Property litigation

Leading juniors
Rising stars

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Landmark Chambers

‘An authority on residential service charge cases – his knowledge is unparalleled. His advocacy is excellent and adaptable.'

Jamal Demachkie

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Jamal is an outstanding property litigation counsel. In court he is poised but assertive.’

Falcon Chambers

‘A meticulous junior, who is a go-to counsel for complex property contract disputes.'

Nathaniel Duckworth

Falcon Chambers

‘He has a great style of advocacy which is powerful, engaging and effective at bringing the court onside.’

James Fieldsend

Tanfield Chambers

'His attention to detail is second to none. He is tenacious at court and always fights hard to get the best outcome for the client.'

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Falcon Chambers

‘Elizabeth is a force to be reckoned with. Her legal knowledge of all areas of property is second to none, and she has a great ability to decipher the law in a commercial and practical way that is easily digestible and understood by clients.'

Nicholas Taggart

Landmark Chambers

‘A fantastic senior junior. He combines encyclopaedic knowledge of the law with a client-friendly manner.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Her arguments are carefully delivered without unnecessary complication or hyperbole.’

Tom Braithwaite

‘Tom is extremely robust in court, and provides advice in a clear and unfussy way.'

‘Articulate, stern but not aggressive, and very persuasive in his arguments.'

Michael Buckpitt

Tanfield Chambers

‘When advising, he leaves no stone unturned to identify the best outcome for the client. He is analytical, commercial and practical. He is an extremely effective and persuasive advocate.'

Maitland Chambers

'Tim is a fantastic property litigator.'

Falcon Chambers

‘Wayne is incredibly meticulous in his advice. He often thinks of angles that opponents miss.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Tamsin is an excellent barrister: clever, commercial and pleasant to deal with. All round first class.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘His opinions are always comprehensive, detailed and well presented.’

Tanfield Chambers

‘He is thorough, always well prepared and able to convey arguments in a succinct and persuasive manner. The same can be said for his written advice.'

'He is exceptionally clever, can absorb an enormous amount of complicated information and presents clear and committed advice. On his feet, he is utterly superb.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘Marc has very strong technical expertise combined with an approachable demeanour. He is excellent with clients and provide a sense of calm on critical and complex matters.’

Kavan Gunaratna

Enterprise Chambers

‘Kavan is incredibly intelligent with a great grasp of multiple areas of law, which makes him a go-to counsel for tricky cases straddling lots of different subject areas.’

Landmark Chambers

‘James is unquestionably a safe pair of hands. He is technically rigorous and not afraid to get in the trenches with both instructing solicitors and clients. His advocacy is strong and he understands when less is more.'

Greville Healey

Falcon Chambers

‘He is technically strong with solid judgement, and tempers the legal complexities with sound commercial advice.’

Selborne Chambers

‘Justin is a superb barrister. He is tactically excellent, his written work is brilliant and his advocacy is second to none.'

Landmark Chambers

‘Camilla is an excellent advocate, very straightforward and to the point. Clearly extremely knowledgeable about property law.'

Samuel Laughton

‘His advocacy is first class.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Even in cases of extreme complexity, Paul is superb at grasping all of the relevant issues and articulating them succinctly. He is an incredibly impressive advocate and an asset to any team.’

Tanfield Chambers

‘Mark is extraordinarily bright. He is a delight to work with and a team player.’

William Moffett

Radcliffe Chambers

‘William is consistently outstanding. He is fantastic with clients and inspires trust and confidence.’

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Emer is a cut above. She slices through knotty issues like butter. She is refreshingly no-nonsense and her advice is measured and clear.'

Maitland Chambers

Anthony Radevsky

Falcon Chambers

‘A skilled and measured advocate. He always presents his points in a very intellectually attractive manner.'

Falcon Chambers

Jonathan Steinert

Henderson Chambers

‘A junior who demonstrates good knowledge of property litigation. User friendly and easy to work with.’

‘A silk in waiting. He has an unwavering ability to get to the commercial crux of a matter extremely quickly.'

‘Michael combines a deep knowledge of and interest in property law with real power on his feet to put his client’s best case as attractively as possible.’

