Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
XXIV Old Buildings is a highly respected set of chambers. It is noted for the depth of its expertise in offshore matters and its ability to tackle complex commercial cases. One interviewee says that the set has "a chancery focus and barristers of the highest quality at all levels of call." Another source says: "The set has fantastic juniors and silks. They are the go-to for anything particularly complex and unusual. For anything with an offshore trust element, I always think of XXIV Old Buildings."
Strengths
XXIV Old Buildings has an excellent clerking team. Both counsel and clerks operate as part of the team with solicitors and clients.
The clerks at XXIV Old Buildings are very communicative and good at getting in touch. They understand what we need from them. They are commercial, thoughtful and efficient.
The barristers from XXIV Old Buildings are incredibly competent and able to deal with the most complex matters.
Notable practitioners
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC has an exceptional reputation at the traditional chancery Bar and is also noted for her skilful handling of large offshore matters. She is frequently sought after for the most complex, high-profile and high-value matters.
Elspeth is utterly fearless, hard-working and strong. She is an amazing individual with endless energy.
Elspeth Talbot Rice is one of the best. She has brilliant knowledge and is great for sophisticated cases.
Elspeth is number one in the field, she's incredible. She runs rings around people in court.
Andrew Holden is noted for his skilful handling of a wide variety of matters, including complex trusts, disputed wills and estates work. He attracts instructions in both UK-based and offshore cases, and is particularly well known for his handling of matters concerning protectors.
I would recommend Andrew Holden. He is a very clever guy and is very easy to work with. Andrew provides solutions rather than problems.
Andrew is fantastic. He handles domestic and international matters, big or small. He's going to give you his view, and it's probably the right view. He has a big brain and has a way to convey things in manageable sentences.
Andrew Holden is very clever and very technical. We like working with him.
Bajul Shah has an excellent reputation at the traditional chancery Bar, regularly assisting trustees and high net worth individuals on a wide range of matters. He is noted for his handling of offshore and cross-border matters.
Bajul Shah is well-liked and well-respected.
Edward Cumming KC is respected for his handling of high-value cases across the full breadth of traditional chancery law. He regularly acts for very wealthy individuals.
Edward Cumming is one of the youngest KCs ever. He gets things quickly and he is great on his feet. He is doing incredible work and has wide practice area knowledge.
I'm a big fan of Edward Cumming. He is very bright, personable and accessible. He's a good advocate in court and has the ear of the court.
Edward Cumming is brilliant – he is strategic, super intelligent, very hard-working and brilliant in court. Solicitors love him, and clients love him.
Elizabeth Weaver is an eminent junior with a broad traditional chancery practice, who is frequently instructed in high-value matters, including cross-border cases. She handles a wide array of work, including trust disputes.
Elizabeth Weaver is used for long-running, complex cases and she manages it really well. She is very efficient.
Daniel Warents handles sizeable trusts and probate disputes, and has expertise in matters with commercial, tax and fraud elements to them.
Daniel Warents has a massive brain combined with tactical awareness and plenty of courtroom confidence. It is also a pleasure to work with him.
Daniel Warents is very clever and productive and quick to turn work around.
Daniel is probably my favourite barrister. He knows what we need before even being asked. He has encyclopaedic knowledge.
David Brownbill KC is a highly respected silk whose broad traditional chancery practice includes frequent instructions in complex matters, both onshore and offshore. He is also noted for the depth of his technical knowledge.
David Brownbill is an effective advocate and a very good technical trusts lawyer.
James Fennemore has a broad practice that spans claims for the removal of trustees, offshore trust and estate disputes, claims under the Inheritance Act and proprietary estoppel claims.
James is a reassuring presence. He is always on hand to assist with questions of any size and is especially adept at dealing with clients.
James is excellent, a very bright barrister. He has a great approach to when things get busy, nothing is ever any trouble, and he can deal with things in a very relaxed way. His drafting is always brilliant.
James Fennemore was a great advocate in court. He stayed very cool under pressure. He has a great presence with clients.
Timothy Sherwin has a traditional chancery practice that sees him undertaking contentious trusts, probate and succession cases, as well as Court of Protection matters. He has appeared in a number of important cases of late, some of them stretching in value into the hundreds of millions of pounds.
Timothy Sherwin is highly competent and gets on top of matters very quickly. He is very thorough and inspires confidence in instructing solicitors and clients alike.
Timothy is doing excellent work. He is very clever, very quick and a seriously hard worker. He turns stuff around quickly and he has a high work rate.
Timothy is very straight to the point. He can filter effectively, and is concise and commercial in his approach.
Adam Cloherty KC has a wide-ranging practice and is frequently instructed in wills, trusts and estates matters. He has established impressive expertise in cross-border funds and charities litigation, and is also known for his work handling financial services and insolvency disputes.
Adam Cloherty is a very thoughtful, calm and extremely commercial safe pair of hands.
Adam Cloherty I would rate highly.
Francis Tregear KC is a respected silk with a well-established traditional chancery practice. He is a recognised authority on offshore and overseas matters, and has been called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean. He has an impressive depth of experience in trust and estate matters, and is particularly noted for his expertise in contentious proceedings.
Sarah Bayliss is valued among instructing solicitors for her traditional chancery practice. Among the matters she acts on are contested probate proceedings, Inheritance Act disputes, breach of trust or fiduciary duty, and will validity challenges.
Harry Samuels is a popular junior experienced in handling matters in the English High Court and in offshore jurisdictions. He handles a variety of traditional chancery disputes including those relating to blessings, disputed wills and trustee removals.
Harry Samuels is very diligent, and his preparation and advocacy are top notch.
