Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC

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Crossing over with the set's reputation for Chancery work, XXIV Old Buildings is known for its ‘great strength’ in the partnership area, handling a full spectrum of partnership law in farming, legal and finance both domestically and abroad. Elspeth Talbot Rice KC and Alan Steinfeld KC are two silks active in partnership work, while turning to the set's juniors Helen Galley and Hugh Miall  are noted for their practice covering traditional partnerships, LLPs and joint ventures.

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  • 'Top notch clerking - commercial and committed.'
  • 'Partnership is a great strength of the set.'

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.
1
Alan Steinfeld
2
Elspeth Talbot Rice
‘Elspeth is very powerful on paper and on her feet. She effortlessly wins the trust of clients and tribunals.’

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.
2
Helen Galley
3
Hugh Miall
‘Hugh is a first-rate advocate on paper and on his feet.  He wins interim applications against very experienced partnership counsel. He likes to get his hands dirty with the detail.’
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.
2
Helen Galley
3
Hugh Miall
‘Hugh is a first-rate advocate on paper and on his feet.  He wins interim applications against very experienced partnership counsel. He likes to get his hands dirty with the detail.’