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Alex Troup KC KC
Work Department
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Court of Protection, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Mediation
Career
Called Gray’s Inn 1998
Alex is ranked as the only ‘star individual’ on the Western Circuit in chancery matters by Chambers UK and is Head of our Wills & Trusts team. He is also the only silk ranked in private wealth outside of London in the High Net Worth Guide 2024. Alex was shortlisted for ‘Junior of the Year’ in the regional category of The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.
He has a thriving chancery practice with a particular emphasis on the following areas:
- Contentious probate and administration of estates
- Trusts
- Property litigation
- Court of Protection
- Associated professional negligence claims
- Mediation
Alex has been consistently recommended as a leading junior in Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Legal Experts.
In previous editions Alex has been described as “highly skilled and approachable, and has good legal and people skills”, a “formidable advocate”, a “star of probates”, “among the most skilful barristers” and as having “a real commercial brain”. Further quotations are set out under the relevant practice areas.
Alex is an experienced mediator, having been trained as a mediator with the London School of Mediation in 2015. He has mediated cases across the full spectrum of his practice areas and has a high success rate for achieving settlements. He was one of the panel mediators for the Court of Protection pilot mediation scheme. For full details of Alex’s mediation practice please see here.
Alex lectures extensively in his areas of expertise, mainly to firms of solicitors, law societies and specialist organisations.
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Western Chancery & Commercial Bar Association
- Court of Protection Bar Association
- Association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- The Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP)
- Committee member of STEP Bristol Branch.
Education
University of Oxford (MA Literae Humaniores); William Shaw Scholarship and Karmel Award from Gray’s Inn.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Agriculture
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘Alex offers a deep well of experience and expertise. He is innovative, thoughtful and calm under pressure. He is excellent at finding solutions and an outstanding advocate.’
St John’s Chambers is a ‘leading set’, which continues to ‘go from strength to strength’ and houses excellent barristers with a proven track record of handling inheritance disputes involving farmland estates, proprietary estoppel cases and farming partnership disputes. ‘Confident advocate and authoritative speaker’ Alex Troup KC successfully defended multiple partnership and estoppel claims against a high-value estate of a deceased farmer in Winter v Winter before the High Court. James Pearce-Smith, who garners praises for being ‘unflappable, always on top of the detail and turning the work round quickly’, recently represented a farm manager seeking a claim of £250,000 in unclaimed invoices in the case Jordan v Thorner. Oliver Wooding has ‘a strong advocacy’ and is defending proprietary estoppel claim Thomas v Atkins, defending a claim brought by the defendant’s brother, who seeks to set aside a form confirming he had no interest in the farm on the grounds of undue influence. Christopher Jones is described as ‘excellent on his feet in court’.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘Alex is simply extraordinary. He has a tremendous intellect and quickly grasps the details of complex matters and the nuances behind the evidence. He is an authoritative advocate who is quick on his feet in court.’
St John’s Chambers is the ‘go-to set for Chancery matters’ with ‘excellent strength in depth in this field, and a very approachable team’. The team regularly assist clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious business and property, chancery, and tax mandates. Alex Troup KC is ‘a first-rate chancery barrister with an impressive breadth of knowledge’ and represented the defendant before the High Court in Winter v. Winter, a case concerning a claim against a deceased farmer’s assets and estate. ‘Reasonable and measured barrister’ John Dickinson appeared in Bernier v Davenport and Davenport, a claim brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act to determine the domicile of a man who died with estate in two jurisdictions. Natasha Dzameh is highly regarded for her excellent track record in advising on estate administration and commercial Chancery disputes, and garners praise for having a ‘great eye for detail and going over and beyond to give realistic and practical advice’. Oliver Wooding recently acted for the defendant’s father in a proprietary estoppel claim against his son before the High Court in Gatehouse v Gatehouse and is ‘strong and confident on his feet’. Adam Boyle is also recommended.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘Alex is always extremely well-prepared and understands the issues well, looking outside the issue at home to find practical solutions. He communicates well with clients on their level and also with experts as appropriate. He is a very safe pair of hands.’
St John’s Chambers is ‘an excellent set at all levels’ and handles a lot of advisory and litigation work, including medical treatment and deprivation of liberty. Alex Troup KC has extensive experience of representing clients with limited capacity and is praised for being ‘highly skilled and effective’. Oliver Wooding stands out for his expertise in handling health and welfare issues and contentious property and financial affairs. ‘Strategic negotiator’ Joss Knight is another key name of note.