James Fagan

He regularly appears in complex applications and trials in the High Court and County Court, having acted as sole advocate in both interim hearings and full trials. His cross-examination has been judicially described as “effective and forensic.” James is dual qualified and was called to the Bar of England in 2019 and Wales and the Bar […]

Natalie Pratt

Natalie specialises in injunction proceedings (including against persons unknown and in the context of protests) and contempt applications, as well as property litigation.  In particular, Natalie appeared in Teledyne UK Limited v Gao & Ors [2025] EWHC 2050 (KB), MBR Acres Ltd & Ors v Curtin [2025] EWHC 331 (KB), Thurrock Council & Anr v Adams & Ors [2024] EWHC 2576 (KB) and [2024] EWHC 2750 (KB), Arla Foods Limited & Anr v Persons Unknown & Ors [2025] 7 WLUK 442 and [2024] EWHC […]

The Registration of Grant-Making Charities – Article by Matthew Mills

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What are the requirements that a grant-making charity needs to meet in order to be registered in England and Wales? How, if at all, do they differ from the requirements for service-providing charities? Matthew Mills explores the difference and offers practical advice on grant-making policies in a recent article, which was first published by Key […]

Tainted Gifts – Article by Josh Lewison

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Josh Lewison analyses the approaches available to charity trustees when they encounter tainted gifts, in an article recently published by Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal. You can read the full article here. This article was first published in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal and is also available on lawjournals.co.uk.