Philip Jenkins is an established Chancery practitioner with a particularly strong reputation for his advisory, drafting and litigation work in the fields of wills, probate, the administration of trusts and estates, real property and related professional negligence claims.
Client testimonials include:
“Authoritative, approachable and excellent with clients. An expert in all aspects of contested trusts and probate, Philip combines superb drafting skills with a natural and confident advocacy style. He is particularly effective in mediations given his ability to cut through to the heart of the issues.”
“Philip has a remarkable clarity of thought and always expresses himself in a way which clients of all kinds find straightforward and easy to understand.”
“We get a great deal of working with Philip as members of a team together. He is able to step in and then out in a way which gives our clients the greatest benefit. He can do that in substantial cases over a long period of time, picking up the reins again without a pause.”
Philip is also a qualified Mediator and conducts mediations that fall within his core areas of practice.
Court of Protection
Philip has significant experience in the Court of Protection which jurisdiction strongly favours his empathetic manner and technical skills. Recent work includes:
- Statutory will and best interest applications.
- Contentious applications for the appointment / removal of attorneys and deputies.
- Claim for declaratory relief in relation to capacity to give good receipt for trust monies.
- Claim for declaration in relation to the status of a living will: Re E [2014] EWCOP 27.
- Advice in relation to errant attorneys and deputies (including in relation to the security bond), in relation to the interplay between statutory wills and 1975 Act claims, in relation to the ademption provisions contained in Sch. 2 MCA 2005.
Recommendations
Qualifications
- PhD (Jean Baudrillard: Deconstruction & Alterity), Bristol University (2001)
- École Normale Supérieure, Paris (2000)
- BA Hons (First Class), University of Leeds (1995)
Appointments
Qualified Mediator – Society of Mediators
Associations & Memberships
- Bar Pro Bono Unit
- Chancery Bar Association
Awards
- Sachs Prize, Middle Temple
- Harmsworth Major Scholarship, Middle Temple
- City University Scholarship, Middle Temple
Philip Jenkins is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is regulated by The Bar Standards Board [Bar Ref 45948] and is fully insured with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [BMIF Ref 2360/072] to provide legal services, please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided. He is registered for VAT under the reference 844047531.
