Beddoes and Blessings: Back to Basics – webinar and podcast
In this Junior Programme: Private Client seminar Daniel Thorpe and Emma Loizou presented on Beddoe and Public Trustee v Cooper [2001] and discussed the risks of a breach of duty and when a trustee should and should not apply to court in connection with an actual or proposed course of action. Please find the presentation slides, here. Junior […]
Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch)
In a case that has attracted much media attention, last week Master Clark handed down judgment in a case concerning an allegedly forged will. The Claimant, Carlton Watts, had brought proceedings against his mother, Jobyna Watts, for allegedly forging her late husband’s will (“the Will”). Mr Watts alleged Ms Watts had used the will of […]
Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Team will be attending ConTrA
Radcliffe Chambers’ private client team will be attending the ConTrA Trusts in Litigation Conference in Venice between 22-24 March 2023! Members attending include: Thomas Dumont KC William Moffett Marcus Flavin Oliver Hilton Josh Lewison Wendy Mathers Daniel Burton Henry Day Jonathan Edwards Emma Loizou Poppy Rimington-Pounder Daniel Thorpe Piers Digby If you are attending […]
Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt appear in the Supreme Court in the appeal of Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors
On Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 February, Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt will be appearing in the Supreme Court for the Third to Tenth Respondent local authorities in the appeal of Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors (that being the appeal from London Borough of Barking and Dagenham & […]
Robert Lee
Robert has worked on cases across the range of traditional and commercial Chancery work including insolvency, company, commercial, wills and probate, trusts, property, landlord and tenant, and professional negligence. He is developing a particular expertise in insolvency, commercial, and contentious probate matters. Before starting pupillage at Radcliffe, Robert worked as a Legislation Adviser at the […]
Amber Turner
Amber regularly appears as sole counsel in the County Court and High Court and has been instructed as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal and the Commercial Court. She has experience of appearing in the ICC and Chancery Interim Applications lists seeking to obtain urgent injunctive relief, as well as in the First-tier Tribunal […]
Matthew Tonnard
Matthew is recognised for combining strong advocacy with commercial judgment. Ranked as a Leading Junior in The Legal 500, he has been described as “an excellent advocate who is tough in cross-examination whilst always appearing reasonable.” He is frequently instructed both as sole counsel and as part of larger counsel teams by financial institutions, corporations, insolvency […]
Inheritance Tax – Indentifying Interests in Possession – Kate Selway KC
Kate Selway KC has successfully represented the taxpayers in the recent First Tier Tribunal decision of Hall v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 32 (TC) in an important case about occupation rights arising under a will and the nature of interests in possession for tax purposes. The issue was whether an interest in possession (IIP) for IHT […]
King appoints Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division
We are pleased to announce that the King has appointed Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division with effect from 11 January! Katherine will be based at the Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice. Katherine was called to the Bar in 1989 and undertook pupillage at 11 Old Square (the Chambers of […]
60-seconds with Sophia Rogers
Sophia Rogers features in the most recent edition of ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client Magazine. The article titled ’60-seconds with Sophia Rogers’ can be found on page four, here.
