Partnership
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(020) 7405 0758Chambers Review
Ten Old Square is highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage of partnership matters on both the contentious and non-contentious sides. Its members are instructed by solicitors' firms, property developers and financial services clients, among others, and also involve themselves with farming and medical partnership disputes. They regularly appear in court, in arbitration and in mediation, handling all the varied aspects of partnership law one could care to mention, including disputes relating to restrictive covenants, team moves and lateral hires, and partner exits. Solicitors say they are "real experts in partnership law." One case the set has handled recently is Khawaja v Stefanova, a partnership dispute concerning the exclusion of the claimant from the business.
Keith Plowman is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks are courteous, very friendly and always willing to help."
"The clerks are always very quick to respond and they readily provide information upon request."
"The clerks are responsive, commercial and super helpful. Keith Plowman is terrific to work with and someone who builds strong relationships with instructing solicitors."
"Deputy senior clerk Marc Schofield is very efficient and first junior clerk Fay Bennett is really helpful."
"The clerks are courteous, very friendly and always willing to help."
"The clerks are always very quick to respond and they readily provide information upon request."
"The clerks are responsive, commercial and super helpful. Keith Plowman is terrific to work with and someone who builds strong relationships with instructing solicitors."
"Deputy senior clerk Marc Schofield is very efficient and first junior clerk Fay Bennett is really helpful."
Notable Practitioners
Jeremy Callman is universally acknowledged for his unsurpassed combination of exhaustive technical knowledge, thoroughness of approach, formidable courtroom presence and excellent client rapport. He acts almost exclusively in partnership and LLP matters, representing both partnerships and individual partners, and maintains a strong focus on the litigation of matters for clients from the professional services and financial spheres.
"Jeremy Callman is the pre-eminent barrister of his generation in partnership and LLP law. He is a superb advocate with sound judgement and commercial acumen."
"Jeremy Callman is an out-and-out expert in partnership law. He makes himself available, is very thoughtful in his approach and proves reassuringly strong in all he does."
Gideon Roseman devotes a sizeable proportion of his chancery and commercial practice to the litigation of partnership cases. He also assists with arbitration in complex partnership disputes.
"Gideon Roseman is an excellent advocate who provides top-quality advice and servicelevel. Clients love him."
"Gideon is extremely responsive and very client-friendly. Rather than focusing on the minutiae of a case, he appreciates the overall position, but he also quickly picks up on complicated legal points."
Jonathan Gavaghan attracts special praise for his blend of deep knowledge, his client-friendliness and his particularly high degree of accessibility. He is noted for his handling of issues affecting individual solicitors or their firms, and acts on matters concerning both traditional and medical partnerships. Gavaghan further offers extensive experience as an arbitrator or arbitration counsel in partnership disputes.
"Jonathan Gavaghan is incredibly thorough, highly approachable and very practical. He also always makes himself available where he can."
"Jonathan Gavaghan is a superb advocate with phenomenal client-handling capabilities. He is invariably liked and respected by clients."
Naomi Winston is a highly active and very well-regarded barrister with an established reputation as junior counsel in key partnership cases, who continues to attract attention and admiration as a leading advocate and adviser in her own right. She operates across an impressively broad range of matters, acting for individuals and partnerships in the professional services and financial sectors. Winston covers both contentious and advisory mandates.
"Naomi Winston provides clear, concise advice and is always helpful."
"Naomi Winston is an excellent adviser who is extremely easy to work with and very approachable."
Thomas Arnull is developing a well-rounded partnership practice and has handled a number of cases concerning offshore partnership matters and partner exits.
"Thomas Arnull has very good knowledge of the law and its application, and is really good on the detail."
"Thomas Arnull's written advice is excellent. He always goes into the detail of matters, and his technical knowledge is fantastic."
Ranked Barristers at
Ten Old Square
Juniors
London (Bar)