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Joseph Steadman

Joseph Steadman

Position

Joseph has a diverse commercial chancery practice, spanning all of Chambers’ practice areas. He is regularly instructed to appear as sole counsel in High Court and County Court litigation, as well as being instructed as part of a larger counsel team. His practice also often involves advisory work.

Career

Call: 2015

Before starting pupillage, Joseph spent several months working with a major litigation funder, where he was responsible for assessing applications and drafting funding agreements. He is familiar with various funding models and with the effective presentation of cases to investors. Joseph has also taught and examined undergraduate courses in property and trusts at Cambridge and UCL.

Education

Joseph studied Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, graduating in 2013 with a first class degree. He was awarded a university prize for the best result in the Equity Tripos, as well as numerous college scholarships and prizes.

Joseph then spent a year at The Queen’s College, Oxford, completing the BCL (distinction) in 2014. He studied advanced property and trusts, commercial remedies and restitution, and also produced a dissertation entitled “Remedies against Recipients from Defaulting Trustees.”

Upon completion of the BPTC (outstanding) at City University, London in 2015, Joseph was awarded the William Rose Memorial Prize for Excellence in Drafting. He also holds Lord Denning, Hardwicke, and Sunley Scholarships from Lincoln’s Inn.

Mentions

London Bar

Pensions

Leading junior4
Joseph Steadman –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Joseph is hugely talented, cogent and eloquent, with a sharp eye for detail.’
London Bar

Private wealth and probate

Leading junior4
Joseph Steadman – Wilberforce Chambers 'Joseph is a skilled senior junior who operates beyond his years.'
London Bar

Property litigation

Leading junior5
Joseph Steadman – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Joe is extremely bright and very easy to work with. He combines an incisive intellect with an easy-going manner in conference.'
The English Bar Offshore

Trusts and private wealth

Leading junior4
Joseph Steadman – Wilberforce Chambers ‘An up-and-coming junior. He is incredibly responsive and his drafting is brilliant.’