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Tanfield Chambers Offices
Tanfield Chambers
2-5 WARWICK COURT
LONDON
WC1R 5DJ
England
2-5 WARWICK COURT
LONDON
WC1R 5DJ
England
Tanfield Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 2
Tanfield Chambers are well established as experts in a variety of specialist fields such as landlord and tenant, commercial real estate and real property. The last year has seen the set grow in key areas such as the Electronics Communications Code, building safety, fire safety and secured lending work. Philip Rainey KC is part of the counsel team for the Ministry of Defence in Annington Property Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence in a judicial review of test claims to enfranchise houses previously entered into a sale and leaseback with Annington. Mark Loveday acted for the defendant in FirstPort Property Services v Settlers Court, the first right to manage case to reach the Supreme Court. James Fieldsend was involved in Alberti v Cadogan Estates, a prominent leasehold enfranchisement matter concerning the extent to which a tenant improvement – which caused one flat to be turned into five flats by 1971 – should be considered for enfranchisement valuation purposes.Leading Silks
Philip Rainey KC –Tanfield Chambers ‘Philip has a very technical brain, and can digest information at lightning speed.'
Timothy Polli KC –Tanfield Chambers ‘Tim is amazing. His written submissions in particular are beguiling and are so persuasive. Reading his work is a joy. He is so easy to work with and quite obviously cares about all of the matters he takes on.'
Andrew Butler KC –Tanfield Chambers ‘Andrew is excellent in all respects. His legal and tactical advice is confident and direct and he is not afraid of nailing his colours to the mast when it comes to making tough calls on strategy. His pleadings are excellent and his skills as a trial advocate go from strength to strength.’
Christopher Heather KC –Tanfield Chambers ‘His advocacy is first-rate, and his judgement first-class. A top notch silk held in the highest regard. A real team player – willing to make himself available when needed.’
Nicholas Isaac KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘Nick is very good at controlling the lay client and getting to the heart of the issues. He has an air of confidence which is important for clients.'
Leading Juniors
Michael Buckpitt –Tanfield Chambers ‘Michael is phenomenal both as an advocate and in his written work. He is a tenacious advocate and whilst always courteous to his opponent, he leaves them with no place to go.'
Daniel Dovar –Tanfield Chambers ‘Daniel gives quick, clear, accurate and decisive strategic advice. He has a wide breadth of experience in landlord and and tenant matters, particularly with tribunal work.’
Mark Loveday –Tanfield Chambers ‘What Mark doesn't know about service charges is not worth knowing; he is the oracle. He is incredibly hardworking, responsive and is considered and commercial in his approach. He is a tenacious advocate and a pleasure to work with.'
Carl Fain –Tanfield Chambers ‘Highly effective and very user-friendly.’
Piers Harrison –Tanfield Chambers ‘Knows his stuff. Gets to the issues very quickly. Clear commercial advice. Effective advocate. Straight forward and pleasant to deal with.'
Sam Madge-Wyld – Tanfield Chambers ‘Sam is incredibly knowledgeable and has an encyclopedic knowledge of residential landlord and tenant law.'
Katie Gray – Tanfield Chambers ‘She is always very responsive and reliable. The written advice she delivered to us is almost akin to a piece of fine art, always a joy to read through.’
Testimonials
‘The clerks are always helpful and quick to respond. They are reasonable when discussing fees.’
‘Clerks are all excellent. In particular I would single out Alex Southern.’
‘The clerks at Tanfield are very quick to respond with details of availability and provide assured assistance when preparing for a hearing.’
‘The clerks are always courteous, helpful and of great assistance when dealing with emergency listings.’
‘Tanfield is renowned for its property offering and in particular we use them for their enfranchisement offering as well as substantial and complex property disputes.’
‘Tanfield are excellent and their conferences and training are market leading.’
‘Tanfield Chambers is easily one of the best sets for leasehold enfranchisement and property litigation. They have a depth and range of counsel available to suit any matter upon which we require assistance.’
‘Tanfield Chambers has always been approachable, reliable and able to deliver quality barristers for each of the matters we have sought to instruct them on and they have a full spectrum of experience for what we have needed.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Professional negligence
Leading Silks
Andrew Butler KC – Tanfield Chambers ‘Andrew gives confident and robust advice. He is clear and definitive in his advice to clients explaining very clearly where he thinks they have a good or bad case. This makes it easy for clients to make decisions as to how to proceed.’
