Robert Pearce KC
‘A wonderful barrister who is a master technician at trusts law.'
‘A fantastic set for traditional Chancery work’, Radcliffe Chambers covers the breadth of contentious and non-contentious trust and probate work. Robert Pearce KC acted in Jaffer v Jaffer, a High Court claim concerning a dispute over the running and finances of an international charity set up to benefit followers of Shia Islam. In Killick v Kocsis, Kate Selway appeared before the High Court in this claim seeking to overturn a grant of probate.
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Testimonials
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- 'Superb set, they are my go-to chamber for contentious probate.'
- 'Radcliffe are a fantastic set for traditional chancery work.'
- 'Radcliffe is well run with clerks who are very helpful.'
- 'A very strong set with strength in depth across a number of practice areas.'
- 'The clerks are very experienced and helpful.'
- 'Radcliffe's are a vey strong chancery set.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Thomas Dumont KC
‘Tom is an exceptional and elegant advocate who is always on top of every detail.'
Kate Selway KC
'Kate is wonderfully thorough when assessing the evidence and provides high quality advice on tactics.'
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Piers Feltham
Daniel Burton
‘Daniel's advocacy in court is excellent - he is polite but puts his points forward forcefully.'
Sophia Rogers
‘Sophia is extremely diligent and has a tremendous work ethic.'
Matthew Mills
Nathan Wells
'Excellent at very tricky issues. Incredibly bright and articulate and thinks outside the box to come up with solutions.'
Marcus Flavin
‘Quick thinking, innovative and crystal clear in his advice.'
Edward Hicks
'Absolutely top class mind, but what makes him such an excellent counsel is that that is combined with a relentless persistence and devotion to his client’s case.'
Oliver Hilton
‘Oliver is technically strong and a pleasure to work with. He is as forceful on his feet as he is on paper.'
Justin Holmes
‘He is calm and reassuring, exceedingly knowledgeable and very prompt in advising.'
Josh Lewison
‘Josh is as bright as they come and can really find solutions to the most tricky issues.'
Roger Mullis
Charles Holbech
'Quite superb legal analysis and quality of service. Advice/opinions are very helpful to solicitor and client alike.'
William Moffett
‘William is an outstanding advocate with a combination of sharp commercial acumen and practical sensibility.'
Matthew Tonnard
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Poppy Rimington-Pounder
'Excellent advocate and deals well with difficult questions under pressure.'
Emma Loizou
‘Emma is super bright and very effective, both in writing and when advocating.'
Daniel Thorpe
‘Daniel is one of the most highly regarded up and coming juniors around.'