Janet Bignell KC
‘Janet has a brain the size of a planet and quickly gets to the root of the issue.’
Falcon Chambers is ‘a go-to property set’, ‘second to none for all property disputes’. The group continues to handle a high volume of cases involving claims brought under the Building Safety Act 2022, as well as advising on work involving the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. Recent highlights include Stephanie Tozer KC appearing as lead counsel in Ridley v Brown, a Supreme Court case concerning the conditions necessary to make a successful application for adverse possession under Schedule 6 of the Land Registration Act 2002. The Court clarified that the applicant’s “reasonable belief” in ownership can be for any ten-year period during their time of adverse possession. In a separate matter, Kester Lees KC successfully acted for the developer in Cooper v Ludgate House Limited and Powell v Ludgate House Limited, two major rights of light claims arising from a redevelopment project. In March 2025 Wayne Clark KC and Nathaniel Duckworth KC were both appointed to silk in the 2025 round.
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Testimonials
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- 'Johnathan Stannard and Joanne Meah provide a friendly, approachable and helpful service.'
- 'Jo Meah is a star- she couldn't be more helpful and is a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'John Davitt and Joanne Meah are great and always constructive and helpful.'
- 'Fantastic experience and specialist knowledge of property law with an enormous choice of expertise at all levels.'
- 'Excellent quality and strength in depth, and excellent clerking.'
- 'Falcon Chambers is a go to set for all property litigation disputes.'
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.
Stephen Jourdan KC
‘Stephen covers every possible argument and counter-argument, and commands the respect of the judges. He ensures that he knows every detail of the case and the bundle inside and out. He has a phenomenal intellect.'
Caroline Shea KC
Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC
‘Guy has an incredible mind, but is extremely commercial and user friendly.’
Jonathan Karas KC
‘An intellectual tour-de-force. He is exceptional when it comes to property litigation, especially where there are planning or public law aspects to the matter too.'
Mark Sefton KC
Edward Peters KC
Stephanie Tozer KC
Stephanie gives punchy opinions. If you need a firm steer, she will not sit on the fence.'
Catherine Taskis KC
‘Catherine is thorough in her preparation. Her advocacy is wonderful to listen to, she makes points clearly and ever so effectively.’
Gary Cowen KC
Gary is a very effective advocate, with a forensic mind. He is calm and unflappable but ferociously clever and good at delivering the killer blow.'
Oliver Radley-Gardner KC
‘Oliver is an incredible advocate. He is very collaborative in his approach and very easy to work with.’
Adam Rosenthal KC
‘Adam is an excellent practitioner who gets to grip quickly with the issues. He has a good way with clients and gives pragmatic, commercial advice.'
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.
Nathaniel Duckworth KC
‘Nathaniel combines being exceptionally clever with a powerful and persuasive advocacy style.’
Wayne Clark KC
Wayne is a superb advocate with truly incisive cross-examination skills.’
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.
Kester Lees KC
‘Super-intelligent, robust and incredibly hard-working.’
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.
Martin Dray
‘Excellent all round advocate. Strong on his feet.’
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
‘Elizabeth is a sharp and intelligent junior, who can get to the heart of complex issues quickly and articulate her advice with brevity and in a client-friendly way.'
Paul Letman
‘He is able to think on his feet and handle unexpected issues with ease and confidence.’
Emily Windsor
‘Encyclopaedic knowledge of property law. Great on paper and a persuasive advocate in court.'
Camilla Chorfi
‘Camilla has a remarkable ability to grasp complex legal and factual issues quickly, and present arguments in a way that is both strategic and accessible to clients. Camilla’s attention to detail, reliability, and responsiveness make her a real asset in any case.'
Tamsin Cox
Greville Healey
‘Greville is bright, responsive and very good with clients. He always gets straight to the heart of the issue and provides sensible and commercial advice.’
Anthony Radevsky
Phil Sissons
‘Phil has a cool head and is very pragmatic. This is supported by his excellent technical ability.’
Joseph Ollech
‘Joseph is a delight. He is very bright and an excellent strategist.'
Cecily Crampin
‘Cecily is intellectually engaging. She will go through all possible scenarios when considering a matter.’
James Andrews-Tipler
‘James has an excellent eye for detail and is extremely knowledgeable.’
Gavin Bennison
Ciara Fairley
Ciara is quick thinking, hugely intelligent, very user friendly and great with clients.’
Toby Boncey
‘Toby’s significant strength is his absolute meticulous attention to detail. Nothing gets past Toby.’
Tricia Hemans
‘Tricia is very knowledgeable and her advice is always clear and direct.’
Thomas Rothwell
Edward Blakeney
‘He has a depth of knowledge that belies his year of call.’
Julia Petrenko
‘Julia is incredibly sharp and commercial.'
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.
Richard Miller
‘A cool, calm and collected advocate.’
Kavish Shah
‘He is great on his feet.’