In re Tantular [2020] JCA013
Jeremy Cousins KC instructed by Hanson Advocates in Jersey, and in conjunction with Acies Law in Singapore, successfully worked together on the important and interesting Jersey Court of Appeal case of In re Tantular [2020] JCA013. It arose under the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999. The first point was whether a Jersey saisie judiciaire […]
Peter Herbert Fowlds v Sean Bucknall & Mark Peter George Roach (As trustees in bankruptcy of Peter Herbert Fowlds)
Andrew Brown represented the successful Respondents in the appeal of Peter Herbert Fowlds v Sean Bucknall & Mark Peter George Roach (As trustees in bankruptcy of Peter Herbert Fowlds) heard by Mr Justice Marcus Smith in the High Court on 5 February 2020. The appeal centred on the issue of whether a Court should have […]
Hughie Sykes v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Runnymede Borough Council [2020] EWHC 112 (Admin)
Caroline Bolton acting for Runnymede Borough Council has successfully defended a decision of a Planning Inspector to refuse retrospective planning permission for the development of a 13 plot residential gypsy caravan site in the Green Belt. Runnymede Borough Council decided to defend the proceedings in the High Court and contest the travellers’ section 288 appeal. […]
Bromley v Persons Unknown & Others [2020] EWCA Civ 12
Caroline Bolton, a member of Radcliffe Chambers’ local government team, acted for the fourth intervener in the Court of Appeal in Bromley v Persons Unknown and Others. The case concerned a de facto borough-wide travellers injunction, pursuant to section 187B Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Section 222 Local Government Act 1972. In this […]
Radcliffe Chambers shortlisted in three categories at the Legal Cheek Awards 2020
We are delighted to be shortlisted in three categories at the Legal Cheek Awards 2020: Best chambers for quality of work Best chambers for facilities Best chambers for work/life balance. We were very proud to be named Legal Cheek Chambers of the Year at the Legal Cheek Awards 2019, and look forward to the 2020 […]
Three new silk appointments for Radcliffe Chambers – Shantanu Majumdar, Kate Selway and Christopher Boardman to be appointed as Queen’s Counsel
We are delighted to announce that Shantanu Majumdar, Kate Selway and Christopher Boardman are to be appointed as Queen’s Counsel on 16 March 2020. Chief Executive Fiona Fitzgerald said: “We are so pleased that Shantanu, Kate and Christopher will all be taking silk this year. Our clients tell us that they would like to work […]
Clive Moys featured in Planning Magazine’s overview of major 2019 planning permissions
Clive Moys worked on two of the biggest housing planning permissions of 2019, according to Planning Magazine’s overview of the year. Subscribers can read the full report here. Clive advised the developer on the negotiation and drafting of the terms of the s.106 planning agreement in relation to Weston Homes plc and Estates and Agency […]
Re Fourfront Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 3318 (Ch)
Christopher Buckley represented the successful applicants in Re Fourfront Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 3318 (Ch), the first application under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 for permission to act as a director where the disqualifications had been made as a result of a competition law investigation. The applicants were directors of the Fourfront Group, which admitted to […]
Our holiday opening hours
Radcliffe Chambers’ opening hours during the holiday season will be: 24 December – 9.00am to 1.00pm 25 December – closed 26 December – closed 27 December – 9.30am to 4.30pm 30 December – 9.30am to 4.30pm 31 December – 9.30am to 3.30pm 1 January – closed We would like to thank our clients for their […]
High Court approves settlement of BA pension scheme litigation
Airways Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd v (1) Fielder (2) British Airways plc [2019] EWHC 3032 (Ch) and [2019] EWHC [3027] (Ch) The long-running litigation between British Airways and the trustee of one of its pension schemes has been brought to an end with the approval by Mr Justice Zacaroli of the trustee’s decision to settle […]
