Midland Circuit
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is widely praised as ‘a good quality set with some excellent barristers’ at all levels of seniority, with considerable combined expertise spanning the full spectrum of property and construction work. With over 25 years of experience handling property-related work, David Taylor is known for being ‘calm and authoritative in court but personable and practical in conference’; he has recently acted in a boundary dispute as well as in relation to a claim concerning misrepresentation as to the suitability of a building for use as a hotel. David Mitchell regularly appears in High Court cases, particularly in the BPC in Birmingham. Omar Ensaff is noted for his extensive experience handling construction disputes by way of litigation, arbitration, or adjudication proceedings. His varied practice covers delay claims, defect claims, and claims for variation, among other kinds, and he is praised by clients for ‘articulating argument clearly and with precision and persuasive force’.
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His practice includes all areas of commercial and chancery work, with an emphasis on real property and landlord & tenant law in which he specialises. In the field of real property, David is an expert in disputes concerning title to land (including adverse possession claims and boundary disputes), and disputes concerning rights over land (such as easement claims, and claims concerning restrictive covenants). His landlord & tenant practice includes all forms of dispute arising out of commercial and agricultural tenancies. David also advises in connection with commercial contract disputes, and in professional negligence claims; particularly those involving the professional negligence of property professionals.
Career
Called to the Bar 1993. In 2008 appointed deputy adjudicator to HM Land Registry; appointed judge of the property chamber of the First Tier Tribunal 2013.
Memberships
Midland Chancery and Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; accredited mediator.
Education
Cambridge University (MA Hons Law First).
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- 'A good quality set with some excellent barristers.'
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