Radcliffe Chambers ranked as a leading set in Chambers UK Bar 2024

We are delighted to be recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK Bar 2024, achieving 72 individual barrister rankings, which includes 2 star individuals, 21 new and improved, and 1 up and coming. Radcliffe Chambers has been recognised for its expertise in 14 practice areas (listed below), which includes a tier 1 ranking for […]

Privilege in Corporate Investigations and Navigating Knowledge – establishing knowledge in claims for breach of directors’ duties – podcast and presentation slides

In this Junior Programme: Insolvency and Commercial Katie Longstaff and James Fagan present on ‘Navigating knowledge – establishing knowledge in claims for breach of directors’ duties’ and ‘Privilege in Corporate Investigations’. Please find the presentation slides here. The recording of this seminar is available on the Radcliffe Chambers Podcast, here. Please subscribe to be notified […]

Olivia Wilson

Olivia regularly appears as sole counsel in the County Courts and High Courts and is building a broad chancery and commercial practice. A summary of Olivia’s experience is set out in the drop-down headings below.  During pupillage Olivia was supervised by Andrew Brown, Oliver Hilton, Henry Day and Lauren Kreamer.   Prior to commencing pupillage Olivia worked in the corporate department of a well-regarded […]

James Anson-Holland

Before transferring to the English Bar, James practiced law in New Zealand and in the Cayman Islands. As a result, he has extensive trial and appellate experience beyond his year of call and has acted (both led and unled) in cases at various levels, including being led in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. […]

Harmish Mehta

Harmish has extensive experience of working in counsel teams with senior colleagues on complex and high-value disputes, and complements this experience with his busy unled practice.  His ongoing and recent work includes defending civil fraud proceedings allegedly valued at more than £300 million (led by senior and junior counsel), preparing an application for worldwide freezing injunctions (led by senior junior counsel) and assisting senior counsel with preparation for a six-day trial of an unfair prejudice petition.  Harmish received First Class Honours […]

Hackers for Hire by Zachary Kell and Alexander Kingston-Splatt

Civil Fraud

In this article published in TL4 Disputes Magazine issue 9, Zachary Kell and Alexander Kingston-Splatt discuss the recent case of Lonestar Communications Corporation v Kaye [2023] EWHC 421 and look at three particular areas of interest from the judgment, namely (i) the treatment of Liberian law and the approach taken by the Court in determining […]

Jeremy Cousins KC retires from Radcliffe Chambers

Today marks the retirement of Jeremy Cousins KC, an eminent barrister and outstanding member of Radcliffe Chambers. Having been called to the Bar in 1977 and being appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1999, Jeremy has become one of London’s leading barristers in the field of commercial and commercial chancery law and professional negligence and breach of […]

Osler v Osler [2023] EWHC 1270 (Ch)

Dov Ohrenstein, instructed by Roythornes Solicitors appeared for the successful respondents in Osler v Osler [2023] EWHC 1270 (Ch) in which HHJ Monty KC (sitting as a High Court Judge) handed down judgment today on the question of whether or not the court can entertain a renewed oral application for permission to appeal an arbitral […]

Pretoria Energy v Blankney Estates [2023] EWCA Civ 482

Dov Ohrenstein, instructed by Roythornes Limited, was successful for the Respondent in the Court of Appeal: Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Limited v Blankney Estates Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 482. The subject of the appeal was whether a signed document marked “Heads of Terms” but not marked “subject to contract” included a binding agreement for a […]