The members of Kings Chambers display contentious and non-contentious expertise in Chancery-related work, including across wills, trusts, tax and estate planning matters. Lesley Anderson KC, Paul Chaisty KC and Andrew Grantham are key names of note in this area.
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Regional BarKings Chambers
Testimonials
Set
‘Kings are one of our main sets of chambers for Chancery matters in Manchester. They have some excellent senior counsel and a good mix of juniors.’
‘Kings Chambers is the premier set in the North and is blessed with a number of top ranked silks who can stand against the London Bar.’
‘The set is well established as a strong Manchester chambers. They have strong barristers.’
‘An excellent Chambers with a strong set of counsel from junior to silk, and the clerks go above and beyond to find a suitable counsel available to deal with a matter.’
‘Kings Chambers have very good strength in depth for commercial and chancery matters and are able to offer very competent counsel across a range of experience levels.’
Clerking
‘The senior clerks are brilliant, especially Gary Young and Harry Young. They know their client base and their counsel, and are always prepared to be accommodating and listen to queries.’
‘Gary Young, the senior Chancery and Business Clerk, is everything that could be expected in a senior clerk and is ably supported by Harry Young and the more junior clerks.’
‘The clerks, particularly Gary Young and Harry Young, are excellent, available and work to ensure the client’s needs and requirements are met.’
‘Paul Clarke is highly dependable and gets things done.’
‘The clerks room is efficient and friendly. Harry Young and Gary Young are both professional and diligent.’
9 St John Street
9 St John Street thrives in Chancery litigation, including disputes involving land, trusts and administration of estates. Lancashire and Cumbria in particular are strong client bases for the set. James Fryer-Spedding , who focuses on inheritance disputes, successfully acted for the claimants in the High Court case of Goodwin v Avison, a contentious probate action for a multi-million-pound estate. Andrew Clark focuses on contentious chancery work, and has recently been instructed by the claimants in Bertorelli v Hazlem Fentons and Palmkarn LLP, a case concerning allegations of professional negligence by tax advisors. Joanna Vicary is noted for her taxation work for HMRC.
Testimonials
Set
‘They have strength across many areas and counsel are excellent at working with instructing solicitors. The barristers themselves are easy to contact and are responsive.’
‘Excellent set of chambers. A ‘go to’ set in the North West.’
‘The set is good for chancery work. They are always responsive and a good all-round team.’
‘Excellent set for Chancery and employment matters. First choice for most civil matters in Manchester.’
Clerking
‘The clerking is the best – they always ensure they deliver on their promises, are fair on price and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Approachable and a pleasure to deal with. Always prompt and customer service is excellent.’
‘They are all very responsive and keen to assist .’
‘The clerks room is always impressive, responsive and reliable. Julia Lanza is one of the best clerks.’
Exchange Chambers
Members at Exchange Chambers thrive in Chancery, probate and tax law matters. Scott Redpath and George Rowell both have expertise in tax law mandates, and John Waiting is noted for his work in property, company law, wills and probate. Andrew Williams has a property-based Chancery practice and Andrew Vinson has expertise in company, insolvency, property and contractual matters.
Testimonials
Set
‘Exchange Chambers offers considerable strength in depth in commercial, chancery and general litigation matters. They have a broad range of exceptional barristers of all levels of experience available to advise as and when required.’
‘Wide range of skills and expertise across chancery work. A ‘go to’ Chambers for many disputes.’
‘This exceptional set has a number of silks and there are a number of very capable juniors to take up the case on the client’s behalf.’
‘The training hosted by Exchange Chambers is good.’
‘It is appreciated that they aim to provide London quality in the north.’
Clerking
‘Joe Mawson develops excellent relationships with instructing solicitors with his helpful and responsive approach.’
‘Joe Mawson is very responsive.’
‘Extremely helpful – someone is always on hand to assist. Ian Spencer and Joe Mawson in particular are superb.’
‘Very good. The clerks are always helpful and available.’
‘The clerking department is excellent.’
18 St John Street Chambers
The members at 18 St John Street Chambers handle a wide range of Chancery work. Christopher McNall’s Chancery practice has a strong focus on farming and agriculture, as well as Inheritance Act claims in which he represents the HMRC. He also acted for HMRC in Trustees of Batley Settlement v HMRC, a case concerning whether a chain of apart-hotels provided sufficient services to be classed as hotels for taxation purposes. Oliver Caplan has expertise in handling chancery litigation, including real property, landlord and tenant, insolvency, trusts of land, wills and estates and partnerships, while Richard Chapman KC specialises in tax disputes. Elisabeth Tythcott is also active in the business and property courts.
Testimonials
Set
‘Chambers is excellent at the senior end in the business and property department.’
‘Chambers offer a broad range of quality junior to senior tax counsel.’
‘The chambers are one of the leading sets in this area of practice in the North-West with appropriate practitioners at all levels of seniority.’
’18 St John St Chambers has an enviable pool of talent in this practice area.’
’18 St John Street Chambers is a highly regarded set in Manchester. It has strength-in-depth across all areas of practice. In respect of tax law, it has the particular advantage of having three members of Chambers who sit as Fee Paid Judges of the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber).’
Clerking
‘Katie Brown and Ryan Pugh in the clerks room are both excellent, are always attentive and will help find counsel when needed. Two of the best clerks.’
‘James Parks has been easy to work with and his clerks are always on the ball.’
‘Excellent service. The clerks are regularly complemented for adopting a user-friendly and proactive service.’
‘Very helpful, especially Katie Brown.’
