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Tanfield Chambers Offices
Tanfield Chambers
2-5 WARWICK COURT
LONDON
WC1R 5DJ
England
2-5 WARWICK COURT
LONDON
WC1R 5DJ
England
Tanfield Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 2
Tanfield Chambers has a solid track record in advising on the full range of core property disputes. Service charge disputes, enfranchisement matters, right to manage issues and cases brought under the Building Safety Act 2022 have been prominent in the team’s recent workload. Philip Rainey KC appeared in Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP v Williams, a Supreme Court case involving issues of re-apportionment of service charges, while Nicholas Isaac KC and Katie Gray appeared before the Court of Appeal in Power v Shah, a case involving a contested Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996) award. In another matter, Mark Loveday appeared in Avon Ground Rents v Canary Gateway RTM, a Court of Appeal case concerning shared ownership leaseholders’ right to manage. Edward Denehan, Philip Brown and Timothy Cowen are three of twelve members who joined from 9 Stone Buildings when that set disbanded.Leading Silks
Philip Rainey KC – Tanfield Chambers 'Philip is the king of enfranchisement. His encyclopaedic knowledge of this niche area of law is incredible.'
Timothy Polli KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘Tim is technically excellent. He is great at cutting through complex legal and factual issues to provide articulate and considered advice on a range of property-related matters.'
Nicholas Isaac KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘A silk who gets stuck into the details, and is easy to work with.’
Andrew Butler KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘A real heavy-hitter when it comes to property matters. He provides fantastic written advice and pleadings. Commands respect when on his feet.'
Christopher Heather KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘He is incredibly bright, very quick to pick up on the key issues, thorough, diligent, and excellent with clients. He is calm, considered and measured in his advocacy.’
Leading Juniors
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.'
Carl Fain – 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.'
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.'
Edward Denehan – Tanfield Chambers ‘His opinions are always comprehensive, detailed and well presented.’
Marc Glover – 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.’
Mark Loveday – Tanfield Chambers ‘Mark is extraordinarily bright. He is a delight to work with and a team player.’
Daniel Dovar – 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.’
Piers Harrison – 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.'
Nicola Muir – 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.'
Katie Gray – Tanfield Chambers ‘Katie is very methodical and precise.’
Timothy Cowen – 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.’
Sam Madge-Wyld – Tanfield Chambers ‘A junior who is willing to fight and able to read the mood of the court.’
Richard Granby – 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.'
Philip Brown – Tanfield Chambers ‘A strategically strong junior.’
Testimonials
‘Richard Powell is excellent and runs a tight ship.’
‘Gary Collins and Richard Powell are fantastic and are always willing to assist.’
‘The strength in this area is first rate – we receive an outstanding service.’
‘The chambers has considerable talent in property-related disputes across all levels of seniority. The barristers there are personable and a pleasure to work with.’
‘The clerks are well organised and responsive and understand the needs of my practice.’
‘An excellent set of chambers.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
Leading Silks
Andrew Butler KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘He gives clear, robust advice. His advocacy is outstanding.’
Tanfield Chambers > Set Profile
Head of chambers: Philip Rainey KC and Andrew Butler KC
Chief executive: Walter Womersley
Tenants: 50
The chambers: Tanfield is a leading property set handling all aspects of property work. Recognised by the legal directories for its excellence in residential landlord and tenant work, real property and commercial real estate disputes, Tanfield is said to “lead the field” as a result of its “impressive barristers” and “outstanding strength in depth” as well as its “outstanding professionalism” and “excellent” client service.
Work undertaken: Tanfield focuses on all sectors of the property market including residential and commercial property, agriculture and rural affairs, infrastructure including telecommunications, natural resources and the environment as well as development. Members also cover general commercial as well as a wide range of private client disputes.
Members have specialist expertise in established areas such as service charges, enfranchisement, boundary and party wall disputes, rights to light and insolvency related property litigation as well as emerging areas such as telecommunications and building safety.
As well as appearing in some of the most significant and precedent shaping cases, Tanfield’s members also write, edit and contribute to leading academic texts such as Landlord & Tenant Review, Service Charges and Management: Law and Practice; Commercial Property Litigation; Leasehold Enfranchisement: Law & Practice; Where is my boundary?; Business Premises: Possession & Lease Renewal, Defending Possession Proceedings; Boundaries & Easements and A practical guide to the Electronic Communications Code for property lawyers.
The majority of members accept direct access instructions in appropriate cases.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chief Executive | WALTER WOMERSLEY | ||
| Head of Chambers | RAINEY KC, Philip (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MITCHELL KC, Iain (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HEATHER KC, Christopher (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUTLER KC, Andrew (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLLI KC, Timothy (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISAAC KC, Nicholas (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GUY, David (1972) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENCER, Mark (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOYD, Kerstin (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOSEPH, Charles (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REID, Sebastian (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAILEY, Michael (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOVEDAY, Mark (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAMFORD, Christopher (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCK, John (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCKPITT, Michael (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAYNARD, Christopher (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALIKER, Phillip (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GALLAGHER, Stan (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Karen (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOWKER, Robert (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOVAR, Daniel (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FIELDSEND, James (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Piers (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLLI, Timothy (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MUIR, Nicola (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARR, Adrian (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLOVER, Marc (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FAIN, Carl (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARPENTER-LEITCH, Tom (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMMOND, Tim (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | UPTON, Jonathan (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEAR, Estelle (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS, Gwyn (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JABBARI, Sara (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MADGE-WYLD, Sam (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOLIVEUX, Diane (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALFORD, Richard (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMERTON-STOVE, James (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRANBY, Richard (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAY, Katie (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CUNNINGHAM, Robyn (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEETSON, Will (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASTLE, James (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAYDEN-COOK, Mitchell (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDMONDS, Ceri (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN, Mattie (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROWAN, Hugh (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLER, Richard (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIGGO, Annie (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MARTIN, Michael (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURZIO, Christy (2010) |
Barrister Profiles
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Richard Alford | Richard Alford has an established and growing practice focusing on property and… | View Profile |
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Phillip Aliker | Phillip has a well-established and busy international practice as counsel and international… | View Profile |
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Michael Bailey | Michael qualified in 1986 and has always had a wide ranging common… | View Profile |
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Christopher Bamford | Christopher Bamford’s practice focuses on Personal Injury and Employment, as well as… | View Profile |
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Will Beetson | Having established a busy practice at another leading set, Will was recruited… | View Profile |
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Robert Bowker | Robert Bowker has over 20 years’ experience in property-related work. Robert was… | View Profile |
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Daniel Bromilow | He has a wide-ranging practice covering most areas of Chancery and general… | View Profile |
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Philip Brown | Philip is a property and commercial lawyer with a wide ranging practice.… | View Profile |
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Andrew Brueton | Andrew is keen to develop a broad practice in all of chambers’… | View Profile |
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John Buck | John Buck specialises primarily in family and public law, having had a… | View Profile |
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Michael Buckpitt | Michael Buckpitt is a property and landlord & tenant specialist, with a… | View Profile |
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Christy Burzio | Dr Christy Burzio in an experienced and recommended barrister in all arears… | View Profile |
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Andrew Butler KC | ‘Incredibly impressive on the detail – commercial in his approach, with superb… | View Profile |
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Graham Callard | Graham is a tax lawyer with over 40 years of experience. Graham… | View Profile |
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Tom Carpenter-Leitch | Tom Carpenter-Leitch practices within most areas of property law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Adrian Carr | Adrian Carr has broad experience in all aspects of landlord & tenant,… | View Profile |
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James Castle | James accepts instructions in all areas of property law, and specialises in… | View Profile |
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Timothy Cowen | Timothy is a real estate litigator and Judge of the Land Registration… | View Profile |
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Robyn Cunningham | Robyn’s practice covers all areas of property litigation as well as probate… | View Profile |
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Thomas Dawson | Thomas commenced practice at Tanfield Chambers in October 2024 and accepts instructions… | View Profile |
