XXIV Old Buildings is ‘the supreme set for trust and commercial work and anything offshore, with an excellent roster of counsel at all levels’. The set has built a solid reputation for company law work, which typically arises from its highly regarded practices in Chancery and offshore matters. Head of chambers Elspeth Talbot Rice KC remains a standout silk for domestic and cross-border company matters. Stephen Moverley Smith KC’s highlights include long-running case Re Genmar Resources Ltd, concerning winding up and unfair prejudice claims in relation to an oil trading business, with allegations of asset misappropriation. Stuart Adair remains a standout junior in this field, his recent work including unfair prejudice proceedings for the claimant in Excess Reserves Limited v Patel and others.

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Testimonials

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'The chambers and their clerks always have a good range and availability of Counsel.'
'Paul Horsfield is doing a great job since taking over. He is very responsive and commercial.'
'The XXIV clerks are practical and commercial, with a keen eye on the market.'
'The clerks are all very responsive - particularly Paul Horsfield.'
'Always helpful, easy to come to an agreement on fees.'
'XXIV remain the supreme set for trust and commercial work and anything offshore. With an excellent roster of counsel at all levels, you know you will get good quality work and that junior/newbie barristers will be well-supported.'
'Great set, packed with great performers.'
'XXIV Chambers continues to offer a great range of experience and specialisms across the Commercial and Commercial Chancery disputes. I always enjoy working with its barristers, who are down to earth but with superb depth in their respective areas, which often includes ones that are otherwise hard to find the right expertise in.'
'A very strong set which has a number of very strong individuals.'
'XXIV Old Buildings is very experienced in doing offshore work.'

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.

Elspeth Talbot Rice

‘A superb advocate who is eloquent, concise, robust, client-friendly and commands the courtroom.’

Alan Steinfeld

‘Marvellously bright, Alan commands respect in and out of court.’

Stephen Moverley Smith

‘Stephen is a smooth operator whose written and oral advocacy is top-notch, and his calm demeanour is great when interacting with a judge.’

Francis Tregear

‘Francis provides precise advice and has an ability to cut through to the main issue.’

Michael Black

‘Michael is very experienced and procedurally rigorous, but fair.’

Edward Cumming

‘Ed is a total superstar and he no weak areas, so his advocacy is brilliant as is his service ethos.’

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.

Stuart Adair

‘Stuart has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field and combines this will a polished but remorseless approach to litigation.’

Elizabeth Weaver

‘Very bright, persuasive and detailed, Elizabeth has a broad range of skills which she adapts ably to all manner of cases.’

Hugh Miall

‘Hugh is an exceptional advocate, technically excellent, friendly, responsive, pragmatic and willing to go above and beyond.’

Daniel Warents

‘Unbelievably quick, clever, and tactically brilliant, Daniel is a very able and talented barrister who shows great judgement, sound research and good humour.’

Timothy Sherwin

‘Timothy is clever, thorough and tenacious.’

Leading Juniors

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.