Oliver Wooding > Chambers of Matthew White > Bristol, England > Barrister Profile

St John’s Chambers is a ‘leading set’, which continues to ‘go from strength to strength’ and houses excellent barristers with a proven track record of handling inheritance disputes involving farmland estates, proprietary estoppel cases and farming partnership disputes. ‘Confident advocate and authoritative speaker’ Alex Troup KC successfully defended multiple partnership and estoppel claims against a high-value estate of a deceased farmer in Winter v Winter before the High Court. James Pearce-Smith, who garners praises for being ‘unflappable, always on top of the detail and turning the work round quickly’, recently represented a farm manager seeking a claim of £250,000 in unclaimed invoices in the case Jordan v Thorner. Oliver Wooding has ‘a strong advocacy’ and is defending proprietary estoppel claim Thomas v Atkins, defending a claim brought by the defendant’s brother, who seeks to set aside a form confirming he had no interest in the farm on the grounds of undue influence. Christopher Jones is described as ‘excellent on his feet in court’.

St John’s Chambers is the ‘go-to set for Chancery matters’ with ‘excellent strength in depth in this field, and a very approachable team’. The team regularly assist clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious business and property, chancery, and tax mandates. Alex Troup KC is ‘a first-rate chancery barrister with an impressive breadth of knowledge’ and represented the defendant before the High Court in Winter v. Winter, a case concerning a claim against a deceased farmer’s assets and estate. ‘Reasonable and measured barrister’ John Dickinson appeared in Bernier v Davenport and Davenport, a claim brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act to determine the domicile of a man who died with estate in two jurisdictions. Natasha Dzameh is highly regarded for her excellent track record in advising on estate administration and commercial Chancery disputes, and garners praise for having a ‘great eye for detail and going over and beyond to give realistic and practical advice’. Oliver Wooding recently acted for the defendant’s father in a proprietary estoppel claim against his son before the High Court in Gatehouse v Gatehouse and is ‘strong and confident on his feet’. Adam Boyle is also recommended.

St John’s Chambers is ‘an excellent set at all levels’ and handles a lot of advisory and litigation work, including medical treatment and deprivation of liberty. Alex Troup KC has extensive experience of representing clients with limited capacity and is praised for being ‘highly skilled and effective’. Oliver Wooding stands out for his expertise in handling health and welfare issues and contentious property and financial affairs. ‘Strategic negotiator’ Joss Knight is another key name of note.