Kids Company trustees successfully resist disqualification claim

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Catherine Doran, led by George Bompas KC, acted for 5 of the former trustees of Kids Company, including its chairman Alan Yentob. The charity went into insolvency in 2015 after what turned out to be unfounded allegations of sexual abuse hit the press on the day that the Cabinet Office made a £3 million grant […]

Appeal in Re Brunt (Deceased)

Covid 19, remote execution and forged wills

Sophia Rogers acted for the successful appellants in Re Brunt (deceased), an appeal concerning duplicate wills which did not emerge until over 10 years after the deceased’s death. The respondent is seeking to propound the wills as the valid wills of the deceased. The appellants allege that the wills are forged and/or not duly executed […]

Our Christmas opening hours

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Please note that Radcliffe Chambers will close at 1pm on 24 December and reopen on 27 December. On 27 and 30 December our opening hours will be 9.00am – 5.00pm. We will close at 4.00pm on 31 December. Thank you for your support during 2020. We hope you all have a safe and merry Christmas, […]

Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC2988 (Ch)

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Robert Pearce KC and Daniel Burton acted for the successful first defendant in Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 2988 (Ch). The case concerned the National Fund, a charity set up in 1928 by a donor of £500,000 with the aim of investing and accumulating the income of the fund until […]