Our people

Iain G Mitchell KC

Call 1976 Silk 1992 (Scotland)

Iain G Mitchell KC, was called to the Scottish Bar in 1976, and took silk in 1992. He was called to the English Bar and commenced practice in England...

Christopher Heather KC

Call 1995 Silk 2017

Christopher Heather KC's expertise encompasses all aspects of real property, commercial and residential landlord and tenant and associated...

Andrew Butler KC

Call 1993 Silk 2018

'Incredibly impressive on the detail - commercial in his approach, with superb drafting skills. He gets on very well with clients. Robust and calls it...

Timothy Polli KC

Call 1997 Silk 2018

Timothy Polli KC specialises in property law and the associated professional negligence, commercial and company law issues that frequently arise in...

Nicholas Isaac KC

Call 1993 Silk 2019

Nicholas Isaac KC is described by Chambers and Partners as "Utterly brilliant... and incredibly knowledgeable" "a compelling advocate" who is...

David Guy

Call 1972

David Guy's profile is being updated. Please call the clerks on +44 (0) 20 7421 5300 if details are required urgently.

Mark Dencer

Call 1978

Mark Dencer is Counsel of choice for a variety of London and provincial solicitors seeking practicality and robustness. During his career he has been...

Kerstin Boyd

Call 1979

Kerstin Boyd has three principal areas of practice: private client, clinical negligence and personal injury.

Charles Joseph

Call 1980

Charles Joseph is a chancery barrister whose practice covers property, trusts, wills and probate, commercial work, partnerships, directors’ duties,...

Sebastian Reid

Call 1982

Sebastian Reid is an established member of Tanfield Chambers, practising mainly in Property and Family matters. He enjoys the wide experience of...

Michael Bailey

Call 1986

Michael Bailey qualified in 1986 and has always had a wide-ranging common law practice, from Divorce and Children to Property and Landlord &...

Mark Loveday

Call 1986

Mark Loveday is a senior member of Tanfield’s property team. His work includes residential service charges and management, the Right to Manage,...

Christopher Bamford

Call 1987

Christopher Bamford's practice focuses on Personal Injury and Employment, as well as Gambling and Licencing, and he acts for clients in both...

John Buck

Call 1987

John Buck specializes primarily in family and public law, having had a broad background in criminal and civil litigation, the latter ranging from...

Michael Buckpitt

Call 1988

Michael Buckpitt is a property and landlord & tenant specialist, with a predominantly property or property-related practice. He has considerable...

Chris Maynard

Call 1988

Chris Maynard practises principally in the field of property litigation. He brings over 30 years of experience to providing advice and advocacy in...

Phillip Aliker

Call 1990

Phillip Aliker has a well-established and busy international practice as counsel,  international arbitrator and mediator. Notable Cases as...

Stan Gallagher

Call 1994

Stan Gallagher's practice is exclusively in the field of real property and related areas, with an emphasis on landlord & tenant, particularly...

Robert Bowker

Call 1995

Robert Bowker has over 20 years’ experience in property-related work. Robert was called to the Bar in 1995 and completed pupillage in Chambers in...

Karen Jones

Call 1995

Karen Jones is well versed on a wide range of property matters associated with the ownership and management of land - as former Chief Legal Adviser to...

Piers Harrison

Call 1997

“Piers is a go-to member of the chambers with a wealth of expertise and experience, exceptionally user-friendly and an ability to think outside the...

Daniel Dovar

Call 1997

Daniel Dover specialises in real property and leasehold law with an emphasis on landlord and tenant. A leading junior in the Legal 500 for Property...

James Fieldsend

Call 1997

James Fieldsend is a specialist property practitioner. James is ranked as a leading junior for real estate / property litigation by both Chambers...

Nicola Muir

Call 1998

Nicola Muir specialises in all aspects of landlord and tenant and real property litigation both residential and commercial.  Nicola is recommended by...

Marc Glover

Call 1999

Marc Glover has a successful chancery practice, covering the areas of property, trusts, company / insolvency and commercial / business law. In 2020...

Adrian Carr

Call 1999

Adrian Carr has broad experience in all aspects of landlord & tenant, real property and and wills, probate and administration of estates. ...

Carl Fain

Call 2001

Carl Fain has a specialist property and chancery practice, with a focus on landlord and tenant. His work includes all aspects of commercial and...

Tom Carpenter-Leitch

Call 2002

Tom Carpenter-Leitch practices within most areas of property law, with a particular emphasis on real property and landlord & tenant negotiations....

Tim Hammond

Call 2003

Tim Hammond has a predominantly real property and landlord and tenant practice. He has experience of the Court of Appeal, the Chancery Division,...

Jonathan Upton

Call 2004

Jonathan Upton specialises in property disputes. He has been recognised as a Leading Junior for Real Estate and Property Litigation in the legal...

Amanda Gourlay

Call 2004

Amanda Gourlay's practice focuses on property matters. Amanda came to the Bar after ten years in the travel industry, where her employment included...

Estelle Lear

Call 2006

Estelle Lear has experience in all areas of family law and has appeared at all levels of court from the Family Proceedings Court to the High Court.

Sara Jabbari

Call 2007

Sara Jabbari has a busy practice spanning all areas of property and landlord and tenant matters. She has a particular interest in rights affecting...

Sam Madge-Wyld

Call 2008

Sam Madge-Wyld is an experienced and renowned expert in property law, with a particular expertise in landlord and tenant and mortgages. He is...

