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James Morgan QC joins Radcliffe Chambers as an associate member
Chancery and commercial silk James Morgan QC has joined Radcliffe Chambers as an associate member. James Morgan QC was called to the Bar in 1996 and took silk in 2017. He is highly regarded for his general commercial and chancery practices, and noted for particular expertise in the areas of company, and restructuring and insolvency […]
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Radcliffe Chambers nominated for Chambers of the Year at The British Legal Awards 2018
Radcliffe Chambers is delighted to be nominated for Chambers of the Year at The British Legal Awards 2018, which will take place on 29thNovember. Thank you to all of our members and staff, whose hard work has led to our continued growth and success. See the full shortlist here.
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Matthew Mills joins Radcliffe Chambers as a tenant
We are delighted to announce that Matthew Mills has today become a full member of Radcliffe Chambers. Matthew completed pupillage on 1 October 2018. He accepts instructions across all of chambers’ key practice areas. You can view Matthew’s profile here.
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Budd’s Plantation, Aldermaston, Reading – appeal dismissed, appellant’s full and partial costs applications refused
Clive Moys, instructed by Sarah Clarke, Solicitor to West Berkshire Council, successfully represented the local planning authority in a 5 day public inquiry heard in May before Inspector Joanne Burston BSc, MA, MRTPI. The amendments to the National Planning Policy Framework (July 2018) delayed the decision whilst the parties were consulted in writing about the […]
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Radcliffe Chambers Student Barrister Experience Programme shortlisted for UK Diversity Legal Awards
We’re very pleased to be a finalist for Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year (Chambers) at the UK Diversity Legal Awards, which will take place on 21 November. In July 2018, a group of eight sixth-form students, who are considering a career in law, visited chambers for a two-day experience programme, which aimed to […]
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Radcliffe Chambers welcomes private wealth barrister Charles Holbech
Radcliffe Chambers is delighted to welcome private wealth barrister Charles Holbech as a new member of chambers. Charles was called to the Bar in 1988 and brings with him considerable experience in private wealth law, with particular expertise in trusts, tax and property issues. He is regularly instructed in reported cases and writes extensively on […]
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Radcliffe Chambers nominated for Company/Insolvency Set of the Year, Chambers Bar Awards 2018
We are delighted to be nominated for Company/Insolvency Set of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2018. Our restructuring/insolvency team has gone from strength to strength over the past year, with numerous business-critical cases and the addition of three new members. Thank you to all of our members and staff, whose hard work has […]
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Radcliffe Chambers welcomes former Principal Judge of the Land Registration Division as Associate Member
Radcliffe Chambers is pleased to welcome Edward Cousins as an Associate Member. Edward is an extremely experienced former barrister and Principal Judge of the Land Registration Division. He is able to provide advice on wide-ranging property issues, and can also sit as a Mediator and Arbitrator but, due to his former status in the Judiciary, […]
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Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605
Mark Mullen appeared for HM Attorney General before the Court of Appeal in Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 1605. In the claim, the claimant (‘CIFF’), a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, sought approval of the making of a grant of $360 million to a […]
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Court of Appeal hands down judgment in British Airways pension scheme litigation
British Airways Plc v Airways Pension Scheme Trustee Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1533 Keith Rowley QC and Henry Day acted for the Trustee of the Airways Pension Scheme in British Airways’ appeal against the first instance decision of Mr Justice Morgan ([2017] EWHC 1191 (Ch)). The appeal concerned whether the Scheme had been effectively amended […]