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.
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring James Kirby and Adam Stewart-Wallace. Children and the Court of Protection What is the role of the Court of Protection in managing the property and affairs of children who lack mental capacity? This Friday Briefing will explain the powers of the Court of Protection […]
22nd Jan 2025
James Kirby was instructed as junior counsel for the successful appellant, HMRC. The Court of Appeal on 17 January 2025 handed down judgment in HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP. The judgment clarifies the meaning of Condition B of the Salaried Members rules, which determine whether LLP members pay tax as partners or as […]
4th Oct 2024
‘A fantastic chambers, full of the brainiest barristers.’ ‘Ten Old Square is a great set, always helpful and responsive clerks and a fantastic set of barristers who are all down to earth and approachable.’ Chambers is delighted to announce its latest rankings in the Legal 500 Bar directory. We are again ranked as a top […]
22nd Jul 2024
James Kirby represented HMRC in HMRC v HFFX LLP [2024] EWCA Civ 813, the latest round of litigation relating to the taxation of LLP members’ income. In a judgment handed down on 19 July 2024, the Court of Appeal held that individual members of an LLP who receive remuneration in the form of “Special Capital” […]
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring James Kirby and Thomas Arnull. Applications for Relief from Forfeiture for Unlawful Killing: Principles and Practice James and Tom will discuss the legal doctrines relating to forfeiture, including in what circumstances the forfeiture rule applies and when the court will grant relief from it. […]
Ten Old Square will be hosting the following breakfast briefings at the Museum of London: PI Trusts and Bare Trusts for Minors – 18th June Richard Dew and James Poole Conflicts of Interest: Latest Developments – 16th July James Egan and James Kirby Dealing with P’s Property – 12th September Georgia Bedworth and […]
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring Richard Dew and James Kirby. Conflicts of Interest in the Court of Protection Richard and James will be covering all aspects of the Re PW judgment, including the implications of the judgment on professional deputies going forwards. The webinar will take place on 28th […]
