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Radcliffe Chambers
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LONDON
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Radcliffe Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings

London Bar > Charities Tier 1

At Radcliffe Chambers, recent instructions for the team include Robert Pearce KC acting for the trustee of the National Fund before the Court of Appeal in Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd v Attorney General, concerning the application of the cy-près doctrine to funds held on a trust established in 1928 with a £500,000 donation, but used as part payment when its goal became impossible. Among the junior end of chambers, Piers Feltham has ‘vast and valuable experience in his field‘, and Matthew Mills is ‘very thorough, logical and practical‘.

Leading Silks

Robert Pearce KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'Robert is very responsive and incredibly intelligent. A go-to person for complicated matters.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Ranked: Tier 2
Thomas Dumont KC –Radcliffe Chambers 'He prepares thoroughly and provides clear advice.'
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Francesca Quint –Radcliffe Chambers 'A top class brain.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Piers Feltham –Radcliffe Chambers 'Piers has the ability to navigate complex matters with ease, and provides clear and concise advice.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Joshua Winfield –Radcliffe Chambers 'Joshua has an excellent analytical brain. He is very good at seeing his way through complex arguments.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Josh Lewison –Radcliffe Chambers 'Josh is a brilliant advocate. He is exceptionally efficient and gifted; clear and effective in his case management, leadership and preparation. He delivers results.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Matthew Mills – Radcliffe Chambers 'Matthew is meticulous. He is razor-sharp and leaves no stone unturned.'
Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘John Clark is great and easy to deal with. Always very helpful and responsive.’

‘Justin Allen is very prompt and effective.’

‘The clerks were efficient.’

‘Chambers is always friendly and helpful.’

‘Strength in depth.’

‘Pragmatic, commercial advice.’

London Bar > Pensions Tier 2

Radcliffe Chambers is 'a well regarded chambers for pensions disputes'. Recent instructions for the group include Keith Rowley KC and Wendy Mathersacting in the high-profile Newell Trustees v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services case, a complex pension scheme dispute arising from the transfer of final salary arrangements to money purchase arrangements within the same scheme; key issues in the matter included the validity of amendments made by an interim deed, extrinsic contracts, and allegations of age discrimination.

Leading Silks

Keith Rowley KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He has outstanding technical knowledge, with a great eye for detail and robust advocacy where appropriate. One of the leading KCs at the pensions Bar.'
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth provides concise yet detailed advice.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Wendy Mathers – Radcliffe Chambers ‘A very strong advocate, who is sagacious and knowledgeable on pensions law.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Henry Day –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Henry has great experience in advising on pensions litigation. He provides lucid and succinct advice.’
Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘All of the clerks we have dealt with have been very helpful, particularly John Clark.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers has a very good set of clerks. They are flexible and will work hard to come to an arrangement which meets the client’s needs. They are efficient and approachable.’

‘The clerks were very quick to respond, gave accurate fee estimates and were friendly and professional.’

‘The clerks are responsive, flexible and prepared to go the extra mile to resolve a problem.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers remains technically strong on dealing with disputes relating to pensions issues. It is a well regarded chambers for pensions disputes.’

‘Good range of skilled counsel with pensions experience. Always practical and helpful.’

‘Radcliffe is one of the top sets for pensions – good spread of counsel at different levels and excellent collaboration between members of the team.’

London Bar > Private wealth and probate Tier 2

Radcliffe Chambers has ‘an extremely strong breadth of counsel, from up and coming juniors to silks contesting trust and estate work’. Thomas Dumont KC  and Edward Hicks   represented adult children who overturned gifts of £650,000 in their late father's will, the father having lost testamentary practice during the drafting of a will. Hicks also acted for the widow of the deceased in a case where a solicitor executor sought to have her removed as co-executor on the basis of an alleged conflict of interest, on the grounds that she has a potential Inheritance Act claim (the estate going directly to the children under the will), while Josh Lewison  secured summary judgment for a group of cancer charities, defending a challenge by a woman to her late father's will on the challenge the grounds of fraud, undue influence and lack of capacity.

