Exchange Chambers has a strong reputation on the Northern Circuit for being a ‘first-rate set with excellent strength in depth, particularly amongst juniors’. David Fearon has considerable experience acting for developers, contractors, local authorities, and individuals, among others, in construction disputes. Brynmor Adams recently acted for the respondent in Ridley v Brown, a leapfrog appeal heard before the Supreme Court that clarified the law of adverse possession. Ultimately, the judges unanimously clarified that an applicant must have a reasonable belief that the land in question is held by them for any 10-year period prior to the application, rather than for the 10 years immediately preceding the application. Rachel Coyle’s varied experience covers business tenancy disputes as well as traditional land law disputes concerning boundaries, easements, and adverse possession, among other issues.

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