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.
Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Conference 2024 on Tuesday, 5th November, 13:00 – 20:00 at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London. The sessions will be led by Radcliffe Chambers barristers along with special guest speakers. The day will begin with the Pitch to Partners plenary session, which involves our members competing against each […]
Ademption of Gifts of Partnership Shares; Executor Removal
Harmish Mehta and Daniel Burton recently featured in [2024] Private Client Business Issue 3 for their article, “Ademption of Gifts of Partnership Shares; Executor Removal”. In Lane v Lane the High Court ruled on whether a testamentary gift of a “share and interest” in a partnership adeemed on the basis that, at the time of death, the […]
Fraudulent Calumny—The Unanswered Questions
Josh Lewison recently featured in [2024] Private Client Business Issue 3 for his article on ‘Fraudulent Calumny—The Unanswered Questions’. Over the past ten years or so, the plea of fraudulent calumny has emerged as a mainstay of contentious probate claims, almost on a par with testamentary capacity, want of knowledge and approval and undue influence. […]
PSG Trust Corporation v CK [2024] EWCOP 14
Justin Holmes, instructed by the Official Solicitor, was successful in PSG Trust Corporation v CK [2024] EWCOP 14, a decision of Hayden J, which considered the circumstances in which knowledge of the size of her compensation fund could be withheld from P. It is not uncommon, particularly in brain injury cases, for survivors to be […]
Blessings: when worlds collide – Article by David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton
For over 100 years, the English Courts have entertained applications by trustees for directions, including to bless proposed “momentous” exercises of powers. Recently, this jurisdiction has extended through judicial decisions to corporate office-holders. The jurisdiction has received increasing scrutiny, not least in relation to the vexed question of immunity, resulting in the Court of Appeal’s recent […]
Josh Lewison in the Cayman Islands
We are delighted to announce that Josh Lewison is in Cayman Islands this week. Josh will be speaking at the Private Client Global Elite Thought Exchange today alongside Rachael Reynolds KC as well as attending the STEP Cayman Conference 2024 on the 18th and 19th January. If you would like to arrange a meeting with […]
