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Tanfield Chambers
Tanfield Chambers
2-5 WARWICK COURT
LONDON
WC1R 5DJ
London

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Set overviews: England and Wales

‘A top property set’, which was historically better known as a ‘tour de force for leasehold enfranchisement’, landlord and tenant, and service charges work, Tanfield Chambers’ commercial real estate experience is ‘considerable and growing’, and the set is now ‘used extensively by City firms for a broad range of property litigation’ matters. Solicitors also note that the set is ‘making a name for themselves in the right to light arena’. And when it comes to residential property instructions, ‘from silks down to the juniors, the fact they deal with residential work on a regularly basis really shows’.The ‘very collegiate set’ has members with ‘high technical standards’. ‘Their strength in depth is a real asset as they have a vast range of counsel from the junior to senior end. There is always someone that is available to take on matters.’ In recent news, Nicholas Isaac took silk in 2019. Eamonn Kelly is the set’s CEO. The senior practice managers are Alex Southern, the ‘personable and likeable’ Billy Forecast (‘has an uncanny ability to choose the right counsel for each piece of work both from a technical and budget perspective’), and Richard Powell, who ‘is a great addition to clerks’ room’. Senior practice manager Zoe Bluck has moved to The 36 Group. Offices in: London

Property litigation Tier 2

At Tanfield Chambers, members provide ‘leading expertise in residential property’, including landlord and tenant, enfranchisement, and service charge disputes. Noted for its ‘good strength at the junior level’, the set is also home to a number of ‘excellent silks’ with Andrew Butler, in particular, demonstrating a particularly strong year. He recently appeared in the Supreme Court in Wells v Devani which concerned section 18 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and also acted in the Court of Appeal case of Jones and another v Oven and another which pertained to a covenant dispute between adjoining landowners. In a boost to the set, Nicholas Isaac QC recently took silk.

2018 Silks

Andrew Butler QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Embarrassingly good on his feet and great with clients. ’

Ranked: Tier 1

Timothy Polli QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ A very hard worker who is focused on both detail and the whole picture. ’

Ranked: Tier 1

2019 Silks

Nicholas Isaac QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ He has an ability to handle the most challenging and difficult of clients. ’

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Michael Buckpitt - Tanfield Chambers ‘ A brilliant technical thinker who is also great with clients. ’

Ranked: Tier 2

James Fieldsend - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Adopts a thorough, belt and braces, gold-plated approach to litigation. ’

Ranked: Tier 2

Rebecca Cattermole - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Extremely incisive and tenacious, but also user-friendly. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Daniel Dovar - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Very down to earth, responsive and commercial in his advice. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Carl Fain - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Bright, thinks on his feet and is a team player. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Marc Glover - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Gives focused, commercial advice and always gets to the crux of a dispute. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Amanda Gourlay - Tanfield Chambers ‘ She has encyclopaedic knowledge of residential leasehold issues. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Nicola Muir - Tanfield Chambers ‘ A leading player in residential disputes. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Jonathan Upton - Tanfield Chambers ‘ A specialist in residential service charge law. ’

Ranked: Tier 3

Ellodie Gibbons - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Highly experienced and shrewd when dealing with judges. ’

Ranked: Tier 4

Piers Harrison - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Exceptionally able, approachable and user-friendly. ’

Ranked: Tier 4

Mark Loveday - Tanfield Chambers ‘ He is a very reliable junior. ’

Ranked: Tier 4

Michael Walsh - Tanfield Chambers ‘ A robust advocate, user-friendly and extremely helpful. ’

Ranked: Tier 4

Niraj Modha - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Whilst always meticulously prepared, he is also extremely good on his feet. ’

Ranked: Tier 5

Leading Silks

Philip Rainey QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ Excellent, particularly on complex real property issues. ’

Ranked: Tier 1

Kerry Bretherton QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ She has an incredible ability to be able to review large documents and pick out key information at breakneck speed. ’

Ranked: Tier 4

Christopher Heather QC - Tanfield Chambers ‘ He will make himself available whenever he possibly can to assist on new or ongoing matters. ’

Ranked: Tier 5

Tanfield Chambers is a specialist property set and a ‘force to be reckoned with’ in real estate litigation. Operating from its own, member-owned premises just outside Gray’s Inn, Tanfield adopts a flexible and ‘unfussy’ approach, and is committed to excellent client care. All members, from its silks to its ‘junior juniors’, pride themselves on being open, friendly and approachable, and are supported by a responsive and helpful practice management team.

Types of work undertaken: The core of Tanfield’s work is real estate litigation, including commercial landlord and tenant, mortgages and securities, contractual sale of land, development agreements, overage, agricultural law, easements, public rights of way, restrictive covenants, boundary disputes, party walls, rights of light, trusts of land, service charges, residential landlord and tenant, leasehold enfranchisement, right to manage and social housing. The work extends into professional negligence, commercial and ADR and administrative law. Under the wing of its main specialism, Tanfield has a thriving private client and matrimonial finance practice and specialists in the Court of Protection.

Members of chambers write and lecture widely on real property issues and related topics. Recent/forthcoming publications include Service Charges and Management: Law and Practice, (4th ed); The Law and Practice of Party Walls; Megarry’s Manual of the Law of Real Property (9th ed) and Residential Possession Proceedings (10th ed).

The majority of members accept direct access instructions in appropriate cases.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chambers director	Eamonn Kelly
Members of Chambers	RAINEY QC, Philip (1990)
Members of Chambers	MITCHELL QC, Iain (2012)
Members of Chambers	BRETHERTON QC, Kerry (2016)
Members of Chambers	HEATHER QC, Christopher (2017)
Members of Chambers	CONRATH, Philip (1972)
Members of Chambers	GUY, David (1972)
Members of Chambers	MONKCOM, Stephen (1974)
Members of Chambers	STADDON, Paul (1976)
Members of Chambers	DENCER, Mark (1978)
Members of Chambers	BOYD, Kerstin (1979)
Members of Chambers	CONEY, Christopher (1979)
Members of Chambers	CHEVES, Simon (1980)
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	WILSON, Gerald (1989)
Members of Chambers	ALIKER, Phillip (1990)
Members of Chambers	JONES, Gareth (1992)
Members of Chambers	BUTLER, Andrew (1993)
Members of Chambers	ISAAC, Nicholas (1993)
Members of Chambers	MACLAREN, Catriona (1993)
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	HORMAECHE, Alex (1998)
Members of Chambers	MURPHY, Martina (1998)
Members of Chambers	CARR, Adrian (1999)
Members of Chambers	GIBBONS, Ellodie (1999)
Members of Chambers	GLOVER, Marc (1999)
Members of Chambers	CATTERMOLE, Rebecca (1999)
Members of Chambers	FAIN, Carl (2001)
Members of Chambers	MURPHY, Olivia (2001)
Members of Chambers	ROBINSON, Laura (2001)
Members of Chambers	CARPENTER-LEITCH, Tom (2002)
Members of Chambers	HAMMOND, Tim (2003)
Members of Chambers	GOURLAY, Amanda (2004)
Members of Chambers	UPTON, Jonathan (2004)
Members of Chambers	de CORDOVA, Gemma (2006)
Members of Chambers	LEAR, Estelle (2006)

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