Rachel Lane (Pupil)
She has been supervised by Martin Ouwehand and Josh Lewison. Her current supervisor is Dawn McCambley. Prior to starting pupillage at Radcliffe Chambers, Rachel worked as the sole fee earner in the Private Client department of a regional law firm. She specialised in wills, estates and inheritance tax matters. Rachel studied Law at the University […]
Zara Yusuf (Pupil)
Zara has been supervised by Wendy Mathers, Chloe Shuffrey and Catherine Doran. Her current supervisor is Oliver Hilton. Before starting pupillage, Zara worked as a Private Client Tax Adviser at Ernst & Young (International Tax) and Blick Rothenberg. Her work covered all areas of the UK taxation of individuals, often with a cross-border aspect. Zara […]
Samuel Lane (Pupil)
He has been supervised by Joshua Winfield and Zachary Kell, and his current supervisor is Kate Rogers. Prior to coming to the Bar, Sam studied and taught History at the University of Oxford. He received a first-class undergraduate degree; a master’s degree with Distinction, gaining the top mark in his year; and a doctorate, specialising […]
Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2023 Three Minute Video
Radcliffe Chambers’ Restructuring and Insolvency practice group is proud to present its Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2023 in this three minute video. Led by members of Radcliffe Chambers’ Restructuring and Insolvency practice group together with industry experts, the conference covered a wide range of pertinent issues and trends faced by the business world today, providing […]
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 […]
Olivia Wilson
Olivia regularly appears as sole counsel in the County Courts and High Courts and is building a broad chancery and commercial practice. During pupillage, Olivia was involved in cases across the range of traditional and commercial chancery work, including, insolvency, contract disputes, trusts, probate, pensions, landlord and tenant and charities. Olivia was supervised by Andrew […]
James Anson-Holland
Before transferring to the English Bar, James practiced law in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands. He has particular experience with private client, insolvency, and commercial disputes that often have a cross-border element. As a result, he has undertaken extensive trial and appellate work beyond his year of call and has acted (both led and […]
Harmish Mehta
Harmish accepts instructions across all of Chambers’ core practice areas and has a particular interest in the areas set out below. He received First Class Honours in his LLB (London School of Economics and Political Science) and LLM (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge). After his studies, Harmish volunteered for The Constitution Unit at University College London. There […]
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 […]
The illegality defence: Thames Trains, Henderson and strict liability offences
Peter Dodge (instructed by Philip Evans and Freddie Beard of Clyde & Co) appeared for the First Defendant in Owadally v Planology Ltd [2023] EWHC 339 (KB), a High Court appeal against a refusal to grant reverse summary judgment O and K, a husband and wife, bought a Grade II listed house in Paddington to […]