Landmark Chambers

‘Katrina is a joy to work with. She is incredibly clever, and provides comprehensible advice.'

Christopher Baker

4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Gatehouse Chambers

‘A responsive junior with deep legal knowledge.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Camilla is incredibly commercial and quickly gets to the nub of the issue for the client. She is excellent on her feet.’

Selborne Chambers

‘He is a very safe pair of hands.’

Landmark Chambers

‘Rupert is always a hit with clients. His explanations of the tricky legal issues are easy to comprehend. His advocacy is a joy to watch – he weaves a spell over the entire court room.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Her ability to communicate to a wider group with differing levels of technical knowledge and convey her points so effectively is first class.’

Landmark Chambers

‘Andy lives and breathes for her clients, often putting herself in the clients’ shoes to understand and empathise with them. Her ability to remember the minute details in relation to a case is phenomenal.’

Cornerstone Barristers

Gemma de Cordova

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Gemma is a force to be reckoned with. She is tenacious in the courtroom and stands her ground. She is also incredibly good with the lay client and gains their confidence at the outset.’

Tanfield Chambers

‘Daniel has excellent knowledge and understanding of landlord and tenant law and its underlying principles. He has a fantastic ability to absorb and analyse information quickly and to identify key issues.’

Benjamin Faulkner

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Ben is technically brilliant, grasping complex issues with ease. He has very strong advocacy skills and can articulate arguments confidently, clearly and succinctly and doesn’t get fazed in difficult hearings.’

Maitland Chambers

Jonathan Fowles

Enterprise Chambers

‘He is exceptionally clever, his grasp of the law is fantastic, and he can present difficult legal arguments in an understandable way.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘His quiet and calm manner belies a sharp intellect, impressive attention to detail and real team spirit.’

Ellodie Gibbons

Landmark Chambers

‘Ellodie is fantastically knowledgeable. She is approachable, commercial and has an excellent ability to distill an incredibly complex area of law into something manageable for clients.’

Tanfield Chambers

New Square Chambers

'Jeff is an exceptional advocate with a depth and breadth of knowledge. He is excellent under pressure and has great client care skills.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘Piers is a true expert in the field of leasehold enfranchisement. His approachable advocacy style goes down well with courts and tribunals alike.'

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Her analysis of complex legal issues is clear and concise and she inspires confidence in clients. In court she is calm, confident and persuasive.’

Selborne Chambers

‘Stuart's advocacy is intelligible and lucid, which judges are always receptive to.'

Sebastian Kokelaar

'Sebastian is brilliant on his feet. He is really good to work with and clients love him.'

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Very intelligent and responsive, a real team player and brilliant to work with. Strong on paper and his feet. More than a match for many KCs.'

Selborne Chambers

‘He has a very effective cross-examination style. His dedication to the big picture and the details is a potent combination for the benefit of his clients.’

Selborne Chambers

‘A junior with a very analytical eye.’

Tanfield Chambers

'Nicola is an incredibly impressive and highly-skilled advocate. As with all first-rate counsel, Nicola has a remarkable ability to put forward extremely complex matters to courts and tribunals in a way which is both clear and persuasive.'

Falcon Chambers

‘He has a good grasp of complex property issues and provides meaningful advice.’

Falcon Chambers

‘James is one of the best property litigation juniors in the market. He has a strong courtroom presence and a good written style.’

Landmark Chambers

‘Aaron has an excellent grasp of landlord and tenant issues. His written work is impressive and he has an appropriately measured approach to advocacy which is appreciated by all.’

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Rebecca Cattermole

39 Essex Chambers

‘Rebecca is extremely calm and clear with clients. She is a balanced and user-friendly barrister.’

Marie-Claire Bleasdale

Radcliffe Chambers

Maitland Chambers

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Jonathan is a star junior. He is a property expert who comes up with clever solutions and robust strategies for cases. He is most impressive on his feet and an expert cross examiner.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘An exceptional advocate who is extremely knowledgeable. His written work is first rate.'

New Square Chambers

‘Ross is an intellectual powerhouse.'

Paul de la Piquerie

Selborne Chambers

'Extremely articulate, level-headed and calm. Bright and reliable.'

