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Chancery Commercial: concerns all commercially related cases heard in the Chancery Division including company, shareholder, partnership, banking, pensions, financial services, insolvency, professional negligence, tax, media and IP matters. Chancery Traditional: concerns such areas as trusts, probate, real property, charities and mortgages cases.

Rankings overview for Sets

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  1. Alex Troup KCSt John's Chambers
  2. Hugh Sims KCGuildhall Chambers
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  1. Christopher JonesSt John's Chambers
  2. Jeremy BamfordEnterprise Chambers
  3. John FH DickinsonSt John's Chambers
  4. John SharplesSt John's Chambers
  5. Oliver WoodingSt John's Chambers
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  1. Natasha Dzameh
    Natasha Dzameh St John's Chambers7 Years Ranked
  2. Adam BoyleSt John's Chambers
  3. Charlie Newington-BridgesSt John's Chambers
  4. Jay JagasiaGuildhall Chambers
  5. Michael ClarkeSt John's Chambers
  6. Michael SelwayGuildhall Chambers
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  1. Cheryl Jones
    Cheryl Jones 3PB Barristers2 Years Ranked
  2. Oliver Mitchell Guildhall Chambers5 Years Ranked
  3. Andrew MarsdenCommercial Chambers
  4. Brittany PearceSt John's Chambers
  5. Daisy BrownEnterprise Chambers
  6. Daniel PiddingtonCollege Chambers
  7. Daniel SoarSt John's Chambers
  8. Joss KnightSt John's Chambers
  9. Robert SheridanColleton Chambers
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  1. James Fuller
    James Fuller Guildhall Chambers1 Years Ranked

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. Guildhall Chambers
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    Guildhall Chambers
    Chancery
    2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Guildhall Chambers is well respected for its command of both traditional chancery and commercial chancery matters, including contentious probate, wills and trust issues, Inheritance Act claims, shareholder disputes and insolvency matters. Its commercial expertise spans company, banking and finance litigation. Recent work highlights include Friends of Becky Addy Wood v Bradford-on-Avon Town Council, a High Court trust dispute drawing on Pallant v Morgan principles. A source states: "As a set, they are brilliant, approachable, friendly, efficient, and have depth in counsel to suit claims varying in complexity."

    Stephen Arnold is the senior practice manager.

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  2. St John's Chambers
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    St John's Chambers
    Chancery
    2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    St John's Chambers is highly esteemed on the Western Circuit for its expertise in traditional and commercial chancery work. The chambers assists with contentious wills and trusts disputes, property disputes and Court of Protection matters, as well as professional negligence claims. It is also well known for its expertise in high-value agricultural land disputes. Members of the set appeared recently in Crew v Oatley, a High Court case concerning a contested will on capacity grounds. An interviewee states: "St John's Chambers has a broad range of experience within the set for any case you may have." Another adds: "This department is always decisive, clear and practical in its opinions and advice."

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