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Property litigation

Falcon Chambers

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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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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

'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.'

Avocats

Leading silks

Janet Bignell KC

‘Janet has gained a powerful reputation for her intellectual prowess.’

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.'

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 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

2025 Silks

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

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

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.’

Meilleurs Juniors

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.'

‘Her arguments are carefully delivered without unnecessary complication or hyperbole.’

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.’

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 is incredibly commercial and quickly gets to the nub of the issue for the client. She is excellent on her feet.’

Her ability to communicate to a wider group with differing levels of technical knowledge and convey her points so effectively is first class.’

‘He has a good grasp of complex property issues and provides meaningful advice.’

‘James is one of the best property litigation juniors in the market. He has a strong courtroom presence and a good written style.’

‘Very thorough and committed – a very impressive junior.’

‘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.'

He leaves no stone unturned and manages to distill technical points into easily understandable terms.’

‘A brilliant property litigator.'

‘Tricia has great technical expertise and can swiftly get to the root of a matter.’

‘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

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

ise beyond his years. His advocacy is well presented, structured and he is able to command the attention of all in the room.'