Falcon Chambers

‘Very thorough and committed – a very impressive junior.’

Jonathan Gavaghan

‘A junior with a charming and persuasive advocacy style.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘Katie is very methodical and precise.’

Philomena Harrison

Maitland Chambers

Wilberforce Chambers

‘A go-to junior for cases that straddle property and economic torts.’

Radcliffe Chambers

‘An incredibly safe pair of hands. Technically excellent, well read on the law, and persuasive on his feet and on paper.'

Enterprise Chambers

Thomas Jefferies

Landmark Chambers

‘You always feel confident that you are in safe hands with him.’

‘An absolute star, razor sharp and fearless in submissions and cross-examination.’

Radcliffe Chambers

‘He has a firm grasp of the law, produces top notch pleadings and is first rate on his feet, delivering concise but powerful submissions.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘She provides excellent technical advice and fantastic commercial considerations.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Lina is a tenacious and determined litigator. She fights her clients' corner hard.'

39 Essex Chambers

New Square Chambers

‘Gary is extremely thorough and covers all the bases. He gives realistic and sensible advice in digestible bites. Gary is authoritative and assured in court and presents his case with clarity.'

5 Stone Buildings

‘Patrick has a superb technical grasp of property law. He is a powerful advocate.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Faisel communicates effectively and persuasively in court. His advice is clear and well-reasoned.'

39 Essex Chambers

‘An erudite junior with a fantastic cross examination style.’

Stephen Schaw Miller

New Square Chambers

Maitland Chambers

Radcliffe Chambers

‘Howard is a brilliant advocate. He is measured, calm, clear and incredibly well-prepared.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Laura is a formidable strategist. She gets on top of the detail immediately and provides considered and commercial advice on how to run the case and achieve the client's objectives.'

Cornerstone Barristers

Selborne Chambers

'David is a strong, calm, authoritative advocate who get results in front of a judge.'

Selborne Chambers

‘A robust and bright junior who can hold his own in court.’

Radcliffe Chambers

‘An outstanding counsel with an excellent eye for detail. He is meticulous and aware of the commercial sensibilities of the matter.’

Radcliffe Chambers

Landmark Chambers

'Intellectually excellent and a superb advocate.'

George Woodhead

Selborne Chambers

‘His attention to detail is impeccable, and he is a forceful and tenacious advocate.'

New Square Chambers

‘Simon is a meticulous and impressive lawyer.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Clare is a tenacious advocate. She is clear and commanding on her feet.’

Wilberforce Chambers

'Simon's technical knowledge and grasp of the law is impressive. His advice always demonstrates both that and his keen attention to detail.'

Landmark Chambers

‘Evie is erudite and persuasive on her feet and displays an impressive clarity of thought and expression in conference.'

Falcon Chambers

‘His advocacy is carefully calibrated to bring the judge over to the client’s side.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘John's legal analysis is excellent. He does not take bad points or waste time. His advocacy is measured, calm and thorough.'

Sally Anne Blackmore

Enterprise Chambers

‘Sally is a very capable and effective advocate.’

Edward Blakeney

Falcon Chambers

‘Edward is a first-rate and unflappable advocate.'

Falcon Chambers

‘He leaves no stone unturned and manages to distill technical points into easily understandable terms.’

Zachary Bredemear

Enterprise Chambers

‘He is a font of knowledge with a good understanding of clients' needs and is able to think quickly on his feet.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Carl has a serene manner, and remains unfazed in every case.'

Field Court Chambers

‘A staunch barrister with an astute demeanour.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘A strategically strong junior.’

‘Ben is a confident advocate with a proficient approach to strategy.'

Enterprise Chambers

‘Richard is an excellent barrister, highly able to grapple with opponents' arguments and rebut them effectively.’

Maitland Chambers

Thomas Cockburn

Selborne Chambers

‘Tom assimilates the details impressively. He hones in on the main points and, in his advocacy, lays out the argument in a fluent and authoritative way.’

Tanfield Chambers

‘His attention to detail is considerable. He is able to assimilate and convey factually complicated matters with apparent ease. An extremely strong advocate in cross examination.’