Christy Burzio

Call 2010

Christy Burzio joined as a tenant in September 2023 having successfully completed her probationary tenancy at Tanfield. She has a growing property...

Diane Doliveux

Call 2011

Diane Doliveux accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers' work, with a particular focus on property law and public law work. She joined Tanfield...

Richard Alford

Call 2011

Richard Alford has an established and growing practice focusing on property and landlord and tenant work. He is delighted to accept instructions in...

James Hamerton-Stove

Call 2012

James Hamerton-Stove has a busy practice in the full range of Chambers’ work. He focuses on property and general commercial / Chancery. He acts as...

Richard Granby

Call 2012

Richard Granby's practice encompasses the full range of real property disputes as well as landlord and tenant matters including service charge...

Katie Gray

Call 2013

Katie Gray accepts instructions across all areas of property law, specialising in real property and landlord & tenant litigation. As a junior...

Robyn Cunningham

Call 2014

Robyn Cunningham's practice covers all areas of property litigation as well as probate and company law. Particular areas of expertise include:...

Will Beetson

Call 2015

Having established a busy practice at another leading set, Will was recruited to Tanfield in 2017.  Will is a property specialist and practises in...

James Castle

Call 2015

James Castle accepts instructions in all areas of property law, and specialises in each landlord & tenant and real property litigation. In his...

Mitchell Hayden-Cook

Call 2016

Mitchell Hayden-Cook commenced his third-six pupillage at Tanfield in September 2018, having completed pupillage at another leading commercial...

Ceri Edmonds

Call 2017

Ceri Edmonds joined Chambers in September 2019 on successful completion of her pupillage. During pupillage she was supervised by Nicola Muir, Mark...

Hugh Rowan

Call 2021

Hugh Rowan joined Tanfield Chambers after successful completion of his pupillage in September 2022. During his pupillage Hugh gained a wide experience...

Richard Miller

Call 2021

Richard Miller is a property specialist and accepts instructions in the areas of landlord and tenant, real property, commercial disputes, and related...

Andrew Martin

Call 2022

Andrew Martin joined Chambers in September 2023 upon successful completion of pupillage. As a pupil, he was supervised by Carl Fain, Katie Gray, Piers...

Annie Higgo

Call 2022

Annie Higgo joined Tanfield in September 2023 after successfully completing pupillage there.  She has gained experience across Chambers’ practice...

Lorenzo Leoni

Call 2023

Lorenzo Leoni began pupillage in September 2023 and is looking forward to gaining experience across the breadth of chambers’ practice areas. He is...

Walter Womersley

Chief Executive

Walter Womersley joined Tanfield in 2022 after 27 years spent in senior roles in management, risk, trading and structuring within asset management and...

Richard Powell

Senior Practice Manager

Richard Powell assists in the management and development of barristers' practices in all core areas of Chambers specialism. In addition he assists...

Alex Southern

Senior Practice Manager

Alex joined Tanfield Chambers in April 2018, having previously spent over 10 years at a leading commercial set. He looks after a Property, Private...

Gary Collins

Senior Practice Manager

Gary Collins joined Tanfield as a Senior Practice Manager in January 2022. He assists with diary management, fee negotiations and practice...

Laura Rogers

Direct Access Manager

Laura Rogers joined Tanfield Chambers in January 2014 and is responsible for the administration of our Direct Public Access work. Laura will be able...

Adam Marr

Practice Manager

Adam Marr joined Tanfield as a Practice Manager in November 2022, having worked in various chambers since 2014. Adam assists all members of...

Helena Smyth

Practice Assistant

Helena Smyth joined Tanfield Chambers in April 2022, after completing an LLM in Law and Legal Practice. Her key responsibilities include diary...

Aaron Johnston

Practice Assistant

Aaron Johnston joined Tanfield Chambers in October 2023 after successfully completing his BTEC Business studies. Aaron assists all members of...

Deborah Haigh

Chambers Administrator

Deborah Haigh joined Tanfield as a Receptionist in 2002. In 2006 she took on the role as Assistant Administrator, assisting with day-to-day running of...

Libby Sampson-Shaw

Marketing Executive

Libby Sampson-Shaw joined Tanfield as its Marketing Executive in September 2023. She previously worked as a clerk at No5 Chambers. Libby’s...

Nicola Applebee

Fees Manager

Nicola Applebee joined Tanfield in November 2015 as the Fees Assistant and in 2018 was promoted to Fees Manager. She started her career at 29...

Julie Powell

Receptionist

Nicole Jones

Receptionist

Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson retired from practice at the end of 2013, after 43 years at the Bar. Andrew's practise specialised in all aspects of employment...

Hélène Cohen

Hélène Cohen is Avocat à la Cour, member of the Paris Bar since 1984, Associate of Tanfield Chambers since 1996, registered at the Bar Council's...

Gary Webber

Gary Webber is a full-time mediator who has mediated over 600 disputes. By background he is a barrister and has extensive experience both as a...

Nicol Scampion

Nicol Scampion is an associate member of Tanfield Chambers. Between 2001 and 2010, Nic practised from Tanfield Chambers, primarily involved in...

Paul Stevenson

Paul Stevenson is currently a senior advisory lawyer supporting the national and corporate institutions of the Church of England, including the Church...

Sarah Stanzel

Sarah Stanzel was a full-time member of chambers specialising in Employment Law until April 2015, when she took up a position as Legal Counsel to the...