Award winning team recognised in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2025
We are proud to announce that our award-winning team of 21 barristers have been ranked, once again, in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2025. Within this esteemed group William Moffett, Daniel Burton and Matthew Mills have increased their rankings this year. We also welcome 3 barristers to the rankings as Up and […]
Assisted suicide: compromising forfeiture applications
Can beneficiaries disapply the forfeiture rule by agreement? In Re Peace (2025, unreported), the court held that where all adult beneficiaries are competent and together entitled to the entire estate, they may direct the personal representatives to administer it without regard to the forfeiture rule. Justin Holmes of Radcliffe Chambers, instructed by Jan Atkinson at […]
The Statutory Inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation
Matthew Mills has recently published an article in Private Client Business on the statutory inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation. This article draws on the existing commentary in the national media and professional charity press and seeks to present a balanced analysis of the Charity Commission’s report. Read the full article here.
Top Cases of 2024 hosted by Piers Digby and Olivia Wilson
In this Junior Programme: Tops Cases of 2024, Piers Digby and Olivia Wilson recap some of the top Insolvency and Private Client cases over the last year and provide their insight on why these cases are so significant and highlight cases to watch out for in 2025. The presentation slides are available to download, here. […]
Hirachand v Hirachand [2024] UKSC 43
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment today in Hirachand v Hirachand, a landmark decision concerning the recoverability of CFA success fees as part of awards under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Radcliffe Chambers barrister Sophia Rogers acted for the claimant successfully as sole counsel at trial, and together with Constance […]
Radcliffe Chambers win ‘Chancery Set of the Year’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that we have won the ‘Chancery: Set of the Year’ award at the Chambers UK Bar awards 2024! This recognition reflects on the hard work, dedication and expertise of our Private Client team as they continue to deliver outstanding legal services. We’d like to thank our clients for their continued support […]
The effect of a local authority reorganisation order on a charity
Matthew Mills has recently published an article in Private Client Business on the effect of a local authority reorganisation order on a charity. Approximately 10% of all local authorities act as a trustee of at least one charity. Every year, many such local authorities are created, merged, expanded, or abolished. In this article, Matthew explains […]
Rachel Lane
Throughout pupillage, Rachel gained experience across the full spectrum of Chambers’ traditional and commercial chancery work. She was supervised by Martin Ouwehand, Josh Lewison, Dawn McCambley and Nathan Wells. Before coming to the Bar, Rachel was the sole fee earner in the Private Client department of a regional law firm, where she advised on wills, […]
Samuel Lane
During his pupillage, Sam was supervised by Joshua Winfield, Zachary Kell, Kate Rogers, and Kate Selway KC. He gained experience across the full spectrum of Chambers’ work, from commercial and insolvency disputes to private client and charities litigation. Prior to coming to the Bar, Sam studied and taught History at the University of Oxford. He […]
60-seconds with Kate Selway KC
Kate Selway KC recently featured in the most recent edition of ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine Issue 15. The article titled ’60-seconds with Kate Selway KC’ can be found here.
