Banking & Mortgages

Our Banking & Mortgages Expertise

Tanfield’s Banking & Mortgage barristers provide a unique and practical understanding, drawing together both Financial Services and Property sector expertise.

As part of one of the largest, specialist Real Estate teams at the Bar our Banking & Mortgage barristers have expertise in all of the issues that arise when money is lent.

Members of chambers have advised on some of the most complex and novel matters in this developing area of law. Whether lending has occurred on a secured or unsecured basis, involves Commercial Mortgages, Residential Mortgages, Chattel Mortgages, Mortgages of Things in Action, Agricultural Mortgages, Second Charges or Lombard loans, our approach is distinctively innovative and practical.

We are particularly known for our expertise in cases concerning the enforcement of personal guarantees, Subrogation and Foreclosure, as well as the complicated issues of Priorities of Interests that arise in cases of defective security or mortgage fraud, claims for the Mis-selling of financial products, Undue Influence, Fixed Charges and Floating Charges.

Our Banking & Mortgages Clients

Our clients range from the many large, institutional lenders, to smaller, high-street lenders, specialist lending funds and LPA (Law of Property Act) Receivers.

Our Banking & Mortgages Barristers


Philip Rainey KC

Call 1990 Silk 2010

Iain G Mitchell KC

Call 1976 Silk 1992 (Scotland)

Christopher Heather KC

Call 1995 Silk 2017

Timothy Polli KC

Call 1997 Silk 2018

David Guy

Call 1972

Charles Joseph

Call 1980

Chris Maynard

Call 1988

Phillip Aliker

Call 1990

Robert Bowker

Call 1995

Piers Harrison

Call 1997

James Fieldsend

Call 1997

Nicola Muir

Call 1998

Marc Glover

Call 1999

Adrian Carr

Call 1999

Carl Fain

Call 2001

Tim Hammond

Call 2003

Richard Alford

Call 2011

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