London Bar > Social housing
Leading Juniors
Sam Madge-Wyld – Tanfield Chambers 'Sam is extremely knowledgeable, and brings careful thought to his cases. His advocacy is measured, clear and thorough, presenting a clear route for the court.'
Tanfield Chambers > Set Profile
Head of Chambers: Philip Rainey KC
Chief Executive: Walter Womersley
Tenants: 50
THE CHAMBERS Tanfield is a leading property set handling all aspects of property work. Recognised by the legal directories for its excellence in residential landlord and tenant work, real property and commercial real estate disputes, Tanfield is said to “lead the field” as a result of its “impressive barristers” and “outstanding strength in depth” as well as its “outstanding professionalism” and “excellent” client service.
WORK UNDERTAKEN Tanfield focuses on all sectors of the property market including residential and commercial property, agriculture and rural affairs, infrastructure including telecommunications, natural resources and the environment as well as development. Members also cover general commercial as well as a wide range of private client disputes.
Members have specialist expertise in established areas such as service charges, enfranchisement, boundary and party wall disputes, rights to light and insolvency related property litigation as well as emerging areas such as telecommunications and building safety.
As well as appearing in some of the most significant and precedent shaping cases, Tanfield’s members also write, edit and contribute to leading academic texts such as Landlord & Tenant Review, Service Charges and Management: Law and Practice; Commercial Property Litigation; Leasehold Enfranchisement: Law & Practice; Where is my boundary?; Business Premises: Possession & Lease Renewal, Defending Possession Proceedings; Boundaries & Easements and A practical guide to the Electronic Communications Code for property lawyers.
The majority of members accept direct access instructions in appropriate cases.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chief Executive | WALTER WOMERSLEY | ||
| Head of Chambers | RAINEY KC, Philip (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MITCHELL KC, Iain (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HEATHER KC, Christopher (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUTLER KC, Andrew (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLLI KC, Timothy (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISAAC KC, Nicholas (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GUY, David (1972) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENCER, Mark (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOYD, Kerstin (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOSEPH, Charles (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REID, Sebastian (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAILEY, Michael (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOVEDAY, Mark (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAMFORD, Christopher (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCK, John (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCKPITT, Michael (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAYNARD, Christopher (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALIKER, Phillip (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GALLAGHER, Stan (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Karen (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOWKER, Robert (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOVAR, Daniel (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FIELDSEND, James (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Piers (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLLI, Timothy (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MUIR, Nicola (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARR, Adrian (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLOVER, Marc (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FAIN, Carl (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARPENTER-LEITCH, Tom (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMMOND, Tim (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | UPTON, Jonathan (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEAR, Estelle (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS, Gwyn (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JABBARI, Sara (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MADGE-WYLD, Sam (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOLIVEUX, Diane (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALFORD, Richard (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMERTON-STOVE, James (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRANBY, Richard (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAY, Katie (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CUNNINGHAM, Robyn (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEETSON, Will (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASTLE, James (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAYDEN-COOK, Mitchell (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDMONDS, Ceri (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN, Mattie (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROWAN, Hugh (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILLER, Richard (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIGGO, Annie (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MARTIN, Michael (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURZIO, Christy (2010) |
Barrister Profiles
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Richard Alford | Richard Alford has an established and growing practice focusing on property and… | View Profile |
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Phillip Aliker | His practice comprises multi-jurisdictional commercial contractual disputes for corporations and governments of… | View Profile |
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Michael Bailey | Michael qualified in 1986 and has always had a wide ranging common… | View Profile |
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Christopher Bamford | Christopher’s practice focuses on personal injury and employment, as well as gaming… | View Profile |
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Will Beetson | Having established a busy practice at another leading set, Will was recruited… | View Profile |
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Robert Bowker | Robert Bowker has over 20 years’ experience in property-related work. Robert was… | View Profile |
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Kerstin Boyd | Kerstin has three principal areas of practice: private client, clinical negligence and… | View Profile |
