Property & Real Estate Barristers
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Call 1990 Silk 2010
Philip Rainey KC is head of chambers, and took Silk in 2010 “…to the unequivocal delight of the market” (Chambers UK 2011). Philip is a...
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...
Call 1995 Silk 2017
Christopher Heather KC's expertise encompasses all aspects of real property, commercial and residential landlord and tenant and associated...
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...
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...
Call 1993 Silk 2019
Nicholas Isaac KC is described by Chambers and Partners as "Utterly brilliant... and incredibly knowledgeable" "a compelling advocate" who is...
Call 1972
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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...
Call 1979
Kerstin Boyd has three principal areas of practice: private client, clinical negligence and personal injury.
Call 1980
Charles Joseph is a chancery barrister whose practice covers property, trusts, wills and probate, commercial work, partnerships, directors’ duties,...
Call 1982
Sebastian Reid is an established member of Tanfield Chambers, practising mainly in Property and Family matters. He enjoys the wide experience of...
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 &...
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,...
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...
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...
Call 1988
Michael Buckpitt is a property and landlord & tenant specialist, with a predominantly property or property-related practice. He has considerable...
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...
Call 1990
Phillip Aliker has a well-established and busy international practice as counsel, international arbitrator and mediator. Notable Cases as...
Call 1994
Stan Gallagher's practice is exclusively in the field of real property and related areas, with an emphasis on landlord & tenant, particularly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Call 1997
James Fieldsend is a specialist property practitioner. James is ranked as a leading junior for real estate / property litigation by both Chambers...
Call 1998
Nicola Muir specialises in all aspects of landlord and tenant and real property litigation both residential and commercial. Nicola is recommended by...
Call 1999
Marc Glover has a successful chancery practice, covering the areas of property, trusts, company / insolvency and commercial / business law. In 2020...
Call 1999
Adrian Carr has broad experience in all aspects of landlord & tenant, real property and and wills, probate and administration of estates. ...
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...
Call 2002
Tom Carpenter-Leitch practices within most areas of property law, with a particular emphasis on real property and landlord & tenant negotiations....
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Call 2010
Christy Burzio joined as a tenant in September 2023 having successfully completed her probationary tenancy at Tanfield. She has a growing property...
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...
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...
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...
Call 2012
Richard Granby's practice encompasses the full range of real property disputes as well as landlord and tenant matters including service charge...
Call 2013
Katie Gray accepts instructions across all areas of property law, specialising in real property and landlord & tenant litigation. As a junior...
Call 2014
Robyn Cunningham's practice covers all areas of property litigation as well as probate and company law. Particular areas of expertise include:...
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...
Call 2015
James Castle accepts instructions in all areas of property law, and specialises in each landlord & tenant and real property litigation. In his...
Call 2016
Mitchell Hayden-Cook commenced his third-six pupillage at Tanfield in September 2018, having completed pupillage at another leading commercial...
Call 2017
Ceri Edmonds joined Chambers in September 2019 on successful completion of her pupillage. During pupillage she was supervised by Nicola Muir, Mark...
Call 2021
Hugh Rowan joined Tanfield Chambers after successful completion of his pupillage in September 2022. During his pupillage Hugh gained a wide experience...
Call 2021
Richard Miller is a property specialist and accepts instructions in the areas of landlord and tenant, real property, commercial disputes, and related...
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Andrew Martin joined Chambers in September 2023 upon successful completion of pupillage. As a pupil, he was supervised by Carl Fain, Katie Gray, Piers...
Call 2022
Annie Higgo joined Tanfield in September 2023 after successfully completing pupillage there. She has gained experience across Chambers’ practice...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Senior Practice Manager
Gary Collins joined Tanfield as a Senior Practice Manager in January 2022. He assists with diary management, fee negotiations and practice...
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...
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...
Practice Assistant
Helena Smyth joined Tanfield Chambers in April 2022, after completing an LLM in Law and Legal Practice. Her key responsibilities include diary...
Practice Assistant
Aaron Johnston joined Tanfield Chambers in October 2023 after successfully completing his BTEC Business studies. Aaron assists all members of...
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...
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...
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...
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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 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 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 is an associate member of Tanfield Chambers. Between 2001 and 2010, Nic practised from Tanfield Chambers, primarily involved in...
Paul Stevenson is currently a senior advisory lawyer supporting the national and corporate institutions of the Church of England, including the Church...
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...