Chambers of Raymond Machell QC
12 BYROM STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4PP, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 0161 829 2100
- Fax:
- Fax 0161 829 2101
- DX:
- 718156 MANCHESTER 3
- Web:
- www.byromstreet.com
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What we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
Northern Circuit
Within Chancery and commercial litigation,
2010 saw Winston Hunter QC at Byrom Street Chambers handle several high-profile contractual matters. Simon Myerson QC has a heavyweight civil fraud, defamation and disciplinary practice.
Within Overview, Byrom Street Chambers (Chambers of Raymond Machell QC) is a first tier firm,
The Northern Circuit comprises the largest volume of sets and barristers outside of London. Now that Manchester is home to the GMC and the new Administrative Court, and, combined with the fact that it is a strong Bar, local sets retain more of the complex work than historically was the case. The circuit is hugely receptive to the challenges the modern Bar faces; many sets are waiting on the sideline with a ProcureCo in place, and yet another set, namely Young Street Chambers, has folded. St Johns Buildings, which houses the leading family team, is in the process of merging with Paradise Chambers and India Buildings Chambers to have greater leverage for LSC tendering. Kings Chambers is the leading chancery, commercial and planning set; Lincoln House Chambers is top for crime; Byrom Street Chambers is the go-to set for personal injury and clinical negligence; and 9 St John Street is known for its employment offering. Deans Court Chambers and Exchange Chambers are solid sets with sound reputations. Garden Court North Chambers has notable prison and immigration law practitioners and has seen the recent arrival of three new tenants. St James’s Chambers, Cobden House Chambers and 18 St John Street Chambers, which recently took on several former Young Street Chambers members, are efficient and effective sets. In Liverpool, 7 Harrington Street has an incredible selection of criminal silks; Atlantic Chambers is a well-liked set and has several members who have national credit hire practices; and Liverpool Civil Law is a specialist civil set with several key PI practitioners.
Within Personal injury and clinical negligence,
Byrom Street Chambers is the ‘standout set for personal injury and clinical negligence work’, and its senior clerk Terry Creathorn is a ‘real asset’. Raymond Machell QC will ‘spot an “uncrossed T” a mile off’, has ‘impeccable judgement and is unrivalled in his meticulous preparation’. David Allan QC is an ‘absolutely superb advocate’ and ‘takes a very cerebral and considered approach to matters’: he is particularly recommended for industrial disease matters having taken several asbestos cases to the Supreme Court. James Rowley QC is a ‘brilliant lawyer both academically and forensically’, and is ‘heartily recommended’ for both complex PI and clinical negligence matters. David Heaton QC is a ‘very solid all-rounder’, and Geoffrey Tattersall QC is ‘exceptionally thorough’ and ‘a most persuasive advocate’. Christopher Melton QC is ‘fastidious in his preparation leaving no stone unturned and, despite his obvious intelligence and first-class understanding of the law, is prepared to listen and take on board comments of others’. Winston Hunter QC’s ‘reputation is richly deserved’, and he is a ‘leader who has mastered the difficult blend of dealing with complex issues in a way that clients can comprehend’. Mary Ruck is ‘compassionate, yet strong’, and is an ‘exceptional barrister with both the intellect to deal with the complex issues arising in clinical negligence cases and the interpersonal skills to deal with clients in very stressful circumstances’. Darryl Allen is ‘very client focused, personable and technically excellent’. Sally Hatfield provides a ‘high-quality, top-notch service for solicitors and clients’, and has particular expertise in inquests. Richard Pearce is recommended for his ‘calmness, speed of thought and acuity of insight’. Peter Burns, who recently joined the set from Deans Court Chambers, is ‘comfortably as good as any QC’.
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