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Edward Denehan | Edward’s practice is exclusively property based. It therefore includes real property, both… | View Profile |
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Diane Doliveux | Diane joined Tanfield in September 2015 on successful completion of her pupillage.… | View Profile |
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Daniel Dovar | Daniel’s commercial practice includes business lease renewal claims, property joint venture disputes,… | View Profile |
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Ceri Edmonds | Ceri Edmonds joined Chambers in September 2019 on successful completion of her… | View Profile |
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Carl Fain | Carl Fain has a specialist property and chancery practice, with a focus… | View Profile |
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James Fieldsend | James Fieldsend is a specialist property practitioner. James is ranked as a… | View Profile |
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Elizabeth Fisher | Elizabeth is regularly instructed in a variety of Property and Commercial Disputes. Elizabeth… | View Profile |
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Stan Gallagher | Stan Gallagher’s practice is exclusively in the field of real property and… | View Profile |
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Marc Glover | Marc Glover has a successful chancery practice, covering the areas of property,… | View Profile |
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Amanda Gourlay | Amanda Gourlay’s practice focuses on property matters. Amanda came to the Bar… | View Profile |
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Richard Granby | Richard Granby’s practice encompasses all of Chambers’ core practice areas spanning the… | View Profile |
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Katie Gray | Katie Gray is a barrister with specialist expertise in real property and landlord… | View Profile |
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David Guy | Every type of commercial and common law case in the High Court… | View Profile |
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James Hamerton-Stove | James has a busy practice in the full range of Chambers’ work.… | View Profile |
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Tim Hammond | Tim Hammond has a predominantly real property and landlord and tenant practice.… | View Profile |
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Piers Harrison | Piers Harrison’s practice covers all areas of property law. He enjoys litigation.… | View Profile |
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Christopher Heather KC | Real estate litigation in particular landlord & tenant, real property and enfranchisement… | View Profile |
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Annie Higgo | Annie has experience across Chambers’ practice areas, including agricultural law, real property,… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Isaac KC | Nicholas Isaac KC is described by Chambers and Partners as “utterly brilliant…… | View Profile |
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Sara Jabbari | Sara has a busy practice spanning all areas of property and landlord… | View Profile |
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Karen Jones | Karen Jones is well versed on a wide range of property matters… | View Profile |
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Charles Joseph | Charles Joseph is a chancery barrister whose practice covers property, trusts, wills… | View Profile |
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Estelle Lear | Estelle has experience in all areas of family law and has appeared… | View Profile |
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Lorenzo Loeni | Lorenzo joined chambers in September 2024 and accepts instructions across the full… | View Profile |
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Mark Loveday | Mark is a specialist residential property barrister, with his entire practice in… | View Profile |
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Andrew Mace | He has over 25 years’ experience in the insolvency, restructuring and turnaround… | View Profile |
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Sam Madge-Wyld | All aspects of residential and commercial landlord and tenant and real property… | View Profile |
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Andrew Martin | Andrew has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court, County Court,… | View Profile |
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Christopher Maynard | Chris Maynard brings over 30 years of experience to providing advice and… | View Profile |
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Nigel Meares | Nigel works in the mainstream of traditional Chancery Bar work, specialities including… | View Profile |
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Birgitta Meyer | Birgitta is very experienced in the field of chancery/commercial, with long-standing particular… | View Profile |
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Iain Mitchell KC | Iain G Mitchell QC, was called to the Scottish Bar in 1976,… | View Profile |
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Nicola Muir | Nicola Muir specialises in all aspects of landlord and tenant and real… | View Profile |
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Timothy Polli KC | Timothy Polli KC specialises in property law and the associated professional negligence,… | View Profile |
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Philip Rainey KC | Philip is joint head of chambers. Philip is a specialist in property… | View Profile |
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Sebastian Reid | Sebastian Reid is an established member of Tanfield Chambers, practising mainly in… | View Profile |
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Hugh Rowan | Hugh Rowan joined Tanfield Chambers after successful completion of his pupillage in… | View Profile |
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Chloe Sheridan | Chloe Sheridan is a barrister with broad expertise covering all aspects of… | View Profile |
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Nora Wannagat | Since qualifying in October 2019, Nora has developed a broad chancery practice.… | View Profile |
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Martin Young | An experienced and versatile advocate and advisor with principle areas of practice… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Alex Southern : Senior Practice ManagerGary Collins : Senior Practice Manager
Richard Powell : Senior Practice Manager
- Property litigation