Rising stars

Ranked: Tier 1
Emma Loizou - Radcliffe Chambers 'Emma is an exceptional junior barrister and wise beyond her years. She always provides sound and solid advice. She is always available to discuss a matter and presents her advice clearly and understandably, which benefits the client.' 
Ranked: Tier 1
Daniel Thorpe - Radcliffe Chambers 'Daniel is an excellent junior. He is technically thorough and has meticulous attention to detail. He communicates complex issues in a clear, concise and persuasive way.' 
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Robert Pearce KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Robert's drafting skills are unrivalled. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Thomas Dumont KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thomas is outstanding in this field. His knowledge is second to none, and his relaxed and forthright style helps reassure clients. His advocacy is assured and persuasive.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Kate Selway KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Kate is clear and concise with her advice and always has a strategic solution to matters at hand. She is very efficient and always delivers her advice on time. She is skilled in her advocacy and court attendance work and is persuasive in her arguments.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Piers Feltham –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Piers is extremely responsive, and his expertise in this area of law is exceptional.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Sophia Rogers –Radcliffe Chambers 'Sophia is an excellent advocate and technically superb. She is an incredibly safe pair of hands. She is a quiet and confident communicator who always makes herself available.'
Ranked: Tier 2

Daniel Burton –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Daniel is an excellent all-round barrister. He is great with clients, gives clear, practical advice and is a superb advocate. He is always available and willing to go the extra mile for his instructing solicitor and their client.’

Ranked: Tier 2
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers 'William is an excellent combination of real technical ability and first-rate advocacy skills.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Ranked: Tier 3
Matthew Tonnard – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matthew is an excellent advocate who is tough in cross-examination whilst always appearing reasonable.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Edward Hicks –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Edward's thorough approach and attention to detail inspire huge confidence. His knowledge of the law is second to none, and he has an excellent manner with clients.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Matthew Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matthew is extremely thorough in his advice and available to his instructing solicitors. His knowledge in this area is second to none, and his advice is practical and pragmatic.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Oliver Hilton – Radcliffe Chambers 'Oliver is very thorough and consistently demonstrates strong attention to detail. He has a persuasive advocacy style, which reflects his well-prepared arguments.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Marcus Flavin –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Marcus is technically good in opinions and can provide good insight into judicial thinking, keeping a pragmatic balance.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Ranked: Tier 4
Justin Holmes –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Justin is an exceptional barrister with extraordinary attention to detail. He is quietly fierce and always looks to achieve the best with his practical advice. He is eloquent in his written work as well as in court.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Josh Lewison – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Josh is an excellent all-round barrister. He is bright and detail-oriented but also understands the importance of practical issues and the underlying client's goals or concerns.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Roger Mullis –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Roger is an excellent communicator. His questioning and submissions are clear, concise and progressive.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘The clerks are great. John Clark is always extremely responsive and spot on with his knowledge of the specific areas his barristers excel in.’

‘John Clark is a credit to the set – an outstanding clerk who is proactive and well versed in the procedure unique to private wealth disputes work.’

‘The clerks are good, especially Justin Allen is efficient and knowledgeable.’

‘Justin Allen is very efficient and knowledgeable.’

‘John Clark is the consummate professional and understands what instructing solicitors need as a service from his set.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers is a safe set for contested probate and trusts.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers is very helpful and has excellent strength in depth.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers is a go-to set for private wealth disputes work. It provides high-quality work.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Insolvency Tier 3

With ‘great strength in depth at the junior end‘ who ‘carry their weight against the other banded sets,’ Radcliffe Chambers' members are experienced in all aspects of insolvency litigation, as well as legal advisory work and corporate insolvency cases. David Mohyuddin KC specialises in commercial litigation, as well as asset recovery, while Tina Kyriakides focuses on cases that are linked to insolvency, commercial fraud and company law. Zachary Kell represents a mix of IPs, individuals and companies in distress, and both James Fagan and Lauren Kreamer are further key juniors at the set.

