No5 Barristers' Chambers is a leading set on the Midlands Circuit for property litigation, with members regularly instructed in both commercial and residential disputes involving landlord and tenant matters and wider land issues. Mark Anderson KC focuses on commercial disputes involving secured lending, including issues of mortgage redemption, and breach of fiduciary duty. Imogen Halstead regularly acts in possession and trespass claims, including fast-track matters. Louise Corfield specialises in ToLATA cases, and is regularly instructed in disputes concerning beneficial ownership, rights of way, and proprietary estoppel.
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