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IHL SPRING 2017 EDITION
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 βa wide range of experience and availability in relation to all areas of criminal lawβ; its solicitors are βconstantly impressed by the high standards of this setβ. The clerks are βefficient, friendly and helpful at all times, and particularly understanding of instructing solicitorsβ needsβ. βYou 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.β Led by practice director Mark Bennett, who is βeasy to get on with and business-likeβ, the clerksβ room includes deputy practice director Nick Parkinson and practice managers Lee Young and Alice Margrave; all βflexible and down to earthβ. Offices in: London, Chelmsford
London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe does a lot of work in this area and has a good hybrid criminal practice.β
Ranked: tier 5Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
Red Lion Chambersβ business and regulatory crime practice crosses over with chambersβ 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 Bankβs deferred prosecution agreement for failing to prevent bribery β the first of its kind.
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) β Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe has a wide and impressive knowledge of money laundering in particular.β
Ranked: tier 2
Antony Shaw QC - Red Lion Chambers βA brilliant lawyer, who puts his life and soul into his cases.β
Ranked: tier 3Sally-Ann Hales QC - Red Lion Chambers βShe has a very good manner in front of juries.β
Ranked: tier 3Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) β Leading juniors
Gillian Jones - Red Lion Chambers βVery approachable and happy to explore different ideas.β
Ranked: tier 2
Allison Clare - Red Lion Chambers βShe has a very impressive eye for detail.β
Ranked: tier 3Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers βShe explains tactical and strategic decisions in a way that makes clients able to contribute.β
Ranked: tier 3Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers βHe has an exceptional grasp of complex issues.β
Ranked: tier 3
Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers βA highly professional and accomplished advocate.β
Ranked: tier 3Crime
Crime β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
In addition to defending, Red Lion Chambers is βvery well resourced for serious criminal prosecutionsβ. 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 β Leading silks
Rosina Cottage QC - Red Lion Chambers βAt the forefront of prosecuting serious sexual offences.β
Ranked: tier 1David Etherington QC - Red Lion Chambers βIntensely clever and very user-friendly.β
Ranked: tier 2
Max Hill QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe works hard to win the confidence of clients.β
Ranked: tier 2Sally-Ann Hales QC - Red Lion Chambers βShe has a great way with juries.β
Ranked: tier 2Jeremy Benson QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe is very experienced and knows the legal issues inside out.β
Ranked: tier 3Riel Karmy-Jones QC - Red Lion Chambers βShe prosecutes difficult human trafficking cases with consummate skill.β
Ranked: tier 3Crime β Leading juniors
Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers βVery hardworking with a good tactical sense.β
Ranked: tier 1
Adam Wiseman - Red Lion Chambers βRecommended for his experience in high-profile cases.β
Ranked: tier 2Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers βHe has a fine tactical brain and good client care skills.β
Ranked: tier 3
Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers βHe has excellent judgement and a keen tactical sense.β
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: civil
Fraud: civil β Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe has a gift for setting out a clear strategy for even the most complex cases.β
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture)
Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) β Leading sets - ranked: tier 2
Red Lion Chambers
Particularly well regarded for prosecution work, Red Lion Chambers is βan excellent set with many skilled advocates specialising in fraudβ. 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) β Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe gives considered and impartial advice in the toughest of situations.β
Ranked: tier 2
Antony Shaw QC - Red Lion Chambers βOne of the most technologically savvy members of the Bar.β
Ranked: tier 3Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) β Leading juniors
Allison Clare - Red Lion Chambers βHer legal analysis is second to none and her attention to detail faultless.β
Ranked: tier 3Jennifer Dempster - Red Lion Chambers βShe immediately builds up a rapport with clients.β
Ranked: tier 3
Tom Payne - Red Lion Chambers βHe can marshal complex facts from a mass of material.β
Ranked: tier 3Tom Forster - Red Lion Chambers βA pleasure to work with, with good strategic vision.β
Ranked: tier 3Hannah Willcocks - Red Lion Chambers βShe has a remarkable capacity for mastering volumes of material.β
Ranked: tier 4Health and safety
Health and safety β Leading juniors
Andrew Marshall - Red Lion Chambers βFocused on the end game and immune to any defence tactic used to throw the case off course.β
Ranked: tier 4
Sailesh Mehta - Red Lion Chambers βHe succinctly presents the facts in an easy and understandable way.β
Ranked: tier 4Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) β Leading juniors
Chloe Binding - Red Lion Chambers βShe prosecutes for the GDC and defends in GOC proceedings.β
Ranked: tier 4Set overviews: England and Wales
Red Lion Chambers houses βa wide range of experience and availability in relation to all areas of criminal lawβ; its solicitors are βconstantly impressed by the high standards of this setβ. The clerks are βefficient, friendly and helpful at all times, and particularly understanding of instructing solicitorsβ needsβ. βYou 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.β Led by practice director Mark Bennett, who is βeasy to get on with and business-likeβ, the clerksβ room includes deputy practice director Nick Parkinson and practice managers Lee Young and Alice Margrave; all βflexible and down to earthβ. Offices in: London, Chelmsford
Tax: corporate and VAT
Tax: VAT β Leading silks
Jeremy Benson QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe brings experience of criminal fraud cases to the VAT tribunal.β
Ranked: tier 4Tax: corporate β Leading silks
Jonathan Fisher QC - Red Lion Chambers βHe is hugely experienced and can explain the inner workings of HMRC.β
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