Rising stars

James Fagan – Radcliffe Chambers ‘James is approachable, calm and self-assured barrister.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Ranked: Tier 1
Emma Loizou – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Emma is very easy to work with. She is responsive and has good attention to detail. She appears in court regularly and therefore has a good feel for what the judges will do or how they will respond.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Alexander Kingston-Splatt  - Radcliffe Chambers 'Alex is easy to work with and delivers clear, effective written advice and pleadings. On his feet, Alex builds good rapport with the judiciary and delivers arguments in a firm yet amenable manner.'
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

David Mohyuddin KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘David is one of the most trusted KCs on insolvency matters. Whilst also an impressive advocate, he can be counted on for robust, thoughtful technical advice that strikes the right balance with the commercial practicalities present in any distressed situation.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Christopher Boardman KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Strong technical knowledge, ability to think laterally, proactive. Fast response times.’
Ranked: Tier 4
James Morgan KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘James is particularly strong on complex and very technical points. He is incredibly bright but also really gets into the detail and thinks around issues. Whilst being a deep thinker, he is also very alive to commercial agendas. Very user-friendly and responsive.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Matthew Weaver KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Matt has a great commercial approach to matters – he knows when to take a technical approach but, more importantly, he understands the bigger picture and so is a great member of the team to have when you need to find innovative commercial solutions for a tricky legal problem.’
Ranked: Tier 5

Leading Juniors

Tina Kyriakides – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Tina has great attention to detail picking up on the most minor issues that could affect the case. She is thorough, articulate, and very approachable. She has a great ability to explain complex issues very simply to a lay client.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Adam Deacock – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Adam is very experienced in insolvency matters. He is very user-friendly.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Dawn McCambley – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Dawn is extremely user-friendly and quickly understands the issues in complex litigation.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Reuben Comiskey – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Reuben is one of the smartest insolvency barristers in the game.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Catherine Doran – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Catherine is brilliant on her feet and articulate in her presentation.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Martin Ouwehand – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Martin is very detailed and thorough in his trial preparation. When at trial Martin is impressive. He advocates concisely and clearly and is very good at adroitly getting his point across.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Kate Rogers – Radcliffe Chambers ‘A very safe pair of hands in drafting insolvency proceedings.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Christopher Buckley – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Chris is a true sector specialist with a mastery of the area of law and direct experience of the leading cases. He is hugely knowledgeable on all areas of law and procedure and so is able to guide a case from start to finish without too much drama.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Andrew Brown – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Very clever and insightful. Easy going and good with clients.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Katie Longstaff – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Katie is incredibly talented, knowledgeable, approachable, an excellent advocate and clients love her. She constantly challenges herself and works really well under pressure – keeps a calm and cool head. She is one of the very few go-to barristers.’
Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘The service provided is unparalleled.’ 

‘Good clerking service – particularly Lee Wright.’

‘Radcliffe have an impressive array of talent at all levels. I really enjoy their annual insolvency conference and always get a huge amount of it.’  

‘Lee Wright is synonymous with client-service delivery.  His approach has spread throughout his team. Instructions are followed up, pricing is sensible and transparent. The clerks are always available and supportive.’ 

‘Radcliffe Chambers have a proven set of quality counsel, often able to make time and hosting very insightful seminars.’ 

 

Work highlights

London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 3

Radcliffe Chambers handles professional negligence claims arising out of property transactions, the financial services sector, and the administration of pension funds. Described as ‘responsive, reliable, and professional’, Peter Dodge is instructed on behalf of the claimants in a case centering around negligence in relation to an investment scheme. Gary Lidington is acting the administrators of two peer-to-peer lenders in a claim against property valuers - at issue is if the claimants, as distinct from underlying investors - suffered losses.

Leading Silks

Ranked: Tier 2
Thomas Dumont KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He’s a real go-to lawyer in this area. He has a sharp legal mind.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

Peter Dodge –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Peter is responsive, reliable, and professional. His knowledge of the law is excellent. His analysis is extremely detailed.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘She has excellent technical knowledge of her sector as well as a calm and reassuring manner.’
Ranked: Tier 3
William Moffett –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He is great with clients. His writing is very clear and concise.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Gary Lidington –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Gary is professional, tenacious, and a delight to work with. He is a skillful strategist with an eye for detail who brings genuine vision to his cases.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘Callum Clark is helpful and responsive. He is an asset to Radcliffe Chambers.’

‘Lee Wright and Callum Clark are highly responsive, friendly, and a pleasure to deal with. They are proactive in offering solutions and leave you with the sense that nothing is too much trouble.’

‘They have a fantastic clerking team. Lee Wright and Callum Clark stand out as particularly good. They are responsive, commercial, and always willing to help.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers is well-regarded for a full range of pensions disputes including relating to professional negligence.’

‘The clerks are swift to respond, very helpful, and flexible when required.’

‘They have genuine strength in depth across a range of legal services.’

