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.
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- '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.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers is an excellent set at all levels.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers has an excellent strength in depth for private wealth and probate work.'
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Leading silks
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Leading juniors
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Rising stars
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