben Comiskey | Reuben Comiskey is a busy commercial chancery junior, with a focus on… | View Profile |
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| Henry Day | Barrister specialising in pensions; private client; trusts, wills and estates; financial services;… | View Profile |
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| Adam Deacock | Commercial litigator specialising in insolvency, company fraud, banking and real estate disputes.… | View Profile |
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| Peter Dodge | Barrister specialising in commercial Chancery litigation; in particular, banking and financial services,… | View Profile |
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| Catherine Doran | Specialist areas of practice include: personcal and corporate insolvency, directors’ disqualification, company,… | View Profile |
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| Thomas Dumont | Tom Dumont’s practice falls into the following areas: trusts and estates, property,… | View Profile |
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| Mark Fell KC | Barrister with a Chancery and commercial advisory and litigation practice. | View Profile |
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| Piers Feltham | Piers Feltham has a general Chancery practice specialising in particular in property,… | View Profile |
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| Marcus Flavin | Marcus Flavin practices mainly in the field of trusts and estates. His… | View Profile |
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| Edward Hicks | Chancery and commercial practice, specialising in real property and private client litigation,… | View Profile |
 | Oliver Hilton | Oliver is a chancery barrister specialising in trusts, estates and property disputes,… | View Profile |
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| Justin Holmes | Justin Holmes is an experienced adviser and advocate in both the Chancery… | View Profile |
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| Tina Kyriakides | General commercial and chancery litigation practitioner with expertise across company law, corporate… | View Profile |
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| Josh Lewison | Josh is a private client specialist, concentrating on contentious and non-contentious trusts,… | View Profile |
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| Gary Lidington | Gary Lidington specialises in the full range of commercial, commercial chancery and… | View Profile |
 | Nicholas Macklam | Barrister specialising in both contentious and non-contentious private client work; trusts, wills… | View Profile |
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| Shantanu Majumdar | Commercial: Insurance, sale of goods, financial contracts, agency, credit & security, banking… | View Profile |
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| Wendy Mathers | Specialises in chancery (general), pensions, Court of Protection, contentious probate (including family… | View Profile |
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| Dawn McCambley | Dawn specialises in chancert commercial litigation; with particular emphasis on insolvency, comany… | View Profile |
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| Katherine Mcquail | Barrister specialising in: litigation – contractual claims, landlord and tenant, mortgages, partnership,… | View Profile |
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| William Moffett | Barrister specialising in Chancery and commercial litigation including contentious wills and trusts,… | View Profile |
 | Clive Moys | PRACTICE AT THE BAR: Planning, property, local government, rating and valuation and… | View Profile |
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| Roger Mullis | Roger Mullis is a Chancery practitioner with an emphasis on property and… | View Profile |
 | Gordon Nurse | Barrister specialising in real property-related litigation and commercial litigation, particularly involving equitable… | View Profile |
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| Dov Ohrenstein | Dov Ohrenstein’s practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution in the fields… | View Profile |
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| Martin Ouwehand | Martin specialises in commercial litigation, corporate and shareholder disputes, professional negligence and… | View Profile |
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| Elizabeth Ovey | Barrister specialising in pensions, retail financial services and building society work (litigation… | View Profile |
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| Robert Pearce | Main practice areas include: real property disputes, landlord and tenant, contentious trust… | View Profile |
 | Francesca Quint | Chancery, with an emphasis on charities: also education. Recent cases include Sparrow,… | View Profile |
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| Keith Rowley | Principal area of work is general chancery, primarily pension schemes, real property,… | View Profile |
 | Kate Selway | Barrister specialising in general Chancery; private client, trusts and estates (including taxation),… | View Profile |
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| Howard Smith | Howard Smith’s practice is in traditional and commercial chancery. He specialises in… | View Profile |
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| Nathan Wells | Nathan Wells has a wide ranging Chancery practice, which includes wills and… | View Profile |
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| Simon Williams | Barrister and ADR Group accredited mediator specialising in property, commercial chancery and… | View Profile |
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Diversity
At Radcliffe Chambers, we recognise that there is a lack of diversity in our profession. As a chambers we are committed to improving our gender balance, and ethnic and social diversity. Only by building a truly diverse chambers can we offer the broad range of perspectives that will allow us to best support our clients.
We are committed to:
- Building an outstanding team, recruited from a diverse pool of talent
- Implementing an employee value proposition including their well-being.
- Offering mentorship programmes.
- Opening and encouraging more students to consider the study of law and in particular chancery and commercial
- Addressing unconscious bias
We have policies supporting these objectives. In particular, we provide equality of opportunity in chambers and throughout our recruitment processes. In 2019, we introduced the Rare Contextual Recruitment System which uses big data to help organisations identify candidates with the greatest potential. Rare enables us to identify exceptional candidates we may otherwise miss, which is achieved by putting candidates’ accomplishments in context. We are one of only a handful of chambers that use this system. As a result we have seen an increase in candidates from non-traditional backgrounds applying for pupillage.
Radcliffe Chambers is also the only chambers to be listed as a Top 75 employer in the 2021 Social Mobility Employment Index. The Social Mobility Employment Index ranks UK employers based on the actions they take to ensure they are providing equal opportunities for people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. The index helps to highlight employers who are doing the most to change their recruitment process and advance talented employees from different backgrounds. We were also a finalist in the Progression Programme of the Year Category at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021.
This year in collaboration with Big Voice London, we have hosted our yearly ‘Student Camp’ for sixth-form students from under-represented groups. Over a two day period, we held a series of workshops covering multiple aspects of legal practice with an emphasis on interview skills and the various routes to become a barrister. During this camp, we hope to inspire and support young people to pursue a career at the bar.
We also signed up to be a part of the 10,000 Black Interns programme, and hosted our first intern in July this year. 10,000 Black Interns is an initiative that came from the success of ‘100 Black Interns’. The aim of this programme is to transform the future prospects of young black people living in the UK through paid work experience across 24 different sectors.
Please contact Isabel Bertram if you would be interested in working with us on a joint project, or if you have any feedback on our responsible business activities.
- Charities
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Private client: trusts and probate
Set Rankings
- Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation
- Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
- Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Commercial litigation
- Financial services regulation
- Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
- Agriculture
- Company
- Private client: personal tax
- The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore