27 Members of Falcon Chambers recognised in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
Falcon Chambers is delighted to announce that 27 members have been listed in The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2020. We are also very pleased to announce the following two new listings for Ciara Fairley and Jamie Sutherland in Agriculture. Caroline Shea QC has also been promoted to tier 1 of leading silks in Agriculture.
SET OVERVIEW
For its ‘sheer strength and breadth of expertise’, Falcon Chambers is ‘the pre-eminent set’ for property litigation and agricultural work, while it also has an ‘excellent reputation’ in planning law, making it a go-to set for many instructing solicitors. In addition to offering ‘the best QCs in the business and very strong junior talent too’ they are also ‘phenomenally good value’. Stephanie Tozer QC took silk in 2019. The clerks’ room is led by senior clerk Johnathan Stannard, with first junior Joanne Meah and second junior James Clarke in support. Edith Robertson is chambers director.
Falcon Chambers (Chambers of Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC and Stephen Jourdan QC) has been recommended as a TOP-TIER SET in 2 practice areas:
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Agriculture - Leading sets
Property litigation - Leading sets
6 QCs are listed in the "Leading silks" list, The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020's guide to outstanding silks nationwide.
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Agriculture - Leading Silks:
Jonathan Karas QC - His advice is unambiguous and he is very direct.
Caroline Shea QC - Able to absorb large amounts of information and give salient and pertinent advice
Stephen Jourdan QC - An extremely nice and calm silk to work with and a very effective advocate.
Planning - Leading Silks:
Jonathan Karas QC - A compelling and precise advocate who leaves no stone unturned in his preparation.
Property litigation - Leading Silks:
Caroline Shea QC - Able to absorb large amounts of information and give salient and pertinent advice.
Janet Bignell QC - Fantastic, a truly magnificent cross-examiner.
Jonathan Karas QC - Provides sheer strength and breadth of expertise.
Jonathan Small QC - An expert on rights of way and restrictive covenants.
Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC - One of the best property litigation advocates in the business.
Stephen Jourdan QC - Absolutely first class and is the first name on the team sheet for complicated matters.
21 barristers are listed in the "Leading juniors" list, The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020's guide to outstanding juniors nationwide.
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Agriculture - Leading Juniors:
Catherine Taskis - She is extremely impressive, both in writing and on her feet.
Ciara Fairley - She is very thorough and has great attention to detail.
Jamie Sutherland - Very thorough and clearly knows the law.
Oliver Radley-Gardner - He is clearly incredibly bright, impresses clients and is also liked by them.
Edward Peters - One of the few juniors who can deal with agricultural matters but can turn his hand to any aspect of property litigation too.
Emily Windsor - A real go-to senior junior.
Professional negligence - Leading Juniors:
Camilla Chorfi - She is great at getting into the complex detail of a case.
Property litigation - Leading Juniors:
Adam Rosenthal - An accomplished practitioner in real estate litigation.
Camilla Chorfi - Extremely charming, measured with phenomenal attention to detail.
Catherine Taskis - Able to sensibly get a feel for both the issues and the clients' commercial objectives.
Cecily Crampin - Excellent on party walls and other neighbourly matters.
Ciara Fairley - She is very thorough and has great attention to detail.
Edward Peters - Very good on his feet with good cross-examination skills.
Elizabeth Fitzgerald - Very user-friendly but sharp on her feet.
Gary Cowen - Highly recommended for a broad array of property disputes.
Greville Healey - He is very dedicated to any case you give to him and is a great advocate on his feet.
Joseph Ollech - He is clever, careful, organised, and really puts his heart and soul into his work.
Kester Lees - Bright, ambitious, helpful and dependable.
Nathaniel Duckworth - Recommended for real property and landlord and tenant-related litigation.
Oliver Radley-Gardner - He is clearly incredibly bright, impresses clients and is also liked by them.
Paul Letman - He is exceptional in the property litigation arena.
Philip Sissons - The advice he provides is clear and well considered.
Tamsin Cox - Practical, measured and thorough, with spot-on tactical judgement.
Anthony Radevsky - An enfranchisement specialist who is tactical and commercial.
Emily Windsor - A wise and assured advisor in all the core areas of property litigation.
Martin Dray - Provides a very good service.
Wayne Clark - Provides decisive and practical advice on matters of considerable complexity.
1 QC is listed in the "2018 silks" list:
Property litigation - 2018 Silks:
Mark Sefton QC - Highly rated for both commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters.
Listed in the "2019 silks" list:
Property litigation - 2019 Silks:
Stephanie Tozer QC - Provides very helpful advice on matters of evidence and merits.
The Legal 500 UK 2020 is now available online. You can view the results for Falcon Chambers and its members here.
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