Business & Property

No5 Barristers’ Chambers Business & Property Barristers are leaders in heavyweight and complex dispute resolution. We have over 50 Barristers practising in specialist fields across the full expanse of Business and Property disputes and can offer Counsel at all levels of seniority from Silk (KC) to junior Counsel and specialist pupils.

The Business & Property Team at No5 Barristers’ Chambers provide a high-quality and comprehensive service in domestic and international dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

Why Solicitors Instruct Our Business & Property Barristers

Renowned for their expertise, our Business & Property Barristers advise and represent Claimants, Defendants and other interested parties across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors. Solicitors and clients choose No5 Barristers’ Chambers because we:

• Combine intellectual depth with practical, commercially focused advice.
• Offer a diverse range of counsel — from junior barristers to leading silks — ensuring the right level of representation for every case, regardless of size or complexity.
• Deliver prompt, efficient turnaround on instructions, supported by clerks skilled in identifying the right barrister for each case.
• Proactively coordinate the listing of hearings such as Trials, urgent interim hearings and injunction applications.
• Foster a culture of approachability and collaboration, with members dedicated to providing exceptional advocacy and legal advice.
• The team receives recognition in the leading directories, including Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500, for our strength in this practice area; “No5 Barristers’ Chambers continues to offer ‘strength in depth at all levels’ when it comes to commercial dispute resolution” (Legal 500 2025)

Our Expertise in Business & Property

• Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Members of No5 Barristers’ Chambers specialist Agriculture and Rural Affairs team advise on all aspects of property and chancery work, Agricultural Land Tribunal arbitrations, single-farm payment and related issues, rural planning and compensation claims, Land Tribunal References, agricultural property relief. We are also able to offer specialist advise in related matters concerning tax planning, family disputes, personal injury, employment, regulatory work, environmental law issues, equine law and crime.

• Banking, Finance and Financial Regulation

The Banking, Finance and Financial Regulation group receive regular instruction from financial institutions and customers, including dealing with banking relationships, financial advice and consumer credit claims.

• Commercial Litigation

No 5 Barristers’ Chambers Commercial Litigation barristers’ dedication to the successful resolution of commercial disputes consistently garners praise and has contributed to the team’s national client base and a reputation for excellence. Members of the team strive to establish a trust-based relationship, appreciating the economic consequences of litigation and the value of resolving matters via negotiation where appropriate balanced with the need to provide detailed and reliable strategic support and advice when a robust approach is needed.

• Company & Partnership

No5 Barristers’ Chambers Company & Partnership team provide advice and assistance in relation to dissolution disputes between partners and quasi-partners, recovery of assets from defaulting and departing directors and share sale disputes. Our members act for and against companies ranging from SMEs to Fortune 500 companies. These matters often involve reacting quickly to urgent matters and our specialist barristers practicing in this area of law are ready to respond within tight deadlines wherever possible.

• Insolvency

Our Barristers specialising in insolvency cases pride themselves on offering an approachable and efficient service in respect of all matters relating to both corporate and personal insolvency and often deal with cases involving a significant international element across multiple jurisdictions.

• Insurance Disputes

Our Barristers’ work in contentious insurance disputes include dealing with all types of claims including liability insurance (employers, public and professional indemnity), insurance against property damage and business interruption claims and claims relating to critical illness policies. Our Barristers specialising in insurance disputes provide advice to and represent insurers and policyholders in matters ranging from construction of policy terms, scope of indemnity offered, avoidance due to non-disclosure, misrepresentation, breach of warranty and fraud.

• Intellectual Property and IT

No5 Barristers’ Chambers experienced Intellectual Property and IT Barristers represent clients in the High Court, County Court and the Intellectual Property Office. Our client base includes small and medium enterprise, educational establishments, inventors, sportspersons, entertainers, artists and musicians. We can also offer specific experience in copyright, trademarks, passing off, registered designs, design rights, confidential information, trade secrets, performers’ rights and moral rights disputes.

• Private Wealth Disputes, including Inheritance Act, Wills, Trusts and Estates

No5 Barristers’ Chambers is home to one of the UK’s most established and highly regarded team of Barristers specialising in Private Wealth Disputes. With offices in Birmingham, London and Bristol, our barristers provide nationwide specialist advocacy and advisory services across the full spectrum of Estates disputes including Inheritance Act claims, Probate claims and any contentious matters concerning Trusts and Wills.

• Professional Negligence

No5 Barristers’ Chambers Professional Negligence Specialists are instructed by professional bodies, insurers and private individuals. Requests for advice and drafting are often turned around at short notice. Members of the team advise and assist in relation to professional negligence relating to Solicitors, Barristers, accountants, financial service providers, insolvency practitioners, insurance brokers, property and construction professionals including architects, engineers, health professionals and planners.

• Real Estate (including commercial and residential landlord & tenant)

Specialist Barristers within No5’s Real Estate team have expertise across the whole spectrum of commercial and residential matters. The breadth of their experience includes, but is not limited to, contract disputes relating to sale and purchase of land, development and funding of property purchase and land acquisition, landlord and tenant disputes, mortgages and land charges, disputes relating to conveyancing, trespass, nuisance and boundary disputes. Claims for possession including adverse possession, easements and restrictive covenants also fall within their experience.

• Technology and Construction

Our Barristers are instructed by employers, contractors and sub-contractors, Local Government agencies, insurers and professionals and they appreciate the need to provide prompt, detailed and strategically sound advice. They have experience in handling all aspects of domestic and international construction and engineering disputes and are involved at all stages of litigation and in adjudications, arbitration and at Mediation.

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