Chambers of Mark Turner QC
24 ST JOHN STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4DF, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 0161 214 6000
- Fax:
- Fax 0161 214 6001
- DX:
- 718155 MANCHESTER
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- www.deanscourt.co.uk
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What we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
Northern Circuit
Within Crime,
Deans Court Chambers’ David Fish QC and Stuart Denney QC are extremely popular seniors. Joseph Hart and Lisa Judge, who has an excellent reputation, are recommended juniors. Daniel Paul and Timothy Edge handle a large volume of civil fraud matters. Rosalind Emsley-Smith is a rising star.
Within Family,
Deans Court Chambers’ Jane Cross QC, who handles children matters of the utmost severity, has a ‘quick brain and a good court presence, which makes her a formidable advocate’. Susan Grocott QC and Frances Heaton are recommended for childcare matters. Karen Brody, Louise Bancroft and Francesca Fothergill, who has recently moved from St Johns Buildings, are highly recommended for financial matters.
Within Overview, Deans Court Chambers (Chambers of Mark Turner 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,
Deans Court Chambers’ ‘top quality’ Stephen Grime QC is recommended for clinical negligence instructions, and Patrick Field QC for high-value catastrophic injury claims. Jonathan Grace heads up the PI team; David Boyle is a popular junior for high-value claims; and Richard Whitehall, Simon McCann and David Eccles are also recommended. Daniel Paul is a ‘naturally unassuming and modest character in private, but a sharp and persuasive intellect in his professional role’.
Within Regulatory and public law,
At Deans Court Chambers, Tim Horlock QC is incredibly well thought of on circuit and has a robust regulatory and personal injury practice. Team head Mark Turner QC handles HSE fatality cases and environmental matters, Sophie Cartwright is recommended for complex inquests and Court of Protection matters, and Mark Savill handles a large volume of GMC cases.
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