Radcliffe Chambers is particularly well-versed in professional negligence claims arising from property transactions, the administration of pension funds and financial services transactions. Elizabeth Ovey specialises in pension-related and retail financial services professional negligence cases. Thomas Dumont KC has expertise in cases which intersect tax, property and professional negligence. Peter Dodge is instructed in Abernile Ltd v Solomon Taylor & Shaw, a development site case which raises limitation issues surrounding the date of accrual of cause of action, the date of knowledge and concealment.
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Barrister specialising in pensions, retail financial services and building society work (litigation and drafting and constitutional issues relating to societies); trusts, wills and probate (contentious and non-contentious); professional negligence relating to solicitors, accountants, actuaries and surveyors (claimants and defendants); conveyancing and property litigation; cases include: Twogates Properties v Birmingham Midshires Building Society; Davies v Richards & Wallington Industries; Bowers v Bowers; Gibbon v Mitchell; Cheltenham & Gloucester Plc v Booker; Johnson v Gore Wood; Re T&N Ltd; Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SPA v Rotunno; HR Trustees Ltd v German (the IMG case) Prudential Staff Pensions v Prudential Assurance Company; Danks v QinetiQ Holdings; the Pensions Regulator v A Admin; Arcadia Group Ltd. v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd; NRAM Plc v Nelmes.
Career
Called 1978; Middle Temple; deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal; publications: co-editor ‘Wurtzburg and Mills on Building Society Law’; co-author ’The Law of Investor Protection’ (2nd edition); co-author 'Retail Mortgages: Law, Regulation and Procedure'.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Charity Law Association; Association of Pension Lawyers.
Education
Grammar School for Girls, Southampton; Oxford University (1977 BA).
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- ''Top-notch clerking team, led by the excellent John Clark. Always responsive and helpful and also consistently realistic on fees.'
- 'Clerking is great.'
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- 'Radcliffe offers a good choice of different counsel at various years' call.'
- 'Radcliffe Chambers remains technically strong and is a well-regarded chambers for pensions disputes, including professional negligence claims about pensions issues.'
- 'This is an excellent set, with strength in depth. All the barristers are very user-friendly, knowledgeable and sensible.'
- 'Really accessible set of clerks who are responsive, straightforward and engaged.'