"Catherine Taskis KC is noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. She is able to advise clients on a host of issues, including tenancy and covenant disputes. Clients also seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law." Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Catherine is very knowledgeable, easy to deal with and super smart about her approach to cases."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Catherine is adept at client handling and makes clients feel at ease and confident in the approach being taken."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Catherine Taskis KC has a broad practice that covers all aspects of property law, with an emphasis on agriculture. Recently, she has been handling cases related to landlord and tenant disputes and partnership dissolutions. She is noted for her authorship of books on agricultural law."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"Catherine is a very solid silk. She is all over her brief and the detail and retains a strong commercial solution focus."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"She is highly intelligent, succinct and measured, and exudes calmness and control. A dynamic and assiduous silk."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"Really bright and easy to work with. Easily absorbs a great deal of information in a short period of time."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"Catherine Taskis is very approachable, really knowledgeable, really experienced and a very, very safe pair of hands."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024 (Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
"Catherine Taskis is very switched on and a great strategic thinker."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024 (Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
"Very good and knowledgeable."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
'Excellent on the law, good personality and emotional intelligence as to what clients want, with a calm manner in court.’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2024 (Property Litigation)
‘Catherine is excellent on the law. She has a serene court manner and is great with clients.’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2024 (Agriculture)
"She provides excellent, solid, commercial and timely advice on various agricultural disputes."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
"Catherine is very commercial and very focused on practical and strategic outcomes."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
"Catherine Taskis is first choice for technical agricultural matters."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
‘Calm in court and personable with her clients, Catherine is a wonderful and intelligent silk. ’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2023
‘Catherine is thorough, communicates concisely and gets to the crux of the issue. ’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2023
Catherine Taskis QC is noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. She is able to advise clients on a host of issues, including tenancy and service charge disputes. Clients also seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law. Strengths: "Catherine is simply fantastic. She is very thorough and leaves no stone unturned." "She is excellent."Chambers UK Guide 2022 (Real Estate Litigation)
Catherine Taskis QC handles a wide range of residential and commercial property cases. She specialises in real property matters and agricultural landlord and tenant disputes. She also has extensive familiarity acting in mediations and arbitrations related to such disputes. She is noted for her authorship of books on agricultural law and informative talks. Strengths: "She is well known and well regarded in the agricultural property field. She is always a good, careful pair of hands."Chambers UK Guide 2022 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
‘Good commercial as well as legal brain, very approachable and good with all manner of clients. Quick to see pragmatic solutions but happy to roll up sleeves if required. ’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2022
Noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. Clients also seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law. She is able to advise clients on a host of issues, including service charge disputes. Strengths: "She knows her stuff and is really forensic. She gets into details and is a sharp practitioner." "She's very knowledgeable, has a measured and calm style and gives very good advice."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2021 (Real Estate Litigation)
Handles a wide range of residential and commercial property cases. She specialises in real property matters and agricultural landlord and tenant disputes. She also has extensive familiarity acting in mediations and arbitrations related to such disputes. Strengths: "She is incisive and forensic in her approach." "She knows technical law inside and out." "She is very knowledgeable and she has a very measured approach and a calm style."Chambers and Partners Guide 2021 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"She is an excellent practitioner in this area - very quick to pick up and grasp the issues, and excellent technical knowledge."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2021
"She is extremely impressive, both in writing and on her feet."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2021
Noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. Clients also seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law. She is able to advise clients on a host of issues, including service charge disputes. Strengths: "She is very knowledgeable and good with clients." Recent work: Successfully applied to the First-tier Tribunal for a direction for the succession of an agricultural tenancy on the death of the tenancy holder.Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2020 (Real Estate Litigation)
"She is extremely impressive, both in writing and on her feet. Able to sensibly get a feel for both the issues and the clients' commercial objectives."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2020
"Noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. Clients also seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law. She is able to advise clients on a host of issues, including service charge disputes. Strengths: 'Extremely good on details.' Recent work: Acted in a dispute over whether an agricultural tenancy extended over a farmhouse occupied by the daughter of the director of the farming company which held the tenancy." Chambers UK Guide 2019 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Handles a wide range of residential and commercial property cases. She specialises in real property matters and agricultural landlord and tenant disputes. She also has extensive familiarity acting in mediations and arbitrations related to such disputes. Strengths: 'She is extremely good on details.' Recent work: Acted in Harris v Moorhouse Farms, an agricultural tenancy and estoppel dispute." Chambers UK Guide 2019 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
“Noted for her far-reaching expertise in both residential and commercial landlord and tenant real property law. Clients seek her out for her specialism in agricultural law. Strengths: ‘It is always a pleasure instructing her.’ ‘She is user-friendly, bright and a go-to real estate specialist.’ Recent work: Successfully represented the applicant in Kerrai v Radia, an attempt to modify a restrictive covenant that would have prevented building on land.” Chambers UK Guide 2017 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Great with clients and really understands their commercial requirements."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2018 (Property Litigation)
"Clients appreciate her technical ability and her cross-examination skills."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2018 (Agriculture)
