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Outer Temple Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers
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Radcliffe Chambers

Leading Silks

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Michael Furness KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘His sheer intellectual power will get you past most obstacles.’
Brian Green KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘He is a fighter who wears mink boxing gloves, but lands punches with the collective force of Wilder, Fury, Tyson and Foreman.’
Paul Newman KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘An absolutely brilliant advocate – a straight talking person who does not sugar coat the situation. He fights like his life depends on it to put your best points across.’
Keith Rowley KC –Radcliffe Chambers ‘He has outstanding technical knowledge, with a great eye for detail and robust advocacy where appropriate. One of the leading KCs at the pensions Bar.'
Andrew Short KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘One of the leading pensions silks. His technical knowledge is outstanding.'
Andrew Spink KC –Outer Temple Chambers
Nicolas Stallworthy KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Nicholas' advocacy is calm and persuasive - he makes you want to agree with him rather than needing to force points.’
Michael Tennet KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Michael is one of the pre-eminent pensions silks. He can be relied on to provide incisive and authoritative advice.’
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Keith Bryant KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘He is a formidable advocate who commands the respect of judges and opponents, a team player and a pleasure to work with.’
Jonathan Hilliard KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Incredibly bright - Jonathan sees dimensions others miss.‘
Richard Hitchcock KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘A silk with a formidable intellect, vast experience, and a street fighter’s instinct - you want this man on your side.’
Fenner Moeran KC –Wilberforce Chambers 'He has excellent knowledge of pensions and financial services law and regulatory issues – a go-to KC in this area.'
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Raquel Agnello KC –Erskine Chambers ‘Raquel is fantastic on her feet and manages the case and the court brilliantly, explaining complicated technical points with absolute clarity. An astute silk who is great with clients.'
David Grant KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘David is meticulous - he leaves no stone unturned. An utterly reliable silk.'
Ben Hubble KC –4 New Square ‘He is very effective at creating consensus and bringing a conclusion to difficult situations. A silk with gravitas.’
Farhaz Khan KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘A silk who stands out for his extensive experience in complex pensions litigation.'
Andrew Mold KC –Wilberforce Chambers ‘An assured advocate who quickly wins the support of the judge.'
Christopher Tidmarsh KC –5 Stone Buildings ‘He is very client friendly – his explanations for clients are always very clear for the layman but also nicely pitched for the pensions specialist. He looks for solutions and is commercial and pragmatic.’

2023 Silks

Katherine Apps KC –39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is extremely on top of the papers, and has all the facts at her fingertips. She is very responsive and able to turn matters around with alacrity.’
Claire Darwin KC – Matrix Chambers ‘Claire is a highly impressive advocate and a class act. She senses where judges are going and responds by giving them exactly the information they need to confirm or change their minds.'

Leading Juniors

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Edward Sawyer –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Edward is both thoughtful and practical and sees the full picture. He combines technical knowledge with commercial awareness and is one of the most highly rated senior juniors.’
Lydia Seymour –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Lydia makes a very complicated topic clear and understandable. She is great with clients and provides both technical and pragmatic advice.’
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Sebastian Allen –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Sebastian is a stand-out pensions counsel. His approach is incisive, clear, collaborative and innovative. His technical legal work is top-notch and he's a genuine pleasure to work with.‘
Fraser Campbell – Blackstone Chambers ‘He is very collegiate and handles difficult clients with great diplomacy, tact and charm. His grasp of pensions law is extremely impressive.’
Nicholas Hill –Outer Temple Chambers ‘He can be relied on to fight his client’s corner with great skill, and is adept at finding innovative solutions. He has extensive knowledge of the legal issues which arise in pensions disputes.'
Naomi Ling –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Naomi is an excellent technical lawyer. Her advice is comprehensible and direct, and she is not shy of challenging the views of those around her to secure the best for her client.’
Saul Margo –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Saul is impressive on his feet, with a pragmatic and measured style.’
James McCreath –Wilberforce Chambers ‘He’s a real superstar – very smart and gets to the nub of issues very quickly.’
Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth provides concise yet detailed advice.'
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Henry Day –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Henry has great experience in advising on pensions litigation. He provides lucid and succinct advice.’
Wendy Mathers – Radcliffe Chambers ‘A very strong advocate, who is sagacious and knowledgeable on pensions law.'
Saaman Pourghadiri –4 New Square ‘Saaman presents arguments clearly and persuasively, and demonstrates good judgement on which points to press and which to leave.'
Thomas Robinson –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Thomas is fiercely intellectual, incredibly hardworking, and solutions-focused.'
Jennifer Seaman – Wilberforce Chambers ‘A user-friendly junior with very strong analytical skills.'
Philip Stear –Outer Temple Chambers ‘His technical ability and critical analysis is of the highest standard.’
Michael Uberoi –Outer Temple Chambers ‘An excellent all rounder.’
James Walmsley –Wilberforce Chambers
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Michael Ashdown –Wilberforce Chambers
Chloe Bell – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘She is a practical barrister, and is able to assimilate a substantial quantity of information at great speed. A good team player on large cases.'
Victoria Brown –Outer Temple Chambers 'Solicitors would instruct her in a flash - she is approachable, friendly and level-headed.'
Nigel Burroughs –4 New Square
Jonathan Chew –Wilberforce Chambers 'He’s very bright and strategic, a tremendous team player who demonstrates great judgement.'
Elizabeth Grace  – Outer Temple Chambers ‘A very responsive and practical junior, with a constructive and pragmatic approach to cases.'
Patrick Halliday  – 11KBW
Joseph Steadman –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Joseph is hugely talented, cogent and eloquent, with a sharp eye for detail.’

