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Alex Troup KC
Work Department
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Court of Protection, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Mediation
Career
Called Gray’s Inn 1998
Alex is ranked as the only ‘star individual’ on the Western Circuit in chancery matters by Chambers UK and is Head of our Wills & Trusts team. He is also the only silk ranked in private wealth outside of London in the High Net Worth Guide 2023. Alex was shortlisted for ‘Junior of the Year’ in the regional category of The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.
He has a thriving chancery practice with a particular emphasis on the following areas:
- Contentious probate and administration of estates
- Trusts
- Property litigation
- Court of Protection
- Associated professional negligence claims
- Mediation
Alex has been consistently recommended as a leading junior in Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Legal Experts.
In previous editions Alex has been described as “highly skilled and approachable, and has good legal and people skills”, a “formidable advocate”, a “star of probates”, “among the most skilful barristers” and as having “a real commercial brain”. Further quotations are set out under the relevant practice areas.
Alex has been trained as a mediator with the London School of Mediation and works both as a mediator and as a representative at mediations. He is one of the panel mediators for the Court of Protection pilot mediation scheme. He is described by peers as a “phenomenal mediator.”
Alex lectures extensively in his areas of expertise, mainly to firms of solicitors, law societies and specialist organisations.
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Western Chancery & Commercial Bar Association
- Court of Protection Bar Association
- Association of Contentious Trust And Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
- The Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP)
- Committee member of STEP Bristol Branch.
Education
University of Oxford (MA Literae Humaniores); William Shaw Scholarship and Karmel Award from Gray’s Inn.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Agriculture
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘He is an all-round exceptional barrister who instills confidence from an early stage in the lay client and those instructing him. He is incredibly bright and is a tremendously confident and measured advocate who has the ear of the court. Even before his appointment to King’s Counsel, he was the principal barrister in Bristol for meaty Chancery matters.’
St John’s Chambers is a ‘strong set with strength in depth‘ in relation to agricultural matters on the Western Circuit, with members representing landowners, estates, trustees, tenants, developers and local authorities, among other interested parties, in relation to a wide range of issues. James Pearce-Smith has extensive experience as a commercial litigator, including in cases involving farming partnerships and food production businesses. Alex Troup KC, who took silk in March 2023, is a ‘standout‘ barrister with a strong Bristol-based chancery practice that often involves agricultural elements. He recently appeared in Hughes v Pritchard in the Court of Appeal, a high-profile dispute concerning the validity of a deceased farmer’s will and a proprietary estoppel claim. Leslie Blohm KC, as was, is now a Senior Circuit Judge.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘He is a top-rated barrister and mediator, and his combination of skill, expertise and excellent bedside manner is evidenced time and again on every instruction. He can command a room whilst simultaneously remaining professional and sensitive to a client’s position. The quality of his work is always impeccable.’
St John’s Chambers’ ‘excellent‘ Chancery and probate team stands out on the Western Circuit, with members offering ‘a wide range of expertise‘. Clients benefit from John Dickinson’s former experience as a Chartered Accountant and his ‘fantastic eye for detail’, while Alex Troup KC recently acted in the high-profile Court of Appeal case of Hughes v Pritchard, which considered the validity of the deceased’s will on the grounds of testamentary capacity as well as a proprietary estoppel claim to a substantial plot of farmland. Christopher Jones is a highly regarded probate and trust specialist and has recently acted in contested will claims, disputes over the administration of trust funds, and several significant proprietary estoppel claims, while Oliver Wooding has broad experience, including in connection with the rectification of lifetime trusts and applications for the removal of executors, and Joss Knight appeared in Bracey v Curley, which considered the principles of will construction and the availability of rectification as a remedy.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Troup KC – St John’s Chambers ‘Alex is excellent: insightful, highly knowledgeable, very able at explaining complex issues to lay people, calm, and personable. He is a formidable advocate who has great presence. Deservedly a KC.’
St John’s Chambers is a ‘go-to‘ set for Court of Protection work on the Western Circuit, with several members regularly receiving instructions from family members, the Official Solicitor, and local authorities, among others. Alex Troup KC is ‘a formidable advocate‘ and is ‘very able at explaining complex issues to lay people‘. His chancery practice frequently involves Court of Protection work, mainly relating to property and affairs. Oliver Wooding, always ‘able to build a good rapport with clients‘, is also experienced in mental capacity disputes, and again often handles matters concerning property and affairs.