Chen v Chung (Re Li Shu Chung and Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006) [2021] EWHC 3346 (Ch)
On Friday 10 December 2021, Mr Justice Leech handed down judgment in Chen v Chung (Re Li Shu Chung and Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006) [2021] EWHC 3346 (Ch), recognising a Hong Kong bankruptcy under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006. James Morgan KC and Katie Longstaff acted for the successful trustees in bankruptcy who managed to […]
Blue Manchester Limited v BUG-ALU Technic GmbH and SimpsonHaugh Architects Ltd [2021] EWHC 3095 (TCC)
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Edward Hicks, led by Paul Darling KC, appeared for Blue Manchester Ltd in its application to strike out and/or require the amendment of large parts of the Second Defendant’s trial witness statements for various failures to comply with Practice Direction 57AC. HHJ Stephen Davies ordered an extensive re-working of the statements on an “unless” basis. […]
Radcliffe Chambers welcomes two new members
We are delighted to welcome two new members of chambers, Daniel Thorpe and Piers Digby, who join us today following the successful completion of their pupillage. After graduating in Law from the University of Cambridge, Daniel went on to study an LLM in International Commercial Law at UCL, achieving the highest mark in his Commercial Remedies paper, before […]
David Mohyuddin KC appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge
We are delighted to share the news that David Mohyuddin KC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge. David has been appointed for a single fixed six-year term and will sit as a judge in the chancery division alongside full-time private practice. David took silk in 2016 and has a busy commercial, insolvency […]
Radcliffe Chambers recognised as a Top 75 employer in the 2021 Social Mobility Employment Index
Radcliffe Chambers are proud to announce that we have been recognised as a Top 75 employer in the 2021 Social Mobility Employment Index. We are the only Barrister Chambers to be listed this year. The Social Mobility Employment Index was created by the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) in 2017. They were the first national awards […]
Impact of Brexit on commercial litigation and arbitration
James Morgan KC and Steven Barrett were invited by Legal Week to consider the impact that Brexit will have on commercial litigation. With the landscape now changed, could arbitration become more appealing? Subscribers can read the piece here.
Radcliffe Chambers highly commended at The Lawyer Awards 2021
We are delighted to be highly commended for Chambers of the Year at the 2021 Lawyer Awards. Thank you to our clients for their support, and our staff and barristers for their hard work. Radcliffe Chambers’ Chief Executive, Fiona Fitzgerald, and commercial and insolvency silk, David Mohyuddin KC, made a short video for The Lawyer […]
Black Internship Programme | #10000BLACKINTERNS
We are proud to support this initiative by committing to host an intern at Radcliffe Chambers as part of the Bar’s collective participation in the #10000BlackInterns scheme. More information can be found here.
Kate Selway KC talks to The Times about dress codes at the Bar
Kate Selway KC was recently quoted in an article by Catherine Baksi in The Times on dress codes for barristers, endorsing an inclusive approach. Subscribers can read the article here.
Bishop of Leeds v. Dixon Coles & Gill – solicitors’ fraud and limitations
Thomas Dumont KC (assisted by Poppy Rimington-Pounder, also of Radcliffe Chambers) and Derek Bambury & Lisa Henty of Browne Jacobson LLP succeeded in the Court of Appeal today in establishing that solicitors can (despite Lewin on Trustees’ view to the contrary) rely on the innocent trustees’ 6-year limitation period, even when their fraudulent partner had […]