Henderson Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
Henderson Chambers Offices
Henderson Chambers
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England
Henderson Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Group litigation Tier 1
Reputed as ‘go-to set for group litigation’, members of Henderson Chambers‘ areas of expertise include product liability, environmental, consumer and financial group actions, as well as handling claims arising from injuries, death or human rights abuse. A number of the set’s barristers, including Charles Gibson KC, Prashant Popat KC, Geraint Webb KC, Kathleen Donnelly KC and Lucy McCormick , continue to represent members of the Volkswagen Group in the ongoing group actions regarding the emissions of their diesel cars. Leading Adam Heppinstall KC, Oliver Campbell KC is acting as opposing counsel for claimants in these high-profile cases. At the same time, Campbell KC handles a group action by over 30,000 claimants against Easyjet in relation to a mass data breach involving financial and other data. Malcolm Sheehan KC represents Mercedes-Benz in other “dieselgate” litigation. Toby Riley-Smith KC is acting for Bayer plc in over a hundred claims being brought under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, alleging that the permanent contraceptive device Essure has caused them a range of different personal injuries.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks are very approachable.’
‘Jason Housden is excellent – very client driven and commercially minded.’
‘Joe Sutton has always been very helpful when needing to coordinate last-minute meetings across multiple diaries and Chambers.’
‘They are all very responsive and accommodating.’
‘Joe Sutton is lovely to deal with.’
‘Henderson Chambers are going from strength to strength.’
‘The set has great group litigation expertise on both sides of cases. Many of the members of the set have been in the trenches, sometimes on both sides, in the cases that have defined how group litigation is currently done.’
‘Henderson is undoubtedly the go-to set for group litigation. The quality and breadth of their team is most impressive.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Health and safety Tier 1
Henderson Chambers is reputed for established expertise in fatal and serious injury trials and HSE prosecutions. Prashant Popat continues to be instructed on behalf of many large UK organisations and companies, such as National Highways, and was recently instructed by Siemens in a Health and Safety at Work Act prosecution following a fatality at a rail depot. Expert for corporate manslaughter prosecutions Oliver Campbell KC has been representing Branston Site Services in HSE v Tarmac and Branston Site Services, a high-profile prosecution arising out of a fatal accident in the largest quarry in the country. Tim Green KC is prosecuting for the HSE in a case arising from the death of a construction worker whilst unloading glass from pallets.Leading Silks
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‘All the clerks are great to work with. Dan Smith is always reliable and quick to resolve any queries.’
‘Senior clerk Jason Housden is outstanding, as is Daniel Smith.’
‘Good and responsive.’
‘Very high calibre!’
‘Excellent!’
‘Henderson chambers are the leading set for health and safety.’
‘Premier team for Health and safety with real skills at KC and junior level with appreciation of commercial realities.’
‘Henderson Chambers are a go-to set for health and safety, products and complex injury. Counsel at the set are both excellent technically and reliable.’
London Bar > Product liability Tier 1
Henderson Chambers is recognised as one of the pre-eminent sets in product liability claims and multi-party litigation. The chamber is experienced in leading unitary claims and group actions for injuries and losses caused by defective products such as PIP breast implants and metal on metal hips. Charles Gibson KC acts on major pharmaceutical cases, while Prashant Popat KC, Geraint Webb KC, Oliver Campbell KC and Malcolm Sheehan KC are other silks in chambers who are notable in group actions in this space.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Great set with huge number of experts in this area.’
‘They are the leading product liability set and get involved in all the big pharmaceutical and group action cases.’
‘The set is an excellent set for product liability and health and safety matters. A number of the Counsel in the set are at the top of their field.’
‘Probably the leading set on the defendant side for product liability.’
‘Henderson Chambers is known as a top set for health and safety/inquests.’
‘I cannot rate Henderson highly enough for product liability. They are the go-to set and have enormous breadth of experience in this field. I have worked alongside several counsel there and they have all been, without exception, very astute lawyers and extremely hard-working to ensure excellent results for their clients.’
‘Henderson is the dominant set in the group litigation space and well known for product liability claims.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Consumer Tier 2
Henderson Chambers garners praise as a ‘leading set of consumer finance regulatory barristers‘, however members are instructed by local authorities, private individuals and government entities across a wide spectrum of consumer law work. Toby Riley-Smith KC is ‘incredibly diligent and hard-working; he puts in enormous effort to ensure that all aspects of the case have been thoroughly considered and that no points are forgotten‘. Henry Warwick KC is a specialist in consumer finance matters, and William Hibbert is very experienced in advising on consumer credit and consumer protection regulatory issues.Leading Silks
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‘Joe Sutton is very hard working and does his best to accommodate urgent last minute instructions.’