Rising Stars

Patrick Tomison  – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Patrick has a real eye for the memorable turn of phrase that encapsulates everything you want to say about a case - something that will really lodge in the mind of the judge.’

Pensions in London Bar

Outer Temple Chambers


Outer Temple Chambers is ‘a strong pensions set‘, and is well known for advising on pensions-related employment law matters. In a prominent case highlight, multiple members of the set – two silks and two juniors – appeared in Avon Cosmetics v Dalriada Trustees, in relation to an amendment being made to a pension scheme. The key issue of the matter focused on how to handle purported amendments to schemes made outside the scope of the amendment’s power, and when aspects of the amendment may invalidate the entire amendment. In a separate matter, Nicolas Stallworthy KC and Nicholas Hill acted in the notable BRASS Trustees v Goldstone and The Pension Protection Fund case, which involved the first reported approval of an application claim brought by a trustee to wind up the pension scheme’s sponsoring employers.

Les références

‘All of the clerks we have worked with have been excellent. We have been particularly impressed by Matt Sale, who is a pleasure to work with and really goes out of his way to ensure that the service being provided is of the highest standard.’

‘Excellent clerking services. Nicholas Levett is always responsive and great to deal with. We also rate Lexie Johnson.’

‘Nicholas Levett has been very helpful.’





Wilberforce Chambers


Wilberforce Chambers is 'well known in the pensions and trust law world'. Brian Green KC has an excellent track record in handling complex, high-profile pensions cases, and Michael Tennet KC is sought after for his expertise in assisting with pensions-related regulatory matters and professional negligence issues in the space. Among the junior end of chambers, Sebastian Allen is acting for the London Borough of Croyden in a longrunning dispute over how the Local Government Pension Scheme calculates contributions made by academy schools.

Les références

‘Fraser Geddes and Stewart Cameron are excellent at keeping us and counsel aligned with our work and with regard to deadlines and fees.’

‘The clerks have always been helpful and responsive. Conor Michaels has been consistently excellent.’

‘The clerks are very responsive. I’ve had exceptional service from Tara Shah.’





Radcliffe Chambers


Radcliffe Chambers is 'a well regarded chambers for pensions disputes'. Recent instructions for the group include Keith Rowley KC and Wendy Mathersacting in the high-profile Newell Trustees v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services case, a complex pension scheme dispute arising from the transfer of final salary arrangements to money purchase arrangements within the same scheme; key issues in the matter included the validity of amendments made by an interim deed, extrinsic contracts, and allegations of age discrimination.

Les références

‘All of the clerks we have dealt with have been very helpful, particularly John Clark.’

‘Radcliffe Chambers has a very good set of clerks. They are flexible and will work hard to come to an arrangement which meets the client’s needs. They are efficient and approachable.’

‘The clerks were very quick to respond, gave accurate fee estimates and were friendly and professional.’