Maitland Chambers is pleased to announce that James Hanham has joined Chambers, strengthening further the set’s highly regarded property capability.

James, who was called to the Bar in 1996, specialises in all aspects of property litigation, with expertise in landlord and tenant, real property, and commercial disputes in the property sector. He is also experienced in property-related insolvency cases as well as professional negligence claims arising out of property work by surveyors and solicitors. Recent work includes being instructed in the preliminary stages of the Sportelli enfranchisement litigation, appearing in the Court of Appeal for Abbey National PLC in relation to the validity of a possession order, and participating in a mediation for a large US health insurer in Toronto.