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5 Stone Buildings
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England
5 Stone Buildings > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Art and cultural property Tier 1
‘A very strong set in the art sector’ 5 Stone Buildings houses excellent barristers in this field and are considered to be one of ‘the leading chambers for art law’. Art and chattel dispute specialist Henry Legge KC, recently acted for the art dealer in the Countess of Wemyss v Simon C Dickinson Limited case, regarding the sale of Le Bénédicité painting by Chardin, which the claimant alleged was negligently handled. In QIPCO and Al Thani v Eskenazi, Luke Harris is representing Qatari government claimants who argue that $5m of Asian and Middle Eastern antiquities they purchased from the defendants were forgeries. Fellow junior Jordan Holland continues to develop his art specialism and is part of the complex Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd v Fan Wa Ebdaa LLC & Ors case regarding the sale of a Qur’an exceeding £7m.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Always a high level of service.’
‘They are a very strong set in the Art sector with some very good silks and junior who practice in this area.’
‘Very efficient and helpful – run excellent seminars and always top of their game.’
‘5SB is the leading chambers for art law. It has a number of barristers knowledgeable in art law.’
‘Extremely good Chancery set – always number one for Trust issues and art law issues. Never look anywhere else. Clerks work with you to find alternatives if your first choice in not available and they are always right in terms of skill sets.’
‘Very good clerks. Very responsive.’
‘Efficient and helpful.’
‘Clerks are user friendly.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate Tier 1
5 Stone Buildings is the ‘go-to set for complex trusts and estates work’ and ‘a superlative set of excellent lawyers whose expertise is beyond doubt’. Penelope Reed KC recently appeared before the Supreme Court in Guest v Guest, a Supreme Court case concerning what relief the courts should provide in proprietary estoppel claims. Turning to the set's juniors, Ruth Hughes represented the claimant in the Clitheroe v Bond litigation, a dispute between siblings raising complex issues of the correct test for testamentary capacity, and issues regarding testators' deluded beliefs, while Mathew Roper represented successful claimants who rescinded mis-sold trust products, which purported to protect family homes from care home fee means-testing but instead created capital gains tax problems. Rose Fetherstonhaugh is known for ‘cross-examining witnesses in a very effective matter.’Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Paul Jennings and Dan Coote are highly experienced and reliable clerks who provide great service.’
‘All of the clerks are responsive, well-organised and pragmatic. Paul Jennings is one of the best clerks to work with and always allows matters to run smoothly. Dan Coote is also excellent.’
‘5 Stone Buildings is a strong set. Each barrister is a capable lot across the board.’
‘5 Stone Buildings provides an excellent offering for contentious trusts and probate. Junior counsels’ work is invariable of the highest standard and is approachable.’
‘5 Stone Buildings is the stand-out set for traditional trusts and probate litigation. It has a strength in depth across its members. The juniors, in particular, are at the top of their game.’
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London Bar > Court of Protection and community care Tier 2
5 Stone Buildings’ ‘highly able and highly experienced barristers’ have ‘considerable strength-in-depth’ in representing family members, health bodies, local authorities and protected parties in financial and welfare disputes before the Court of Protection. Tracey Angus KC has successfully represented a claimant in Gladstone v White, a claim to set aside gifts made to his attorney and attorney’s removal as a trustee of a heritage property valued at £10m. ‘Incredibly impressive barrister’ David Rees KC is acting for Gopichand Hinduja in Hinduja v Hinduja, a welfare and property and affairs case involving issues related to the validity of lasting powers of attorney and a care package provided to the claimant’s brother, S. P. Hinduja, as well as issues of open justice in the Court of Protection – the brothers having shared the top spot in the 2022 Sunday Times Rich List.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Paul Jennings is always helpful and responsive with a 100% record over several years of matching the right barrister to the instructions.’
‘The clerks are experienced, helpful and organised. Paul Jennings and Dan Coote are highly experienced clerks, both professional and approachable.’
