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Gavin McLeod

Gavin McLeod

St Philips Chambers, West Midlands

Work Department

Business & Property

Position

Gavin is an established junior who specialises in Chancery proceedings, especially real property (including as regards TOLATA, mortgages, and landlord and tenant), trusts, contentious probate/inheritance disputes, and related matters. Beyond this, he undertakes contract, commercial and tort cases raising various issues. These often include questions which overlap with his core areas of practice, such as regards fiduciary duties and nuisance or negligence in the context of property ownership. He is also instructed in matters concerning professional negligence, including notably allegations against solicitors undertaking real estate and private client work.

Career

Called to the Bar (Gray's Inn), July 2010, with scholarship for the Bar year. Worked as a civil servant before pupillage. Recent publication: The Traditional Concept Hits the Bunker: Easements after Regency Villas Title Ltd v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2019) 3, 250-273.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Midlands Chancery and Commercial Bar Association; Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP) (Associate Member).

Education

Graduated with First Class Honours in Law from the University of Nottingham, followed by the University of Cambridge LLM.

Mentions

Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Chancery, probate, and tax

Leading junior1
Gavin McLeod –St Philips Chambers ‘Gavin stands out as an eminent barrister for his meticulous attention to detail, his technical excellence in the law and the effort he invests in every matter in which he is instructed. His style of advocacy is carefully considered.'
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Property and construction

Leading junior2
Gavin McLeod –St Philips Chambers ‘Gavin is analytical and thorough. He is a solid pair of hands and has a keen legal mind.'