Property and construction

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

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Charles Auld
St John’s Chambers
‘Charles has a depth and breadth of land law knowledge which is encyclopaedic. He is a highly intelligent and effective advocate as well as brilliant and charming. He puts clients immediately at their ease and inspires absolute confidence. He is also pragmatic and commercial. Charles is an absolute first choice for real estate disputes.'
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William Batstone
Guildhall Chambers
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Jay Jagasia
Guildhall Chambers
‘Jay is a first-class barrister. His preparation for conferences and hearings leaves no stone unturned and his written advice is always detailed yet concise. Jay's style with clients is as a genuinely approachable expert and his client service to both the lay client and instructing solicitors is excellent. Jay really comes into his own on his feet in court. He makes complex issues easy to understand and in cross-examination is both charming and devastating.'
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Christopher Jones
St John’s Chambers
‘Christopher is excellent. He is extremely organised and has a great aptitude for digesting a brief very quickly and getting to the heart of issues. Christopher has a natural ability to communicate with clients and automatically put them at ease and let them understand that they are in safe and capable hands. As for advocacy, Christopher is extremely at ease and has a great ability to both manage a judge and opposing counsel in a professional but firm manner.’
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Rawdon Crozier
KBG Chambers
'Rawdon is approachable, concise and detailed in his preparation, and good at drafting case statements.'
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Brittany Pearce
St John’s Chambers
‘Brittany is accurate and assertive.’
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John Sharples
St John’s Chambers
‘John is an excellent barrister and is not merely outstandingly clever but is also incredibly hard-working and conscientious. He is one of the best, if not the best, in the country when it comes to property litigation. He is able to take the most complex of matters and simplify them for any lay client. He is exceptional on his feet and has an ability to make all clients feel at ease, as it is clear they are in more than a safe pair of hands with him.'
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Adam Boyle
St John’s Chambers
‘Adam is a hugely impressive advocate and his presence in a courtroom is always well received. He is confident and composed whilst also being extremely forward thinking and well prepared. Adam is great with clients and instructing solicitors alike and his advice is always well researched and pragmatic. Adam answers all queries and concerns effortlessly and it is a pleasure to work alongside him.’  
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Matthew Cannings
3PB
‘Matthew is very thorough in his preparation and always has a strong understanding of the facts and the legal issues. His written advice is very clear and concise. Matthew’s advocacy skills are also very strong – he is calm, composed and articulate in his delivery of his client’s case.’
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John Dickinson
St John’s Chambers
‘John is an extremely skilled advocate. He is unrivalled when it comes to the technical detail of a case and is extremely skilled at cross-examination. John is excellent with clients and is a pleasure to work with.’
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James Fuller
Guildhall Chambers
 ‘James has a pro-active and thorough approach. He is always well prepared for any conferences either online or in person and is very prompt throughout the case in dealing with enquiries. He is also able to adapt very quickly when circumstances change.’
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Kate Harrington
Guildhall Chambers
‘Kate is very balanced and commercially astute. She is also great with clients.’
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Joss Knight
St John’s Chambers
 ‘Joss is logical, cool and calm under pressure. He is good with clients and great in a mediation.’
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James Pearce-Smith
St John’s Chambers
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Daniel Soar
St John’s Chambers
‘Dan is extremely competent, diligent and hard-working. He is extremely calm, which is a great help, and seemingly unflappable.’
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Robert Weatherley
3PB
‘Robert’s knowledge is second to none when it comes to property matters. He is commercially savvy yet empathetic in his approach. Robert is robust with opponents and great with clients.’
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Natasha Bellinger
Magdalen Chambers
‘Natasha’s work is always first class. Clients respond to her very favourably and are very happy with her advocacy in court.’
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Natasha Dzameh
St John’s Chambers
‘Natasha is always practical, precise and thorough. She is very commercial in her advice and cautious in her approach, making sure everything is lined up before jumping. She is open and friendly and puts clients at ease. Natasha also exudes gravitas that displays her expertise.’
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Antonietta Grasso
3PB
‘Antonietta is clear in her advice and gives clients confidence in her ability and the strengths of their cases. She has no weaknesses.’
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Oliver Mitchell
Guildhall Chambers
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Paul Newman
3PB
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Michael Selway
Guildhall Chambers
‘Michael gets to grips with complex matters quickly and his attention to detail is second to none.’
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Charles Shwenn
St John’s Chambers
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James Wibberley
Guildhall Chambers
‘James is an excellent advocate. He has the great skill of being able to set out a strategy that both clients and junior solicitors can follow. James drafts effective and persuasive pleadings and his work is diligent and methodical.’
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Oliver Wooding
St John’s Chambers
‘Oliver is a very good barrister who provides well-reasoned advice in an approachable way. He is brilliant with lay clients and really takes the time to explain issues to them on their level. Oliver is also a very sensible mediator who gets straight to the point and helps the parties to focus on what’s important to them in resolving the dispute.’

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

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Kayleigh Bloomfield
St John’s Chambers
‘Kayleigh is brilliant and great to work with. She is a bright spark. Kayleigh is confident and calm in her advocacy and hits all the right marks throughout the course of litigation. Her analysis is spot-on, she covers all the issues and is an excellent support for clients.’
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Nicholas Evans
Guildhall Chambers
 ‘Nick is a great barrister. He is measured, considered and technically excellent as well as robust and determined in court. He is also organised and punctual with deadlines.’