‘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
- One of the leading KCs at the Chancery Bar
- Chambers & Partners Chancery KC of the Year
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Barrister of the Year
- Consistently star and top rated in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories
- Equally recognised and recommended for contentious and non-contentious work, and UK and offshore work
- Featured as Lawyer of the Week in The Times and listed as one of the “Top 50 lawyers” in the UK by The Sunday Times
Wide-ranging experience in Chancery matters Brian specialises in all aspects of:
- Commercial trusts and other property holding structures
- Pension schemes – occupational and public sector
- Private trusts and estates
Career
Called 1980; KC 1997; Bar representative on the Revenue Law Committee of the Law Society, Capital Taxes sub-committee, since 1994; awarded Chancery KC of the Year 2006 Chambers Bar Awards.
Education
Oxford University (double first: both BA and BCL); tenured lectureship in Law at the LSE (taught Restitution on LLM and Trusts and Land law on LLB).
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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.'