Profile
Work Department
Position
James Fieldsend is a specialist property practitioner.
James is ranked as a leading junior for real estate / property litigation by both Chambers UK and Legal 500.
He has represented clients in a number of reported cases that are of significance in his field of specialism. These include cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).
As well as appearing in the courts, James provides advice to a wide range of clients including advising developers on how to structure both the physical aspects and legal ownership of developments so as to prevent the difficulties that are inherent in the ownership and management of mixed-use properties.
Career
Year of call: 1997
Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Barrister of the Year (2017); Hardwick Scholar (Lincoln's Inn).
Publicatlons: Co-author of Commercial Property Litigation (3rd Ed); Contributor to Service Charges and Management: Law and Practice (3rd Ed).
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Property Bar Association
Education
St Peter’s School, York; Newcastle University (1996 LLB).
Content supplied by Tanfield Chambers
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Tanfield is well known as being market leaders in leasehold valuation matters, with a great breadth and depth of experienced barristers.'
- 'Specialist expertise - the go to set for residential L&T matters.'
- 'Tanfield is an excellent chambers.'
- 'Alex Southern is an incredibly talented clerk who is a pleasure to work with.'
- 'They have barristers at all levels of qualification who are able to assist with contentious property issues of all shapes and sizes.'
- 'The clerks have always been wonderful.'
- 'The depth of technical expertise in leasehold enfranchisement among the advocates is significant.'
- 'The clerking service is excellent at Tanfield.'