‘Dan Kemp, Joanna Johnstone and Joe Sutton are excellent.’
‘Joe Sutton is a friendly and helpful presence. He is highly responsive and ready to offer alternative counsel when necessary.’
‘Talented barristers.’
‘Excellent in every way.’
London Bar > Environment Tier 2
Henderson Chambers has particular expertise in handling environmental litigation. Multiple members of the set continue to act for various parties in the high-profile Volkswagen emissions litigation, alongside advising on complex environmental damage claims arising from pollution and large-scale oil spills. Oliver Campbell KC is 'incredibly approachable' and 'adept at advising on complex group litigation matters'. Prashant Popat KC is sought after for his strength in handling regulatory issues in the environmental arena. The senior end of the team was bolstered by the elevation of Kathleen Donnelly KC to silk in March 2023.Rising stars
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‘Daniel Smith is a star.’
‘Jason Housden is stellar – so pragmatic, so experienced, so good.’
‘A set with a very good range of barristers.’
‘A set with excellent barristers.’
‘The clerks are always friendly, approachable and reliable.’
‘Clerks at the chambers are very responsive and helpful.’
‘Clerks willingly provide information about fees at short notice.’
London Bar > Financial services regulation Tier 2
Henderson Chambers is ‘excellent for financial services litigation and regulatory work’, with members being increasingly called upon to advise on matters governed by the FSMA and FCA regulatory regime related to consumer credit legislation and unfair business-to-consumer practices. In Intrum Finance v Baldwin, Toby Riley-Smith KC was instructed by the financier to appear in its appeal concerning if a debt-purchase company requires authorisation from the FCA to engage a third-party debt-recovery agent. Thomas Samuels is advising Google on the financial services aspects of a dispute regarding the right of insolvency practitioners to place search advertisements. Julia Smith continues to advise banks and other businesses on issues arising from the FSMA and FCA notification requirements.Leading Juniors
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‘Excellent for Financial Services Litigation and Regulatory work.’
‘Henderson Chambers must be one of – if not the – leading set of consumer finance regulatory barristers.’
‘Henderson appears to have evolved with the times and expanded its consumer finance expertise to cover general banking and financial technology expertise.’
‘Whenever I approach the clerks, it’s almost a burden to have to choose between so many talented barristers. The clerks are very good at promoting new talent.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Henderson Chambers is described by one client as ‘one of – if not the – leading set of consumer finance‘ and is focused on advising on consumer credit and consumer protection, with members acting predominantly for banks. Some of the set’s highlights include advising and acting for the UK’s five largest retail banks on a range of matters, including financing of FSMA regulated mortgage contract businesses. Toby Riley-Smith KC has experience in litigation involving consumer credit and hire agreements, alongside William Hibbert being a leading junior in consumer credit and consumer-facing financial services, including regulated credit and secured borrowing. Julia Smith is a specialist in banking and financial services, regularly receiving instructions advising banks and other businesses as to issues arising under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.Leading Silks
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‘Jason Housden has done a fantastic job in attempting to fill the large shoes left following the retirement of John White during the pandemic. Jason is good at marketing new members and the broad clerks. Joe Sutton is also very well thought of. Joe is creative and tenacious in doing his best to respond to requests.’
‘Joe Sutton always finds the required Consumer Credit Act expertise.’
‘Henderson are a go-to set. Excellent clerking team.’
‘Henderson Chambers must be one of – if not the – leading set of consumer finance regulatory barristers. Henderson appears to have evolved with the times and expanded its consumer finance expertise to cover general banking and financial technology expertise.’
‘The service provided by Chambers is impeccable.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries Tier 3
Henderson Chambers is a ‘go-to set for inquests and inquiries‘. Members are well known for representing clients from the transport, manufacturing and construction sectors, to name a few areas. Prashant Popat KC is currently acting for Studio E Architects in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; Oliver Campbell KC represented cladding manufacturer Siderise. Junior James Purnell represented BMW UK in an inquest into the death of a police officer whose car caught fire due to an engine fault. Abigail Cohen‘s practice includes cases touching on health and social care.Leading Silks
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‘Henderson Chambers’ clerks cannot be matched by any other set. Professional, practical, and personable – all factors which make a solicitor’s job much easier. Daniel Kemp is particularly worthy of an individual mention. His service over the years has been impeccable.’
