We offer expert legal advice and representation with barristers who specialise in Chancery and Commercial law.
Chambers has extensive, collective expertise and considerable practical experience of how multiple legal disciplines often overlap when applied to the actual issues our clients face. We also offer highly skilled barristers who practice in areas that fall outside the scope of traditional Chancery law.
Our friendly, professional Clerks’ Room is the principal port of call for anyone who would like to instruct a barrister at Ten Old Square.
Our team of clerks will advise on the expertise and availability of the barristers in Chambers and discuss the most suitable fee structures for your case. They will do this in a speedy and responsive manner, keeping you fully informed throughout the process.
Our clerks offer a very high quality service combined with a down-to-earth and collaborative approach.
If you would like to discuss a specific case, arrange a meeting or receive further information about any of our barristers, areas of expertise or about the way we work in general, please contact our clerks.
Our excellent legal services extend beyond case work to the provision of remote talks, complimentary training events and programmes to support our clients’ continuing competence requirements.
Further details about this can be found on our events page or by contacting Emily Overett.
Ten Old Square is a professional, friendly and forward-looking set.
We are renowned for delivering an outstanding level of service and welcome applications from like-minded individuals.
Ten Old Square is an award-winning set of Chancery barristers’.
Chambers contains some of the finest and brightest lawyers currently practising in all the current Chancery disciplines. Our Chambers comprises of talented barristers whose expertise meets and exceeds the demands of those who approach us needing legal representation and require expert advice of the very highest calibre.
Legal Directory Rankings
Legal Directory Rankings and Testimonials
We continue to be ranked highly in all three of the leading legal directories year after year. We have listed our general rankings below, Individual rankings and testimonials can be viewed on our barristers’ profiles.
We are ranked in Band 1 for Chancery: Traditional and Partnership, and Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs
- “Universally acknowledged as one of the finest, full-service Chancery sets”
- “Now the foremost set for Partnership/LLP disputes and advice”
We are ranked in Tier 1 in Partnership and Tier 2 in Private Client: Trusts and Probate
- “Ten Old Square is a go-to set for chancery work”
- “It has tremendous strength and depth of expertise, excellent availability of counsel and can always be relied upon to deliver work within agreed time-frames”
We are ranked in Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional
- “The barristers I have briefed at Ten Old Square have always done a quality job”
- “The chambers offers a wide range of experience levels. I get the sense of a collegiate atmosphere in which the juniors are able to benefit from more senior colleagues’ wisdom and apply it to their own cases.”
- “They have all amply demonstrated their knowledge, expertise and skill in legally and factually complex cases”
We are ranked in Band 1 for Chancery: Traditional and Partnership, Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs and Band 3 in Offshore.
- “The set has incredible in-depth knowledge of partnership law, and is both very responsive and user-friendly”
- “Ten Old Square is a leading trust set and I think highly of them”
- “You always know that you are going to get an expert. All individuals are able to quickly grasp the issues involved and see the big picture.”
We are ranked in Tier 1 in Partnership and Tier 2 in Private Client: Trusts and Probate
- “Ten Old Square is the ‘go-to’ set for trust disputes”
- “One of the preeminent sets for partnership expertise”
We are ranked in Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional
- “A premier set for handling trusts, probate and estates matters”
- “Masters of their craft”
- “Tremendous expertise and experience”
- “Very capable juniors that are developing their expertise in this field”
We are ranked in Band 1 for Chancery: Traditional and Partnership, Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs and Band 3 in Offshore.
- “Fantastic selection of high-quality barristers”
- “They all have an exceptional understanding of trust law as well as how the courts work, and excellent depth of knowledge about tax law”
- “They are barristers with absolutely first-class minds.”
- “This is an excellent set filled with very clever individuals. The whole chambers has a modern and friendly outlook.”
We are ranked in Tier 1 in Company and Partnership, Tier 2 in Private Client: Trusts and Probate and Tier 3 in Offshore
- ‘Excellent chambers, with real strength-in-depth. Availability of counsel at all levels. Those seminars I have attended have always been both informative and enjoyable. ‘
- ‘Great strength in CT&P at all levels.’
- ‘Excellent chambers.’
- ‘Ten Old Square is a hidden gem in the trusts field.’
- ’10 Old Square has excellent depth particularly with its juniors. If somebody is unavailable, it is always quick to provide suitable cover. You can be confident that whoever is available will be easy to deal with and do an excellent job.’
We are ranked in Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional
- “They’ve had a very good year, taking on some excellent work at the moment”
- “One of the very best chancery sets around”
- “They all have an exceptional knowledge of trust law as well as how the courts work, and excellent depth of knowledge about tax law. They are absolutely first-class minds.”
- “We like Ten Old Square, they are our go-to chambers. They have a fantastic selection of high-quality barristers”
- “Their clerking service is always excellent.”
- “Very easy to deal with and highly responsive.”
We have been recognised as Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional and Partnership, Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property and Affairs.
- “A number of really good, quality barristers”
- “Everyone is so down to earth and a pleasure to work with.”
- “Really good-quality barristers”
- “They have a real breadth of expertise in all areas of chancery and civil litigation and I would highly recommend them”
- “A top-rate chambers.”
We are ranked in Tier 1 in Property Litigation and Charities, Tier 2 in Agriculture and Private Client: Trusts and Probate.
- ‘Smaller excellent set’
- ‘Go-to chambers for trust and general private client work. The barristers give rounded and practical advice and are very user friendly’
- ‘Extremely responsive‘
- ‘As good as it gets for partnership issues‘
- ‘Excellent from top to bottom’
- ‘A favourite set for complex, traditional Chancery matters’
- ‘The go-to set for trustee applications involving rectification, variation of trusts, and other administrative court proceedings’
We are ranked in Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional
- “Really good-quality barristers”
- “They have a real breadth of expertise in all areas of chancery and civil litigation and I would highly recommend them,”
- “A top-rate chambers.”
We are ranked Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional, Band 1 in Partnership and Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs.
- “The set is highly professional and quick to respond; written work is received well in advance of deadlines.”
- “The fact that the silks have been involved in various high-profile cases over recent years certainly gives solicitors and clients comfort in their selection of advocate.”
We are ranked Tier 1 in Company and Partnership, Tier 2 in Private Client: Trusts and Probate and Tier 5 in Property Litigation. Our clerks are highly recomended by the Legal 500.
- ‘Excellent from top to bottom’
- ‘A favourite set for complex, traditional Chancery matters’
- ‘The go-to set for trustee applications involving rectification, variation of trusts, and other administrative court proceedings’
- ‘Technically able and user-friendly’ barristers who are considered ‘good value for money’
We are ranked as Band 1 in Partnership, Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional and Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs
- “The set as a whole is really willing to go the extra mile”
- “They have real strength in depth. Their young lawyers are very promising too”
We are ranked as Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional
- “They are highly professional and quick to respond; written work is received well in advance of deadlines.”
- “The fact that the silks have been involved in various high-profile cases over recent years certainly gives solicitors and clients comfort in their selection of advocate.”
