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King's Counsel

Philip Rainey KC

Call 1990 Silk 2010

Iain G Mitchell KC

Call 1976 Silk 1992 (Scotland)

Christopher Heather KC

Call 1995 Silk 2017

Andrew Butler KC

Call 1993 Silk 2018

Timothy Polli KC

Call 1997 Silk 2018

Nicholas Isaac KC

Call 1993 Silk 2019

Junior Barristers

Charles Joseph

Call 1980

Sebastian Reid

Call 1982

Mark Loveday

Call 1986

Chris Maynard

Call 1988

Stan Gallagher

Call 1994

Robert Bowker

Call 1995

Karen Jones

Call 1995

Piers Harrison

Call 1997

Daniel Dovar

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

Estelle Lear

Call 2006

Sam Madge-Wyld

Call 2008

Diane Doliveux

Call 2011

Richard Alford

Call 2011

Richard Granby

Call 2012

Katie Gray

Call 2013

Robyn Cunningham

Call 2014

Will Beetson

Call 2015

James Castle

Call 2015

Ceri Edmonds

Call 2017

Hugh Rowan

Call 2021

Associates

Amanda Gourlay

Call 2004

Philip Rainey KC

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 Dovar 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,...

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.

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...

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 is a barrister with specialist expertise in real property and landlord and tenant litigation Katie is recognised as a leading junior in...

Robyn Cunningham

Call 2014

Robyn has a broad property litigation practice covering all aspects of landlord & tenant and real property. She regularly appears in the County...

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...

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...

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