With ‘a very great depth in excellent juniors and silks’, Falcon Chambers is able to provide clients with barristers of the appropriate experience level for any agricultural issue, including in its areas of increased instruction: proprietary estoppel cases and partnership agreement disputes. A notable proprietary estoppel case, in which Stephen Jourdan KC and Caroline Shea KC appeared on opposing sides, is Spencer v Spencer, where the High Court provided clarity on the offsetting of non-financial detriment by financial benefit. Edward Peters KC continued to act in the major, long-running case of Procter v Procter, a partnership and tenancy dispute over a large parcel of agricultural land, as it returned to the Court of Appeal for a second time. Jonathan Karas KC is particularly sought after for his advisory work around common land, mineral rights and planning permission. In Chipp-Marshall v Coombes, a land ownership dispute between family members raising questions of estoppel and contract, Emily Windsor acted for the claimant, seeking to clarify the law of estoppel following Guest v Guest.
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Testimonials
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- 'John Davitt and James Clarke are have been very good indeed.'
- 'John Stannard is exceptional.'
- 'Falcon Chambers has an enormous pool of talent specialising in agricultural litigation.'
- 'Falcon Chambers are, in my view, the leading set for property litigation and have a very great depth in excellent juniors and silks.'
- 'The chambers are leading in their field and the first port of call for complex property litigation matters.'
- 'I have always found Falcon's clerks to be helpful and responsive.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Caroline Shea KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Caroline is devastatingly brilliant at cross-examination and is highly skilled at the art of persuading judges, both in her oral submissions and in writing.'
Jonathan Karas KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Wonderfully discriminating allied with sound commercial pragmatism.'
Catherine Taskis KC
Falcon Chambers 'Really bright and easy to work with. Easily absorbs a great deal of information in a short period of time.'
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Edward Peters KC
Falcon Chambers 'Ed is extraordinarily clever. His understated approach to advocacy is very effective: redolent of Lord Neuberger in that regard.'
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Greville Healey
Falcon Chambers 'Clear, commercial and client friendly. He clearly knows his stuff and is a safe paid of hands.'
Jamie Sutherland
Falcon Chambers ‘Jamie's technical knowledge is second to none. He is unruffled by last ditch attempts to raise new arguments and his grasp on agricultural law is excellent.'
Joseph Ollech
Falcon Chambers 'At the top of his game. He knows all the intricacies of agricultural law and practice.'
Mark Galtrey
Falcon Chambers 'Mark is highly intelligent and very able at cutting through the chaff to focus on the key points.'