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Chambers of Max Hill QC
18 RED LION COURT, LONDON, EC4A 3EB, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 0207 520 6000
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- Fax 0207 520 6248
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- 478 LONDON CHANCERY LANE
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London Bar
Set overviews: England and Wales
Red Lion Chambers houses ‘a wide range of experience and availability in relation to all areas of criminal law’; its solicitors are ‘constantly impressed by the high standards of this set’. The clerks are ‘efficient, friendly and helpful at all times, and particularly understanding of instructing solicitors’ needs’. ‘You can call on them at short notice to find counsel, and even when they are not able to accommodate the request, they will do everything they can to support.’ Led by practice director Mark Bennett, who is ‘easy to get on with and business-like’, the clerks’ room includes deputy practice director Nick Parkinson and practice managers Lee Young and Alice Margrave; all ‘flexible and down to earth’. Offices in: London, Chelmsford
London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) – Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He does a lot of work in this area and has a good hybrid criminal practice.’
Ranked: tier 5Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) – Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
Red Lion Chambers’ business and regulatory crime practice crosses over with chambers’ expertise in serious fraud. Members defend and prosecute in bribery, rate-rigging and other corporate crime matters. Allison Clare advised the SFO on ICBC Standard Bank’s deferred prosecution agreement for failing to prevent bribery – the first of its kind.
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) – Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He has a wide and impressive knowledge of money laundering in particular.’
Ranked: tier 2Antony Shaw QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘A brilliant lawyer, who puts his life and soul into his cases.’
Ranked: tier 3Sally-Ann Hales QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘She has a very good manner in front of juries.’
Ranked: tier 3Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) – Leading juniors
Gillian Jones - Red Lion Chambers ‘Very approachable and happy to explore different ideas.’
Ranked: tier 2Allison Clare - Red Lion Chambers ‘She has a very impressive eye for detail.’
Ranked: tier 3Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers ‘She explains tactical and strategic decisions in a way that makes clients able to contribute.’
Ranked: tier 3Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers ‘He has an exceptional grasp of complex issues.’
Ranked: tier 3Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers ‘A highly professional and accomplished advocate.’
Ranked: tier 3Crime
Crime – Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
In addition to defending, Red Lion Chambers is ‘very well resourced for serious criminal prosecutions’. Members were instructed on both sides of the trial of Aravindan Balakrishnan, who was convicted of false imprisonment and a series of sexual offences against members of his Maoist cult.
Crime – Leading silks
Rosina Cottage QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘At the forefront of prosecuting serious sexual offences.’
Ranked: tier 1David Etherington QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘Intensely clever and very user-friendly.’
Ranked: tier 2Max Hill QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He works hard to win the confidence of clients.’
Ranked: tier 2Sally-Ann Hales QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘She has a great way with juries.’
Ranked: tier 2Jeremy Benson QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He is very experienced and knows the legal issues inside out.’
Ranked: tier 3Riel Karmy-Jones QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘She prosecutes difficult human trafficking cases with consummate skill.’
Ranked: tier 3Crime – Leading juniors
Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers ‘Very hardworking with a good tactical sense.’
Ranked: tier 1Adam Wiseman - Red Lion Chambers ‘Recommended for his experience in high-profile cases.’
Ranked: tier 2Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers ‘He has a fine tactical brain and good client care skills.’
Ranked: tier 3Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers ‘He has excellent judgement and a keen tactical sense.’
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: civil
Fraud: civil – Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He has a gift for setting out a clear strategy for even the most complex cases.’
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture)
Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) – Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
Particularly well regarded for prosecution work, Red Lion Chambers is ‘an excellent set with many skilled advocates specialising in fraud’. Jennifer Dempster represented a defendant alleged to have defrauded Ford Retail Group using social engineering techniques; over a year after charge the CPS offered no evidence.
Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) – Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He gives considered and impartial advice in the toughest of situations.’
Ranked: tier 2Antony Shaw QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘One of the most technologically savvy members of the Bar.’
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) – Leading juniors
Allison Clare - Red Lion Chambers ‘Her legal analysis is second to none and her attention to detail faultless.’
Ranked: tier 3Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers ‘She immediately builds up a rapport with clients.’
Ranked: tier 3Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers ‘He can marshal complex facts from a mass of material.’
Ranked: tier 3Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers ‘A pleasure to work with, with good strategic vision.’
Ranked: tier 3Hannah Willcocks - Red Lion Chambers ‘She has a remarkable capacity for mastering volumes of material.’
Ranked: tier 4Health and safety
Health and safety – Leading juniors
Andrew Marshall - Red Lion Chambers ‘Focused on the end game and immune to any defence tactic used to throw the case off course.’
Ranked: tier 4Sailesh Mehta - Red Lion Chambers ‘He succinctly presents the facts in an easy and understandable way.’
Ranked: tier 4Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading juniors
Chloe Binding - Red Lion Chambers ‘She prosecutes for the GDC and defends in GOC proceedings.’
Ranked: tier 4Set overviews: England and Wales
Red Lion Chambers houses ‘a wide range of experience and availability in relation to all areas of criminal law’; its solicitors are ‘constantly impressed by the high standards of this set’. The clerks are ‘efficient, friendly and helpful at all times, and particularly understanding of instructing solicitors’ needs’. ‘You can call on them at short notice to find counsel, and even when they are not able to accommodate the request, they will do everything they can to support.’ Led by practice director Mark Bennett, who is ‘easy to get on with and business-like’, the clerks’ room includes deputy practice director Nick Parkinson and practice managers Lee Young and Alice Margrave; all ‘flexible and down to earth’. Offices in: London, Chelmsford
Tax: corporate and VAT
Tax: VAT – Leading silks
Jeremy Benson QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He brings experience of criminal fraud cases to the VAT tribunal.’
Ranked: tier 4Tax: corporate – Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers ‘He is hugely experienced and can explain the inner workings of HMRC.’
Ranked: tier 3Further information on Red Lion Chambers (Chambers of Max Hill QC)
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London Bar
Offices in London
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
- Crime
- Fraud: civil
- Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture)
- Health and safety
- Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)
- Tax: corporate and VAT
Regional Bar
Offices in Chelmsford