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St John’s Chambers

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St John’s Chambers is the ‘go-to set for Chancery matters’ with ’excellent strength in depth in this field, and a very approachable team’. The team regularly assist clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious business and property, chancery, and tax mandates. Alex Troup KC is ‘a first-rate chancery barrister with an impressive breadth of knowledge’ and represented the defendant before the High Court in Winter v. Winter, a case concerning a claim against a deceased farmer’s assets and estate. ’Reasonable and measured barrister’ John Dickinson appeared in Bernier v Davenport and Davenport, a claim brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act to determine the domicile of a man who died with estate in two jurisdictions. Natasha Dzameh is highly regarded for her excellent track record in advising on estate administration and commercial Chancery disputes, and garners praise for having a ‘great eye for detail and going over and beyond to give realistic and practical advice’. Oliver Wooding recently acted for the defendant’s father in a proprietary estoppel claim against his son before the High Court in Gatehouse v Gatehouse and is ’strong and confident on his feet’. Adam Boyle is also recommended.
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  • 'St John’s Chambers has an excellent and efficient clerks' room. Clerks go out of their way to assist. Of particular note are Paul Bennett, Paul Nuttall, Simon Lyons and Rob Bocock.'
  • 'Simon Lyons is the best clerk - he is attentive and responsive and will drop everything to assist.'
  • 'The clerks are excellent. In particular, Paul Bennett is always prompt to respond and extremely helpful.The clerks are always available and willing to help.'
  • 'Paul Bennett and Simon Lyons are prompt at returning emails and easy to deal with.'
  • 'Paul Bennett and Rob Bocock are helpful, accommodating and responsive to emails.'
  • 'St John’s Chambers is an excellent set.St John’s Chambers is a very successful set with a depth of experience and a good track record for stability and bringing juniors on.'
  • 'St John’s Chambers is an incredibly well-organised set with strength in depth in chancery matters in particular.'
  • 'St John's Chambers have a particularly strong set of barristers in the area of chancery.'
  • 'St John's Chambers is one of the leading sets outside of London. They have a very impressive and widely highly regarded chancery offering.'

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2023 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.

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Alex Troup KC
‘Alex is simply extraordinary. He has a tremendous intellect and quickly grasps the details of complex matters and the nuances behind the evidence. He is an authoritative advocate who is quick on his feet in court.’ 

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.