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John Buck | Junior Counsel | View Profile |
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Michael Buckpitt | Property litigation in particular: Real property – all issues concerning real property… | View Profile |
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Andrew Butler | ‘Incredibly impressive on the detail – commercial in his approach, with superb… | View Profile |
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Tom Carpenter-Leitch | Tom Carpenter-Leitch practices within most areas of property law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Adrian Carr | Adrian Carr has broad experience in all aspects of landlord & tenant,… | View Profile |
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James Castle | James accepts instructions in all areas of property law, and specialises in… | View Profile |
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Rebecca Cattermole | Rebecca specialises in real property and all aspects of landlord and tenant… | View Profile |
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Robyn Cunningham | Robyn’s practice covers all areas of property litigation as well as probate… | View Profile |
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Mark Dencer | Mark Dencer is Counsel of choice for a variety of London and… | View Profile |
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Diane Doliveux | Diane joined Tanfield in September 2015 on successful completion of her pupillage.… | View Profile |
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Daniel Dovar | Specialising in real property and leasehold law with an emphasis on landlord… | View Profile |
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Ceri Edmonds | Ceri Edmonds joined Chambers in September 2019 on successful completion of her… | View Profile |
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Carl Fain | Carl Fain has a specialist property and chancery practice, with a focus… | View Profile |
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James Fieldsend | James Fieldsend is a specialist property practitioner. James is ranked as a… | View Profile |
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Stan Gallagher | Practice is exclusively in the field of real property and related areas,… | View Profile |
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Marc Glover | Marc Glover has a successful chancery practice, covering the areas of property,… | View Profile |
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Amanda Gourlay | Amanda Gourlay’s practice focuses on property matters. Amanda came to the Bar… | View Profile |
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Richard Granby | Richard Granby’s practice encompasses all of Chambers’ core practice areas spanning the… | View Profile |
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Katie Gray | Katie accepts instructions across all areas of property law, specialising in real… | View Profile |
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David Guy | Every type of commercial and common law case in the High Court… | View Profile |
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James Hamerton-Stove | James has a busy practice in the full range of Chambers’ work.… | View Profile |
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Tim Hammond | Tim Hammond has a predominantly real property and landlord and tenant practice.… | View Profile |
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Piers Harrison | “Extremely approachable, knowledgeable and quick on his feet.” Chambers and Partners 2018… | View Profile |
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Mitchell Hayden-Cook | Mitchell Hayden-Cook commenced his third-six pupillage at Tanfield in September 2018, having… | View Profile |
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Christopher Heather | Landlord and tenant (commercial, residential, and enfranchisement) real property and associated professional… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Isaac | Nick is described by Chambers and Partners as “Utterly brilliant… and incredibly knowledgeable” “a… | View Profile |
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Sara Jabbari | Sara has a busy practice spanning all areas of property and landlord… | View Profile |
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Karen Jones | As former chief legal adviser to the Country Land and Business Association… | View Profile |
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Charles Joseph | Charles Joseph is a barrister specialising in most areas of modern chancery… | View Profile |
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Estelle Lear | Estelle has experience in all areas of family law and has appeared… | View Profile |
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Mark Loveday | Recently acknowledged by the Supreme Court as a “specialist” property counsel, Mark’s… | View Profile |
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Sam Madge-Wyld | All aspects of residential and commercial landlord and tenant and real property… | View Profile |
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Christopher Maynard | Specialist advice and advocacy, principally in the field of property litigation, for… | View Profile |
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Iain Mitchell | Iain G Mitchell QC, was called to the Scottish Bar in 1976,… | View Profile |
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Iain Mitchell | Iain G Mitchell QC, was called to the Scottish Bar in 1976,… | View Profile |
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Nicola Muir | Nicola Muir specialises in all aspects of landlord and tenant and real… | View Profile |
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Timothy Polli | Timothy Polli QC specialises in property law and the associated professional negligence,… | View Profile |
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Philip Rainey | Philip is head of chambers, and took Silk in 2010 “…to the unequivocal delight… | View Profile |
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Philip Rainey | Philip is head of chambers, and took Silk in 2010 “…to the unequivocal delight… | View Profile |
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Sebastian Reid | Sebastian Reid is an established member of Tanfield Chambers, practising mainly in… | View Profile |
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Michael Walsh | Clients told Legal 500 2022: “Michael is operating well above his level. He… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Alex Southern : Senior Practice Manager Gary Collins : Senior Practice Manager Richard Powell : Senior Practice Manager- Property litigation