Expertise: Professional Liability

Piers Digby

Piers has previously taken secondments at both the Financial Conduct Authority and a leading UK bank, and has a thorough understanding of regulatory issues relating to banking and consumer credit more widely. He knows how to work with solicitors and clients under challenging conditions, combining legal ability beyond his call with an approachable manner. Prior […]

Jamie Cockfield

Before coming to the Bar, Jamie worked at an energy analytics consultancy founded by Oxford University professors and economists. Jamie received an Arts, Humanities and Research Council (AHRC) doctoral scholarship for a DPhil (PhD) in History at the University of Oxford, which he completed in 2015. His doctorate was a socio-legal study of land tenure, […]

Third Party Costs Orders Against Insurers – Where Do things Stand After Travelers?

For a short time, following the decisions of Foskett J in Giambrone and the Court of Appeal in Travelers, it looked as though the scope for obtaining third party costs orders against insurers was much wider than had previously been appreciated. Then the Supreme Court decided Travelers. On Tuesday, 20 April 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM,  Jeremy Cousins KC and Shantanu […]

Louis Grandjouan

Louis formerly practised in the London and New York offices of a leading US law firm, where he worked primarily on cross-border finance and restructuring transactions. He is admitted as a solicitor (England & Wales) and attorney (New York). In the year prior to pupillage, Louis was the judicial assistant to Lord Stephens in the […]

Amber Turner

Amber has experience acting as sole counsel in the County and High Courts and First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), as well as appearing as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal. During pupillage, Amber observed and worked on cases across the range of traditional and commercial Chancery work, including charities, trusts, wills and probate, property and […]

Robert Lee

Robert has worked on cases across the range of traditional and commercial Chancery work including wills and probate, trusts, insolvency, property, landlord and tenant, commercial, charities and professional negligence. During pupillage, Robert has been supervised by Kate Rogers, Daniel Burton, Adam Deacock, and Clive Moys. Before starting pupillage at Radcliffe, Robert worked as a Legislation […]

Harmish Mehta (Pupil)

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 he co-authored (with Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Turan Hursit and Peter Waller) the report Improving Parliamentary Scrutiny of Public Appointments, which was […]

Olivia Wilson (Pupil)

Prior to commencing pupillage Olivia worked in the corporate department of a well-regarded regional solicitors’ firm. She was involved in restructuring, share sales and other corporate matters. Olivia read Theology and Religious Studies at Keble College, Oxford prior to completing the law conversion and Bar Practice Course at The University of Law, achieving the classification […]

James Anson-Holland (Pupil)

Before starting pupillage at Radcliffe Chambers, James practiced law in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands.  He has experience with heavy private client, insolvency, and commercial disputes that often have a cross-border element.  He has acted (both led and unled) in cases at various levels, including the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. James received […]

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 […]