Kavan Gunaratna
‘Kavan is incredibly intelligent with a great grasp of multiple areas of law, which makes him a go-to counsel for tricky cases straddling lots of different subject areas.’
Enterprise Chambers has a solid reputation in the property litigation space, with particular strength in handling landlord and tenant disputes. Kavan Gunaratna is representing the claimant in ICG Longbow v C&C Alpha Group Ltd, a claim for rent review of a lease of a failed property development in London. In a separate matter, Edward Francis successfully represented various lessees of a block of flats before the Court of Appeal in Duchess of Bedford House RTM Co Ltd & Ors v Campden Hill Gate Ltd, a longrunning case concerning parking rights. Elsewhere in chambers, Sally Anne Blackmore appeared before the Court of Appeal in Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd, which concerned whether a document containing heads of terms regarding a proposal to grant a lease was binding and enforceable.
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Testimonials
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- 'Raj Lamba is fantastic.'
- 'The clerks are very knowledgeable and helpful and they are a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Clerks are competent and friendly.'
- 'The clerks are organised, efficient and commercial and are easy to work with from top to bottom.'
- 'An excellent chambers offering a breadth of commercial knowledge and experience.'
- 'Enterprise Chambers has long held a deserved reputation as a leading set of chambers for property work.'
- 'Enterprise Chambers provides specialist property and insolvency expertise, with the depth of knowledge in both being exceptional.'
Lawyers
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.
Edward Francis
‘He is exceptionally clever, his grasp of the law is fantastic, and he can present difficult legal arguments in an understandable way.’
Shaiba Ilyas
James Barker
Sally Anne Blackmore
Sally is a very capable and effective advocate.’
Zachary Bredemear
able to think quickly on his feet.'
Richard Cherry
Richard is an excellent barrister, highly able to grapple with opponents' arguments and rebut them effectively.’
Geoffrey Zelin
‘A junior with a sharp mind.'