Chelsea Brooke-Ward > Park Square Barristers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Chelsea Brooke-Ward

0113 2459763

Work Department

Employment, Commercial & Chancery, Personal Injury, Regulatory & Public, Criminal

Position

Employment

Before embarking on a career in law Chelsea was a very successful business owner. Being an employer, Chelsea developed a keen interest in Employment Law, which fuelled her ambition to join the Bar. Chelsea quickly developed experience in Employment Litigation through pro bono and consultancy work she undertook with various employment firms in Leeds before starting her pupillage at Park Square Barristers.

Chelsea has been quick to develop a busy practice here at Park Square Barristers within the Employment Team and is regularly instructed on behalf of both Claimants and Respondents. She has become a main source of referral to advise on the merits of successful claims, on behalf of insurance companies. Chelsea was recently instructed in a 4-day unfair dismissal tribunal. It was a complex case involving child protection issues, and the gross misconduct of an experienced social worker, with a bundle spanning more than 1000 pages, it dealt with complex investigations and detailed safeguarding policies.

Commerical & Chancery
Prior to commencing pupillage, Chelsea was employed as a Litigation Executive, where she gained extensive experience in civil, commercial and chancery litigation. Her caseload ranged from high value breach of contract claims against government bodies, high value contested probate matters, and complex bankruptcy disputes.

Chelsea also grew a healthy clientele within property litigation. She has advised and represented clients in boundary disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, leasehold disputes, possession claims and housing disrepair. Recently she has successfully represented the Claimant in a complex building construction dispute where the issues involved both breach of Building Regulations and the Building Contract.

She has recently appeared in the Civil Appeal Court in Leeds where she was instructed to represent the Claimant in an appeal against a Deputy District Judges decision to strike out a claim for an Abuse of Process following a claim being pursued against a non-existent company after the company was deregistered from the companies register and thereby proceedings being a nullity.

Personal Injury

Prior to her pupillage Chelsea gained experience of representing clients in personal injury matters in road traffic accidents, employers/occupier’s liability, holiday sickness and industrial disease claims on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants in the firm where she previously worked.

Chelsea has recently appeared in the Civil Appeal Court in Leeds where she was instructed to represent the Claimant in an appeal against a Deputy District Judges Decision to strike out a claim for an Abuse of Process.

Regulatory & Public
Chelsea undertakes a range of Police work on behalf of the Chief Constable, specialising in firearms/shotgun appeals under the Firearms Act 1968, Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Forced Marriage Protection Orders.

She has also developed a healthy criminal practice. She regularly appears on behalf of both the Prosecution and the Defence and has recently been approved as a Grade 1 Prosecutor.  She is quickly developing a healthy defence practice particularly for members of the Armed Forces appearing at the Court Martial.

Crime
Chelsea has also developed a healthy criminal practice. She regularly appears on behalf of both the Prosecution and the Defence and has recently been approved as a Grade 1 Prosecutor.  She is quickly developing a healthy defence practice particularly for members of the Armed Forces appearing at the Court Martial.

Career

Call 2017

Appointments:
2019
Grade 1 Prosecutor

Education