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Chancery House Chambers

Chambers of Gregory Pipe

7 LISBON SQUARE, LEEDS, LS1 4LY, ENGLAND

What we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar

North Eastern Circuit

Within Commercial, insolvency and property,

Chancery House Chambers has a great reputation in commercial and chancery work. Gregory Pipe receives praise from clients and peers in equal measure and has been involved in large shareholder disputes. 2010 saw the departure of Lisa Linklater (who specialises in insolvency, corporate, financial services and commercial litigation) to Exchange Chambers. However, the addition of Stuart Roberts adds to the set’s developing private chancery work. Other key names include William Buck and Dominic Crossley.

Within Construction, planning, licensing and environmental,

Construction is a strong practice area for Chancery House Chambers. Despite the departure of Bruce Walker to Exchange Chambers, the set continues to receive instructions in this area. Anthony Edwards has ‘many strings to his bow’, having also qualified as a quantity surveyor.

Within Overview , Chancery House Chambers (Chambers of Gregory Pipe) is a second tier firm,

Chancery House Chambers has seen a number of defections of late to Exchange Chambers, a new player in the Leeds market, but remains a strong set. No. 6 continues to house ‘strong advocates’, and St Paul’s Chambers maintains its ‘great reputation’ through its ‘proficient and hardworking’ individuals. Clients praise Trinity Chambers’ ‘excellence’ although, some note inconsistencies. However, the set has been strengthened by a number of key arrivals during 2010. The clerks are ‘reliable’ and ‘easy to communicate with’.

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  • COUNCIL TAX

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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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