Stuart David Armstrong

New Square Chambers

‘Stuart is an excellent advocate. He is concise and persuasive.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Jack is a very calm and confident advocate, who does not demur from assertively defending difficult positions in court when he has to but always with charm and a level of experience beyond his year of call.'

Henderson Chambers

Amanda Eilledge

Gatehouse Chambers

XXIV Old Buildings

‘She is a formidable advocate who knows the law inside out. A specialist in her field.’

Falcon Chambers

‘A brilliant property litigator.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘A really effective trial advocate who has a lot of gravitas and knows how to read a courtroom. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of property and housing law.'

Falcon Chambers

‘Tricia has great technical expertise and can swiftly get to the root of a matter.’

'Winston's mental agility and general versatility enable him to quickly adapt to new situations and sudden changes in strategy of opponents. He is rarely wrong-footed.'

Landmark Chambers

‘Her advocacy is formidable. She is excellent at identifying complex legal issues and provides robust advice.'

Tanfield Chambers

‘A junior who is willing to fight and able to read the mood of the court.’

Henderson Chambers

‘George applies the law in a very pragmatic and useful way, which clients find legible and concise.’

‘Ben has an eye for detail and an easy and friendly manner in his dealings with clients.’

Henderson Chambers

Mathew McDermott

42BR Barristers

‘Mathew is a formidable advocate who is able to think quickly on his feet. He provides clear and concise advice to clients.'

Simon McLoughlin

Selborne Chambers

‘Simon is an incredibly bright and fierce advocate.’

‘A very commercial and sensible junior.’

Landmark Chambers

'Tom's advocacy is fantastic - he has a talent for really engaging judges and getting them to understand and accept his position without being aggressive.'

Landmark Chambers

‘An incredibly hard-working and technically able barrister, who is particularly good at dealing with difficult clients.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Monty is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of property law and conveys that knowledge both lucidly and persuasively.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘An exemplary barrister.’

Falcon Chambers

‘Julia is industrious with good judgement. She is thorough and hardworking.'

Daniel Petrides

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Daniel is personable and hardworking. A highly regarded junior.’

Selborne Chambers

‘Isabel is a top quality property barrister. She is a formidable advocate who is dedicated to her clients and case.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘A confident and likeable advocate who has a good grasp of the detail and an affable client manner.'

‘A street fighter with a huge intellect. He sees the winning point in a case and is not derailed by his opponents.’

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Tom’s advice is pragmatic, commercial and client-friendly.'

Thomas Rothwell

Falcon Chambers

‘Thomas is always cool, calm and collected. He is great with clients and gives astute commercial advice.’

Selborne Chambers

'Very thoughtful, thorough and tenacious.'

Maitland Chambers

Landmark Chambers

Gatehouse Chambers

‘A formidable advocate. He has the ability to expose dissembling and prevarication with devastating effect.’

Joseph Steadman

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Joe is extremely bright and very easy to work with. He combines an incisive intellect with an easy-going manner in conference.'

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Cameron's advocacy is very direct and authoritative.’

Field Court Chambers

‘Max is a wonderful barrister who goes above and beyond. He has as an eye for detail and strives to get the best result possible. He is extremely knowledgeable in this area and a joy to work with.'

Yaaser Vanderman

Brick Court Chambers

‘Yaaser’s advocacy style is clear, organised and attentive.’

Selborne Chambers

‘Rahul is extremely sharp, a measured and powerful advocate, and an all round pleasure to work with.’

Selborne Chambers

‘An advocate with a methodical eye for detail.’

Paul Wilmshurst

New Square Chambers

‘Paul has very good knowledge of property law. He is always impressive with clients.’

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Steven is exceptionally versatile and knowledgeable, and has a great talent for dissecting and disseminating information into a comprehensible, readily accessible format.'

Enterprise Chambers

‘A junior with a sharp mind.'

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James Barker

Enterprise Chambers

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Byroni offers practical advice that goes to the heart of a dispute.’

Falcon Chambers

‘He is wise beyond his years. His advocacy is well presented, structured and he is able to command the attention of all in the room.'

Landmark Chambers

‘Kate is very commercial and excellent with clients. She demonstrates incredible attention to detail.'