Chambers Review

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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Falcon Chambers is a leading specialist real estate litigation set with an impressive bench of both silks and juniors appearing in high-profile cases. Members are able to provide expertise in the full range of real estate areas, including landlord and tenant disputes, rights of light, complex easement litigation, and agriculture and telecommunications cases. Barristers at Falcon Chambers have been involved in the All England Tennis Club development at Wimbledon. One source comments: "Falcon Chambers has exceptional barristers that are leaders in their field, often working on highly complex work all the way up to the Supreme Court," while another notes that: "the expertise at every level is what sets Falcon Chambers apart."

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Kirk Reynolds
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Senior Statespeople

Kirk Reynolds KC is a highly knowledgeable property silk who operates across the full range of property law matters. He has a wealth of experience in landlord and tenant cases and has expertise in areas including dilapidations and rent review.

Kirk is the master, the oracle and a superb barrister to work with.

He is amazing.

Kirk is a very respected, high-flying person within the field.

Guy Fetherstonhaugh
Star Individuals

Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC acts as the joint head of chambers and is widely respected in the market. His areas of expertise include enfranchisement, easements and restricted covenants. He has experience appearing in both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

He is an exceptional barrister and the go-to for complex and high value disputes.

Guy is the pre-eminent property silk of this era.

Guy has a magisterial manner and super intellect, producing clear and persuasive legal analysis.

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Anthony Radevsky
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Band 1

Anthony Radevsky is best known for his market-leading expertise in leasehold enfranchisement. His practice includes a wide range of landlord and tenant cases, including high-profile commercial disputes.

Anthony has been involved in the majority of the leading cases on enfranchisement and has every answer at his fingertips.

He is a well-known leader in his field but also very approachable, pragmatic and commercial.

Anthony is extremely knowledgeable on all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement.

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Caroline Shea
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Band 1

Caroline Shea KC frequently handles commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, many of which are complex in nature. She also has a great deal of expertise in the appellate courts. Her clients range from private individuals and family trusts to large corporates.

She is an excellent technical barrister, great with clients and always commercial in her approach.

Caroline is superb - a team player and a brilliant cross-examiner.

Caroline is responsive, helpful and the fiercest advocate I have seen.

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Elizabeth Fitzgerald
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Band 1

Elizabeth Fitzgerald focuses her impressive practice on commercial property matters, including development disputes and leasehold issues. She is adept at handling real property claims, including those relating to rights of light and other easements.

Elizabeth is exceptional and a true star of the property bar. She is excellent on the detail, a real team player and clients love her down-to-earth but confidence-instilling approach.

She gets to the heart of the matter and her advice is always commercial and spot on.

She is a superb junior and one of our preferred counsel for a broad range of work.

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Emily Windsor
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Band 1

Emily Windsor has a practice which spans all facets of property litigation, including agricultural land disputes, and has particular experience with regard to development agreements and rent review.

She is both technically excellent and also very swift in her work.

Emily is simply fantastic, a formidable advocate and a delight to work with.

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Greville Healey
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Band 1

Greville Healey has expertise in a wide range of real estate matters, including rights of way and right to light issues, rent reviews, lease renewals and restrictive covenants. He is appreciated for his ability to handle complex matters and he receives praise for his excellent client-handling.

Greville is a highly accomplished performer in the field of commercial property disputes, a team player and someone you can trust in a difficult situation.

Greville provides clear, practical and commercial advice, is quick to assimilate relevant information and has an approachable manner.

He is an excellent advocate and an all-round star.

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Janet Bignell
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Band 1

Janet Bignell KC regularly handles high-value development disputes and complex commercial landlord and tenant cases. Her work has included advising clients on rights of way matters and contentious sale contract issues. She serves as a deputy High Court judge and continues to attract instructions from impressed City solicitors.

She is so calm but completely on the ball and, although she has a phenomenal legal brain, manages this with real commercial nuance.

She is an exceptionally bright barrister who is incredibly thorough and has an excellent manner with clients.

Janet is a most considered and thoughtful barrister. Her advice is well thought through and practical.

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Jonathan Gaunt KC
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Band 1

Jonathan Gaunt KC regularly represents clients in matters concerning rights of access, rent review and enforcement of covenants. He enjoys acting in tricky cases where legal definitions are scrutinised. He is held in high esteem by his instructing solicitors.

He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of law.

Jonathan's advocacy was top-tier, with an approach that was at once both softly spoken and forceful and most importantly, played well with the judge.

Jonathan is a delight to work with.

