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.
Our Annual Real Estate Conference is taking place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at The Exchange, Birmingham. This year’s conference promises a packed day of practical legal updates, thought-provoking discussion, interactive sessions and networking,...
The following article was prepared as part of the Business & Property juniors’ Litigation Toolkit series. Throughout October, a series of articles will be published providing junior practitioners with useful...
The following article was prepared as part of the Business & Property juniors’ Litigation Toolkit series. Throughout October, a series of articles will be published providing junior practitioners with useful...
Welcome to the third quarterly case update of 2026 from the Probate and Trusts team at St Philips Chambers. This update has been written by Christopher Buckingham TEP, Abigail Collier...
The following article was prepared as part of the Business & Property juniors’ Litigation Toolkit series. Throughout October, a series of articles will be published providing junior practitioners with useful...
The following article was prepared as part of the Business & Property juniors’ Litigation Toolkit series. Throughout October, a series of articles will be published providing junior practitioners with useful...
We are delighted to invite you to our Autumn Commercial Conference: “What’s Changed and What Matters Now“. The conference brings together members of our Business & Property Group for practical...
We are pleased to share that Raghav Trivedi has been elected to the Bar Council for a three-year term commencing in 2027. He was elected in the “Self-employed Junior Counsel...
The Upper Tribunal has handed down a run of decisions in 2026 dealing with s.84 applications to modify or discharge restrictive covenants. For developers, the message is broadly encouraging: planning...
Raghav Trivedi appeared in the Rolls Building last week before an ICC judge acting for a property developer on an urgent validation order application under s.127 Insolvency Act 1986. Contracts had...
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