Property & Real Estate Barristers
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
Mark Dencer
Call 1978
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
Tom Carpenter-Leitch
Call 2002
Tim Hammond
Call 2003
Jonathan Upton
Call 2004
Estelle Lear
Call 2006
Sam Madge-Wyld
Call 2008
Diane Doliveux
Call 2011
Richard Alford
Call 2011
James Hamerton-Stove
Call 2012
Richard Granby
Call 2012
Katie Gray
Call 2013
Robyn Cunningham
Call 2014
Will Beetson
Call 2015
James Castle
Call 2015
Mitchell Hayden-Cook
Call 2016
Ceri Edmonds
Call 2017
Hugh Rowan
Call 2021
Richard Miller
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...
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...
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 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.
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 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...