Chambers of Christopher Taylor
56 QUEEN SQUARE, BRISTOL, BS1 4PR, ENGLAND- Tel:
- Work 0117 921 1966
- Fax:
- Fax 0117 927 6493
- DX:
- 7870 BRISTOL
- Web:
- www.queensquarechambers.co.uk
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Queen Square is structured with dedicated, specialist teams in several disciplines.
The set: A pragmatic but thorough approach to all areas of work undertaken is reflected in the close, team-working relationship this set enjoys with those instructing. Friendly and reliable, this chambers prides itself on its legal excellence, which it combines with a competitive level of fees and first-rate service standards. Alive to the requirements of modern-day law practices and institutions, chambers aims to achieve the best possible resolution of clients’ problems.
Types of work undertaken: Commercial/Chancery: property-related matters (including all areas of landlord and tenant and trusts of land), commercial disputes, construction, contentious probate and Inheritance Act claims, insolvency, insurance and financial services, judicial review, partnership and professional negligence. Members accept instructions in cases involving arbitration and mediation.
Crime: major fraud, money laundering, drugs importation cases, murder and the full range of indictable offences. Regulatory work (eg health and safety and trading standards); appeals by way of case stated and judicial review.
Employment and education: all areas of discrimination, breach of contract, constructive dismissal, restrictive covenants, TUPE, unfair dismissal, wages claims, whistleblowing, wrongful dismissal, sports-related issues and education law cases. Members are able to undertake cases relating to occupational stress and bullying.
Family law: ancillary relief, including pensions and dissipation of assets, all aspects of care, adoption and supervision work, contact and residence, injunctions and committals, child abduction, inheritance and cohabitees/TOLATA. Chambers also has expertise in cases involving mental health issues and family-related crime (murder/infanticide, rape, sexual and physical abuse and paedophilia). Members of the family team are regularly instructed by several local authorities and are familiar with the demands involved.
Housing: members represent RSLs, local authorities and individuals in matters including possession, homelessness, demoted tenancies, s204 housing appeals and ASBOs, whether as part of possession proceedings or free-standing. Members have also represented the local authority in housing benefit appeals.
Licensing: members of the department are fully conversant with the substantive and procedural issues involved and pride themselves on the practical and effective advice and representation they provide throughout the licensing process.
Personal injury/clinical negligence: medical and dental negligence, catastrophic injury (particularly brain and spinal injuries), multi-party actions, fatal accident claims, asbestos and industrial-related diseases, industrial accidents, occupiers’ liability, product liability, Animals Act claims, claims against the MOD, RTA, CICA and ‘trippers and slippers’.
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