‘The clerks room is the engine room of chambers and Katie Brown, Ryan Pugh, Chris Heath and Beth Jefferson provide invaluable assistance to barristers and solicitors alike.’
Kings Chambers
Testimonials
Set
‘Kings are one of our main sets of chambers for Chancery matters in Manchester. They have some excellent senior counsel and a good mix of juniors.’
‘Kings Chambers is the premier set in the North and is blessed with a number of top ranked silks who can stand against the London Bar.’
‘The set is well established as a strong Manchester chambers. They have strong barristers.’
‘An excellent Chambers with a strong set of counsel from junior to silk, and the clerks go above and beyond to find a suitable counsel available to deal with a matter.’
‘Kings Chambers have very good strength in depth for commercial and chancery matters and are able to offer very competent counsel across a range of experience levels.’
Clerking
‘The senior clerks are brilliant, especially Gary Young and Harry Young. They know their client base and their counsel, and are always prepared to be accommodating and listen to queries.’
‘Gary Young, the senior Chancery and Business Clerk, is everything that could be expected in a senior clerk and is ably supported by Harry Young and the more junior clerks.’
‘The clerks, particularly Gary Young and Harry Young, are excellent, available and work to ensure the client’s needs and requirements are met.’
‘Paul Clarke is highly dependable and gets things done.’
‘The clerks room is efficient and friendly. Harry Young and Gary Young are both professional and diligent.’
9 St John Street
9 St John Street thrives in Chancery litigation, including disputes involving land, trusts and administration of estates. Lancashire and Cumbria in particular are strong client bases for the set. James Fryer-Spedding , who focuses on inheritance disputes, successfully acted for the claimants in the High Court case of Goodwin v Avison, a contentious probate action for a multi-million-pound estate. Andrew Clark focuses on contentious chancery work, and has recently been instructed by the claimants in Bertorelli v Hazlem Fentons and Palmkarn LLP, a case concerning allegations of professional negligence by tax advisors. Joanna Vicary is noted for her taxation work for HMRC.
Testimonials
Set
‘They have strength across many areas and counsel are excellent at working with instructing solicitors. The barristers themselves are easy to contact and are responsive.’
‘Excellent set of chambers. A ‘go to’ set in the North West.’
‘The set is good for chancery work. They are always responsive and a good all-round team.’
‘Excellent set for Chancery and employment matters. First choice for most civil matters in Manchester.’
Clerking
‘The clerking is the best – they always ensure they deliver on their promises, are fair on price and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Approachable and a pleasure to deal with. Always prompt and customer service is excellent.’
‘They are all very responsive and keen to assist .’
‘The clerks room is always impressive, responsive and reliable. Julia Lanza is one of the best clerks.’
Exchange Chambers
Members at Exchange Chambers thrive in Chancery, probate and tax law matters. Scott Redpath and George Rowell both have expertise in tax law mandates, and John Waiting is noted for his work in property, company law, wills and probate. Andrew Williams has a property-based Chancery practice and Andrew Vinson has expertise in company, insolvency, property and contractual matters.
Testimonials
Set
‘Exchange Chambers offers considerable strength in depth in commercial, chancery and general litigation matters. They have a broad range of exceptional barristers of all levels of experience available to advise as and when required.’
‘Wide range of skills and expertise across chancery work. A ‘go to’ Chambers for many disputes.’
‘This exceptional set has a number of silks and there are a number of very capable juniors to take up the case on the client’s behalf.’
‘The training hosted by Exchange Chambers is good.’
‘It is appreciated that they aim to provide London quality in the north.’
Clerking
‘Joe Mawson develops excellent relationships with instructing solicitors with his helpful and responsive approach.’
‘Joe Mawson is very responsive.’
‘Extremely helpful – someone is always on hand to assist. Ian Spencer and Joe Mawson in particular are superb.’
‘Very good. The clerks are always helpful and available.’
‘The clerking department is excellent.’
18 St John Street Chambers
The members at 18 St John Street Chambers handle a wide range of Chancery work. Christopher McNall’s Chancery practice has a strong focus on farming and agriculture, as well as Inheritance Act claims in which he represents the HMRC. He also acted for HMRC in Trustees of Batley Settlement v HMRC, a case concerning whether a chain of apart-hotels provided sufficient services to be classed as hotels for taxation purposes. Oliver Caplan has expertise in handling chancery litigation, including real property, landlord and tenant, insolvency, trusts of land, wills and estates and partnerships, while Richard Chapman KC specialises in tax disputes. Elisabeth Tythcott is also active in the business and property courts.
Testimonials
Set
‘Chambers is excellent at the senior end in the business and property department.’
‘Chambers offer a broad range of quality junior to senior tax counsel.’
‘The chambers are one of the leading sets in this area of practice in the North-West with appropriate practitioners at all levels of seniority.’
’18 St John St Chambers has an enviable pool of talent in this practice area.’
’18 St John Street Chambers is a highly regarded set in Manchester. It has strength-in-depth across all areas of practice. In respect of tax law, it has the particular advantage of having three members of Chambers who sit as Fee Paid Judges of the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber).’
Clerking
‘Katie Brown and Ryan Pugh in the clerks room are both excellent, are always attentive and will help find counsel when needed. Two of the best clerks.’
‘James Parks has been easy to work with and his clerks are always on the ball.’
‘Excellent service. The clerks are regularly complemented for adopting a user-friendly and proactive service.’
‘Very helpful, especially Katie Brown.’
‘The clerks room is the engine room of chambers and Katie Brown, Ryan Pugh, Chris Heath and Beth Jefferson provide invaluable assistance to barristers and solicitors alike.’