Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Radcliffe Chambers has a large group of respected traditional chancery practitioners. Interviewees praise members’ “in-depth knowledge and the ability to deal with very complex matters swiftly”, noting that they handle “some of the most complex domestic and offshore disputes”. Individuals here are notable for their work on wills, probate matters and trusts.
John Clark is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Radcliffe Chambers has very helpful clerks. It is a friendly set.
The clerks are at the top of their field. They are prompt and measured in their responses.
The clerks are the best in the industry. They are responsive, clever, helpful and resourceful.
The clerks are friendly and always willing to go the extra mile to assist with an instruction, particularly where there are short turnarounds.
Notable practitioners
Daniel Burton is a top-tier traditional chancery practitioner. He undertakes contested probate, estates administration and charities matters. He is routinely instructed on complex cases before the Court of Appeal.
Daniel holds his own. He is cool, calm and collected. He knows his stuff and is unwavering. He is pretty charming, clients like him and the way he makes them feel: not only confident but that they are going to win.
Daniel builds a direct affinity with clients. He is a man of the people. He's also on top of things, very smart, and wows the room when he comes in by being a nice bloke who's incredibly intelligent as well.
Daniel is my go-to barrister. He is excellent with clients and he sees the bigger picture to ensure that clients can make informed decisions.
Daniel is a great lawyer to work with. He is an expert in his field and is superb with clients. He has great commercial instinct.
Josh Lewison is a junior with a broad traditional chancery practice which encompasses both onshore and offshore work. He is noted for his handling of charitable trust matters, as well as cases relating to wills and estates.
Josh is an all-round superstar of the chancery Bar. He is bright, technical, commercial, practical and a pleasure to work with.
Josh Lewison is excellent. He is very responsive, practical and helpful.
Josh is just fantastic. He's exceptional at what he does and is a pleasure to work with. He is incredibly bright, gets into all of the details and leaves no stone unturned, but he is very pragmatic and can be very commercial when needed.
Robert Pearce KC is a respected silk who has a substantial traditional chancery practice and is particularly noted for his handling of complex trust and charities cases. He is sought after by trustees, executors and private companies.
Robert is a trust specialist in particular, and everyone knows how technically able he is. He is a mega-brain. If he doesn't have the answer, there isn't one.
Robert is incredibly experienced and very knowledgeable. He is incredibly clever and is a real authority in the sense that judges listen to him because he's so experienced. He has real gravitas; other lawyers and barristers listen to him as he's so pre-eminent. But he's also really easy to work with and he is user-friendly.
Robert is very much a trusts scholar and an expert for advice on obscure aspects of the law of trusts. People rely on him for more detailed knowledge and the academic side of the arguments. He is renowned for his wisdom and scholarship.
Thomas Dumont KC has a highly respected traditional chancery practice and routinely handles complex and high-value trusts and estates disputes. He regularly appears in contentious matters before both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Tom is brilliant with clients and has a lovely manner.
Matthew Mills has a broad chancery practice encompassing complex domestic wills, trusts and estates, charities, property and commercial matters.
Matthew is next level; he is exceptional. Clients always feel in extremely safe hands with him. He is thorough, prepared and personable.
Matthew is an exceptional barrister with superb technical skills that are only matched by his great client care.
Matthew is brilliant and very easy to work with. He is knowledgeable and thorough, and his mind goes to places a lot of people don't think – he thinks outside the box.
Piers Feltham is a highly regarded junior whose respected traditional chancery practice encompasses both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is particularly noted for his work with estates and professional negligence claims.
Piers has great expertise and knowledge.
Piers is an excellent all-rounder with a very commercial approach.
Piers is a terrific advocate. His advice is clear, to the point and pragmatic. He is able to cut through to the core issues of the case and provide focused and timely advice.
Piers is very detailed, experienced and thorough.
Sophia Rogers has a broad traditional chancery practice that includes advising on wills, trusts and probate. She also has experience of offshore work.
Sophia is very methodical in her approach and she is genuinely invested in the outcome for her clients.
Sophia is an exceptionally thorough barrister who leaves no stone unturned in her preparation and analysis. She is highly attuned to clients' needs. She excels at explaining complex matters to clients in a clear and accessible manner.
Sophia is great. She is responsive, pragmatic and a silk in the making.
Edward Hicks handles contentious probate cases, matters relating to arguments over wills, and disputes as to the administration of estates and trusts.
Edward is very thorough, detailed, into the case analysis and never in danger of being underprepared. He is very detailed, commercial and sensible.
Justin Holmes has a broad traditional chancery practice, focusing primarily on contentious matters, including disputes relating to wills, estates and beneficiary duties, while also demonstrating expertise in criminal law.
Justin is reliable, experienced and very knowledgeable.
Justin Holmes is great with clients and always has a reasoned and measured approach.
Kate Selway KC is a respected and experienced traditional chancery silk, primarily as a litigator undertaking property litigation. She is also frequently instructed in Inheritance Act, trusts and probate matters.
Kate is extremely diligent in her areas of practice and exceptionally knowledgeable as well as very approachable.
Kate is brilliant in court and has a very good rapport with judges in the High Court, where she is respected.
Marcus Flavin acts on both contentious and non-contentious traditional chancery matters. He is regularly instructed both onshore and offshore, and has particular expertise in advising on probate and estate administration, trusts and Inheritance Act claims.
Marcus is technically brilliant and responsive.
Marcus is a superb lawyer. He is an expert in his field and great with clients. With Marcus, the most difficult and complex case can quickly become resolved very pragmatically.
Marcus is excellent; he makes himself available when needed and has a ton of common sense. He is just the person you want on your team.
Marcus is an extremely talented lawyer who can make complex arguments intelligible to both the tribunal and the lay client.
Marcus is an inspiring individual with expertise that goes well beyond his years.
Oliver Hilton has a busy traditional chancery practice that takes in complex trusts and succession matters. He is instructed on complex onshore probate and pension disputes.
Oliver is a superb individual who punches well above his weight.
Oliver has a good eye for detail and is very user-friendly.
Charles Holbech is an established junior who has a diverse private client practice and is frequently instructed in both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is particularly noted for his technical knowledge of tax matters.
Charles is my go-to counsel for chancery work. He is technically outstanding.
Charles's advice is thorough and he is always happy to engage with any questions or queries.
Henry Day is a popular junior known for his contentious wills, probate and private trusts practice.
Henry Day's expertise combined with his friendly and approachable manner makes him exceptionally easy to work with.
Henry was a pleasure to work with. He provided clear structure and concise, well-reasoned advice tailored to specific needs. He was highly responsive to follow-up queries and demonstrated an impressive depth of knowledge throughout.
Henry is an analytically minded and technically proficient barrister who consistently produces high‑quality written work. His drafting is clear, precise and strategically astute. He provides excellent client service and is responsive, professional and attuned to clients' needs.
Jonathan Edwards has built a strong reputation for his chancery practice, particularly in contested probate and proprietary estoppel matters.
Jonathan is an excellent barrister in his written work, in conference and in court.
Jonathan provides very clear advice and advocacy at hearings. With a testing opposition, he remains calm, to the point and effective.
Joshua Winfield has developed a strong reputation for his traditional chancery work, which covers all aspects of trusts, estates and probate work.
Joshua is very helpful and provides clear advice.
Joshua is particularly good in cases which have an overlap between the different areas of chancery law.
Nathan Wells is a well-established junior who has a wide-ranging traditional chancery practice. He is a particularly fine choice of counsel for matters with a Northern Irish aspect to them, as he has also been called to the Northern Irish Bar. He is regularly instructed in cases concerning trusts, wills, probate and estate administration.
Nathan is technically excellent, a persuasive and confident advocate with sublime drafting skills. He is incredibly bright and perceptive.
Nathan Wells is outstanding in every way.
Daniel Thorpe is a junior with experience in a range of cases, including will validity challenges, domestic high-value estate disputes and contested probate with international elements.
Daniel Thorpe is a tenacious litigator, he is excellent on his feet, and it is a pleasure to work with him.
Daniel is a superb junior whose level of expertise is beyond his call. He has excellent judgement and is good with clients.
Daniel is a nice guy, easy to work with, and he's just very switched on. He is good on a variety of different cases.
Daniel is personable, efficient and knowledgeable.
Daniel's forensic assessment of risk and his clear, commercially grounded advice enable resolution.
Emma Loizou advises clients on domestic and offshore disputes. Her work includes insolvency matters, as well as traditional chancery cases involving wills and trusts.
Emma is a junior with a wealth of experience and a wonderful manner in court and with clients. Her advice is direct and considered, and clients simply love her.
Emma builds great rapport with clients. She looks at every angle, tries to be practical and thinks outside the box. She finds dynamic approaches to work.
Emma Loizou is brilliant. She has a really good manner with clients and really gets into the case and down to the nitty-gritty.
Emma is a very user-friendly, bright and astute barrister. She is very good at explaining points of law and their impact to lay clients. She grasps their needs quickly.
Poppy Rimington-Pounder has a growing profile in the market. Her work includes will validity challenges, trust disputes and 1975 Act claims in addition to non-contentious matters.
Poppy is an outstanding advocate with specialised expertise. Her advice is consistently rigorous, nuanced and strategically astute, while remaining empathetic to the human dynamics inherent in disputes.
William Moffett KC is a much-liked practitioner who is praised highly for his handling of contentious trust, inheritance and probate matters. He offers a particular depth of expertise in contested wills and is especially sought after by high net worth individuals.
William is sharp and commercially aware and has very extensive experience. He is a go-to barrister for any case.
William is always extremely reliable and trusted by clients.
William demonstrates exceptional skill in swiftly distilling complex information and thoroughly assessing the claimant's financial position, enabling clear and confident advice.