‘Radcliffe is a great commercial set. They have experienced, approachable advocates and a great clerking team.’

‘They are very effective and helpful.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Property litigation Tier 4

Radcliffe Chambers is sought after for its expertise in advising on landlord and tenant disputes, property tax litigation and contentious development matters, and is equally adept at handling enfranchisement issues. Kate Selway is representing the claimant in JIL Investments Ltd v Jesus is Lord Church Ltd, a real estate dispute over the alleged exercising of an option agreement concerning a commercial property in Hong Kong. Elsewhere in chambers, William Moffett appeared as sole counsel for the successful respondent in Avondale v Miss Delaney’s, a Court of Appeal case concerning the potential eviction of a nursery school by its commercial landlord.

Leading Silks

Ranked: Tier 5

Leading Juniors

William Moffett – Radcliffe Chambers ‘William is consistently outstanding. He is fantastic with clients and inspires trust and confidence.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Ranked: Tier 4
Nathan Wells – Radcliffe Chambers ‘An outstanding counsel with an excellent eye for detail. He is meticulous and aware of the commercial sensibilities of the matter.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Edward Hicks – Radcliffe Chambers ‘An incredibly safe pair of hands. Technically excellent, well read on the law, and persuasive on his feet and on paper.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Gary Lidington – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He has a firm grasp of the law, produces top notch pleadings and is first rate on his feet, delivering concise but powerful submissions.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Howard Smith – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Howard is a brilliant advocate. He is measured, calm, clear and incredibly well-prepared.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘The clerks are second to none. John Clark and Justin Allen are especially helpful.’

‘A fantastic chambers.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers have a fantastic selection of barristers with specialist knowledge covering a breadth of areas.’

‘John Clark and Vince Carter know how to look after their instructing solicitors.’

‘Extensive expertise with highly capable barristers.’

‘Lee Wright is always responsive and understands what is needed.’

Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 5

Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax

Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation

Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency

Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency

London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation

London Bar > Energy

Leading Silks

Shantanu Majumdar KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Shantanu always gives clear answers. His very structured mind enables him to build and put forward reliable arguments.’
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise

London Bar > Agriculture

Leading Juniors

Nathan Wells – Radcliffe Chambers 'He is extremely bright, meticulous and a joy to work with. He gives you and your client the confidence that everything has been covered.'
Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Company

Leading Juniors

Tina Kyriakides – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Tina fights her client’s corner in court like nobody else, and she is fantastic at cross examining the most evasive of witnesses.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Christopher Buckley – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He has mastery over this area of law, and is understated yet firm and clear in his advocacy and advice.’
Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets

Leading Juniors

Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers 'Simon is well read around the subject of cryptocurrency and blockchain assets and is able to speak with authority about and truly understood the technical aspects.'  
Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading Juniors

Zachary Kell – Radcliffe Chambers 'Very eager and works hard.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Expertise and know-how. Simon is good on his feet.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Peter Dodge – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Peter is very amenable and excellent regarding strategy and where intricate pleadings are required. He is very good at thinking outside the box and an eloquent and articulate advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Commercial litigation

Leading Juniors

Tina Kyriakides – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Tina explains things clearly to clients. She meets deadlines and is very approachable.'
Ranked: Tier 3
William Moffett – Radcliffe Chambers ‘William is consistently outstanding and always delivers. He is fantastic with clients and inspires trust and confidence. Brilliant on his feet, persuasive, and well-polished.'    
Ranked: Tier 3
Ranked: Tier 3
Gary Lidington – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He has real attention to detail and gets the nub of a matter very quickly, providing very clear legal and strategic advice. His drafting is of the highest standard and his advocacy skills are very good.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Dov Ohrenstein – Radcliffe Chambers ‘A fierce cross-examiner who puts clients at ease.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘He genuinely cares and is fully invested. A star of the Bar.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Adam Deacock  – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Adam is one of the most experienced fraud litigation juniors at the Chancery Bar, and a very safe pair of hands for any case at the insolvency, fraud, and company law cross-over, in particular.’
Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > Fraud: civil

Leading Juniors

Stuart Benzie – Radcliffe Chambers 'A safe pair of hands to deal with fraud issues.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers 'He is fantastically client friendly, a masterful advocate and supreme tactician. He commands a room, puts the client instantly at ease and establishes an excellent rapport with the judge.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Zachary Kell – Radcliffe Chambers 'He is a brilliant junior, hardworking and easy to approach.'
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Tax: personal

