Mark Anderson KC
No5 Barristers’ ChambersNo5 Barristers’ Chambers is well-known as ‘one of the strongest sets in Birmingham’ for property and construction work with ’strong advocates‘ at every level of call. David Taylor’s broad property expertise covers adverse possession claims, boundary disputes, easement claims and a wide range of disputes arising from commercial and agricultural tenancies. Louise Corfield regularly handles property disputes in the context of contentious trust and estates matters. Omar Ensaff is a construction disputes specialist, regularly acting in relation to delay and defect claims as well as claims for variations. Imogen Halstead’s Chancery practice includes disputes relating to the co-ownership of property and the taking of accounts between joint owners as well as boundary and right of way disputes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Daniel Griffiths and Jordan Zaza are particularly helpful.'
- 'Olivia McIntyre is always incredibly helpful.'
- 'The clerks are excellent. They are quick to communicate and source counsel. Pete Mottram always goes out of his way to assist.'
- 'No5 is a strong chambers with excellent barristers and good availability.'
- 'No5 are one of the strongest sets in Birmingham. They have an enviable strength in depth and appear to be able to both attract and train technically excellent specialists and strong advocates.'
- 'An excellent chambers that is well served at all levels. They have some very talented counsel and they always do their best to service clients' requirements.'
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.
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.
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Louise Corfield
No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘The speed at which Louise gets to grips with the information presented to her, even when proceedings have been issued already and a litigant in person is seeking advice late, is second to none. She is a future KC.'
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David Taylor
No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘David has a wonderful manner with clients. He is extremely knowledgeable and immediately puts clients at ease with his calm and assured manner. His advocacy is second to none. He quickly builds a rapport with the court and masterfully presents a case with passion, weaving logic and reasoned argument in a very measured way.'
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Tony Watkin
No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Tony is a great team player and good to work with. He is very practical and good at getting on top of the detail. He is a good, clear advocate in court and is usually able to control the agenda of the hearings.'
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Imogen Halstead
No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Imogen provides robust, honest and dependable advice, both in writing and in conference. She is excellent with clients and is a clear, methodical and robust advocate.'
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David Mitchell
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Emma Williams
No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Emma is very technically astute and has a superb client manner. She is able to communicate her point well and obtain information that is required. Emma is able to steer courts through her skill as an advocate.'
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Omar Ensaff
No5 Barristers' Chambers 'Omar is very knowledgeable and is clearly an expert in his field. He is very user friendly, quickly gets to the keys issues and gives very good advice. He is also an extremely good advocate.'