Rating & Valuation
UK Bar Guide 2025 : All Circuits
Band 1
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Francis Taylor Building is a leading set for rating and valuation work, offering a strong bench of barristers who are experts in this area. Individuals regularly act for local authorities and ratepayers and have appeared before the Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Barristers at the set demonstrate expertise in a wide range of rating and valuation disputes, including council tax matters and business rates cases. One interviewee comments: "The set has exceptional depth." Members of chambers appeared in Network Rail Infrastructure Limited v Karl List (Valuation Officer), a dispute concerning non-domestic rating of advertisements at Network Rail stations.
Paul Coveney is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks provide excellent, straightforward advice."
"The clerks provide excellent, straightforward advice."
Notable Practitioners
Cain Ormondroyd is an experienced barrister with a broad practice encompassing valuation disputes, planning issues and non-domestic rates matters. He is esteemed for acting on rating appeals and has advocated at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court.
"Cain Ormondroyd has a very good written and spoken advocacy style."
"Cain is a great cross-examiner."
"Cain provides clear and understandable advice."
Hugh Flanagan is a highly experienced rating and valuation barrister, with additional expertise in planning and compulsory purchase law. He regularly represents the Valuation Office Agency and has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court, in heavyweight business rates cases.
"Hugh Flanagan is one of the top juniors. He thinks and writes beautifully and is a very conscientious thinker."
"Hugh Flanagan is very meticulous - soft-spoken but academic and really knows his stuff."
Richard Glover KC is a knowledgeable rating and valuation barrister with respected expertise in business rates matters. He is also adept at handling the rating aspects of local government finance, compensation, and council tax.
"Richard Glover delivers excellent advice with complete commercial awareness."
"Richard has a reputation as one of the top silks on compulsory purchase compensation and business rates."