Private wealth and probate

Wilberforce Chambers

Wilberforce Chambers has ‘an unrivalled team of senior and junior counsel to provide the appropriate level of expert assistance with the various complex and sophisticated aspects of the matter’. Gilead Cooper KC is highly regarded for his excellent track record in handling contentious property and trust matters and is noted for his ’ability to produce clear opinions’. Brian Green KC successfully represented the Saudi National Bank before the Supreme Court in Byers v Saudi National Bank, a constructive trust dispute involving the issue of whether a continuing proprietary interest is a condition of bringing a claim in knowing receipt. Robert Ham KC is known for ‘giving excellent advice to clients and turning matters around quickly and effectively’ and has longstanding experience of handling contentious and non-contentious trusts and private client law matters. Simon Atkinson recently successfully acted for the defendant in Asturion Fondation v HRH Aljawharah Bint Ibrahim Abdulaziz Alibrahi, a complex case involving Liechtenstein, English and Sharia Law, a dispute over who is entitled to a high-value property in Hampstead.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Nicholas Luckman and Frazer Geddes provide great service, and both are very responsive.'
'Nicholas Luckman is always very responsive and helpful.'
'Nicholas Luckman is friendly and knowledgeable.'
'Wilberforce Chambers is a strong set with good practitioners at all levels.'
'Wilberforce Chambers offers a good range of expertise and experience levels.'
'Wilberforce Chambers has a great offering of counsels at all qualifications and experience who provide an outstanding service.'
'Wilberforce Chambers is excellent, its barristers being supremely intelligent, articulate and knowledgeable.'
'Wilberforce Chambers is a top drawer set with excellent counsel and clerks.'

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.

Brian Green KC

‘Brian is at the top of the chancery Bar. He is committed to any case in which he is instructed. He works ferociously hard and has very high standards.’

Gilead Cooper KC

‘Gilead is brilliant. He has an incredibly quick mind, great intellectual powers and a wonderful creative and strategic thinking capacity.’

Michael Furness KC

Robert Ham KC

‘Robert is extremely experienced and knowledgeable in this area. He is a great strategist in complex matters and very calm under pressure.’

Clare Stanley KC

‘Clare is an exceptional advocate, technically brilliant and a master strategist. She is a captivating advocate and an absolute force in the courtroom. She has true expert knowledge of her practice areas and commercial nous.’

Jonathan Hilliard KC

‘Jonathan has an incredible ability to be all over the detail of a matter and provides excellent strategic and commercial advice. He has an amazing mind and is incredibly knowledgeable.’

Zoë Barton KC

Fenner Moeran KC

'Fenner is ferociously bright and goes down very well with clients who like his clear communication and top-notch advice.'

Tiffany Scott KC

‘Tiffany provides very high-quality advice, is highly responsive and has a helpful manner.’

Jonathan Davey KC

‘Jonathan's legal knowledge and attention to detail is unparalleled. He is a thorough silk.’

Andrew Mold KC

‘Andrew is a fantastic advocate, and his analysis is second to none. He is responsive, client-friendly and commercially aware.’

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.