David Holland KC
Landmark Chambers 'David is extremely knowledgeable in niche areas of law which gives clients a huge amount of confidence in him. He is a marvel in the court room.'
At Landmark Chambers, the team’s workload includes a wide range of commercial and residential property litigation, including issues concerning the Electronic Communications Code, rights of light, and protestor injunctions. In a prominent matter, Zia Bhaloo KC, Toby Watkin KC and James Maurici KC are representing the applicants in R(Annington Property Ltd & ors) v The Secretary of State for Defence, a high-profile case concerning whether the Ministry of Defence is permitted to reverse a sale and leaseback arrangement, by which it disposed of its married quarters estate, and reacquire the estate via enfranchisement law; the case is due to be heard by the Court of Appeal. In another matter, Simon Allison led Brooke Lyne in Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP v Williams, a Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of provisions for calculating service charges payable under the terms of residential leases and involving issues of re-apportionment of service charges. In recent developments for the set, in 2023 Ellodie Gibbons and Mattie Green joined the team, and Justin Bates KC took silk in March 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mark Ball is exceptional!'
- 'Harry Feldman is absolutely brilliant.'
- 'Landmark has real strength in depth for property litigation at all call levels.'
- 'Clerks are excellent - really professional, take time to understand requirements, a valued professional relationship.'
- 'Landmark is our go-to for property advice. They've got the best property barristers, hands down.'
- 'A really strong chambers with an excellent array of barristers.'
- 'They have strength in depth and are our go to property litigation 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.
Zia Bhaloo KC
Landmark Chambers ‘She is exceptionally calm under pressure, with a steely determination to win.’
Tom Weekes KC
Landmark Chambers ‘A leader in the field for covenant litigation. He can create compelling, seemingly simple, arguments from the most complicated legal and factual sources.’
Tim Morshead KC
Landmark Chambers ‘Tim is exceptionally forensic and an amazing brain. He knows the law inside and out.'
Myriam Stacey KC
Landmark Chambers ‘An all-round heavyweight property silk. Underscoring her diligent approach is a steely determination to get the very best for her client.’
Katharine Holland KC
Landmark Chambers ‘Katharine is stalwart, imaginative and extremely robust. She plays the cards in her hand extremely adeptly.’
John Male KC
Landmark Chambers
Toby Watkin KC
Landmark Chambers ‘Toby is a resolute advocate, excellent at keeping judges on side whilst effectively advocating and cross-examining and dedicated in pursuing good points.’
2024 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.
Justin Bates KC
Landmark Chambers ‘Justin is a highly accomplished advocate. He is considered and creative in his approach. Clients feel safe in his hands.'
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.
Simon Allison
Landmark Chambers ‘An authority on residential service charge cases – his knowledge is unparalleled. His advocacy is excellent and adaptable.'
Nicholas Taggart
Landmark Chambers ‘A fantastic senior junior. He combines encyclopaedic knowledge of the law with a client-friendly manner.’
James Hanham
Landmark Chambers ‘James is unquestionably a safe pair of hands. He is technically rigorous and not afraid to get in the trenches with both instructing solicitors and clients. His advocacy is strong and he understands when less is more.'
Camilla Lamont
Landmark Chambers ‘Camilla is an excellent advocate, very straightforward and to the point. Clearly extremely knowledgeable about property law.'
Katrina Yates
Landmark Chambers ‘Katrina is a joy to work with. She is incredibly clever, and provides comprehensible advice.'
Rupert Cohen
Landmark Chambers ‘Rupert is always a hit with clients. His explanations of the tricky legal issues are easy to comprehend. His advocacy is a joy to watch – he weaves a spell over the entire court room.’
Ellodie Gibbons
Landmark Chambers ‘Ellodie is fantastically knowledgeable. She is approachable, commercial and has an excellent ability to distill an incredibly complex area of law into something manageable for clients.’
Andy Creer
Landmark Chambers ‘Andy lives and breathes for her clients, often putting herself in the clients’ shoes to understand and empathise with them. Her ability to remember the minute details in relation to a case is phenomenal.’
Aaron Walder
Landmark Chambers ‘Aaron has an excellent grasp of landlord and tenant issues. His written work is impressive and he has an appropriately measured approach to advocacy which is appreciated by all.’
Evie Barden
Landmark Chambers ‘Evie is erudite and persuasive on her feet and displays an impressive clarity of thought and expression in conference.'
Joel Semakula
Landmark Chambers
Brooke Lyne
Landmark Chambers ‘Her advocacy is formidable. She is excellent at identifying complex legal issues and provides robust advice.'
David Nicholls
Landmark Chambers ‘An incredibly hard-working and technically able barrister, who is particularly good at dealing with difficult clients.’
Tom Morris
Landmark Chambers 'Tom's advocacy is fantastic - he has a talent for really engaging judges and getting them to understand and accept his position without being aggressive.'
Rising stars
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.
Kate Traynor
Landmark Chambers ‘Kate is very commercial and excellent with clients. She demonstrates incredible attention to detail.'