Chancery

Alex Troup KC is recognised for his impressive traditional chancery practice. He specialises in contentious trusts and probates, as well as property litigation and associated professional negligence cases. He acts as a mediator and as a representative at mediations. He is also commended for his handling of Court of Protection matters.

"Alex Troup is very knowledgeable, very authoritative and handles the other side. His advice is always very sound and very practical."

"Alex is exceptional in everything. He is careful, considered and he is at the very top of his game."

"Alex Troup has always been very grounded and he is excellent as an advocate."

"Alex is a highly regarded chancery barrister who is technically very sound and is excellent on his feet. His manner is authoritative and reassuring for clients."

Christopher Jones is a trust litigation and advice specialist with a broad chancery and commercial practice. He also assists clients with landlord and tenant disputes, property litigation and professional negligence cases. He is a trained mediator.

"Christopher Jones is very good. He's very organised, really good when it comes to proprietary and promissory estoppel matters and very good with clients."

"Christopher Jones is practical and commercial, and was very good to work with."

John Dickinson is a well-regarded chancery practitioner and experienced in contentious trusts and probates, as well as company law, restructuring and insolvency, and shareholder litigation. His professional negligence work includes cases concerning solicitors, financial advisers and accountants.

"John Dickinson is extremely good on the details; in fact he's frightfully good on the details."

"His manner with clients is excellent."

John Sharples is a property barrister who often acts for public authorities, developers, landowners, house builders and private individuals. He is held in high esteem for his client care skills.

"John Sharples is the best in the business, probably the best in the country at what he does."

"John Sharples is my go-to barrister for complex and technical property disputes who not only achieves outstanding results but is a joy to work with."

Oliver Wooding is a chancery and commercial junior with a broad practice spanning traditional chancery, real estate litigation and agricultural law. He is experienced in contentious probates, wills, trusts and tax matters, and also handles Court of Protection cases. He also acts as a mediator.

"Oliver Wooding is superb as an advocate."

"Oliver Wooding is good on his feet, easy to work with and very responsive."

"Oliver has great technical knowledge and has the ability to break down complex matters into terms which can easily be understood by his clients."

Adam Boyle is a specialist in proprietary estoppel with additional expertise in probate and will cases. He has a vast knowledge of a range of issues including partnership matters, estoppel disputes and injunction cases.

"Adam is a safe pair of hands, responsive and really client-friendly."

"Adam cuts to the chase and works out the most pragmatic way to get from A to B."

Charlie Newington-Bridges is a traditional chancery practitioner with a specialism in Inheritance Act 1975 claims and experience with high-value estates and complex wills. He previously worked in banking, and his commercial cases include insolvency, banking and financial services and partnership matters.

"He is very commercially-minded, results-oriented and very good with clients."

Natasha Dzameh is a commercial and chancery practitioner handling property, insolvency, wills and trusts disputes. She is regularly instructed in high-value and complex litigation.

"Natasha's attention to detail is good and she is a quick reader of papers."

Brittany Pearce has significant knowledge of acting in property-related matters, as well as being regularly sought out to act in traditional chancery issues such as trust and will disputes.

"Brittany Pearce is very talented in terms of the technical aspects of the law."

"Brittany Pearce is brilliant for the following reasons - she is very personable, very responsive, always helpful and engaging and also very calm and measured and analytical."

"Brittany Pearce is excellent for property work. She thinks things through carefully, is very good with clients and gets back to you very clearly."

Joss Knight maintains a mixed practice of commercial and chancery matters. His work includes property disputes, contractual claims, and will and trusts matters.

"Joss Knight is excellent, very bright, very capable and very practical."

Michael Clarke is a chancery and commercial barrister with a broad practice spanning traditional chancery, professional negligence, and commercial and contractual disputes. He is experienced in contentious probates, wills, trusts and tax matters.

"Michael Clarke has a broad practice. He is very down to earth, very practical and thinks quickly on feet."