Property litigation

Serle Court

At Serle Court, recent instructions for the property litigation team include Andrew Bruce acting for various mortgagees in West One Loan Ltd v Anton Palmer, concerning the cancellation of the defendant's mental health crisis moratorium. In another matter, Rupert Reed KC represented the widow of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia before the High Court in Asturion Foundation v HH Princess Al Jawharah bint Ibrahim al Ibrahim, a longrunning dispute over the validity of a will gifting the London residence of the late King to the widow, involving complex points of Liechtenstein, Saudi, Islamic and English law. The High Court dismissed the foundation's claims and ruled that the formal validity of the transfer was ultimately a matter of English law. The junior end of the group has been bolstered by the arrivals of Michael Walsh and Jonathan Upton in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

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Testimonials

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'Dan Wheeler is very responsive and always helpful.'
'Nicholas Hockney and Steven Whitaker are extremely professional.'
'Chambers offers real strength in high value and complex real property disputes.'
'The clerks' room is second to none in terms of service levels.'
'Serle Court is a real powerhouse.'

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.

Rupert Reed KC

Serle Court

‘He has real intellectual and strategic acuity and knows exactly how to pitch a case, whether to a judge, opponent or witness.’

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.

Andrew Bruce

Serle Court

‘Articulate, stern but not aggressive, and very persuasive in his arguments.'

Andrew Francis

Serle Court

'He is exceptionally clever, can absorb an enormous amount of complicated information and presents clear and committed advice. On his feet, he is utterly superb.'

Tom Braithwaite

Serle Court

‘Tom is extremely robust in court, and provides advice in a clear and unfussy way.'

Jonathan Upton

Serle Court

‘A silk in waiting. He has an unwavering ability to get to the commercial crux of a matter extremely quickly.'

Michael Walsh

Serle Court

‘Michael combines a deep knowledge of and interest in property law with real power on his feet to put his client’s best case as attractively as possible.’