Chambers of Ian Martignetti
CATHEDRAL SQUARE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 1XW, ENGLANDWhat we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
South Eastern Circuit
Within Family,
Regency Chambers is a specialist family law set that has a focus on care proceedings and a developing ancillary relief offering. Ian Martignetti and Margot Elliott both frequently handle silk-type work. Nigel Sleight, who is ‘always well prepared, an excellent advocate and very much a team player’, and Anita Thind handle ancillary relief and children instructions. Gemma Chapman is ‘especially good with young, vulnerable mothers’, and Alison Hunt is a ‘great fighter on behalf of clients who are in difficult circumstances’. Christopher Bramwell specialises in all aspects of public children law.
Within Overview, Regency Chambers (Chambers of Ian Martignetti) is a second 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.