Lamb Chambers (Chambers of Richard Power)

• Real Property  
• Landlord & tenant  
• Commercial  
• Insolvency  

Barrister: Winston specialises in property, commercial and insolvency litigation. He provides advice, drafting and advocacy to clients across these specialisms. He has appeared as sole counsel at all levels up to and including the Supreme Court. Winston is ranked as a Leading Junior in Property Litigation by the Legal 500.

Winston has appeared as an advocate twice in the Supreme Court. In A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Studios RTM Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 27; [2025] A.C. 1075, he appeared for the successful Respondent. The case is an important authority on statutory interpretation and failures to comply with statutory notice procedures. In Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Co Ltd [2026] UKSC 31, he appeared for the successful Appellant. He has also appeared in a number of appeals in the Court of Appeal. He regularly appears in the High Court, the County Court, the Upper Tribunal and the First-tier Tribunal.

Winston is valued by his clients for his comprehensive advice and thorough preparation for court appearances. He has provided insolvency training to internal lawyers at the Bar Standards Board. He has provided lectures on various topics to solicitors, corporate lay clients and the judiciary. He edits the Tenant arrears and bankruptcy section of the RICS isurv website.

Winston accepts direct instructions on a public access basis.

He was appointed a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit in May 2020.

• Year of Call 2005

Before joining the Bar, Winston worked in the Commercial Litigation Department of Norton Rose and in the Insurance/Reinsurance Department of CMS Cameron McKenna.

English

• COMBAR

• Chancery Bar Association

• R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals

• 2005                Called to the Bar (Middle Temple)

• 2004-2005       Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent)

• 1997-2000       Balliol College, University of Oxford, MA (Hons) in Jurisprudence