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Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joseph Steadman is a trusts, pensions and commercial law expert with High Court and Court of Appeal experience. His expertise also extends to property-related matters.
Strengths
Joseph Steadman is highly impressive. His drafting, advocacy and judgement are all impeccable.
Joseph is able to digest vast amounts of information very quickly. He provides valuable and helpful advice.
Joe is a go-to for matrimonial cases with Chancery aspects and is a brilliant advocate.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joseph Steadman is regularly instructed in the High Court and has a strong chancery practice that spans general commercial matters as well as trusts and estates. He is experienced in handling onshore and offshore trust cases, and has particular expertise in advising in relation to tax considerations.
Strengths
Joseph Steadman is a scarily bright and highly responsive, who works far above his level of seniority. He will always keep us informed as to capacity and is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Joseph is really brilliant. He's phenomenally bright and really client-friendly.
Joseph stood up and persuaded the judge to see things our way. He's incredibly articulate and very persuasive, and the judge liked his manner and accepted his reasoning.
Joseph Steadman is good at details, very happy to roll his sleeves up and very easy to work with. He has a great manner with clients and is not afraid to be robust when he needs to be.
Joseph has a very easy manner that comes over well. He's approachable, bright and someone who can crack through the issues.
Pensions - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joseph Steadman has an impressively wide-ranging pensions practice that sees him acting for employers, trustees, members and the Pensions Regulator. He has in-depth knowledge of proceedings brought under Part 8 of the CPR, as well as disputes over transfers. Steadman has the capabilities to handle both commercial and private pensions matters.
Strengths
Joseph's technical knowledge is excellent and he is great in front of clients. His advice is clear and commercial and he's easy to work with.
He is insightful, efficient and offers excellent strategic input. Joseph has a great depth of experience which allows him to cut through to what matters on complex and technical areas of law.
Joseph Steadman is a wonderful barrister.
He is super bright and very personable.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joseph Steadman is an experienced chancery barrister with a broad practice involving property, pensions and trusts matters.
Strengths
Joseph Steadman is a really brilliant, exciting junior. He's phenomenally bright and really client-friendly. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again.
He is very thoughtful about approaching issues. His written work is just really excellent, and his arguments are broken down to ensure they are thoughtful.
Joseph is highly knowledgeable, fantastic with clients, communicative and on hand as and when needed. He will go over and above.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
Joe is user-friendly and knowledgeable. His drafting is excellent.
Joseph is a sterling counsel with commercial astuteness. His advice is reliably on point.
Joe is very clever and thoughtful.
Joseph Steadman is very good. He is straightforward, very astute and nice to deal with.
Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Joseph Steadman regularly acts across a wide range of property law matters. He has experience in high-profile rent arrears cases, right of way actions and leaseholder disputes. He has appeared in the County Court, tribunals and the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Joseph is easy to get along with but at the same time he persuades and has a commanding presence in court.
Joseph is diligent, extraordinarily competent and a credit to his profession.
He is an outstanding performer, a consummate barrister and a silk in waiting.