‘Daniel Kemp and Daniel Smith are both excellent.’
‘Henderson Chambers is my first port of call for inquest matters. They have a great breadth of barristers in this area, to suit a wide range of inquests.’
‘The clerks are always friendly and approachable. They team area a pleasure to work with.’
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 5
Henderson Chambers includes juniors and silks active across the complete spectrum of real estate litigation. In particular, the set has considerable experience in real property, commercial property, residential landlord and tenant matters and co-ownership and trusts of land. Malcolm Sheehan KC is particularly known for his expertise in acting on property development issues for private and public sector developers, as well his experience in infrastructure disputes. Jonathan Steinert has over two decades of experience in contentious and non-contentious property issues, with particular experience in complex litigation involving covenant and dilapidation disputes.Leading Silks
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London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
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London Bar > Employment
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London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
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London Bar > Public procurement
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London Bar > European Union law
London Bar > Professional negligence
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London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
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London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
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London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
London Bar > Commercial litigation
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London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
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London Bar > Agriculture
Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
Henderson Chambers > Set Profile
Henderson Chambers provides advice and representation over a wide range of practice areas and market sectors. The main focus is civil and commercial litigation including international and domestic group actions. Chambers is recognised as a leading set, in product liability and group actions, health and safety, consumer law, European, environmental law and public procurement.
Additional practice areas with leading silks and junior rankings, include: inquests and public inquiries, insurance law, IT, professional discipline and real estate and commercial litigation, insolvency, and competition law.
Members of chambers act for multinational organisations, foreign and domestic corporations, financial services associations, government departments and agencies, local authorities, professional bodies, SMEs, and individuals in contentious and non- contentious matters. Members are increasingly instructed regarding issues arising out the Covid-19 pandemic across all areas of chambers’ expertise. For the past 30 years, chambers has provided specialist European expertise and senior members practice in, Brussels, Madrid, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Chambers remains dedicated to providing a high standard of client care which has been consistently recognised by The Legal 500.
Work undertaken
Product Liability and Group Actions: Chambers has an unrivalled position in product liability and group actions. It has maintained its top ranking for product liability in the legal directories for over 25 years; and is now also ranked as the leading set in England & Wales for group actions The rankings are consistent with members of chambers have been continually instructed in many of the most significant unitary cases, group actions and commercial claims in respect of allegedly defective products including consumer goods, cosmetics, food, industrial machinery, medical devices, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and white goods. Current/recent group litigation includes the “diesel emissions” cases, the Primodos litigation, and the “pelvic mesh” cases. Charles Gibson KC, Geraint Webb KC and James Purnell contributed to Clinical Negligence (Sixth Edition) published by Bloomsbury Publishing, with a chapter addressing product liability for medical products.
Health & Safety and Environment: Widely acknowledged as one of the leaders in these fields, the set covers all aspects of environmental law and health and safety litigation, including prosecutions for corporate manslaughter, infringements of health and safety legislation, environmental and waste prosecutions. Work in this area includes representing numerous Core Participants in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; members are frequently sought after to provide representation in high profile Inquests; members acted in the first prosecution of its kind brought against a sporting governing body for alleged H&S breaches following a fatal accident; successfully defending private landowners in a landmark private prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act. Additionally, members are routinely instructed in environmental related group litigation.
Banking, Finance and Consumer Credit: Chambers has extensive expertise in the law regulating consumer- driven group litigation involving financial products, financial services, asset finance, credit services, debt recovery, issues of title, consumer protection and consumer credit (in particular issues arising from Covid19).
