Kemp & Hunt v WTB UK SPV No.1 Ltd & Telefonica UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 2235 (Ch)
Non-assignment clauses are back in the news again. Many commercial and finance contracts contain a qualified non-assignment clause which prohibits an assignment without the prior written consent of the other party. What happens when one of the contracting parties purports to assign receivables arising under the contract without the prior consent of the other, but consent […]
Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2024 on Tuesday, 5th November, 13:00 – 20:00 at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London. The sessions will be led by Radcliffe Chambers barristers along with special guest speakers. The day will begin with the Pitch to Partners plenary session, which involves our members competing against each […]
Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce the Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024 on Thursday, 28th November, from 12:00 to 19:30 at etc. venues St Paul’s. The sessions will be led by Radcliffe Chambers barristers along with special guest speakers. The day will begin with a plenary session on Restructuring Plans. Following this session, we […]
Christopher Buckley reappointed to Attorney General’s A Panel
We are delighted to announce that Christopher Buckley has been reappointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment renews for 5 years on 1st September 2024.
Henry Day appointed to Attorney General’s B Panel
We are delighted to announce that Henry Day has been appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment is effective for 5 years, starting from 1st September 2024.
Members of Chambers join CAMC
We are delighted to share that Shantanu Majumdar KC, Simon Mills and Stuart Benzie have been approved as members of the Cyprus Arbitration & Mediation Centre (CAMC). The CAMC offers a range of services designed to arbitrate and mediate commercial disputes, more information can be found here. For more information about our arbitration practice please click […]
The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024: Radcliffe Chambers shortlisted in 8 categories
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in 8 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, including 5 individual nominations. They are: Chancery Junior of the Year – Piers Feltham Chancery Junior of the Year – Sophia Rogers Professional Negligence Silk of the year – Thomas Dumont KC Property and Housing Junior of the […]
Radcliffe Chambers ranked highly in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024
We are proud to announce that 19 of our barristers have been ranked, once again, in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024. Within this esteemed group, 5 members have notably increased their rankings this year. Congratulations to our Clerks, who have received glowing feedback from clients and continue to offer great service […]
Insolvency v Arbitration – Privy Council holds that Salford Estates was wrongly decided
In a judgment handed down today, the Privy Council (Lords Briggs and Hamblen giving a single judgment) held that BVI law is that where the debt on which the winding up application is based is subject to an arbitration agreement the court may make a winding up order unless the debt is disputed on genuine and substantial […]
Re Project Verona Limited – Sanction of a Restructuring Plan
Matthew Weaver KC and Katie Longstaff instructed by Shoosmiths LLP, acted for the successful plan company, Project Verona Limited, obtaining an order sanctioning its proposed restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006. The plan company had assumed certain liabilities of Tasty plc and Took Us A Long Time Limited, which together operate restaurant chains trading under the names […]
