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"Falcon Chambers is a market-leading real estate set that leverages its property law expertise into telecommunications sector disputes. Its barristers act in cases at the intersection of property law and telecoms, and regularly advise landowners and service providers with regard to the application of the new Electronic Communications Code. Their broad-based expertise encompasses cases relating to the installation of electronic communications apparatus, as well as matters concerning lease renewals and equipment allocations. Both silks and juniors frequently appear before the Upper Tribunal, as well as the Court of Appeal. One recent highlight for the set was Vodafone Ltd v Potting Shed Bar and Gardens Ltd (formerly known as Gencomp No.7 Ltd) and AP Wireless UK Ltd, a case on the interpretation of the Code and the ability of a landowner to terminate or renew an agreement."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Telecommunications)
"The advice and strategy received from counsel at Falcon is always of the highest quality and no stone is left unturned." Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Falcon Chambers is unanimously viewed as the pre-eminent set in London for agricultural and rural affairs matters. Barristers at Falcon Chambers demonstrate capability across a broad range of issues and are particularly well regarded for their high-level rural property expertise. Members have also been involved in an increasing number of proprietary estoppel cases such as Spencer v Spencer. Interviewees note the set's "in-depth knowledge of the law, particularly in complex areas, and sound commercial advice."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"The clerks at Falcon have been helpful, especially at assisting with juggling various dates of availability of counsel to ensure that my clients are able to instruct their preferred counsel". Legal 500 2022
the leading set for agricultural litigation’Legal 500 2021 (Agriculture)
"There's no other chambers that has agricultural expertise in the same depth. They are leaders - they are uniformly clever, knowledgeable, practical and imaginative."Chambers UK Guide 2021 (Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
"Falcon has a helpful clerking team."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025
"The clerks at Falcon have an excellent service-oriented mindset."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025
"The clerking is very, very good and the service is seamless. Everyone is very approachable and the turnaround on requests is quick."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025
"Their clerking and general service is great."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025
"I have always found Falcon's clerks to be helpful and responsive."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"The clerks are responsive, provide a seamless and professional service and deliver excellence at all times. Joanne Meah is a particular standout and provides a top-notch client service."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"All of the clerks were without question fantastic. I was always helped in a timely manner and was never left wondering what was happening."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024
"The clerks can always be relied upon to come back to you quickly and deliver very good service throughout a matter."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024
"Falcon Chambers are very prompt and friendly."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024
"The clerks at Falcon Chambers are always helpful and quick to respond."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024
All the clerks are sharp, efficient and helpful.’Legal 500 2024
"Falcon is a very strong set."Legal 500 2024
"The clerks are very efficient and very good at getting things done"Chambers UK Guide 2023
"The clerks are highly responsive and receptive."Chambers UK Guide 2023
“Falcon offers a great series of training sessions, and there were particularly invaluable during Covid-19, when the law was constantly evolving and keeping in touch was more difficult.” “Falcon are a knowledgeable property set with leading leasehold barristers offering a wealth of knowledge. Their webinars are frequent and well thought out, offering CPD and guidance.” Legal 500 2023
"The clerking team is excellent. John Stannard is very knowledgeable and thorough, Joanne Meah is particularly efficient and calm, James Clarke is brilliant and Jacob Watson is extremely responsive and resourceful. The whole team are super helpful and take a real interest in getting to know and helping clients."Legal 500 2023
Their clerks are helpful and efficient, going out of their way to suggest alternatives if a particular barrister is not available. ’Legal 500 2023
Courteous, helpful and timely. Quickly identified the most appropriate barrister when I made queries. Legal 500 2022
"The clerks are very easy to deal with and quick to respond to any query." "We find the clerking at Falcon Chambers highly impressive."Chambers UK Guide 2021
"Excellent. John Stannard is a joy to work with and his team are exceptionally responsive, friendly and helpful."Legal 500 2021
"The clerks are friendly, approachable and nothing is too much trouble for them."Legal 500 2021
"The clerks are extremely proactive. They stand head and shoulders above other clerking teams and cannot be more helpful."Legal 500 2021
'Falcon chambers are undoubtedly in the first rank for property litigation. Members of chambers are all of the highest calibre.'Legal 500 2021
"Excellent. John Stannard is a joy to work with and his team are exceptionally responsive, friendly and helpful."Legal 500 2021
"There's no other chambers that has agricultural expertise in the same depth." "They are leaders - they are uniformly clever, knowledgeable, practical and imaginative.Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2021
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’. Legal 500 2020
"A specialist set with unmatched focus in real estate. The barristers are able to handle a remarkably broad range of property-related issues, and possess market-leading expertise in subjects such as land registry, enfranchisement, rent review and landlord and tenant work more generally. Their prowess extends to areas including agricultural land disputes, rights of way and rights to light, telecoms infrastructure work and dilapidations. Members also boast helpful knowledge across complementary issues such as property-related professional negligence. Their clients include commercial landlords and tenants, local authorities and tenant farmers. One client enthuses: 'Falcon is untouchable when it comes to breadth and depth of property-specific knowledge and expertise'."Chambers UK Guide 2019 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Falcon Chambers remains the leading set for agricultural property work and is recognised by the market for the comprehensive strength and depth among its members. Its barristers provide high-level expertise in various legal subjects, including tenancy matters, proprietary estoppel claims and disputes relating to agricultural partnerships. One market adviser enthuses that 'they are the go-to set in this area,' Sources further praise the set as a 'big player' that is 'the only chambers with the depth and quality to deal with agricultural litigation to any meaningful extent'."Chambers UK Guide 2019 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