Commercial, Insurance and Arbitration: Chambers have particular sector expertise to the handling of complex commercial claims (including competition claims). In recent years they have been instructed in heavyweight and high-profile cases, involving insurance, property damage, life sciences, oil and gas, banking and financial services, automotive, aviation, IT and telecoms, transportation and in the design manufacture and supply of products. Recent work includes acting successfully for the claimants in Infrastructure Services Luxembourg v Kingdom of Spain, dismissing Spain’s challenge to the recognition of an ICSID arbitration award;, various members involvement in Qatar Airway v Airbus, a high-profile commercial dispute concerning the surface degradation of A350 aircraft; the Post Office Group litigation, in particular the developing area of relational contracts and a wide range of legal issues on incorporation of standard terms, unfair contract terms and implied terms. Micula v Romania, a significant decision by the UKSC in 2020 for all those in the arbitration community, particularly those that work on ICSID matters; Shanks v Unilever PLC, a landmark UKSC decision in compensation for an employee for contributions to patents which were held to be of benefit to his employer.
Employment Law: Chambers has a long and established practice in the field of employment law acting for both employers and employees. It has particular expertise in restraint of trade and breach of confidence; wrongful dismissal and related contractual claims; unfair dismissal claims; sex, race and disability discrimination claims; redundancy; TUPE; re-structuring and EC employment law. King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd, a landmark ECJ judgment concerning working time and a worker’s entitlement to a payment in lieu on termination.
Inquiries, Local Government and Public Law: Henderson Chambers have extensive experience in a wide range of areas of public and administrative law, including public inquiries, and also in many other areas of work relevant to local authorities and other statutory bodies, such as property, planning, highways, compulsory purchase, transport, finance and audit, environmental, education, social services, public procurement, employment and pensions. Work includes representing a number of parties in both the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and The Covid Inquiry. Additionally, members have acted for the Secretary of State in Catch 22 Bus Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport, where the Traffic Commissioner’s considerations for Licence Holders were addressed; a judicial review challenge alleging breaches of the Public Contract Regulations and bias over the award of a contract to supply face masks (at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic); representing the Pubs Code Adjudicator in the first ever appeal to the High Court against a financial sanction imposed by the adjudicator. Increasingly members are sought after by public bodies to conduct investigations, work in this area includes the Independent Review of the Regulation of BetIndex Limited (2021) for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and HM Treasury; and the Inquiry into the Public Appointment Process for the Chair of the BBC Board, for the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (2023).
Property Law: Chambers has a dynamic and innovative property litigation and advisory team with particular strengths in commercial property and development, commercial and residential landlord and tenant, social housing, stock transfers, professional negligence aspects of property law and property damage claims. Members of chambers appeared successfully before the UKSC in the leading case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd.
Regulatory & Disciplinary Proceedings: Henderson Chambers has a long tradition of practice in the field of regulation and professional discipline and members act as advisers, legal assessors, representatives and advocates, or as members of tribunals. Kenneth Hamer is the author of the Fourth Edition of the leading textbook ‘Professional Conduct Casebook’.
Technology & IT: For many years Chambers has actively developed innovative remedies in IT and closely regulated fields, including the rapidly developing area of autonomous vehicles. Using modern technology (including social networking and up to the minute search techniques) to solve the legal problems that arise from it. Providing representation in a claim against Google on behalf of a class of iPhone users (Lloyd v Google) re: breach of data protection rights, heard by the UKSC in 2021. Lucy McCormick co-authored The Law & Autonomous Vehicles (Routledge) and is a contributor to the upcoming The Law of Artificial Intelligence (Thomson Reuters).
