Specialist property set Falcon Chambers includes members who take a leading role across all aspects of commercial and residential property litigation. Silks and juniors from the set have been involved in some of the most high profile disputes in the market in regard to nuisance, rights of light, telecoms and enfranchisement. Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC and Elizabeth Fitzgerald acted on behalf of the respondent in the Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery dispute, handling the matter all the way up to the Supreme Court – in this case the court ruled that merely overlooking a property could constitute an actionable private nuisance. Leading Nathaniel Duckworth and Gavin Bennison , Jonathan Gaunt KC successfully acted for the defendant in Valley View Health Centre v NHS Property Services Limited in a test case to determine if GP tenants are liable to pay service charges to their NHS landlords. Stephen Jourdan KC acted in the enfranchisement case Cadogan Holdings v Alberti, a matter concerning statutory evaluations. Tricia Hemans appeared before the Supreme Court in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Ashloch Ltd and another, the court’s first case concerning the Electronic Communications Code.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'The clerks are very helpful. James Clarke and Frankie Penton deserve a special mention for delivering excellent service.'
'The clerks at Falcon are excellent and very user-friendly across the board. Special mention to John Stannard and Jo Meah.'
'The clerks are excellent. John Stannard is superbly helpful. Joanne Meah, John Davitt and Frankie Penton are also worth singling out for praise.'
'Falcon Chambers is the leading set for property litigation. I regularly use them for all areas.'
'The set as a whole is very impressive - and not so big that it has lost a personal touch.'
'Falcon is undoubtedly a top set and has some of the best real estate litigation barristers in the UK.'
'Falcon Chambers is an excellent set with great strength in depth across all levels. The best at property and related litigation.'
'The clerks are responsive and approachable - keen to help and support, matching barristers to client budgets, timescale and the complexity of the problem at hand.'

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.

Stephen Jourdan

‘He has no weaknesses. He is universally respected and liked throughout the profession. You know with Stephen that you are always going to get the right answer.'

Guy Fetherstonhaugh

‘Guy can turn his hand to anything; his command over English property law is astonishing. He cuts through the noise and gets straight to the heart of the issue.’

Janet Bignell

‘Janet is incredibly thorough and detailed. She is able to communicate her views clearly to clients and demonstrates understanding of their commercial position as well as the legal one. Her level of service is also very good indeed.'

Mark Sefton

‘Mark has excellent analytical skills and is able to assimilate and digest complex facts very quickly and then to apply the law to them. He is clear, concise and consistent in his advice.'

Caroline Shea

‘Particularly impressive in the courtroom – her cross-examination skills and courtcraft are second to none at the property Bar.’

Jonathan Karas

‘His expertise in this area is truly incredible. Jonathan’s advice is always highly considered, never off the cuff, but at the same time digestible and client-friendly.’

Stephanie Tozer

'She quickly taps in to what is important to clients.'

Oliver Radley-Gardner

Gary Cowen

‘Gary is exceptionally calm and warm in manner, which masks a ferocious intellect and sharp advocacy skills. He is particularly good at making killer points gently and unobtrusively, but very effectively.'

Catherine Taskis

‘Excellent on the law, good personality and emotional intelligence as to what clients want, with a calm manner in court.’

2023 Silks

Edward Peters

'A silk who instills great confidence.'

2024 Silks

Kester Lees KC

‘Kester is superb on his feet – a highly effective cross-examiner and all round advocate. He is equally as impressive on papers and always gives solid commercial advice.’

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.

Nathaniel Duckworth

‘Nat is very clever, with an encyclopedic knowledge of property law. He thinks about matters from every angle, anticipating the other side’s arguments and preparing thoroughly. He outclasses his opponent in court and explains complex legal points simply and compellingly.’

Anthony Radevsky

‘Tony gives very clear and firm advice which is succinct and commercial. He will never sit on the fence or reserve opinion on something. His knowledge of the enfranchisement legislation is second to none and if he thinks that it is a bad point he will say so rather than running up unnecessary costs.’

Emily Windsor

‘Emily brings a KC’s intellectual analysis to legal problems, but also has an excellent client handling manner that leaves the client and instructing solicitor in no doubt that she is absolutely on board and prepared to fight the client’s case.’

Wayne Clark

'A pragmatic, realistic and diligent junior.'

Martin Dray

'Martin has the complete trust of the client. He is a calm and decisive litigator, getting straight to the point of knotty problems.'

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Greville Healey

‘Formidable knowledge of the law. Excellent with clients.'

Paul Letman

Tamsin Cox

‘Bright, tough and a good advocate.’

Cecily Crampin

‘Cecily has an incredible grasp of the detail. She is very detail orientated and she knows the black letter law inside out. Cecily is great on her feet and you always feel you are in good hands.'

Joseph Ollech

‘He is clear and practical in his advice notwithstanding there being often very complex issues crossing both property and insolvency law. He ensures that he knows and understands the issues and wider context in depth.'

Camilla Chorfi

'A dedicated junior.'

Phil Sissons

‘Philip is technically excellent with extensive experience and expertise in rights to light matters in particular.’

James Tipler

‘He is a very responsive barrister - James is a extremely competent, efficient and effective counsel.’

Toby Boncey

‘Toby clearly has a very sharp intellect. He researches thoroughly and comes across cogently and very well prepared.'

Ciara Fairley

'Ciara is very detailed and tenacious.'

Mark Galtrey

'Mark is an effective advocate who is always up for a challenge. He puts things in an easy to understand way, supported by solid written work. He is practical and academic in excellent combination.'

Edward Blakeney

‘Edward is extremely good at breaking down complex legal points for clients to understand. He is at all times succinct and down-to-earth which is greatly appreciated by our clients.’

Julia Petrenko

‘Julia is an absolute tour-de-force. She has phenomenal attention to detail in trial preparation with other solicitors commenting what a strong advocate she is.’

Tricia Hemans

‘Tricia’s advice is always very thorough, and she is very good with clients. Her advocacy is extremely effective. She leads even the most sceptical judges through the case in a practical way.’