Tanfield Chambers

Property litigation

Hugh Rowan joined Tanfield Chambers after successful completion of his pupillage in September 2022. During his pupillage Hugh gained a wide experience of Chambers’ practice areas through his supervisors: Piers Harrison, Daniel Dovar, and Carl Fain.

Hugh accepts instructions in all areas of real property, commercial law, and residential and commercial landlord and tenant law. Hugh has appeared a sole counsel in the High Court, the County Court, and the First Tier Tribunal in multi-track, fast/intermediate track, and small claims track cases.

Hugh is also involved a number of high-profile cases in Chambers, and was recently instructed as a Junior to Andrew Butler KC in a two-and-a-half-week High Court commercial trial, and is due to appear in the Court of Appeal twice this year.

Hugh is Direct Access qualified and happy to accept instructions on a Direct Access basis in suitable circumstances.

A regular contributor to the Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog and to the Landlord & Tenant Review, Hugh often writes the Case Digest for these publications as well as topical articles and case commentaries. He is also a co-author of the recent authored ‘Building Safety Act 2022; A Guide for Property Lawyers’, and regularly travels to give talks on this topic.

Prior to joining Chambers Hugh undertook his GDL and BPTC (LLM) at City University, during which time he volunteered as a caseworker at the Free Representation Unit where he conducted a number of successful employment cases in the First-Tier Tribunal. Hugh was also a volunteer with Blackfriars Settlement Advice Clinic.

Hugh is also a freelance bagpipe player and an amateur beekeeper.

Year of call: 2021

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