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Jonathan Karas
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Band 1

Jonathan Karas KC has a practice that is predominantly centred on commercial landlord and tenant law. He is also adept at handling cases with planning and agricultural law aspects and is an expert in right to light disputes. He is particularly active in land cases relating to infrastructure works.

Jonathan provides clear and commercial advice on rights of light issues, demonstrating he is a true expert in the field.

The way Jonathan addresses complex and novel legal arguments is unrivalled.

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Mark Sefton
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Band 1

Mark Sefton KC is a skilled advocate whose practice concentrates on commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, including high-value dilapidations cases. He excels in complex issues of valuation.

He has an exceptional ability at cutting through complex and technical issues and articulating them in his submissions in a persuasive and succinct manner.

Mark is a real heavyweight to have in your corner.

Mark is brilliant at explaining complex issues in a clear way.

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Martin Dray
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Band 1

Martin Dray is a highly sought-after junior with a specialism in high-profile property cases. He covers a range of matters including covenant disputes, lease renewals and adverse possession disputes. He also sits as a judge in the First-tier Tribunal. He is adept in all aspects of landlord and tenant law.

Martin's ability to cut through reams of technical information is incredible, his commercial steer is invaluable and clients love him.

He is an excellent advocate who leaves no stone unturned.

Martin is excellent - he is one of the most detailed barristers.

Stephanie Tozer
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Stephanie Tozer
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Band 1

Stephanie Tozer KC handles a plethora of property-related disputes, and is recognised for her skill in handling residential and commercial landlord and tenant disputes. She is also noted for her expertise in telecommunications matters.

Stephanie is punchy, clear and gives eminently sensible advice.

Stephanie is super intelligent and cuts through to the heart of the matter.

She is an excellent silk focused on delivering the best outcome for her clients.

Stephen Jourdan
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Stephen Jourdan
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Band 1

Stephen Jourdan KC has an extremely broad property practice dealing with commercial and residential matters, and handles property-related insolvency, partnership and professional negligence claims. He is also lauded for his deep knowledge of enfranchisement matters. He acts as the joint head of Falcon Chambers.

He carries judges with his measured advocacy which is firm and authoritative, and always brings the court back to the essential points.

Stephen cuts through the most complex issues like butter. He is the barrister I would least like to be cross-examined by!

Stephen is a genius.

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Camilla Chorfi
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Band 2

Camilla Chorfi is known for her diverse property practice and has made a name for herself with her impressive advocacy and advisory work. She regularly appears in the High Court in landlord and tenant matters and insolvency-related property cases, among others. She is also experienced in handling land registration matters and title disputes.

Camilla is fantastic when it comes to hearings and is brilliant on her feet.

She cares passionately about getting the best result for her clients.

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Cecily Crampin
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Band 2

Cecily Crampin is widely acknowledged as an exceptional property junior with a sophisticated practice. Her caseload includes landlord and tenant, mortgage and real property work.

Cecily has one of the finest minds in the business and always does her best to find a solution to seemingly intractable problems.

She is a fantastic civil cross-examiner and her ability to prepare documents and use them in effective ways is actually so impressive, it's scary.

Cecily is extremely assiduous, committed, unflappable and brings a focus and eye for detail to complicated matters.

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Ciara Fairley
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Band 2

Ciara Fairley is instructed in a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law. She has experience of cases with professional negligence and insolvency aspects, and is regularly called on to act in complex cases with issues of valuation.

Ciara is a brilliant advocate. Her trial preparation is completely meticulous and she is excellent in court.

She is energetic, charismatic and tenacious.

Ciara is a really technically sound barrister and a pleasure to instruct.

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Joseph Ollech
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Band 2

Joseph Ollech has a robust real estate litigation practice and wide experience of disputes arising under the 1954 Act. He is instructed in cases concerning restrictive covenants, easements, riparian rights claims and boundary disputes, and is also an expert in property-related company and insolvency law.

The quality of Joseph's written submissions was excellent and he is able to cut through complex and technical issues and articulate them in his submissions in a persuasive and succinct manner.

He knows the law and can deliver advice with a clear strategy in mind.

Joseph has that rare and appreciated ability to make clients feel at ease in litigation.

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Paul Letman
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Band 2

Paul Letman specialises in real estate litigation, covering the full range of property matters. He is an expert in restrictive covenants, contract disputes, leasehold matters, enfranchisement and rights of way cases. He has vast experience in appearing in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals.

Paul spots the things that you miss and he has an absolutely incredible brain.

He provides insight and experience in equal measure and is a pleasure to deal with.

Paul is great on his feet and has the ear of the judge.

