Janet Bignell KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Janet has gained a powerful reputation for her intellectual prowess.’
Falcon Chambers is 'a leading set for property litigation', with an established track record in handling the full spectrum of property disputes. The group reports an uptick in work involving the Building Safety Act 2022 and minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) regulations. In recent instructions for the team, Caroline Shea KC and Stephen Jourdan KC appeared in Spencer v Spencer, a high-profile farming proprietary estoppel claim, while Stephanie Tozer KC stood before the Upper Tribunal in Brown v Ridley, a case concerning the 10-year period of reasonable belief requirement for an adverse possession claim, in this instance regarding land ownership. In March 2024, the junior end of chambers was bolstered by the arrival of Richard Miller, and Kester Lees KC was elevated to silk.
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Testimonials
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- 'Johnathan Stannard is an excellent senior clerk.'
- 'John Davitt is an asset to the Falcon team.'
- 'Joanne Meah is a star.'
- 'Clerking is superb.'
- 'The pre-eminent set for property disputes.'
- 'One of the best property litigation practices in London, with exceptional counsel able to assist on any kind of matter that arises within this wide and changing area of law.'
- 'The strongest property set.'
- 'The leading set for property litigation.'
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.
Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Guy is a heavyweight silk at the very top of the property Bar.'
Jonathan Karas KC
Falcon Chambers ‘His clarity of thought of thought is second to none. He computes and cuts through complex and technical information with ease to give clients firm no-nonsense advice.'
Caroline Shea KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Caroline is a tenacious and charismatic advocate. She is one of the best cross-examiners in the business.’
Stephanie Tozer KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Stephanie is a leading silk in real property work. Her written advocacy is compelling and persuasive. She has the ear of judges as a result of her stellar reputation in the area.'
Oliver Radley-Gardner KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Oliver has a deep understanding of both legal technical aspects and the client’s needs and demands. A confident advocate.'
Gary Cowen KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Gary is superb. His advocacy is extremely canny: unflashy but also shrewd and unflinching.’
Adam Rosenthal KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Adam is a stand-out property silk. He is clearly very bright and articulate, and this is reflected in the quality of both his written advice and his advocacy.’
Catherine Taskis KC
Falcon Chambers ‘She is highly intelligent, succinct and measured, and exudes calmness and control. A dynamic and assiduous silk.’
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 ‘An exceptional barrister - he is second to none in respect of his advocacy. His thorough preparation makes him skilled and tenacious in his arguments.’
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.
Kester Lees KC
Falcon Chambers ‘Kester combines a towering intellect with a wonderful bedside manner. He is sharp and quick-witted on his feet in court and considerate and understanding to clients in conference.’
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.
Martin Dray
Falcon Chambers ‘A meticulous junior, who is a go-to counsel for complex property contract disputes.'
Emily Windsor
Falcon Chambers ‘Her arguments are carefully delivered without unnecessary complication or hyperbole.’
Nathaniel Duckworth
Falcon Chambers ‘He has a great style of advocacy which is powerful, engaging and effective at bringing the court onside.’
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Falcon Chambers ‘Elizabeth is a force to be reckoned with. Her legal knowledge of all areas of property is second to none, and she has a great ability to decipher the law in a commercial and practical way that is easily digestible and understood by clients.'
Tamsin Cox
Falcon Chambers ‘Tamsin is an excellent barrister: clever, commercial and pleasant to deal with. All round first class.'
Wayne Clark
Falcon Chambers ‘Wayne is incredibly meticulous in his advice. He often thinks of angles that opponents miss.’
Greville Healey
Falcon Chambers ‘He is technically strong with solid judgement, and tempers the legal complexities with sound commercial advice.’
Paul Letman
Falcon Chambers ‘Even in cases of extreme complexity, Paul is superb at grasping all of the relevant issues and articulating them succinctly. He is an incredibly impressive advocate and an asset to any team.’
Anthony Radevsky
Falcon Chambers ‘A skilled and measured advocate. He always presents his points in a very intellectually attractive manner.'
James Tipler
Falcon Chambers ‘James is one of the best property litigation juniors in the market. He has a strong courtroom presence and a good written style.’
Cecily Crampin
Falcon Chambers ‘Her ability to communicate to a wider group with differing levels of technical knowledge and convey her points so effectively is first class.’
Camilla Chorfi
Falcon Chambers ‘Camilla is incredibly commercial and quickly gets to the nub of the issue for the client. She is excellent on her feet.’
Joseph Ollech
Falcon Chambers ‘He has a good grasp of complex property issues and provides meaningful advice.’
Julia Petrenko
Falcon Chambers ‘Julia is industrious with good judgement. She is thorough and hardworking.'
Gavin Bennison
Falcon Chambers ‘His advocacy is carefully calibrated to bring the judge over to the client’s side.’
Toby Boncey
Falcon Chambers ‘He leaves no stone unturned and manages to distill technical points into easily understandable terms.’
Tricia Hemans
Falcon Chambers ‘Tricia has great technical expertise and can swiftly get to the root of a matter.’
Thomas Rothwell
Falcon Chambers ‘Thomas is always cool, calm and collected. He is great with clients and gives astute commercial advice.’
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.
Richard Miller
Falcon Chambers ‘He is wise beyond his years. His advocacy is well presented, structured and he is able to command the attention of all in the room.'