Leading Juniors

Marcus Flavin  - Radcliffe Chambers 'Marcus provides detailed and commercial advice, going above and beyond in his instructions and making time for developments where needed.'
Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Sport

The English Bar Offshore > Trusts and private wealth Tier 3

Radcliffe Chambers frequently handles high-value cases involving disputed trusts with offshore elements in Bermuda, the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Gibraltar. The set is home to Thomas Dumont KC, who can claim four decades of expertise in Chancery-related work, and Robert Pearce KC  and Piers Feltham, both of whom are involved in the Wang litigation, which concerns questions over the scope of a trustees’ powers, as well as the validity of non-charitable purpose trusts in Bermuda. Marcus Flavin is another key junior at the set with expertise in trusts, the administration of estates, probate, and inheritance work. Flavin is acting for the trustees in the case of P Trust, C v Fenlight Trustees & others, which concerns a large Jersey law trust, a removal claim, and breach of trust allegations. Josh Lewison‘s practice predominantly focuses on the Channel Islands, and he is also active in the BVI.

Leading Silks

Thomas Dumont KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Thomas’ outstanding strengths are his judgement and deep understanding of the relationships that drive disputes within families. Combined with his excellent knowledge of English trust law and the ability to apply this across multiple jurisdictions, this makes him the go-to when any case of this sort arises.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Robert Pearce KC – Radcliffe Chambers ‘A hugely intellectual silk. He has in-depth knowledge of the obscurities of trust and charities matters.’
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Piers Feltham – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Piers is a go-to barrister, given the quality of his advice and advocacy. He is commercial, great to work with, user-friendly and practical, and his advice is intelligible.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Marcus Flavin – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Marcus is pragmatic, thorough in his advice, client-friendly, and very responsive.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Josh Lewison – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Josh provides very clear, practical advice. He is very helpful and always available.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘The clerking is efficient and they are always ready to lend a hand with obtaining court appointments and filing. John Clark has been helpful and, when needed, good at marshalling barristers from Radcliffe and other chambers to get transactions moving.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers have a well deserved reputation in this field with incredible strength in depth.’

‘A large set with barristers covering a wide range of expertise, making it some-what of a one-stop shop. Well reputed set amongst Jersey lawyers.’

‘I have been impressed at the range of coverage of the training programmes provided by Radcliffe Chambers.’

‘Always efficient and approachable.’

The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes

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 Email Telephone
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)