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Philip Sissons
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Band 2

Philip Sissons handles a range of real estate litigation matters including landlord and tenant issues. He is widely recognised for his formidable expertise in the High Court, County Courts and the Court of Appeal.

Philip is a first-class all-rounder and is my go-to barrister for property-related cases.

Phil is exceptional on every level of written opinions and advocacy.

Philip is always thinking about the bigger picture and the overarching strategy. He is commercially aware and doesn’t give advice without thinking about its application.

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Tamsin Cox
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Band 2

Tamsin Cox predominantly focuses on landlord and tenant cases in both commercial and residential settings. She has expertise in disputes relating to easements, including rights of way and rights to light.

Tamsin has the full package. Her advocacy is strong, her knowledge is excellent and she is responsive, helpful and user-friendly.

Tamsin has an incredible ability to grasp the essence of matters quickly; she gets into the detail but also has a bird's eye view to inform incisive strategy.

She is an excellent cross-examiner and very good with witness handling.

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Adam Rosenthal
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Band 3

Adam Rosenthal KC is noted as an expert in property law. His main areas of focus include landlord and tenant litigation and restrictive covenants.

He is a masterful advocate and a pleasure to work with, with a deceptively laid-back style that disguises a razor-sharp intellect.

Adam's advocacy style is devilishly understated and devastatingly effective.

Adam has a fierce intellect and intellectual curiosity. He is supremely confident on the law.

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Catherine Taskis
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Band 3

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.

Catherine has an excellent eye for detail and is great to work with.

She is calm in a crisis and suggests pragmatic, sensible solutions

She was a real pleasure to work with and her advocacy was really first rate.

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Gary Cowen
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Band 3

Gary Cowen KC frequently advises on complex litigation and has a great deal of experience in the Court of Appeal. Real estate forms the core of his chancery practice and he has notable experience in restrictive covenants, leasehold enfranchisement and business tenancies.

Gary is calm and authoritative, cuts quickly to the chase and quietly delivers the killer blow.

He is very knowledgeable and an excellent cross-examiner.

Gary has the ability to explain very complex legal issues to clients in simple terms; he is an excellent advocate and his advice is always very clear and commercial.

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Oliver Radley-Gardner
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Band 3

Oliver Radley-Gardner KC is acknowledged for his expertise in telecoms-related cases. His diverse property practice incorporates landlord and tenant litigation, as well as agricultural land disputes.

Oliver is excellent on his feet and fully alive to the wider strategic and commercial picture.

His knowledge and practical application is tremendous.

His advocacy is done in such a way that brings ideas to life and changes very set views on particular aspects.

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Edward Peters KC
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Band 4

Edward Peters KC has cultivated a reputation as a property litigation specialist and is praised by peers for his intelligent approach to cases. His practice takes in easements, overage and valuation issues and possession claims. He has experience in agricultural law proceedings and he has acted before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

His written work is just brilliant and his performance in court is equally good.

Edward's paperwork is first class, he has an outstanding mind and he has become a robust advocate over the years.

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Julia Petrenko
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Band 4

Julia Petrenko has a broad practice handling commercial, residential and agricultural matters. She has experience in landlord and tenant issues, such as lease disputes, and has notable knowledge of cases involving injunctions and fraudulent property matters.

She is an excellent advocate and very client-friendly.

Julia is a formidable advocate with experience beyond her year of call.

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Kester Lees
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Band 4

Kester Lees KC is a talented new silk who handles all aspects of landlord and tenant and property law, including rectification of titles, adverse possession and insolvency matters. He has notable expertise in telecommunications.

His rapid elevation to silk is unsurprising and he is already emerging as one of the best property legal minds in the country.

Kester really grasps the reigns of cases and will give a new angle, argument or whatever is needed.

Kester is a great strategic thinker who gives reassuring, approachable advice.

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Toby Boncey
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Band 4

Toby Boncey is forging a reputation as an expert property junior with authority beyond his year of call. His practice covers both commercial and residential property disputes, including enfranchisement, restrictive covenants and valuation matters.

He is a very good advocate.

Toby has excellent attention to detail.

Toby is exceptionally bright. He has incredibly good legal knowledge and is an extremely good advocate.

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Tricia Hemans
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Band 4

Tricia Hemans is an impressive junior who is said to be approachable as well as possessing outstanding technical skill. She operates a broad practice, featuring commercial and residential landlord and tenant work, transactional disputes and other issues such as easements and telecoms.

Tricia delivered excellent advocacy in the Court of Appeal under significant time constraints.

Tricia presents the facts and her opinion to clients in an accessible way that makes it clear that she understands all the issues and the way forward.

