‘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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Position
Barrister specialising in general Chancery; private client, trusts and estates (including taxation), wills, probate, family provision, property litigation, landlord and tenant, commercial and residential property, Court of Protection, revenue, charities. Cases include: Densham-v-The Charity Commission for England and Wales [2019]; Reid-v-Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2018]; Christodoulides-v-Marcou [2017]; Hashmi v IRC (CA); McAdam Properties Ltd v Robinson (CA); Lonsdale v Braisby (HMIT) (ChD); IRC v Arkwright; R v LVT ex parte Sayers; Coombes v HMRC; Elizabeth court (Bournemouth) Ltd v HMRC (ChD); The Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szepietowski [2009-11]; Taff v Highways Agency; Siaw v Lock (ChD) [2011]; Holden Hindley v Holden Hindley (ChD) [2013]; Szepietowski v National Crime Agency (SC) [2013].
Career
Called 1995; Inner Temple. Attorney General’s C Panel (1999-03); B Panel (2003-08); A Panel 2016.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Court of Protection Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; Charity Law Association. STEP.
Education
Newlands School, Maidenhead; Bristol University (1989 BA (Hons) History 1st); New College, Oxford (1994 D Phil); City University (1994 CPE); ICSL (1995).
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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.'
- 'Radcliffe have strength in depth. Their juniors (from junior juniors to senior juniors) are extremely capable and second to none in terms of delivering excellent work.'
- 'Justin Allen has been particularly helpful and responsive and deserves much credit.'