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1 Crown Office Row Brighton
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3PB

Leading Juniors

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Paul Ashwell –1 Crown Office Row Brighton 'Paul provides clear, precise and helpful advice.'
John Clargo –Gatehouse Chambers ‘John is strong both in advocacy and on paper. He has always displayed a firm grasp of the issues and the law.’
Charles Irvine – 3PB 'Charles is always on point, ahead of opponents and ready to assist. He is more than just an expert at his practice. He maximises outcomes, inspires confidence and is impressive in court.'
Charlotte John –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charlotte consistently demonstrates a high level of expertise and phenomenal attention to detail in her work. Charlotte is approachable yet professional and leaves no stone unturned.’
Rowan Morton –Guildford Chambers 'Rowan is tenacious and with superb attention to detail. She is a brilliant advocate.'
Simon Sinnatt –1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Simon’s strength is dealing with complex disputes. He can distil complex legal argument into plain English for the lay client. He can hold his own against any silk in court with his sharp attention to detail.’
Liam Varnam –Fenners Chambers
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Rachel Baker – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Rachel provides a clear advice which goes over and above the initial instructions given to the client. She provides a quick turnaround on advice.’
Iain Bain  – Fenners Chambers
Marcus Croskell –East Anglian Chambers 'Marcus is very thorough and professional. He is a very safe pair of hands.'
Joshua Dubin – 3PB ‘Joshua listens to the client's needs and delivers advice clearly and pragmatically. His advocacy is excellent, clear and thorough.’
Andrew Gore – Fenners Chambers
Christopher McCauley - Guildford Chambers 'Christopher has a good eye for detail and is excellent at keeping in contact to discuss issues. He offers proactive and pragmatic advice.'
Nicholas Michael - East Anglian Chambers
Andrew Nicklin - 3PB 'Andrew is great with clients and has a knack for explaining complex legal issues in an accessible way. He is commercial, with a good understanding.'
Simon Redmayne – East Anglian Chambers 'Simon is extremely competent and efficient. He is excellent with clients, explaining things clearly with understanding the client's circumstances.'
Kate Richmond – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Kate has a very strong advocacy and client management.’
Michael Walker – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Michael is very realistic, commercial and practical with his advice. He picks up the little details but also sees the bigger picture. He is great in court, and written advice is sound.’
Matthew Withers – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton 'Matthew is incredibly knowledgeable, thorough and personable in his approach. He understands the client's needs and can apply his knowledge to a situation to appropriately advise the clients on the strengths and weaknesses of their position in a given matter.'
Louise Worton –3PB ‘Louise is great at inspiring confidence and putting clients at ease. She is a formidable advocate who greatly impresses in court.’
Stuart Wright – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Stuart provides commercial advice to clients at all times. He is a strong advocate who goes the extra mile to assist the client to achieve the desired outcome. He has a strong attention to detail, which leaves the client confident that all aspects of the case have been considered.’

Property and construction in Regional Bar

1 Crown Office Row Brighton


1 Crown Office Row Brighton is ‘a good and experienced set of chambers with a wide depth of experience’ in the full range of property disputes, including complex issues relating to easements, breach of covenants and enfranchisement, along with landlord and tenant disputes. Practice head Simon Sinnatt appeared before the Court of Appeal in Savage v Savage, an ongoing dispute related to the right of pre-emption in ToLATA proceedings between beneficiaries. Paul Ashwell is known for his expertise in handling property issues for both private and public sector clients. Michael Walker is praised for his ‘good advocacy skills’, while Kate Richmond is an ‘exceptionally good and all-round’ advocate adept at handling commercial and residential property matters. Other key members of the team include Stuart Wright, who is ‘always thorough and concise in his written advice’, and Rachel Baker, who successfully acted for an elderly and disabled claimant seeking removal of a defendant who had occupied a caravan on her farm.

Testimonials

‘David Bingham leads a professional, helpful and friendly set of clerks.’

‘Clerking is generally excellent. David Bingham knows how to look after you.’

‘The clerks are all friendly and efficient and go out of their way to help. David Bingham, in particular, is nice to work with.’

‘1 Crown Office Row is the best set for property litigation in the southeast.’

‘1 Crown Office Row is a good and consistent set.’

‘1 Crown Office Row has a strong availability of counsel and can assist at short notice.’

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3PB


3PB ‘has a wealth of counsel, offering a wide variety of barristers who work collaboratively on matters where appropriate’ with a particularly strong capability in handling disputes relating to covenants, enfranchisement, possession and residential and commercial landlord and tenant. Charles Irvine is described as ‘a formidable presence in court’ and successfully acted for the defendant in a claim related to the right of way granted by an express deed, proprietary estoppel, and a right to light.  Louise Worton garners praise for her ‘excellent attention to detail’ and is presently handling a boundary dispute claim related to allegations of movement of boundary fences and trespass. Andrew Nicklin is known for his ‘thoroughness in complex drafting’ and recently acted for a restaurant tenant seeking a new lease and costs order.

Testimonials

‘3PB is always very helpful and professional as a set.’

‘3PB has good strength in depth.’

‘The set as a whole is very responsive and has in-depth knowledge of their areas.’

‘3PB is an excellent set.’

‘The clerks are quick to respond. They do all that they can to assist in instructing solicitors. Joe Townsend and Matt Scanlan stand out for their appetite to please clients and instructing solicitors and the lengths they will go to assist.’

‘The clerks are very organised and are always willing to help. Matt Scanlan is approachable and efficient.’

‘Mark Heath is wonderful. He keeps a watchful eye over things and is always available to straighten things out.’

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