Rachel Lane
Prior to coming to the Bar, Rachel was the sole fee earner in the Private Client department of a regional law firm, advising clients on wills, trusts, probate and estate administration. Rachel graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Double First-Class degree in Law, ranking third in her year. Alongside her academic studies, she volunteered as […]
Samuel Lane
Sam has experience of acting in civil fraud claims, company disputes, and insolvency litigation, as well as in partnership, probate, and property cases. In addition to his busy unled practice, he has acted as junior counsel on substantial cases in the Court of Appeal and High Court. For instance, he has recently successfully appeared in […]
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 […]
Make Like a Tr(ust)ee and Leave by Josh Lewison
Josh Lewison recently wrote about the use and abuse of powers to change proper law and jurisdiction in his article ‘Make Like a Tr(ust)ee and Leave’ for ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine Read the full article here.