Barrister Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Tom Beasley photo Tom Beasley Barrister with general commercial and Chancery advising and litigation practice. Chancery (general); commercial… View Profile
Stuart Benzie photo Mr Stuart Benzie Stuart specialises in commercial disputes with a deep expertise in fraud and… View Profile
Marie-Claire Bleasdale photo Marie-Claire Bleasdale The focus of Marie-Claire Bleasdale’s practice is advocacy in court, in particular… View Profile
Christopher Boardman KC photo Christopher Boardman KC  Leading commercial chancery junior, specialising in insolvency (including cross border), company commercial… View Profile
Christopher Buckley photo Christopher Buckley Barrister specialising in contentious insolvency, company (in particular directors’ disqualification) and private… View Profile
Daniel Burton photo Daniel Burton Banking and financial services, commercial litigation; consumer credit; insolvency (corporate, personal, directors… View Profile
Reuben Comiskey photo Reuben Comiskey Reuben Comiskey is a busy commercial chancery junior, with a focus on… View Profile
Henry Day photo Henry Day Barrister specialising in pensions; private client; trusts, wills and estates; financial services;… View Profile
Adam Deacock photo Adam Deacock Commercial litigator specialising in insolvency, company fraud, banking and real estate disputes.… View Profile
Peter Dodge photo Peter Dodge Barrister specialising in commercial Chancery litigation; in particular, banking and financial services,… View Profile
Catherine Doran photo Catherine Doran Specialist areas of practice include: personcal and corporate insolvency, directors’ disqualification, company,… View Profile
Thomas Dumont KC photo Thomas Dumont KC Tom Dumont’s practice falls into the following areas: trusts and estates, property,… View Profile
Mark Fell KC photo Mark Fell KC Barrister with a Chancery and commercial advisory and litigation practice. View Profile
Piers Feltham photo Piers Feltham Piers Feltham has a general Chancery practice specialising in particular in property,… View Profile
Marcus Flavin photo Marcus Flavin Marcus Flavin practices mainly in the field of trusts and estates. His… View Profile
Edward Hicks photo Edward Hicks Chancery and commercial practice, specialising in real property and private client litigation,… View Profile
Oliver Hilton photo Oliver Hilton Oliver is a chancery barrister specialising in trusts, estates and property disputes,… View Profile
Justin Holmes photo Justin Holmes Justin Holmes is an experienced adviser and advocate in both the Chancery… View Profile
Zachary Kell photo Mr Zachary Kell Zachary is a specialist Commercial Chancery barrister with expertise in Arbitration, Commercial… View Profile
Alexander Kingston-Splatt photo Alexander Kingston-Splatt Alex has a busy Commercial Chancery practice with an emphasis on commercial… View Profile
Tina Kyriakides photo Tina Kyriakides General commercial and chancery litigation practitioner with expertise across company law, corporate… View Profile
Josh Lewison photo Josh Lewison Josh is a private client specialist, concentrating on contentious and non-contentious trusts,… View Profile
Gary Lidington photo Gary Lidington Gary Lidington specialises in the full range of commercial, commercial chancery and… View Profile
Katie Longstaff photo Katie Longstaff Her practice covers a broad spectrum of commercial and insolvency work for… View Profile
Shantanu Majumdar KC photo Shantanu Majumdar KC Commercial: Insurance, sale of goods, financial contracts, agency, credit & security, banking… View Profile
Wendy Mathers photo Wendy Mathers Specialises in chancery (general), pensions, Court of Protection, contentious probate (including family… View Profile
Dawn McCambley photo Dawn McCambley Dawn specialises in chancert commercial litigation; with particular emphasis on insolvency, comany… View Profile
Simon Mills photo Simon Mills Simon Mills is an experienced commercial barrister working in civil fraud, banking… View Profile
Matthew Mills photo Mr Matthew Mills Matthew Mills has a broad chancery practice encompassing wills, trusts and estates, charities,… View Profile
William Moffett photo William Moffett Barrister specialising in Chancery and commercial litigation including contentious wills and trusts,… View Profile
Clive Moys photo Clive Moys PRACTICE AT THE BAR: Planning, property, local government, rating and valuation and… View Profile
Roger Mullis photo Roger Mullis Roger Mullis is a Chancery practitioner with an emphasis on property and… View Profile
Gordon Nurse photo Gordon Nurse Barrister specialising in real property-related litigation and commercial litigation, particularly involving equitable… View Profile
Dov Ohrenstein photo Dov Ohrenstein Dov Ohrenstein’s practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution in the fields… View Profile
Martin Ouwehand photo Martin Ouwehand Martin specialises in commercial litigation, corporate and shareholder disputes, professional negligence and… View Profile
Elizabeth Ovey photo Elizabeth Ovey Barrister specialising in pensions, retail financial services and building society work (litigation… View Profile
Robert Pearce KC photo Robert Pearce KC Main practice areas include: real property disputes, landlord and tenant, contentious trust… View Profile
Francesca Quint photo Francesca Quint Chancery, with an emphasis on charities: also education. Recent cases include Sparrow,… View Profile
Keith Rowley KC photo Keith Rowley KC Principal area of work is general chancery, primarily pension schemes, real property,… View Profile
Kate Selway KC photo Kate Selway KC Barrister specialising in general Chancery; private client, trusts and estates (including taxation),… View Profile
Howard Smith photo Howard Smith Howard Smith’s practice is in traditional and commercial chancery.  He specialises in… View Profile
Daniel Thorpe photo Daniel Thorpe Praised by clients for his “practical and commercial” approach, Daniel’s practice focuses… View Profile
Matthew Tonnard photo Mr Matthew Tonnard Matthew is a junior with a thriving commercial chancery practice. He is… View Profile
Nathan Wells photo Nathan Wells Nathan Wells has a wide ranging Chancery practice, which includes wills and… View Profile
Simon Williams photo Simon Williams Barrister and ADR Group accredited mediator specialising in property, commercial chancery and… View Profile
Joshua Winfield photo Joshua Winfield Barrister specialising in Chancery, comprising charities, wills, trusts including offshore work, property,… View Profile

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.