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Traditional work can involve human interest: wills and inheritance can cause serious family rifts. Commercial Chancery practitioners deal with boardroom disputes or bust-ups between co-writers of million-selling songs or disputes about literary estates.

The early years of practice feature low-value cases like straightforward possession proceedings in the County Court, winding-up applications in the Companies Court and appearances before the bankruptcy registrars. More prominent sets will involve baby barristers as second or third junior on larger, more complex cases. Current issues October Like many sectors, the Chancery Bar turned its eyes inwards in and to examine its lack of diversity. In January , just two of the 17 Chancery Division judges were female, and none from an ethnically diverse background.

At the time of writing, that report had not been released. The Chancery Bar attracts high-value, complex domestic cases, offshore and cross-border instructions. Recently China has been taking the mantle from Russia as the largest source of international work. Plenty of cases focus on massive offshore trusts in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Channel Islands.

However, charities expressed major concern with the proposed changes; namely, that wealthy individuals would no longer leave large estates to legacies in their wills. As such, the MOJ scrapped the plans towards the end of He provides advice and handles litigation both domestically and offshore, and is known for representing some very high-profile clients. Strengths: "Top, top drawer and the most experienced counsel you could meet.

He handles some of the biggest clients and handles matters with incredible savvy. He always gives practical advice and is a good strategist. Elizabeth Jones QC Has a long-established practice in contentious trust and probate work, and is particularly good in cases concerning issues of fraud, asset tracing and insolvency.

She has a wealth of international experience, having many cases in overseas jurisdictions. Strengths: "Phenomenally clever as well as phenomenally effective, she is an extremely forceful advocate.

She's also acquired a really strong reputation as a mediator for trust and estate matters. She has the utmost integrity and people have confidence in her. John Machell QC Well-regarded barrister with wide ranging expertise in chancery matters. He is often instructed in cases involving issues connected to trusts, partnerships and commercial contracts. He also has significant offshore experience. Strengths: "His legal expertise is exemplary and his brain works very logically.

He can process and understand very complex matters and explain them to the client well. He ensures he achieves equitable results and is a pleasure to work with. Richard Wilson QC Has a strong traditional chancery practice involving a substantial amount of international work.

He frequently advises landed estates and institutional trustees and is further recognised for his expertise in offshore trusts. Strengths: "A very good advocate who is excellent at legal analysis, and whose written work is always of a high standard. James Brightwell Well-established traditional chancery barrister with recognised expertise in trust and offshore matters.

He is highly rated for his in-depth knowledge of obscure trust law. Strengths: "Has very insightful knowledge of trust law and is involved in many high-profile proceedings. He has consistently dealt extremely diplomatically with some very difficult situations and has never faltered in his approach.

Emma Hargreaves Instructed in a number of substantial high-profile trust cases, both in the UK and offshore. She also deals with civil fraud, commercial and company disputes and is further noted for her international experience. Strengths: "Provides very detailed and technical legal advice. Her written advice is excellent and confident, and she has a full understanding of the issues in a case.

William Henderson Highly esteemed practitioner who is praised for his work with private clients, trustees and trust companies.

His practice typically involves trusts, probate, estate administration, charities and professional negligence matters. Strengths: "Very understated but hugely intelligent and thoughtful. He is particularly excellent on charity points and is a go-to person on such matters. Constance McDonnell Her practice focuses on contentious trusts and probate cases and she also handles Act claims and Court of Protection matters. Other areas of interest include claims relating to the administration of estates and the removal of personal representatives.

Strengths: "A consummate performer on her feet, she really knows her stuff and you can't get one over on her. Giles Richardson Has a particularly strong focus on restructuring, insolvency and company law, and also a very active trusts practice. He handles large cases both domestically and internationally. Strengths: "Has the ability to master a vast range of documents in a very short space of time and come up with some very effective arguments to strengthen claims.

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Serle Court is delighted to announce that chambers has been ranked in 11 practice areas in this year's Chambers UK Chancery "top-class barristers who are ahead of the game for chancery work".

News Events First slide details. Current Slide Second slide details. The best thing about chancery practice is the huge variety it offers: everything from large-scale commercial litigation to small family disputes over burial rights in a dead body. The worst thing is the volume of documentation that sometimes needs to be read: there is nothing glamorous about ploughing through box after box of lever-arch files. Significant recent cases include the Supreme Court decisions on proprietary rights in bribes received by fiduciaries FHR v.

Mankarious , the effect of illegality on property transactions Patel v. The Blue Cross. Chancery practice is broad enough to weather most economic downturns, both because it is to an extent countercyclical so insolvency and mortgagerelated work picks up during recessions and because it is often a poor economic climate that provides the trigger for clients to resort to litigation in the first place. Chancery pupils can expect to work regular, ordinary working hours — around 9. Most of their time is likely to be spent in chambers, working on whatever their supervisor happens to be dealing with at any given time.

A few sets provide small pieces of advocacy work for second-six pupils; others may provide advocacy exercises assessed in-house. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in classics and was called to the Bar in Careers advice.

Chancery law: area of practice barristers From commercial disputes to dead body rights, chancery law provides a mix of complex legal and factual scenarios. Typical cases in chancery law A typical traditional chancery case might be a dispute over the disposition of property among family members following a death. Life at the chancery Bar The sporadic nature of the work means that Chancery barristers tend to have several cases on the go at any given time, and can expect to spend the majority of their time in chambers rather than in court.

Is chancery law recession-proof? What sort of work does a pupil in chancery law do? Types of law practised Company. Equity and trusts. Land and property.



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