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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

XXIV Old Buildings is an established and highly respected traditional chancery chambers seen to be "certainly up there in the top echelons of the market", according to instructing solicitors. Chambers is noted for its "depth and breadth of knowledge at all levels", particularly in offshore matters, and its ability to tackle complex commercial cases. Recently, in addition to ongoing work on Wong v Grandview, members have led on significant trust cases such as Grosskopf v Grosskopf, the first reported English case on the arbitrability of trust disputes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elspeth Talbot Rice
Star Individuals

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 Talbot Rice is a go-to KC. She is really very approachable and robust, and carries a lot of authority when speaking to the clients and opponents. She is hugely knowledgeable and experienced.

It is like having a Supreme Court judge on your side. Elspeth is a force of nature.

Elspeth is super bright. She really knows her stuff and comes up with very clever arguments.

Elspeth is definitely the best at the English Bar, for me. She is on a different planet, an absolutely outstanding advocate.

Elspeth is the queen of trust and estates litigation. She is the one you want to go to and the one you don't want on the other side.

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Andrew Holden
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Band 1

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 rate Andrew highly as a junior. He has an amazingly strong academic grasp of trust principles, and the quality of his paperwork is fantastic.

Andrew has an amazing offshore practice. He is involved in a staggering amount of offshore litigation. He provides robust advice and can think outside the box with creative arguments.

Andrew is phenomenally intelligent and so, so good to work with. Clients really like him. He's has a really calm temperament and is a mixture of phenomenal intelligence and commerciality.

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Bajul Shah
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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 is the most calming influence and incredibly persuasive. He uses his many years of experience to just disperse that knowledge and be incredibly influential. He is loved by judges.

Bajul is very collegiate and goes above and beyond to provide assistance where he can. He misses absolutely nothing, he is very calm and measured and he is so lovely to deal with as well.

Bajul Shah is an excellent lawyer. He is very client-friendly, careful, commercial and able to deal with the most complex disputes.

Bajul Shah is extremely good at chancery work. He really has that knowledge of overlapping areas of fraud along with offshore issues.

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Edward Cumming
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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 the definition of a hands-on barrister. He is very proactive and popular. He really leads the charge on cases and is tireless.

Edward Cumming is great mix of commercial nous and intellect.

There is a reason Edward is always in demand. He is very legally and commercially minded. Clients really appreciate him.

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Elizabeth Weaver
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Band 1

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.

She cuts through so much and gets to the right answer very quickly. She also presents that to the client in such a compassionate way. She is one of my favourite barristers in the area.

Elizabeth is absolutely first class. Her advocacy is excellent. She brings out the strengths in any case effectively and is great at attacking the weaknesses of the other party.

Elizabeth Weaver's work is exemplary and she has great patience with clients, while being prepared to be honest with them.

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David Brownbill
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Band 2
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 is very thoughtful, learned and great for cases that need carefully thought-out strategy across jurisdictions.

David Brownbill is incredibly approachable, thorough and knowledgeable on core trust issues. He is my go-to for complex cases as he is engaged and can bring together trust and tax issues well.

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Timothy Sherwin
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Band 2

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 on the fast track to silk. He is so intelligent, commercial and pragmatic.

Timothy is technically brilliant and a great strategist who thinks about every issue in a long-term, strategic way.

Timothy Sherwin is very highly thought of in the contentious estates world and is building an incredible practice. He is very easy to work with and is an excellent barrister.

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Adam Cloherty
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Band 3

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 is ferociously bright and strategically strong.

Adam Cloherty is experienced, technical when needed and practical in all his interactions. Clients love him as he gives them a lot of confidence.

Adam Cloherty is engaged, responsive and across the detail.

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Daniel Warents
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Band 3
Daniel Warents handles sizeable trusts and probate disputes and has expertise in matters with commercial, tax and fraud elements to them.

Daniel is just fantastic. He has an incredible knowledge of the law and he is an astute tactician, working hard to achieve the client's objectives.

Daniel Warents is very good. He is absolutely incisive.

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Francis Tregear
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Band 3

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.

Francis is understated and extremely clever. Clients also absolutely love him.

Francis Tregear is a smooth, charming operator.

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James Fennemore
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Band 3

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 very good with complicated trust issues. Gold stars all around; he is very clever.

James Fennemore's written work is excellent, and his ability to think creatively about solutions is amazing. He is a real team player.

James has fantastic recall and memory. He is also great to work with and easy to speak with. Clients really trust him and he is someone who understands the details of case.

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Sarah Bayliss
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Band 4

Sarah Bayliss is a 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.

Sarah Bayliss is exceedingly supportive for clients while still providing realistic commercial advice.

Sarah is a good all-rounder and a pleasure to work with. She is a team player through and through.

Clients love Sarah and she is very persuasive in court. She is also someone you want on your side in a mediation. She is not your traditional barrister; she is incredibly down to earth.

One of the best things about Sarah is that she is so responsive and always available when we need an immediate steer on things.

Sarah Bayliss has excellent client rapport, and she is extremely practical and commercial. She thinks outside the box and always helps us engineer solutions balanced with a real dose of common sense.

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Harry Samuels
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Up and Coming

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 is very thorough, very strategic and a delight to instruct.

Harry Samuels is one to watch out for. He is really impressive. He is just so efficient and extremely clever, but an absolute pleasure to deal with.

Harry is a brilliant advocate. He has the ear of the judge and constructs very persuasive arguments which he delivers very tenaciously.

Harry Samuels has a combination of being great at law but applying it in a strong way to fight for his clients.

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Chancery: Traditional

Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
Star Individuals
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Edward Cumming KC
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Band 1
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David Brownbill KC
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Band 2
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Adam Cloherty KC
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Band 3
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Francis Tregear KC
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Band 3

Juniors

London (Bar)

Chancery: Traditional

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Andrew Holden
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Band 1
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Bajul Shah
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Band 1
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Elizabeth Weaver
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Band 1
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Timothy Sherwin
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Band 2
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Daniel Warents
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Band 3
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James Fennemore
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Band 3
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Sarah Bayliss
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Band 4
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Harry Samuels
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Up and Coming