Real Estate Litigation
UK Bar Guide 2025 : Northern (Bar)
Band 3
Email address
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(0161) 278 1800Chambers Review
18 St John Street Chambers is equipped to handle a range of contentious real estate matters, including adverse possession, breaches of covenant and nuisance. The barristers also act in landlord and tenant disputes, and agricultural matters. A work highlight for this year was Coolsilk Property & Investment Limited v Scunthorpe United Football Club Limited, a claim for possession of a football stadium.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks' support and response time is brilliant."
"James Parks, chambers director, is excellent - an incredibly talented clerk and very personable."
"The clerks' support and response time is brilliant."
"James Parks, chambers director, is excellent - an incredibly talented clerk and very personable."
Notable Practitioners
Christopher McNall is an experienced senior junior barrister who has appeared before courts of all levels. His real estate practice predominantlyincludes litigation relating to high-value farms.
"Christopher McNall is a very able senior junior. He is extremely hard-working."
Richard Chapman is well known for handling property disputes. He has acted in tenant and landlord disputes and adverse possession claims. He is also well placed to work on financial matters regarding the sale or acquisition of properties.
"Richard exudes calmness. He puts the practitioners and his clients at ease. He's an excellent communicator."
"Richard is extremely bright and adept at identifying complex and unusual points. He is an excellent advocate, incisive in his delivery and gets to the bottom of any problem at an impressive speed."
"Richard Chapman is extremely thorough and very eloquent in court."