‘An excellent set from front to back’, Wilberforce Chambers appears at all levels of the judicial system, representing clients in leading trust, probate and taxation cases. Brian Green KC currently advises Sheikh Mohammad, the ruler of Dubai, on the English law aspects of his divorce to Princess Haya of Jordan. Clare Stanley KC acted for the Appellant in the Supreme Court case, LA Micro Group (UK) v LA Micro Group Inc, which established that s. 53(1)(c) of the Law of Property Act applied to personal property. In Crescent Gas Corporation v National Iranian Oil Company, Gilead Cooper KC advised on the potential appeal of a claim concerning the beneficial ownership of a commercial property in London. Zoë Barton KC advised the wife of Sheikh in Greig Mitchell & Keneth Krys v Al Jaber, a claim establishing a beneficial interest in a home in London. Nikki Singla KC led in the complex Pavilion v RadcliffesLeBresseur, in which the claimants allege - among other issues - that the private client firm of solicitors acted in breach of its retainer in failing to retire the claimants from three family settlements.
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Profile
Position
Described as a ‘powerful advocate’, Clare is an experienced commercial chancery practitioner, well-known and highly regarded for contentious trust litigation, commercial and professional liability cases. Often instructed on behalf of PLC’s or high net-worth individuals in respect of large-scale and bitterly fought litigation, Clare is ’praised for her grasp of detail’ and as someone ‘who is not afraid to take on challenging the odds’. Clare’s cases often involve allegations of misrepresentation, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
Career
Called 1994, Middle Temple; KC 2015.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; INSOL.
Education
King’s School, Ely; Downing College, Cambridge (BA Hons); Adelaide, Australia (BEc).
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Testimonials
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- 'Tommie Drury and Stewart Cameron are particularly impressive.'
- 'An excellent set from front to back.'
- 'All of the clerking team are very organised and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Wilberforce Chambers are great to work with and very accessible for family lawyers needing specialist advice on niche issues.'
- 'The clerks are very good - prompt, responsive and helpful.'
- 'The clerks were always helpful.'
- 'A great set with a wide range of barristers in terms of expertise and ability.'
- 'Wilberforce is an excellent trust litigation set and everybody I have worked with there is very high quality.'