Alex Troup KC
St John’s Chambers 'Alex offers a deep well of experience and expertise. He is innovative, thoughtful and calm under pressure. He is excellent at finding solutions and an outstanding advocate.'
St John’s Chambers is a ‘leading set’, which continues to ’go from strength to strength’ and houses excellent barristers with a proven track record of handling inheritance disputes involving farmland estates, proprietary estoppel cases and farming partnership disputes. ‘Confident advocate and authoritative speaker’ Alex Troup KC successfully defended multiple partnership and estoppel claims against a high-value estate of a deceased farmer in Winter v Winter before the High Court. James Pearce-Smith, who garners praises for being ’unflappable, always on top of the detail and turning the work round quickly’, recently represented a farm manager seeking a claim of £250,000 in unclaimed invoices in the case Jordan v Thorner. Oliver Wooding has ‘a strong advocacy’ and is defending proprietary estoppel claim Thomas v Atkins, defending a claim brought by the defendant's brother, who seeks to set aside a form confirming he had no interest in the farm on the grounds of undue influence. Christopher Jones is described as ’excellent on his feet in court’.
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Testimonials
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- 'Simon Lyons is the best clerk. He is responsive and attentive and drops everything to assist.'
- 'Paul Bennett is very responsive and easy to deal with.'
- 'The clerks are excellent. In particular, Paul Bennett is always prompt to respond and extremely helpful.'
- 'The clerks at St John's chambers are the best around. They are personable, always willing to help, and quick to turn around any queries. Simon Lyons, Paul Nuttall, and Rob Bocock are particularly excellent.'
- 'Paul Bennett and Simon Lyons are exceptional clerks and understand the specialisms of their barristers.'
- 'St John’s Chambers is an excellent set.'
- 'St John’s Chambers is a good chamber with a real depth of talent.'
- 'St John's Chambers is a strong and well-organised set providing an excellent offering of barristers.'
Silks
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.
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.
James Pearce-Smith
St John’s Chambers 'James is considered in his approach and gives pragmatic advice. He explains complex legal issues clearly and in a way that clients can understand. He is also a good advocate, calm under pressure with a pragmatic and sensible approach.'
Oliver Wooding
St John’s Chambers 'Oliver is strong and confident on his feet. He is detail-orientated and quickly builds a rapport with clients.'
Christopher Jones
St John’s Chambers 'Christopher is an excellent advocate and good at cross-examination.'
Adam Boyle
St John’s Chambers 'Adam is very thorough, knowledgeable and excellent in client conferences. He is readily available for further advice and is an excellent advocate.'