Chambers of Michael Keehan QC
WHITTALL STRET, BIRMINGHAM, B4 6DH, ENGLANDWhat we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
Midland Circuit
Within Chancery, commercial, insolvency and banking,
St Ive’s Chambers’ Tony Watkin’s ‘incredible legal ability coupled with exceptional preparation makes him the full package with the ability to provide unbelievably comprehensive advice and outstanding advocacy’.
Within Crime,
St Ive’s Chambers’ David Jackson and Peter Cooper continue to appear in top-end criminal cases.
Within Family,
St Ive’s Chambers houses ‘some of the best family practitioners in the Midlands’. The ‘exceptional’ Michael Keehan QC, who is ‘charming in court and very aware of clients ’ needs’, has a child-focused practice, as does Jeremey Weston QC, who is ‘intellectually astute and creative in the application of cutting-edge developments’ and ‘provides comprehensive and elegantly crafted documents’. Nina Bache, who ‘excels in her advocacy and ensures that the client’s case is put to the court accurately, with passion and compassion’, is also recommended for childcare work, as are the ‘superb’ Elizabeth Isaacs and Timothy Bowe. Paul Lopez, who is recommended for Court of Protection work, is a ‘charming and confident advocate, who is able to put even the most anxious clients at ease’. Sarah Pritchard is a popular junior for private and public children work. Jayne Mullen ‘sees her role and involvement with the client to be more than just her brief’: she is recommended for financial cases and is particularly strong where there are complex business assets. Nicholas Cole and Andrew Day are very good juniors and are recommended for matrimonial finance work.
Within Overview, St Ive's Chambers (Chambers of Michael Keehan QC) is a second tier firm,
The leading sets in Birmingham are St Philips Chambers, which is a ‘commercially astute set’ with clerks who are ‘phenomenal at securing the barrister clients wish to instruct’; and No5 Chambers, which is the ‘number-one set’ for personal injury matters and has an outstanding planning and environmental team. St Ive’s Chambers is the preeminent family and housing law set on circuit; 1 High Pavement houses strong criminal law practitioners; and Cornwall Street Chambers’ family team is well respected. In Nottingham, the civil and chancery Ropewalk Chambers, which is an ‘excellent set’ that is ‘underpinned by the excellence of its clerks and solid administrative support’, has recently moved into state-of-the-art premises. KCH Garden Square has merged with a local Leicester set, taking the set’s head count to over 60. St Mary’s Chambers remains a prominent family law set.
Within Planning, public law and regulatory,
St Ive’s Chambers’ leading housing law team includes Michelle Caney, who is ‘hugely talented’, ‘consistently excellent and utterly reliable’, and is praised for her ‘immaculate preparation’; and the ‘excellent’ Michael Singleton, whose ‘reputation as a leading housing barrister is well deserved’.