‘5 Stone Buildings is the foremost set of chambers for Court of Protection work.’
‘5 Stone Buildings offers a good and reliable service.’
‘5 Stone Buildings is at the top of its game in the Court of Protection sphere. It delivers excellent quality counsel at all levels of qualification.’
Work highlights
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 3
Penelope Reed KC – 5 Stone Buildings Penelope Reed KC at 5 Stone Buildings is lauded for 'her ability to develop relationships with parties quickly, putting them at ease and helping them through the process calmly, but firmly when required'. Reed was accredited in 2009, since which time she has undertaken over 200 mediations, predominantly involving probate claims, trust litigation, applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and Court of Protection and proprietary estoppel claims.Miranda Allardice – 5 Stone Buildings Qualified as a mediator in 2005, Miranda Allardice at 5 Stone Buildings is 'clear, calm and very straightforward. She perceives early on how a claim is likely to settle and works hard to achieve it'. Allardice routinely mediates complex succession disputes, her practice covering Inheritance Act Claims, trusts and estates, proprietary estoppel, Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 matters, and associated professional negligence claims.Work highlights
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London Bar > Tax: personal
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London Bar > Pensions
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London Bar > Tax: corporate
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London Bar > Partnership
London Bar > Property litigation
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The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 4
Praised as an ‘elite set’ in the offshore world, 5 Stone Buildings is a notable set for traditional Chancery, with the depth of members’ expertise ranging from contentious trusts and probate to family provision claims. Shan Warnock-Smith KC handles major trust and estate cases throughout the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Bermuda. One such recent case included Re Z Trusts, in which Warnock-Smith KC represented the appellant in the Privy Council on a major appeal from Jersey which involved novel questions of law regarding a trustee’s indemnity against reasonable costs and expenses. Penelope Reed KC is noted for her extensive offshore expertise in trusts, wills, probate and related tax issues whilst also seeing involvement in high-profile offshore commercial litigation. Of the juniors, ‘excellent advocate’ and ‘real fighter’ Matthew Paton is well-versed in high-value offshore litigation involving contentious and non-contentious trust and probate matters.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Very proficient with a strong understanding of offshore banking and KYC/AML requirements.’
‘The clerks are accommodating and flexible. I would recommend.’
‘Clerks are efficient, and keep billing simple and effective. Their knowledge of their barristers’ particular strengths and availability is impressive.’
‘5 Stone offers top-notch counsel while also boasting enviable strength in depth. One of the truly elite sets in this area.’
‘5 Stone is a very strong set, in depth and with increasing breadth, especially in the offshore sphere with the introduction of 5 Stone Buildings Caribbean headed up by Matthew Paton. They are very focused on increasing their offshore presence. Many of their barristers have rights of audience in BVI, and have also appeared in recent cases in Bermuda – all of which traverse the offshore spectrum. Clearly a set going from strength to strength in the offshore arena.’
Work highlights
5 Stone Buildings > Set Profile
Members of chambers are specialists in a wide variety of areas, including trusts law, the administration of estates, taxation, real property, landlord and tenant, pensions, charities, partnership, Court of Protection, insolvency, art and cultural property, and all chancery-related commercial matters. Members also advise and act in relation to professional negligence cases associated with these practice areas.
The set: Members of chambers are noted for providing a fast and effective service in both litigation and advisory work, and for their approachability. Members appear in courts at every level, both national and international.
Types of work undertaken: Advice and litigation expertise is provided in cases relating to property, wills, trusts, capital and other taxation and charity matters. Advice is given in relation to onshore and offshore tax planning at the very highest level and members lecture widely in this area, and publish leading works. Members at all levels advise on and deal with contested probate, executorship, Inheritance Act proceedings, estate planning and breach of trust. As counsel for HMRC, members have appeared in cases covering many aspects of income and capital taxation. Members appear regularly in the Court of Protection and on behalf of the Official Solicitor, in both property and affairs and health and welfare cases.
