Joanne Wicks QC

Practice Overview

Appointed to silk in 2010, Joanne has a broad commercial chancery practice with an emphasis on property litigation and related professional liability. 

Joanne is instructed on some of the most complex and challenging cases in her field and by clients who are household names. Her strength is the ability to combine intellectual rigour with a good understanding of her client's commercial interests and a determination to find the best way to serve them. The award of silk is a reflection of her leadership abilities and the quality of her courtroom skills.

As well as appearing in courts and tribunals at every level, Joanne is involved in all aspects of alternative dispute resolution. She is an accredited mediator and acts as an adviser to arbitrators and experts as well as regularly appearing as an advocate at mediations, arbitrations and expert determinations.

Professional Reputation

Joanne is recommended for property litigation in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.

Recent comments include:

"Joanne Wicks is an "enthusiastic, understanding and efficient" practitioner who took silk this year": Chambers and Partners, 2010

"Joanne Wicks "sees the whole picture" and "really fills clients with confidence"": Chambers & Partners, 2009

"Joanne Wicks is respected for her authoritative advice": The Legal 500, 2009

"Joanne Wicks impressed observers with her determined rise to prominence in the real estate sector. "A great team player".": Chambers & Partners, 2008

"The "approachable" Joanne Wicks "is an incredible fighter" and is rightly promoted; she "gets to the bottom of things", "effective, unflappable advocacy" "proactive" and with "a very good court manner": The Legal 500, 2007

Qualifications

• First Class Degree in Jurisprudence and Gibbs Prize in Law, Oxford University
• Bachelor of Civil Law degree, Oxford University
• Kennedy and Hardwicke Scholar of Lincoln's Inn.

Memberships

• Chancery Bar Association
• Property Bar Association
• Professional Negligence Bar Association
• Women in Property
• Bar Pro Bono Unit panel

Publications

Joanne is an editor of Butterworths Property Law Handbook and is well-known as a speaker at conferences and seminars.