Junior Barristers

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...

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...

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