Chambers of Peter Birkett QC
MANCHESTER, M3 4EA, ENGLANDWhat we say about the set's legal practice in Regional Bar
Northern Circuit
Within Chancery and commercial litigation,
18 St John Street Chambers’ Nicholas Fewtrell is an expert on the rules of limitation, and David Hoffman is a leading junior on complex contractual and commercial matters.
Within Crime,
18 St John Street Chambers’ Peter Birkett QC has a busy practice comprising serious and complex criminal matters such as gun offences, murder conspiracy and terrorism. Raymond Wigglesworth QC handles serious fraud, VAT evasion, and traffic and vehicle-related frauds. Richard Vardon has a strong criminal practice and is a powerful jury advocate.
Within Overview, 18 St John Street Chambers (Chambers of Peter Birkett QC) is a third tier firm,
The Northern Circuit comprises the largest volume of sets and barristers outside of London. Now that Manchester is home to the GMC and the new Administrative Court, and, combined with the fact that it is a strong Bar, local sets retain more of the complex work than historically was the case. The circuit is hugely receptive to the challenges the modern Bar faces; many sets are waiting on the sideline with a ProcureCo in place, and yet another set, namely Young Street Chambers, has folded. St Johns Buildings, which houses the leading family team, is in the process of merging with Paradise Chambers and India Buildings Chambers to have greater leverage for LSC tendering. Kings Chambers is the leading chancery, commercial and planning set; Lincoln House Chambers is top for crime; Byrom Street Chambers is the go-to set for personal injury and clinical negligence; and 9 St John Street is known for its employment offering. Deans Court Chambers and Exchange Chambers are solid sets with sound reputations. Garden Court North Chambers has notable prison and immigration law practitioners and has seen the recent arrival of three new tenants. St James’s Chambers, Cobden House Chambers and 18 St John Street Chambers, which recently took on several former Young Street Chambers members, are efficient and effective sets. In Liverpool, 7 Harrington Street has an incredible selection of criminal silks; Atlantic Chambers is a well-liked set and has several members who have national credit hire practices; and Liverpool Civil Law is a specialist civil set with several key PI practitioners.
Within Personal injury and clinical negligence,
At 18 St John Street Chambers, Alastair Forrest is ‘brilliant at immediately identifying the crux of a case, and is willing to “push boundaries”’. Mark Laprell is ‘tenacious and fearsome’, and Simon Kilvington is ‘hugely impressive in his clear and calm approach to difficult legal issues’.
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