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Radcliffe Chambers

Radcliffe Chambers

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England - London Bar

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Charities

Radcliffe Chambers maintains its strong reputation as a leading charity law set. Members demonstrate experience in significant cases before courts and tribunals and routinely advise an impressive client roster, ranging from the Charity Commission to major UK charities. Exemplifying this expertise is ‘go-to’ charity barrister Robert Pearce KC, who advised four schools in South Africa in a dispute with the Rhodes Trust concerning the Rhodes Scholarships reserved for old boys of those schools. Matthew Mills acted in Dasji v Bhudia, a High Court case which resulted in the first reported judgment since 1983 on the court’s powers to amend a charity’s constitution. With ‘wide and deep’ knowledge of charity law, Joshua Winfield represented the appellant in the First-Tier Tribunal in Mond v Charity Commission, the first successful appeal against trustee disqualification under section 181A of the Charities Act 2011, after the regulator disqualified a trustee of the Jewish National Fund after Facebook activity the regulator considered to be Islamophobic.
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Testimonials

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  • The chambers were efficient and quick to respond to queries.
  • I have used Radcliffe Chambers for many years and sought opinions from many of their members. The depth of expertise in the Chambers is extremely impressive, and I would usually choose Radcliffe Chambers for charity law advice. I am particularly impressed by the choice of counsel at various levels of qualification, so that it is possible to select counsel based on the level and depth of expertise required. This does mean that this can be made more affordable for charity clients who do not require the experience of a KC.
  • Availability is always good, and alternative counsel are suggested if a particular barrister is engaged in court or otherwise not available. Training courses on topical issues are regularly advertised and targeted to relevant practitioners.
  • The clerks and managers at Radcliffe Chambers have always been a pleasure to deal with and are always responsive and helpful.
  • Radcliffe Chambers has an excellent clerking team. My interactions have been with Justin Allen. However, if either Matthew or Justin is not available on the day I inquire, I have always been able to speak to a colleague. I understand from Matthew that there are other barristers at Radcliffe with expertise in charity law. I have also been confident when referring Radcliffe Chambers to colleagues in other practice areas such as Corporate, Commercial, and Real Estate.
  • They have always had excellent strength in depth and provide a first-class service. Availability has never been an issue, and they offer very relevant training courses.

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