Court of Appeal hands down judgment in Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 128 – Christopher Boardman KC and Tom Beasley
The Court of Appeal has upheld Freedman J’s finding that an agreement between an introducer and an investment manager was novated to two successors entities. It has also confirmed that certain changes in investment strategy by the successor did not end the introducer’s entitlement to its share of management and performance fees. The case concerned […]
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. She has also been instructed as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal and in the Commercial Court and has experience of appearing in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). Amber is continuing to build a mixed Chancery practice combining commercial, insolvency, private client and property work. Before starting pupillage at Radcliffe, Amber worked […]
Chloe Shuffrey
She regularly appears in the High Court (both led and as sole counsel) and before Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) Judges. She was instructed in the recent groundbreaking Supreme Court appeal in Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31 as part of a team of five counsel. Chloe has experience and accepts instructions in […]
Simon Mills
Simon been long been recognised as a leading barrister in Commercial Dispute Resolution in Chambers and Partners, and Chambers Global, and in Legal 500 he is recommended in Civil Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance, and now in Crypto and Blockchain Assets. Directory quotes comment that he is “A formidable advocate and a must-have part of our litigation arsenal”, “Brilliant […]
Alexander Kingston-Splatt
Alex was ranked as a Rising Star in the 2025 and 2024 editions of Legal 500 for Insolvency, that guide recommending that he “is easy to work with”, “delivers clear, effective written advice and pleadings” and that, on his feet, Alex “builds good rapport with the judiciary and delivers arguments in a firm yet amenable manner”. […]
Zachary Kell
Zachary is ranked in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 for banking and finance (tier 3) and civil fraud (tier 4). He has been called a “brilliant junior”, praised for being “hardworking and easy to approach” and “exactly the sort of modern barrister that you would like on your team”. Zachary regularly appears in […]
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 […]
Honourable Mr Justice Zacaroli hands down Judgment in favour of Mr Howard Spooner, defended by Tina Kyriakides
On the 11th January 2023, the Appeal Court has confirmed that a concluded and legally binding oral agreement was reached between Sally Johnson (Appellant/Claimant) and our client, Howard Spooner (Respondent/Defendant). The appeal was an attempt to overturn Mr Spooner’s success at trial last February, where we secured declarations from the court confirming the existence and […]
Wrongful trading claims: a central plank or dead in the water? – James Morgan KC & Lauren Kreamer
James Morgan KC and Lauren Kreamer were featured in the winter edition of Recovery Magazine. The article titled ‘Wrongful trading claims: a central plank or dead in the water?’ summarises some cases and issues about bringing wrongful trading claims as part of directors duties. In the long‑awaited Supreme Court judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v. […]
