We recognise that clients demand specialist knowledge from barristers who are technically astute, excellent in court and aware of wider commercial issues and personable.
We recognise that clients who have already been let down by one professional need particular time and care. Equally, we understand that claims can be very worrying to defendants and we provide clear advice and representation in the professional’s hour of need.
Each member of our team has significant experience in professional liability work. Some practise across the field while others have particular experience of certain classes of professional liability work.
The team includes no less than 8 senior barristers who come highly recommended by the legal press.
Chambers UK describes Avtar Khangure KC as a “tenacious advocate … popular both with his peers and the local judiciary.”
The “unflappable” Simon Clegg is “mentally sharp … and extremely commercial in his outlook.”
John Brennan is an “extremely good analytical lawyer [who] marries legal acumen with cautious common sense.”
In suitable cases, members of the team are prepared to consider acting on a CFA or contingent fee basis. Whatever our decision, we will always try to provide a clear answer to funding issues as quickly as possible. If funding is going to be a problem then we recommend an early discussion with Justin Luckman or another member of our commercial clerking team.
Justin Luckman, Ross Hands, Jake Smithers, Tom Kelly and Ella Ballard.
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Our Business & Property Juniors are pleased to invite fellow junior lawyers to their forthcoming seminar: “Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings”. Join Raghav Trivedi and Eloise...
Can the purchase of an income interest in an offshore trust escape inheritance tax under section 10 IHTA 1984? The First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has just said no. In Burles...
OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF A NEW BUSINESS TENANCY ON THE GROUND IN SECTION 30(1)(F) – Landlord’s intention to demolish, reconstruct or carry out substantial work In this month’s Lay of...
Welcome to the second quarterly case update of 2026, which seeks to summarise a particularly busy three months in the field of Probate and Trusts. We hope that you find...
Congratulations to Raghav Trivedi, who has been named as a finalist for Barrister of the Year at the Worcestershire Law Society Legal Awards 2026. Raghav’s practice focuses on real estate...
With the popularity of property auction programmes such as Homes under the Hammer, auctions are no longer seen as the preserve of seasoned investors or developers. However, in reality auctions...
The Appellant, the debtor, took out a loan from the Respondent, the petitioning creditor. The loan was for £200,000 with annual interest of 20%. The loan was secured over a...
Property ownership disputes rarely remain static. Relationships evolve, contributions are made, and the original understanding of who owns what can become increasingly difficult to unravel. For contentious trusts and probate...
We are delighted to confirm that our Annual Insolvency Conference will be returning on Wednesday, 1st July 2026. This full-day conference will bring together members of our insolvency team alongside leading industry...
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