Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

London (Bar)

26 Years Ranked

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Band 1

Real Estate Litigation

London (Bar)

20 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Stephen Jourdan KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Stephen has a wide-ranging practice covering all aspects of property litigation, including insolvency, professional negligence and partnership disputes. He has considerable experience of leading in heavy cases turning on valuation issues or difficult questions of law.

He has appeared 8 times in the Supreme Court/House of Lords/Privy Council, on appeals raising issues including human rights, restrictive covenants, service charges, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1995, enfranchisement, adverse possession, unregistered title and fixtures. He was the winner of Real Estate Silk of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021.

Career

Stephen qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and was called to the Bar in 1989. Since completing pupillage he has practised at Falcon Chambers, where he has been joint Head of Chambers since 2017. He took silk in 2009. He is a Deputy High Court Judge, a Civil Recorder and a Judge of the Land Registration Division of the First-tier Tribunal.

Professional Memberships

Property Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

Publications

Stephen is the author of “Adverse Possession”, the second edition of which he wrote with Oliver Radley-Gardner KC.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Stephen Jourdan KC has an extremely broad property practice dealing with commercial and residential matters, and handles property-related insolvency, partnership and professional negligence claims. He is also lauded for his deep knowledge of enfranchisement matters. He acts as the joint head of Falcon Chambers.


Agriculture & Rural Affairs - London (Bar)

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Stephen Jourdan KC is a well-known agricultural law specialist. He regularly represents family farming partnerships and their individual members. He routinely handles high-stakes landlord and tenant disputes, partnership disputes and proprietary estoppel claims.

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