Year of call 1997
Instructing Piers
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“Piers is excellent on his feet and is always able to effectively read a tribunal or court to obtain the best result for a client. He is exceptionally skilled at dealing with difficult parties.” “His written advice is always well considered, comprehensive and practical.” “He has an innovative and creative approach to enfranchisement issues.”
Chambers UK 2022
“Piers is highly skilled, and intellectual but very personable. He comes over excellently with the client. He is never dry or boring, whatever the subject matter. Piers’ other strength is his extremely sharp mind. He has a highly inquisitive and brilliant side to him born out of a natural academic sense of curiosity. That makes him ideal for creative, sound legal argument. He is excellent on his feet and on paper and his enthusiasm shines through. He is without doubt one of the leading minds in his area.”
Legal 500 2022
“He is very accessible and turns things around very quickly. He takes a punchy and proactive approach with a good commercial sense.”
Chambers UK 2021
“A master of the subject and one of the top barristers practicing in this field, both a thinker and a doer.”
Legal 500 2021
”He takes an innovative and creative approach to enfranchisement issues.” “He is great with clients and manages to explain complicated law in a manner that is understandable.”
Chambers UK 2020
“Exceptionally able, approachable and user-friendly.”
Legal 500 2020 (Property Litigation)
“Extremely bright and creative, demonstrating superior intellectual agility, particularly with regards to enfranchisements.”
Legal 500 2016
“An expert in the area of leasehold enfranchisement.”
Legal 500 2015
“Extremely approachable, knowledgeable and quick on his feet.” Chambers and Partners 2018
“Extremely bright and creative, demonstrating superior intellectual agility” – Legal 500 2016.
Piers’s practice covers all areas of property law. He enjoys litigation. He is particularly experienced in leasehold enfranchisement. Piers is also often called upon to offer advice in non-contentious property cases where there is a development afoot.
Piers has a number of direct access clients, mainly property developers and is happy to accept direct instructions in most cases.
He is on the editorial board of Landlord and Tenant Review and PropertyLawUk and writes a periodic update on leasehold enfranchisement.
He is the co-author of “Megarry’s Manual of the Law of Real Property” (Sweet & Maxwell, 9th edition), “Enfranchisement Law and Practice” (Wildy and Sons Ltd) and Service Charges Management (Sweet & Maxwell, 3rd edition).