John McGhee KC
‘An outstanding trial advocate with an insatiable work appetite and a fearsome cross examiner.’
'A premier property set', Wilberforce Chambers is home to a team with extensive expertise in a wide range of property matters. Joanne Wicks KC represented the bank in Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank plc, an appeal before the Supreme Court, involving clarification about the circumstances in which a bank is "put on inquiry" concerning whether a mortgage has been procured by undue influence in relation to joint lending. In a separate matter, multiple members of the set, including Wicks KC, Emer Murphy, Jonathan Seitler KC and Benjamin Faulkner, are appearing in the High Court in 38 Curzon Lease (Fantasio) v Curzon Cinemas and Curzon Restaurant & Bar, a high-profile dispute concerning the proposed closure of the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair. Mark Galtrey joined the set in March 2025.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Excellent set.'
- 'Clerks are brilliant, responsive and quick to provide excellent recommendations suitable for your instruction.'
- 'Wilberforce Chambers are a leading chambers in the property litigation field.'
- 'Friendly clerks, responsive and they understand the pressures of managing client expectations.'
- 'Wilberforce are always my first choice. They have some of the best silks and juniors in the real estate disputes arena.'
- 'Stuart Cameron and Danny Smillie are epic.'
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.
Jonathan Seitler KC
‘His ability to spin a golden thread out of whatever instruction comes his way makes him highly sought after.'
Joanne Wicks KC
‘Joanne is simply a master of her craft. Her written advice and submissions are thorough, measured and authoritative. Her advocacy is masterful.'
Jonathan Davey KC
Martin Hutchings KC
'Martin is a first rate property barrister who has an unrivalled reputation in the fields of dilapidations and the Building Safety Act. His cross examination skills are exceptional.'
Tiffany Scott KC
‘Tiffany's analytical brain and excellent technical skills make her ideally suited to complex high value, high stakes disputes.'
Julian Greenhill KC
‘Julian has a sharp mind. He invariably finds an angle neither clients nor instructing solicitors have previously considered.’
Zoë Barton KC
Thomas Grant KC
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.
Emer Murphy
‘Emer is creative, thorough and highly analytical. Her advocacy is succinct and charming.’
James McCreath
‘James is technically superb – very bright and organised. He is also commercially minded and has an excellent manner with clients.’
Benjamin Faulkner
‘He provides extremely clear and pragmatic advice. Also thinks outside the box to try to find solutions.’
Harriet Holmes
‘She is a steely advocate, who has an exceptional ability to read a court.’
Jonathan Chew
‘Jonathan is formidable. He thinks laterally and creatively and finds solutions to the most complex of problems.'
Alice Hawker
‘Her advocacy is persuasive and she has an excellent ability to read the court and tailor her approach accordingly.'
Simon Atkinson
Mark Galtrey
Daniel Petrides
‘He has an outstanding intellect.’
Tom Roscoe
‘Tom is both excellent on his feet and wonderful with clients.’
Joseph Steadman
‘He is impressive, meticulous and extremely detailed.'