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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
New Square Chambers is "definitely an outstanding set to work with," according to a solicitor. The strong team of silks and juniors at the set regularly handles a wide array of traditional chancery matters, including trusts, wills, estates and probate cases. “The set has a broad offering of experienced chancery barristers all of whom are very knowledgeable in contested probate disputes,” comments one interviewee, who adds: “They also have some great junior barristers.”
Strengths
New Square Chambers's service and clerking is excellent. They are extremely responsive, very accommodating and suggest alternatives. It's just excellent service.
New Square Chambers have the best, prompt clerking. If someone isn't available, they find the alternatives and provide information. It's above and beyond - you are supported by the set.
Notable practitioners
Lynton Tucker is an exceptionally well-known junior with a highly respected traditional chancery practice. He is focused on offshore trusts, in which field he is a noted expert. Tucker is widely respected for his confident and detailed advisory work.
Lynton Tucker gives very sound advice and is absolutely fantastic. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is excellent to witness.
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is a distinguished silk who enjoys a commanding reputation at the chancery Bar and is regularly sought after for cases concerning contentious trusts and disputed wills. His experience in offshore disputes is well established, and he is particularly noted for his expertise in Jersey and Guernsey matters.
Nicholas is a go-to for technical offshore matters. He knows how the courts operate, knows the judges well and anticipates the matters well. For knotty arguments, he is the go-to.
Nicholas Le Poidevin is very impressive, one of the top names in the field. He is ever so good and a wonderful talent.
It is always very valuable knowing you are working with the man who has edited the guide on trusts. He is very collaborative and communicative as well, and is always responsive.
He is someone I would turn to without a doubt. He is brilliant and his drafting style is second to none. He would be my first port of call on any trust matter.
Aidan Briggs is a rising star whose varied practice earns him wide praise. He handles matters, many of which are fact-heavy and complex, across the full breadth of traditional chancery, including those relating to trusts, wills and estates.
Aidan is ridiculously sharp, great with clients and fantastically user-friendly. He is really commercially minded and, for anything chancery, he is our go-to man.
Aidan Briggs is excellent on his feet, he can take on KCs. He is really well-prepared and also very personable. He is my go-to chancery counsel. He is very good with clients, very easy to deal with.
Aidan provides clear, concise advice that eliminates the chaff and gets straight to the kernel of a case. The advice is succinct and easy for clients to understand. He is also extremely approachable.
Alexander Learmonth KC is an exceptionally well-known silk who is recognised for both his advisory and litigation expertise, and is regularly instructed in cases concerning disputed wills and trusts. He is particularly noted for his strong trial advocacy.
He's so accessible and a true extension of the team. He is a commanding advocate that has the gravitas you'd expect of a KC. He is very high up on my list for a mix of traditional chancery issues.
Alexander is really good, a very creative thinker for when you need someone who thinks laterally.
Alexander is wonderful. He is incredibly bright as a strategist and our go-to KC.
Alexander Learmonth is very bright on a technical front. You will get stellar service with strong area expertise. He is also personable and very good with clients.
Mark Hubbard is noted for his strong offshore expertise within a broader traditional chancery practice. He is regularly trusted with high-value cases and frequently handles trusts, estates and probate matters.
His advocacy is compelling, both written and in court. He is also very approachable, combined with having a deep understanding of the law. He has a lot of information right at his fingertips.
Mark Hubbard is hyper-commercial and a pleasure to work with. He never loses sight of the commercial rationale, and his advice is accordingly often incredibly practical.
Mark Hubbard is our go-to barrister. He has the mind and ability of a KC. He is very hands-on and so good at the strategic side, but also good at rolling up his sleeves.
George Laurence KC is regularly trusted with potentially law-defining cases. He is especially well known for rights of way and village green cases.
Hermione Williams brings offshore and broader international expertise to a wide range of commercial and traditional chancery matters. She was admitted to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of the Territory of the Virgin Islands in 2014.
Hermione Williams is very bright, dedicated and always available. She works very collaboratively and has got a specialism in complex commercial trusts-related work.
I would recommend her. She has worked offshore a lot, is a hard worker and growing her profile in trust law.
James McKean's practice focuses on contentious trust and estates matters. His cases include disputed wills, contested estate administrations and Inheritance Act claims.
James is absolutely incredible. He is very thorough. He has the ability to cut through issues, is clear with clients, and has excellent technical ability too.
James McKean is always happy to pick up the phone and have a chat about drafts. He is very accommodating and also great on technical detail.
James McKean is a consummate team player who is always available to provide guidance, no matter how big or small the question. His responsiveness is second to none.
James Saunders has a broad chancery practice covering trusts and probate, as well as insolvency, partnerships and other commercial matters.
He has got the commercial experience and works well for cases with a property issue. He is also organised and clients really like him. He is really user-friendly.
James Saunders is very bright junior and great to work with.