Max Thorowgood is a Chancery practitioner who has specialised in Property and Probate and Inheritance disputes since pupillage. He also handles Commercial and Insolvency disputes. Max currently sits as a Judge of both the Land Registration and the Residential Property Divisions of First-Tier Tribunal, Property Chamber and previously sat as a Deputy Adjudicator to Her […]
Christopher Stirling practises in the fields of matrimonial finance, property law, probate and inheritance and commercial law. These specialisms are built on a strong foundation of advocacy skills developed in a broad early practice that included extensive experience of criminal jury advocacy. He believes that strong advocacy and forensic skills remain the unique selling point […]
Miriam Shalom specialises in civil disputes with a particular emphasis on contentious probate, trust and property litigation. She has acted for a wide range of clients and always aims to provide her clients with representation that advances their interests and is efficient and cost sensitive. She has an approachable manner and seeks to put her […]
Michael Reason was called to the English Bar in 2013 having had a long career as a New Zealand barrister and English solicitor, leaving him with a broad background and experience dealing with conflict of laws, international law, mutual enforcement and various foreign law issues. An active member of our housing and property group, he […]
Jonathan Pennington Legh specialises in property and landlord and tenant cases. He has a particular interest in disputes involving: boundaries rights of way land registration His practice also includes commercial contract and buildings disputes, insolvency, media and entertainment/ intellectual property law and DVLA licence appeals. Jonathan undertakes a wide range of advocacy in the High […]
Jared Norman’s particular specialisms include property and landlord and tenant law. He regularly acts for private and social landlords and tenants in possession, disrepair and anti-social behaviour proceedings. He is a qualified direct access barrister and is able to accept instructions from members of the public within his specialist areas. If you would like more information about […]
Barry McAlinden is a family law specialist. He deals with a range of cases concerning children in the public and private law jurisdictions. These include: care and supervision orders adoption orders secure accommodation orders child assessment orders & child arrangements orders parental responsibility orders contact activity orders prohibited steps specific issue orders, and financial remedies […]
Public law junior of the year (finalist), 2020 and 2022: Legal 500 Bar Awards Barrister of the Week, May 2020, The Lawyer Francis Hoar is a top rated public lawyer (Legal 500) and election lawyer (Chambers and Partners), who also acts in employment, commercial and property law. In 2015 Francis, appearing against two Queen’s Counsel […]
Head of Chambers November 2010 – April 2026 Bencher of Gray’s Inn John Critchley specialises in media & entertainment law together with other business law disputes. His media & entertainment practice covers copyright & related rights, trade marks, fine arts, contempt of court, music business, film & television, publishing, passing off, confidential information, privacy/misuse of […]
Nikolas Clarke is an experienced employment law and inquests barrister, with additional expertise in related civil law matters. He is instructed by the full range of interested persons in inquests. Nikolas regularly acts for local authorities in inquests which raise concerns about the state or its agents failing to protect the deceased. This Article 2 ECHR […]