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chambers Director | Jason Housden (outside office hours 07751 232259) | jhousden@hendersonchambers.co.uk | |
| Senior Practice Manager | Daniel Kemp (outside office hours 07876 215584) | dkemp@hendersonchambers.co.uk | |
| Chambers Administration Director | Helen Ghalem | hghalem@hendersonchambers.co.uk | |
| Members of Chambers | GIBSON KC, Charles (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAWREY KC, Richard (1964) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SUSMAN KC, Peter (1966) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEST KC, Lawrence (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POPAT KC, Prashant (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DASHWOOD KC, Sir Alan (1969) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN KC, Patrick (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEBB KC, Geraint (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL KC, Oliver (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHEEHAN KC, Malcolm (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RILEY-SMITH KC, Toby (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KINNIER KC, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WARWICK KC, Henry (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WITHINGTON KC, Angus (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HEPPINSTALL KC, Adam (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN KC, Tim (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DONNELLY KC, Kathleen (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMER, Kenneth (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIBBERT, William (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PALMER, James (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEINERT, Jonathan (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROOK, David (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Julia (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DILWORTH, Noel (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PURNELL, James (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHOWDHURY, Nazeer (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COHEN, Abigail (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS, Thomas (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCORMICK, Lucy (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAMUELS, Thomas (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURTAIN, Hannah (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, James (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TANDY, Rachel (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILETIC, Ognjen (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Chloe (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALLET, George (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ADAMS, Christopher (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOSES, Lia (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AYOO, Arnold (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WHITE, James (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLDHAM, Celia (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACKENZIE, Reanne (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENNER, Harrison (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAHAM, Beatrice (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOSTER, Freya (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NORTON, Ben (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASTLE, Jack (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALLON, Thomas (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOODY, William (2020) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAXWELL, Douglas (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YANG, WEISHI (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAKIR, ISHA (2022) | ||
| Associate Member | HENDERSON KC, Roger* | ||
| Door Tenant | HILL KC, Jamie* | ||
| Door Tenant | BENTLEY KC, Philip* | ||
| Door Tenant | SCHONEVELD, Frank (1992)* | ||
| Door Tenant | SCUDAMORE, Jeremy * |
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Chloe Campbell | Chloe has a civil and commercial practice focusing on product liability and… | View Profile |
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Oliver Campbell | Oliver specialises in health and safety, product liability, environmental and regulatory claims. … | View Profile |
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Mr Jack Castle | Jack focuses on commercial, financial services, product liability, employment, procurement, environmental and… | View Profile |
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Nazeer Chowdhury | Nazeer Chowdhury has developed a broad practice in consumer credit and financial… | View Profile |
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Abigail Cohen | Health and safety & Inquests: advocacy and advisory experience in health and… | View Profile |
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Hannah Curtain | Hannah’s practice spans a broad range of areas including general common law,… | View Profile |
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Prof Sir Alan Dashwood | Barrister specialising in the law of the European Union, in particular choice… | View Profile |
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Noel Dilworth | Barrister specialising in employment; landlord and tenant; health and safety; product liability. | View Profile |
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Kathleen Donnelly | Kathleen Donnelly has a broad commercial litigation practice and is a specialist… | View Profile |
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Thomas Evans | Thomas has a broad commercial practice and is ranked in Tier 1… | View Profile |
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Charles Gibson | Head of chambers; specialises in commercial law (particularly fire, accident and business… | View Profile |
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Patrick Green | Specialist in commercial law, employment law, public law/judicial review and ADR. Recent… | View Profile |
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Tim Green | Tim Green has been recognised by both Chambers UK and Legal 500… | View Profile |
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Kenneth Hamer | Barrister specialising in contract and business law; professional negligence (legal and medical… | View Profile |
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William Hibbert | Specialist in commercial aspects of consumer-facing finance and financial services (including consumer… | View Profile |
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Mr Andrew Kinnier | Barrister; QC (2018); Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2017-); Junior Counsel… | View Profile |
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Reanne MacKenzie | Barrister | View Profile |
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George Mallet | George specialises in all areas of commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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Thomas Mallon | Thom has a broad practice that includes commercial, finance and insurance, group… | View Profile |
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Richard Mawrey | Advocate and legal scholar of over 50 years’ experience who undertakes a… | View Profile |
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Dr Douglas Maxwell | Barrister | View Profile |
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Lucy McCormick | Commercial barrister with a particular emphasis on product liability, property damage, property… | View Profile |
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Ognjen Miletic | Ognjen Miletic’s practice has an emphasis on commercial work and group litigation.… | View Profile |
