Selborne Chambers contains expertise in a wide array of trust and probate work, with members of the right experience level for every stage of a case's life cycle. Acting for the defendants, Ian Clarke KC led Julia Beer in Alexander Brotherton v Maybrook Properties, a claim for specific performance of an alleged agreement to separate underlying trusts holding shares in Maybrook Properties. Clifford Darton KC appears in Kilner v Hewitson, a High Court case seeking to set aside a will on the grounds of forgery. George Woodhead acted as sole counsel in the now leading case of Islam v Islam, which clarified the law on sham trusts.
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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.
Clifford Darton KC
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.
George Woodhead
Julia Beer
Chris de Beneducci
Lydia Pemberton