Chambers of Richard Spearman QC
LONDON, WC1R 5AH, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7404 5252
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7242 7803
- DX:
- 1029 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
- Web:
- www.4-5.co.uk
- Email:
Charles Bourne
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- Work +44 20 7404 5252
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Work Department
Public law, employment, local government and civil litigation.
Position
Barrister specialising in (1) public law, human rights and immigration; (2) local government, especially public transport; (3) employment, especially discrimination and equal pay; and (4) civil litigation, especially group actions.
Career
Called 1991; Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel) 2009; Crown Court Recorder 2010; counsel to Welsh Assembly Government 2010; Crown Court recorder 2010; preferred counsel, panel of Equalities and Human Rights Commission 2011. Publications: ‘Civil Advocacy: A Practical Guide’ (Cavendish Publishing 1997 and 2001); Halsbury’s Laws ‘Practice and Procedure’ (2001), ‘Consumer Credit’ (1998); human rights and torts sections of ‘The Civil Court Practice’; judicial review section of Butterworths ‘Civil Court Precedents’; contributor to ‘Encyclopaedia of Local Government Law’ bulletin.
Languages
French, Italian.
Member
Human Rights Lawyers Association (chairman 2003-04); Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association; Justice; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
Education
Cambridge University (MA 1st Class Hons); University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) (Maîtrise en Lettres Modernes); PCL (Dip Law).
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Local government; Public inquiries