Occupational pensions are also an area of expertise, with members appearing in leading cases dealing with such issues as trustees duties and pension fund surplus.
Members undertake work in the field of professional negligence, working both for claimants and defendants.
Land law expertise includes disputes relating to conveyancing, land registration, easements, restrictive covenants, status of mortgages, trespass, misrepresentation, mistake and undue influence.
Landlord and tenant work covers creation, renewal and termination of leases, remedies for non-payment of rent, commercial and agricultural tenancies, residential tenancies and long leaseholds.
Chambers offers notable experience in all aspects of partnership disputes, and two members are the authors of a leading book on the subject.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Senior clerk | Paul Jennings | ||
Members of Chambers | WARNOCK-SMITH KC, Shân (1971) | ||
Members of Chambers | BLACKETT-ORD, Mark (1974) | ||
Members of Chambers | SIMMONDS KC, Andrew (1980) | ||
Members of Chambers | ALLARDICE, Miranda (1982) | ||
Members of Chambers | REED KC, Penelope (1983) | ||
Members of Chambers | TIDMARSH KC, Christopher (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | O'SULLIVAN, Michael (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROLFE, Patrick (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | RICH, Barbara (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | ANGUS KC, Tracey (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEGGE KC, Henry (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARDY KC, Amanda (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | REES KC, David (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | SARTIN, Leon (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | HAREN KC, Sarah (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | ENTWISTLE, Thomas (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRIS, Luke (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | PATON, Matthew (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | BAXTER, Mark (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDGE, Charlotte, (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUGHES, Ruth (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEWITT, Edward (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | EAST, William (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | BISHOP, Toby (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | GOMER, Elis (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | ARUMUGAM, Raj (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOLLAND, Jordan (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROPER, Mathew (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | MARRE, Oliver (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | DRAPKIN, Alexander (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHANDLER, Sam (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | CUMBER, Hugh (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | EAGLING, Eliza (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | FETHERSTONHAUGH, Rose (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | DOUGLAS, Simon (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | ADAMS, Arabella (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | CARSLAW, Emilia, (2020) | ||
Member of Chambers | REES, Tomos (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | Barragan-Lopez, Carmen (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | Wagjiani, Priya (2021) |
Barrister Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Arabella Adams | Called in 2019 | View Profile | |
Miranda Allardice | Experienced Chancery and Family Finance Barrister and Mediator. Miranda offers a specialist… | View Profile | |
Tracey Angus | Barrister specialising in general Chancery work with an emphasis on equity and… | View Profile | |
Raj Arumugam | Raj has a broad Commercial Chancery practice with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile | |
Carmen Barragan-Lopez | View Profile | ||
Mark Baxter | Contentious and non-contentious traditional chancery practice, with particular emphasis on estates and… | View Profile | |
Toby Bishop | Toby is a contentious Chancery practitioner focused on succession and trusts disputes,… | View Profile | |
Mark Blackett-ord | Barrister specialising in trusts, partnership, professional negligence, probate and general Chancery litigation.… | View Profile | |
Emilia Carslaw | Emilia joins 5 Stone Buildings in October 2021 following the successful completion… | View Profile | |
Sam Chandler | Joined chambers after completion of pupillage in 2014. Experience of contentious probate,… | View Profile | |
Hugh Cumber | Joined chambers after completion of pupillage in 2014. Spent nine months seconded… | View Profile | |
