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Exchange Chambers

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We have expertise at all levels of seniority and our barristers cover all aspects of property law. We can offer the right barrister for the case no matter its size or complexity.

As part of a multi-disciplinary set we also draw on expertise from related disciplines such as construction, company, insolvency, planning, professional negligence, public law and tax.

Our clients range from private individuals and small businesses to local authorities, the Government, large companies and national property developers.

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Chancery - Northern (Bar)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Exchange Chambers is a set that has expertise in an array of chancery matters. Members of the set represent clients in commercial cases, including banking, company, insolvency and shareholder disputes, as well as in traditional chancery litigation concerning trusts, wills and probate. A source praises the set, noting that "all their barristers have fantastic technical ability and great advocacy combined with commercial awareness and proportionality." Recent standout work includes successfully resisting a claim worth over £1 million concerning an alleged breach of a shareholders’ agreement.

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Strengths

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  • Joe Mawson has always been great and provides an email response within the same day or within 24 hours. It is the response time that is important from my perspective in terms of the clerks.

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  • The clerks are always really responsive. They come back to me on the same day and acknowledge instructions straight away, and I don't have to chase them at all.

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  • The clerks are really good. There's quite a few of them. Joe Mawson is really good and Chris Brown is brilliant.

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  • Joe Mawson is exceptional. He is always keen to identify the right barrister with the right matter. He is efficient, effective and personable.

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  • The clerks are excellent, and very responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrew Vinson
    Andrew Vinson

    Andrew Vinson

    Andrew Vinson frequently represents corporations, private individuals and organisations in chancery and commercial matters. He deals with professional negligence, property disputes and insolvency law cases.

    • Andrew has impressive technical ability and is a great advocate, and he combines this with commercial awareness and client care skills.

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    • Andrew Vinson's ability to analyse the most complex detail in an efficient way while delivering commercial services is second to none.

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  • Eleanor d'Arcy
    Eleanor d'Arcy

    Eleanor d'Arcy

    Eleanor d'Arcy has a notable reputation for handling a broad range of commercial chancery matters. She is instructed in relation to property, corporate restructuring and insolvency disputes.

    • She is my go-to person in the North West. Eleanor is excellent with clients and excellent in court.

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  • Andrew Williams
    Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams has significant experience in the chancery sphere. He has particular expertise in property-related matters, regularly advising on land transfers, contract construction and ownership disputes, among many other issues.

    • Andrew is very good with his written advocacy. You can rely on his written advice. His pleadings are faultless and his oral advocacy is very good. He meticulously prepares.

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  • John Waiting
    John Waiting

    John Waiting

    John Waiting is a strong chancery practitioner with wide-ranging knowledge of contentious probate matters as well as company and partnership disputes. He is also very well versed on, and regularly acts in, complex property cases.

    • John Waiting is excellent. He provided sound commercial advice to a client in a difficult situation, managing all expectations.

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    • John is really down to earth and a quick thinker. I've found him really easy to deal with. He's responsive, easy to deal with and gets it. He has that kind of commercial nous that isn't taught.

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    • John is so easy to work with. He's very responsive, unfailingly helpful and has a really good manner with lay clients. He can take them through a frightening maze of legalese and make it make sense.

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    • John Waiting is a go-to barrister for us. We instruct him on a wide range of contentious probate matters. He is straight-talking, and his advocacy is brilliant.

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