5 Stone Buildings is ‘an outstanding set with incredible strength in depth across the board’ for ’complex and high-value trust and estate disputes’. In Hinduja v Hinduja, Henry Legge KC acted for the now-deceased head of the family, SP Hinduja, in a long-running dispute between members of the family, described as the UK's richest, which established the Hinduja Group. Penelope Reed KC acted as leading counsel for Leigh White in Gladstone v White, a case involving a proprietary estoppel claim by a woman allegedly treated like a daughter of by the owner of a stately home, a relatively unusual case applying proprietary estoppel outside of the context of a family farm. Tracey Angus KC, who is ‘thorough in her advice and always extremely responsive and very perceptive’, recently acted for the defendant in Taj v Ali, a case involving a trust dispute over the estate of a deceased with assets in England and the Isle of Man, and involving allegations of forgery. Hugh Cumber represents a widow in an Inheritance Act claim after she was provided with the entire state on a life interest basis, but received no capital provision.
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- 'Paul Jennings is superb.'
- 'Paul Jennings is excellent to deal with and always understands market forces.'
- 'Dan Coote is a fantastic clerk. He is direct, always on top of the diaries and is efficient.'
- 'The clerks are always efficient and helpful. Dan Coote, in particular, is very useful in managing relationships with the court.'
- 'Paul Jennings runs an excellent clerks' room and is always available to deal with queries.'
- 'The clerks are excellent at finding the right person with the necessary availability. Paul Jennings has thorough attention to matters, and the clerks are reliable, capable and helpful.'
- '5 Stone Buildings is the premier chambers with great strength across the board.'
- '5 Stone Buildings is a reputable set with a good range of barrister availability and skills.'
- '5 Stone Buildings is a good set with strong barristers across the board. It possesses the strongest juniors.'
- '5 Stone Buildings has a well-deserved reputation for trust and estate work, both contentious and non-contentious. The set has excellent strength in depth.'
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Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
