Robert Ham QC

Practice Overview

Robert has a litigation and advisory practice, largely related to trust law.  It covers not only traditional private client work, and associated tax law, but also pension schemes together with professional negligence in those fields. He enjoys devising complex transactions and drafting the documents to give effect to them, as well as sorting out the legal effect of complex transactions for which others were responsible.

Professional Reputation

Chambers & Partners, 2009

Chancery 'leading silk'

Robert Ham QC is "extremely approachable and responsive in urgent situations".  "Calm when all about him are losing their heads," he is "wholly unflappable and always gives his cases the utmost attention".

Pensions 'leading silk'

Robert Ham QC is "incredibly charming, extremely receptive, relaxed and easy to work with". He combines this amiability with a skill for providing "clear, concise advice" that brings him instruction after instruction.  "Able to refine issues in a commercial way", Ham creates "a very reassuring atmosphere for the client and gets to the heart of the matter in a non-technical way".

Qualifications & Appointments

• BCL, BA (Oxon)
• Deputy high court judge

Memberships

• Association of Pension Lawyers
• Chancery Bar Association
• Commercial Bar Association
• International Tax Planning Association
• STEP

Publications

Joint author of Tolley's Pensions Handbook, contributor to International Trust Laws and contributor to Atkin's Court Forms and Halsbury's Laws of England.  Contributor to forthcoming book on international trust litigation.