Chambers of Guy Ayers and Andrew Lindqvist
19 COLEGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1AT, ENGLANDWhat we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
South Eastern Circuit
Within Crime,
Octagon House’ Guy Ayers and Michael Clare have heavyweight criminal practices, and Jonathan Goodman recently joined the team.
Within Family,
Octagon House’s very strong family law team includes Anthony Kefford, Robert Aldous, Jeremy Dugdale and Katharine Bundell.
Within Overview, Octagon House (Chambers of Guy Ayers and Andrew Lindqvist) is a third tier firm,
The South Eastern Circuit is geographically the largest circuit and comprises several distinct local Bars. Practitioners rarely come into contact with or compete with members of different Bars. The leading sets in East Anglia are Fenners Chambers, which is a ‘sound set’ that ‘consistently provides high-quality representation’, and East Anglian Chambers, which now has a centralised clerking system in its Ipswich office and a particularly strong employment team. Other notable sets include Octagon House, Regency Chambers and Trinity Chambers. To the west, Chichester-based Pallant Chambers is ‘progressive’ and ably clerked by Alister Williams, who is ‘among the very best’. Lewes-based Westgate Chambers is the ‘go-to’ set for criminal matters and is ‘proactively clerked’; Regency Chambers is the leading family law set in Peterborough and provides a ‘second-to-none’ service; and Guildford Chambers continues to ‘grow in strength’. Crown Office Row in Brighton is a ‘terrific set’. Also, a large number of London annexes operate heavily on this circuit including the highly regarded 18 Red Lion Court, Chelmsford Annexe.