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Edward Blakeney
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Band 5

Edward Blakeney is an impressive junior with experience acting at all levels of court, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He has significant expertise in handling high-profile landlord and tenant matters. He has appeared in service charge and collective enfranchisement disputes.

He is a skilled advocate, knowing when to push further on a particular point and when to hold back.

Edward's preparation and ability to pick up a matter at short notice was excellent, and his advocacy was strong.

Edward is very pragmatic and will consider the overall picture whilst dealing with the pressing issues.

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Gavin Bennison
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Band 5

Gavin Bennison's impressive practice covers a wide range of property litigation matters, including high-profile cases. He has experience acting in landlord and tenant disputes, restrictive covenant issues and proprietary estoppel matters. In addition, he has expertise in agricultural and rural affairs.

Gavin has a brilliant mind and is a star of the future. He considers all the angles and is a reliable source of practical but in-depth analysis.

He is phenomenally intelligent and rigorous. I always love working with him.

Gavin is my go-to lawyer and has unrivalled attention to detail. He is technically superb and is engaged and responsive.

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Imogen Dodds
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Band 5

Imogen Dodds is a highly sought after junior with in-depth knowledge of a wide range of matters including telecoms, landlord and tenant disputes and possession claims.

Imogen is a wonderfully personable counsel and always feels like having an extra member of the team, rather than an external consultant.

Imogen is able to analyse complex issues and is a pleasure to work with.

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Thomas Rothwell
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Band 5

Thomas Rothwell is a junior with a growing practice in real estate and noted experience in such areas as land registry, dilapidations and possession claims. He has appeared in the County Court, High Court and First-tier Tribunal.

Thomas is a future star of the Bar. The standard and technicality of his work far exceeds his level of call.

Thomas is excellent with both his drafting skills and advocacy.

He is brilliant at it all. There is nothing he can't turn his hand to and he has attention to detail that goes through the roof.

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Fern Schofield
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Up and Coming

Fern Schofield is a junior with a growing practice in real estate, with significant expertise in landlord and tenant matters in residential and commercial settings. Schofield has knowledge of possession claims, right of way and service charge disputes as well as telecoms matters. She is experienced at all levels of court including the Supreme Court.

Fern is my right hand and is my go-to for almost every dispute. Her knowledge is second to none, she can digest information with ease and she can think on her feet.

She is very clever with great attention to detail.

Fern is an absolutely fantastic advocate.

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Taylor Briggs
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Up and Coming

Taylor Briggs is a junior with a growing reputation at the property bar. She has gained experience across the full spectrum of real estate and telecommunications issues and is highlighted by solicitors as a bright and promising barrister.

Taylor is up there with the best junior counsel we have ever used. She is extremely bright and very persuasive, with a no-nonsense style matched with efficiency and peerless professionalism.

Taylor has an excellent knowledge of property law and is very quick on her feet.

She continually impresses us and, when you look at the attributes that made the elites, she has the same traits

Nathaniel Duckworth
New Silks

Nathaniel Duckworth KC is an expert in real property, and residential and commercial landlord and tenant work. He excels in everything from service charge liability disputes and adverse possession claims to easements and restrictive covenants.

He is equally comfortable advising on paper and advocating on his feet, and the breadth of his expertise means that he is a valuable asset in all manner of situations and disputes.

It is no surprise Nathaniel has made silk. He stands out amongst his peers as an outstanding property litigator.

He is extremely responsive, smart, sharp and with a tone and manner of delivering advice which oscillates between the pleasing and the entertaining.

Wayne Clark
New Silks

Wayne Clark KC handles a good deal of commercial property disputes and is an expert on business tenancies. He has extensive experience advising on issues such as valuation, possession and restrictive covenant matters. He is also noted for his knowledge of the telecoms code.

I have witnessed opposing counsels and judges defer to him on a point on numerous occasions.

Wayne has real gravitas as well as being one of the nicest people you could ever work with.

Wayne is great on his feet, knows the law inside and out and has really been operating at KC level for years.

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Kirk Reynolds KC
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Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC
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Caroline Shea KC
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Janet Bignell KC
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Jonathan Gaunt KC
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Jonathan Karas KC
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Mark Sefton KC
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Stephanie Tozer KC
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Stephanie Tozer KC
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Stephen Jourdan KC
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Stephen Jourdan KC
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Adam Rosenthal KC
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Catherine Taskis KC
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Gary Cowen KC
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Oliver Radley-Gardner KC
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Edward Peters KC
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Anthony Radevsky
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Elizabeth Fitzgerald
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Emily Windsor
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