George Woodhead > Selborne Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Selborne Chambers
10 ESSEX STREET
LONDON
WC2R 3AA
England

Position

George specialises in property, contested probate and trusts, and commercial litigation in London and throughout England and Wales.  

A good deal of George’s practice concerns ‘domestic’ chancery disputes, such as those between families, former couples, business partners, neighbouring landowners and landlords and tenants.

He is appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of London junior counsel to the Crown.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Private wealth and probate

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

George WoodheadSelborne Chambers ‘George is assured and intelligent, quickly picks up on the key issues and offers advice and opinions demonstrating his depth of knowledge and experience.’

Selborne Chambers has ‘a wide range of top quality barristers across most dispute areas’. Ian Clarke KC recently acted for the defendant in Henchley v Thompson, a long-running claim against trustees concerning a trust which was allegedly mismanaged from the 1970s onwards. George Woodhead represented the defendants before the High Court in Islam v Islam and Islam, a matter involving allegations of undue influence and forgery over the trust of six properties and is known for his ‘sharp mind allied to a robust and well-judged courtroom style’. Lydia Pemberton is representing a defendant in a case in which the claimant alleges that the will of his late mother is invalid due to forgery involving a struck-off solicitor who was imprisoned for contempt of court in connected proceedings.

London Bar > Property litigation

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

George WoodheadSelborne ChambersHis attention to detail is impeccable, and he is a forceful and tenacious advocate.’