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Real Estate Litigation - North Eastern (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Duncan Heath is an impressive junior who continues to excel in property matters as part of a broader chancery practice. He is experienced in landlord and tenant matters, proprietary estoppel disputes and inheritance cases.
Strengths
Duncan Heath remains absolutely unflappable inside and outside of a courtroom, and that results in very effective advocacy and transmits a feeling of confidence to the client.
Duncan Heath is very good counsel. His cross-examination is excellent.
Commercial Dispute Resolution - North Eastern (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Duncan Heath is a popular barrister for commercial instructions. He regularly appears in breach of contract claims and shareholder disputes, as well as mandates involving property and professional negligence.
Strengths
He has a very good analytical mind and a sound grasp of chancery law.
Chancery - North Eastern (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Duncan Heath is an experienced traditional and commercial chancery barrister. He is frequently instructed in insolvency, property and trust law matters, and also represents clients in professional negligence claims and company law cases.
Strengths
Duncan Heath is absolutely first-rate at all tasks. He truly excels in his tactical advice and advocacy, such that clients can make truly informed decisions about their cases.
Duncan's cross-examination was excellent. His advocacy is just brilliant.
One of Duncan's very key strengths is that he is the calmest counsel I have ever come across. He remains absolutely unflappable in any situation that I've encountered him in.
Duncan Heath is the best chancery counsel in the region. He will understand and connect with clients. He's a good cross-examiner and from our standpoint, he is a delight to work with.
Restructuring/Insolvency - North Eastern (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Duncan Heath is an insolvency specialist who also spends a significant amount of time on property and trusts matters. He handles all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency, with particular experience in bankruptcy and winding-up petitions. He regularly advises and acts for liquidators in claims.
Strengths
He is approachable, straight-talking and concise. He gives proper, clear advice.
Is there an easier barrister to work with than Duncan? He does all of the heavy lifting while acknowledging the efforts of others. A real star of the Bar.
He's always a very persuasive advocate with nice, clear pleadings and gets on the side of the judges.
Duncan is very straight-talking, very approachable, great with clients and his advocacy skills are second to none.