Zia Bhaloo KC
‘She is exceptionally calm under pressure, with a steely determination to win.’
At Landmark Chambers, the team’s workload includes a wide range of commercial and residential property litigation, including issues concerning the Electronic Communications Code, rights of light, and protestor injunctions. In a prominent matter, Zia Bhaloo KC, Toby Watkin KC and James Maurici KC are representing the applicants in R(Annington Property Ltd & ors) v The Secretary of State for Defence, a high-profile case concerning whether the Ministry of Defence is permitted to reverse a sale and leaseback arrangement, by which it disposed of its married quarters estate, and reacquire the estate via enfranchisement law; the case is due to be heard by the Court of Appeal. In another matter, Simon Allison led Brooke Lyne in Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP v Williams, a Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of provisions for calculating service charges payable under the terms of residential leases and involving issues of re-apportionment of service charges. In recent developments for the set, in 2023 Ellodie Gibbons and Mattie Green joined the team, and Justin Bates KC took silk in March 2024.
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- 'Mark Ball is exceptional!'
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- 'Clerks are excellent - really professional, take time to understand requirements, a valued professional relationship.'
- 'Landmark is our go-to for property advice. They've got the best property barristers, hands down.'
- 'A really strong chambers with an excellent array of barristers.'
- 'They have strength in depth and are our go to property litigation set.'
Lawyers
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.
David Holland KC
'David is extremely knowledgeable in niche areas of law which gives clients a huge amount of confidence in him. He is a marvel in the court room.'
Tom Weekes KC
A leader in the field for covenant litigation. He can create compelling, seemingly simple, arguments from the most complicated legal and factual sources.’
Katharine Holland KC
Katharine is stalwart, imaginative and extremely robust. She plays the cards in her hand extremely adeptly.’
Myriam Stacey KC
An all-round heavyweight property silk. Underscoring her diligent approach is a steely determination to get the very best for her client.’
Galina Ward KC
‘A confident silk with surgical advocacy skills.’
2025 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.
2024 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.
James Hanham
James is unquestionably a safe pair of hands. He is technically rigorous and not afraid to get in the trenches with both instructing solicitors and clients. His advocacy is strong and he understands when less is more.'
Camilla Lamont
Camilla is an excellent advocate, very straightforward and to the point. Clearly extremely knowledgeable about property law.'
Katrina Yates
Katrina is a joy to work with. She is incredibly clever, and provides comprehensible advice.'
Rupert Cohen
Rupert is always a hit with clients. His explanations of the tricky legal issues are easy to comprehend. His advocacy is a joy to watch – he weaves a spell over the entire court room.’
Andy Creer
‘Andy lives and breathes for her clients, often putting herself in the clients’ shoes to understand and empathise with them. Her ability to remember the minute details in relation to a case is phenomenal.’
Ellodie Gibbons
‘Ellodie is fantastically knowledgeable. She is approachable, commercial and has an excellent ability to distill an incredibly complex area of law into something manageable for clients.’
Aaron Walder
Aaron has an excellent grasp of landlord and tenant issues. His written work is impressive and he has an appropriately measured approach to advocacy which is appreciated by all.’
Evie Barden
‘Evie is erudite and persuasive on her feet and displays an impressive clarity of thought and expression in conference.'
Brooke Lyne
xcellent at identifying complex legal issues and provides robust advice.'
Tom Morris
David Nicholls
‘An incredibly hard-working and technically able barrister, who is particularly good at dealing with difficult clients.’
Joel Semakula
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.
