Mr Helen Galley > Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
XXIV Old Buildings
24 OLD BUILDINGS, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3UP
England
Helen Galley photo

Position

Helen has built up a reputation as a well-respected commercial Chancery practitioner with an emphasis on property and trusts related issues.

She has built up extensive and wide-ranging expertise in both non contentious and contentious property matters ranging from small scale cases to multi-million pound developments.  Helen has also acted in a wide range of commercial and business disputes in areas as diverse as travel, hire purchase, the media, entertainment, IPR, IT and e-commerce.

Contentious and non-contentious trusts matters, both on and offshore, are a regular feature of her caseload.

Career

Called 1987, Grays Inn

Memberships

  • Chancery Bar Association
  • Insolvency Lawyers Association
  • Property Lawyers Association
  • Court of Protection Bar Association
  • ACTAPS
  • STEP

Education

  • LLB, London 1979

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Partnership

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Helen GalleyXXIV Old Buildings ‘Commercial and sensible counsel. Specialist in difficult and technical areas and great bedside manner. Fearless in court and calm and persuasive manner.’

London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

Helen GalleyXXIV Old BuildingsHelen is very quick to deal with instructions but is also thorough.

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Helen GalleyXXIV Old Buildings

London Bar > Property litigation

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Helen GalleyXXIV Old Buildings ‘Helen adopts a very pragmatic and commercial approach, cutting through the issues to recommend a way forward.