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Mr William Moody | Barrister | View Profile |
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Lia Moses | Barrister | View Profile |
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Mr Ben Norton | Barrister | View Profile |
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Celia Oldham | Barrister | View Profile |
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James Palmer | Common law: product liability, personal injury, professional negligence, health and safety, consumer… | View Profile |
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Prashant Popat | Prashant’s product liability and group action expertise encompasses many of the largest,… | View Profile |
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James Purnell | Barrister specialising in commercial and public law, with expertise in group actions,… | View Profile |
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Toby Riley-Smith | Barrister specialising in consumer law, environmental law, inquests and inquiries, health and… | View Profile |
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Mr Thomas Samuels | Thom’s practice concentrates on consumer, financial services and commercial matters. He regularly… | View Profile |
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Isha Shakir | Isha has a broad commercial litigation practice. She regularly appears in the… | View Profile |
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Malcolm Sheehan | Barrister practising in product liability (including pharmaceutical and medical device litigation); commercial… | View Profile |
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Julia Smith | Specialist practice areas: banking and finance and consumer law, including consumer credit,… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Steinert | Barrister dealing with property and commercial law: options, mortgages, sale of land,… | View Profile |
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Peter Susman | Barrister specialising in complex contract litigation, with particular experience of acting in… | View Profile |
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Rachel Tandy | Rachel has a commercial and common law practice, with an emphasis on… | View Profile |
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Henry Warwick | Henry Warwick KC is a leading practitioner at the Bar in England… | View Profile |
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Geraint Webb | Barrister specialising in commercial and common law with an emphasis on multi-party… | View Profile |
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Lawrence West | Barrister specialising in environmental; personal injury; medical negligence; product liability; commercial; other… | View Profile |
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James Williams | Employment (including leading Court of Appeal case on “worker” status – Westwood… | View Profile |
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Weishi Yang | Weishi focuses on commercial, insolvency, product liability, consumer finance, and property law,… | View Profile |
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Recent Notable Cases
Acted successfully for the defendant in a claim brought by the Libyan Investment Authority, Libya’s sovereign wealth fund in LIA v King. First issued in 2016 the claims were struck out in their entirety, leading to a helpful Judgment summarising and explaining the requirements of the tort of deceit, in particular in relation to complex representations and where representations are said to have been made by a third party but adopted by the defendant.
Successfully represented the claimant investors in the Commercial Court in one of the most significant judgments on state immunity and international arbitration in decades. The High Court dismissed Spain’s challenge to the recognition of an ICSID arbitration award (the Antin Award) based on grounds of sovereign immunity and European Union case law in Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L & Anor. v Kingdom of Spain.
Represented Bayer in the Primodos claims, where the high court ruled there was insufficient new evidence of causal link between hormone-based test and birth defects.
Published a report into the public appointment process for the Chair of the BBC Board for the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Acting for a trucks manufacturer in the ongoing Trucks collective proceedings, raising important issues in the continued development of the collective proceedings regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Acting for various parties in the ongoing Emissions Group Litigation
Acting for numerous parties in the in the Covid Inquiry and Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Diversity
Equality & Diversity
Henderson Chambers is committed to Equality and Diversity. We regard it as essential to our standing as a leading set of chambers that we should seek to excel in this. We have two equal opportunities officers both of whom are Members of Chambers.
We recognise the obligation not to discriminate against clients, members, pupils or staff on grounds of gender, gender re-assignment, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, age, disability, marriage and civil partnership and religion or belief is a fundamental and legal obligation imposed on us by legislation and the Bar Code of Conduct.
So as to comply with both Data Protection legislation and the recommendations of the Bar Standards Board members of Chambers, publication of data is made in accordance with the requirements of Part 2, paragraph D.1.2 r.C110.3.s of the Bar Standards Board Handbook.
Chambers is a signatory of the Chambers & Partners Diversity & Inclusion Charter and a supporter of the Black Talent Charter.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Henderson Chambers undertake many CSR initiatives.
Silks and Juniors continue to review numerous cases on a pro bono basis, devoting substantial amounts of time to work for clients ensuring legal representation in High Court hearings, and many other cases for those most in need but without the ability to pay for representation.
Other schemes that our members have and continue to volunteer for include work for Advocate (formerly The Bar Pro Bono Unit) and the Chancery Litigants in Person Scheme (CLIPS) in the RCJ.
Chambers participate in the annual London Legal Walk for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) , raising much needed funds for charities that provide life changing legal advice and representation to those in need.
Chambers is pleased to be a supporter of Carney’s Community, an initiative working with disadvantaged and disengaged young people to support them to be the best they can be.
Chambers has donated books to all 77 primary schools in The London Borough of Bromley, supporting an ongoing project in partnership with The Legal Action Group.
Outside of the legal arena, both members and staff are personally engaged and work hard to contribute to a variety of CSR initiatives across a diverse range of activities and sectors, including voluntary and fundraising work for a number of charities, schools, community and sports clubs. Positions including charity trustees, sitting on housing society board, school governor and sports coaching for children
- Group litigation
- Health and safety
- Product liability
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Consumer
- Environment
- Financial services regulation
Set Rankings
- Administrative law and human rights
- Employment
- Crypto and blockchain assets
- Public procurement
- European Union law
- Professional negligence
- IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
- Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- Commercial litigation
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
- Agriculture
- Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency