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.
4th Jan 2022
Article: Freedom to disinherit Sidney Ross has written for STEP’s Trust Quarterly Review (TQR) on forced heirship rules and 1975 Act claims by adult children. The article examines inheritance claims by adult children, identifying factors which significantly influence outcomes and questioning whether there has been any change in judicial attitudes since Ilott v Mitson [2018] […]
15th Dec 2021
Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of the 11th edition of Williams on Wills. Williams on Wills, published by LexisNexis, has long been recognised as the leading text on wills. Considered the definitive practitioner textbook, the new edition has been fully revised and updated for 2022. The 11th edition was edited by Francis Barlow KC, […]
1st Dec 2021
On Wednesday 19th October 2022 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the appeal of Guest and another (Appellants) v Guest (Respondent). Philip Jenkins acted for the Respondent, led by Penelope Reed KC. The decision in this landmark appeal, eagerly awaited by academic commentators and legal professionals, should clarify the proper approach a court ought to take when […]
12th Nov 2021
Ten Old Square is delighted to announce that Leon Pickering has been appointed as a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Leon, who was called in 2010, also sits as a Deputy District Judge. He will continue to practise in Chambers and was recently ranked in Chambers UK 2022 […]
21st Oct 2021
We’re delighted to share that we are a top ranked set in the newly released Chambers UK Bar 2022 Directory rankings. We are ranked across 4 practice areas and are in Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional and Band 1 in Partnership, Band 2 in Court of Protection: Property & Affairs and Band 3 in Offshore: […]
1st Oct 2021
Ten Old Square is delighted to announce that Thomas James has joined Chambers as a new tenant from 1st October 2021, having successfully completed his pupillage in Chambers. Thomas has experience across the full spectrum of Chambers’ work, including: probate and trust disputes, partnership matters, insolvency, property and Landlord and Tenant issues, and is available to accept instructions […]
1st Oct 2021
Ten Old Square’s next Mini-Pupillage deadline is fast approaching! Candidates have until 1 November 2021 to submit their applications for mini-pupillages taking place in January/February 2022. Candidates who are eligible for our ‘access’ mini-pupillage scheme (which supports widening access to the Bar for those from under-represented social backgrounds) are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates […]
