Piers Harrison > Tanfield Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

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

Work Department

Property litigation

Position

Extremely approachable, knowledgeable and quick on his feet.” Chambers and Partners 2018

Extremely bright and creative, demonstrating superior intellectual agility” – Legal 500 2016.

Piers’s practice covers all areas of property law. He enjoys litigation. He is particularly experienced in leasehold enfranchisement. Piers is also often called upon to offer advice in non-contentious property cases where there is a development afoot.

Piers has a number of direct access clients, mainly property developers and is happy to accept direct instructions in most cases.

He is on the editorial board of Landlord and Tenant Review and PropertyLawUk and writes a periodic update on leasehold enfranchisement.

He is the co-author of “Megarry’s Manual of the Law of Real Property” (Sweet & Maxwell, 9th edition), “Enfranchisement Law and Practice” (Wildy and Sons Ltd) and Service Charges Management (Sweet & Maxwell, 3rd edition).

Career

Year of call: 1997

Memberships

Property Bar Association Chancery Bar Association

Education

BA Hons (History) Manchester University Diploma in law (aka CPE) College of Law Chester BVC (Very competent) ICSL

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Property litigation

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Piers HarrisonTanfield Chambers ‘Knows his stuff. Gets to the issues very quickly. Clear commercial advice. Effective advocate. Straight forward and pleasant to deal with.’