Simon Douglas | Called 2018 | View Profile | |
Alexander Drapkin | Traditional Chancery practice with experience in a wide range of contentious and… | View Profile | |
Ms Eliza Eagling | Eliza has a chancery practice specialising in contentious trusts and probate, 1975… | View Profile | |
Mr William East | Barrister with general Chancery practice, including wills and probate, estates and family… | View Profile | |
Miss Charlotte Edge | View Profile | ||
Thomas Entwistle | Barrister with a practice covering all areas of Chancery work including both… | View Profile | |
Rose Fetherstonhaugh | Called 2016 | View Profile | |
Elis Gomer | View Profile | ||
Amanda Hardy | Barrister – Year of Call 1993, Silk 2015 | View Profile | |
Sarah Haren | Barrister with a practice incorporating a wide range of Chancery work, both… | View Profile | |
Luke Harris | Luke has a commercial chancery practice and has particular expertise in claims… | View Profile | |
Henry Harrod | Barrister specialising in traditional Chancery work including trusts, tax, probate, administration of… | View Profile | |
Edward Hewitt | Edward has a broad Chancery practice with a particular emphasis on private… | View Profile | |
Jordan Holland | General chancery, private client, succession, trusts; Court of Protection; related professional negligence.… | View Profile | |
Ruth Hughes | Ruth has a private client practice focusing on taxation, trusts and estates… | View Profile | |
Henry Legge | Barrister dealing with non-contentious and revenue work as well as litigation; particular… | View Profile | |
Oliver Marre | Barrister, Year of call 2011 | View Profile | |
Francis Ng | Francis Ng is a chancery practitioner specialising in private client work. | View Profile | |
Michael O'Sullivan | Barrister whose current practice incorporates: trust litigation and advice both onshore and… | View Profile | |
Matthew Paton | Matthew has a wide practice encompassing all aspects of traditional and commercial… | View Profile | |
Penelope Reed | Barrister with a wide Chancery practice and a special emphasis on trusts,… | View Profile | |
David Rees | Barrister with a traditional Chancery practice encompassing trusts, probate, wills, adminstration of… | View Profile | |
Mr Tomos Rees | View Profile | ||
Barbara Rich | Barrister specialising in trusts and estates litigation, property and affairs jurisdiction of… | View Profile | |
Patrick Rolfe | Barrister with a contentious Chancery practice, specialising in real property. He deals… | View Profile | |
Mathew Roper | Chancery barrister specialising in contentious and non-contentious trusts and estates, related… | View Profile | |
Leon Sartin | Barrister whose practice covers all areas of Chancery work, with an emphasis… | View Profile | |
Andrew Simmonds | Barrister specialising mainly in pensions work, but also undertaking litigation in the… | View Profile | |
Christopher Tidmarsh | Barrister with a wide ranging Chancery practice. Since taking silk, he has… | View Profile | |
Miss Priya Wagjiani | View Profile | ||
Shan Warnock-Smith | Barrister who is an adviser and a litigator in the whole range… | View Profile |
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Client Testimonials
CLIENT: Stephen Richards
COMPANY/FIRM: Withers LLP
TESTIMONIAL: The team at 5 Stone Buildings really are at the top of their game. From the juniors through to the QCs, you know that you will get an excellent service, robust, sensible advice and excellence in both court and around the negotiating table.
CLIENT: Geoffrey Kertesz
COMPANY/FIRM: BDB Pitmans LLP
TESTIMONIAL: It is hard to think of a chambers that, top to bottom, covers the full spectrum of Chancery work so effectively. Whether your client needs a silk experienced in cross-border trust disputes, a senior junior to provide sage, practical advice, or a junior barrister to handle a discrete matter, 5 Stone Buildings has some of the best barristers for the job. It is also a chambers that moves with the times, as shown by its willingness to bring in new talent at various levels, while simultaneously developing its pupils into effective junior tenants. All this, coupled with an efficient clerks’ room, makes 5 Stone Buildings very much a ‘go to’ set in this area.
CLIENT: Philip Youdan
COMPANY/FIRM: Cripps Pemberton Greenish
TESTIMONIAL: The team at 5 Stone Buildings consistently delivers exceptional legal advice. This comes from their depth of legal knowledge and their commitment to placing the client’s interests at the heart of their work. It is a pleasure to continue to work with them.
- Art and cultural property
- Private client: trusts and probate
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Court of Protection and community care
Set Rankings
- The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore