Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK
What the Team is Known For
Radcliffe Chambers is an impressive set with noted expertise in commercial chancery matters. Instructing solicitors are quick to praise its insolvency offering, while its strong bench of barristers also offers considerable strength in high-stakes banking, civil fraud and securities matters. International disputes concerning commercial trusts are a further key area for the team. Recent matters handled include Lonham Group Ltd v Scotbeef Ltd and D&S Storage Ltd, the first occasion the Insurance Act 2015 has been considered by the Court of Appeal, and Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd and Astra Asset Management LLP, a multimillion dollar dispute concerning introductory fees claimed against an asset manager.
John Clark is the head of clerking.
Strengths
Probably one of the best clerking teams we have come across. It has a lot of depth, and is populated by people like Deputy Head of Clerking Lee Wright, who take a sensible approach to everything.
Head of Clerking John Clark is very efficient, helpful and knowledgeable.
The clerks act seamlessly as a team together. They take time to get to know the solicitors and go the extra mile.
The clerking is stand-out excellent and very responsive.
Senior Practice Manager Callum Clark, in particular, is excellent to work with.
Notable practitioners
Dov is very experienced and performs like a silk.
Dov is an experienced and consummate professional, who always goes the extra mile for clients.
Dov is very good on his feet and excellent at the technical detail. He has a good grasp of affairs when faced with a dense amount of information.
Adam is a good advocate, who is solid and has gravitas. He's also an effective communicator.
Adam Deacock knows the law well and is liked by clients. When I've seen him in court, he knows his papers inside out and gets the job done beautifully.
Adam is good on his feet, immensely knowledgeable and a safe pair of hands.
Adam Deacock is a robust practitioner, who is very user friendly.
Christopher is a client-friendly barrister, who is very commercial and very responsive. He's a formidable advocate, who's never out of his depth.
Christopher is very smart and adopts a commercial view. He is a straightforward advocate, who goes through everything logically and hits all the points.
David is quick and user friendly - he is on it. He has a very commercial view on cases and understands the costs consequences for clients.
Always helpful and available, Elizabeth very much helped us steer matters towards a happy resolution. Her written work is very good and she helps clients understand the law.
Elizabeth Ovey is very measured and very cerebral. She's calm and collected at all times and is also a very nice person, which always helps.
Elizabeth Ovey is very knowledgeable. She is a very clear drafter and is a personable character to work with.
Good, fair and someone who can be relied upon to take the right points.
A great trial advocate, who is especially effective in his cross-examination of witnesses in highly charged cases.
Tom has really good written work. His advocacy is excellent.