Janet Bignell KC
‘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.'
Lawyers
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
Guy is a heavyweight silk at the very top of the property Bar.'
Stephen Jourdan KC
‘A silk with an astonishing work ethic.’
Jonathan Karas KC
‘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.'
Mark Sefton KC
A KC with excellent tactical nous.’
Caroline Shea KC
‘Caroline is a tenacious and charismatic advocate. She is one of the best cross-examiners in the business.’
Stephanie Tozer KC
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
Oliver has a deep understanding of both legal technical aspects and the client’s needs and demands. A confident advocate.'
Gary Cowen KC
Gary is superb. His advocacy is extremely canny: unflashy but also shrewd and unflinching.’
Adam Rosenthal KC
‘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
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2025 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.
Wayne Clark KC
Wayne is incredibly meticulous in his advice. He often thinks of angles that opponents miss.’
Nathaniel Duckworth KC
He has a great style of advocacy which is powerful, engaging and effective at bringing the court onside.’
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
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.’
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
An exceptional barrister - he is second to none in respect of his advocacy. His thorough preparation makes him skilled and tenacious in his arguments.’
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
counsel for complex property contract disputes.'
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
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.'
Emily Windsor
‘Her arguments are carefully delivered without unnecessary complication or hyperbole.’
Tamsin Cox
Tamsin is an excellent barrister: clever, commercial and pleasant to deal with. All round first class.'
Greville Healey
He is technically strong with solid judgement, and tempers the legal complexities with sound commercial advice.’
Paul Letman
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
A skilled and measured advocate. He always presents his points in a very intellectually attractive manner.'
Phil Sissons
Camilla Chorfi
‘Camilla is incredibly commercial and quickly gets to the nub of the issue for the client. She is excellent on her feet.’
Cecily Crampin
Her ability to communicate to a wider group with differing levels of technical knowledge and convey her points so effectively is first class.’
Joseph Ollech
‘He has a good grasp of complex property issues and provides meaningful advice.’
James Andrews-Tipler
‘James is one of the best property litigation juniors in the market. He has a strong courtroom presence and a good written style.’
Ciara Fairley
‘Very thorough and committed – a very impressive junior.’
Gavin Bennison
‘His advocacy is carefully calibrated to bring the judge over to the client’s side.’
Edward Blakeney
‘Edward is a first-rate and unflappable advocate.'
Toby Boncey
He leaves no stone unturned and manages to distill technical points into easily understandable terms.’
Tricia Hemans
‘Tricia has great technical expertise and can swiftly get to the root of a matter.’
Julia Petrenko
‘Julia is industrious with good judgement. She is thorough and hardworking.'
Thomas Rothwell
‘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
ise beyond his years. His advocacy is well presented, structured and he is able to command the attention of all in the room.'