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9 Stone Buildings
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3NN
England

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Rising stars

Thomas Cockburn – 9 Stone Buildings ‘Thomas has a very clear, concise and focused style of advocacy. He is also a very able written advocate who produces high quality skeleton arguments.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Peter Shaw KC –9 Stone Buildings ‘Confident, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good ability to express ideas and arguments clearly. An analytical mind and logical approach to things.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Joseph Curl KC – 9 Stone Buildings ‘Tenacious and courteous advocacy style, really fights his clients’ corner, deep expertise and specialist knowledge of insolvency law.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Giselle McGowan –9 Stone Buildings ‘Giselle combines a significant intellect with a finely-honed strategic instinct. She is a fearsome and fearless advocate who is always deeply prepared and leaves no stone unturned in pursuing her client's interests.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Rory Brown –9 Stone Buildings ‘Rory gets to the crux of a matter and identifies the issues that need to be addressed. His advocacy and cross examination for a witness are very impressive.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Paul Wright – 9 Stone Buildings ‘Extremely thorough in approach and proactive in anticipating questions from the court.’

Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > Property litigation

Leading Juniors

Edward Denehan –9 Stone Buildings ‘Edward is a real expert but has a genuinely practical approach. His opinions are clear and unambiguous.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Philip Brown –9 Stone Buildings ‘Philip is extremely methodical, offers depth in the advice provided and adopts an astute tactical approach.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Timothy Cowen –9 Stone Buildings ‘Tim is a delight to work with at all times. Professional and well organised. He is extremely knowledgeable on property law.'

Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > Fraud: civil

Leading Juniors

Rory Brown –9 Stone Buildings ‘Rory has the advocacy skills of a silk. He is completely unflappable and deals with the most difficult points with poise and equanimity.’

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate

Leading Juniors

Rory Brown –9 Stone Buildings ‘Rory provides strategic and practical advice. He has excellent drafting and cross-examination skills.’

Ranked: Tier 3

9 Stone Buildings is a commercial chancery set and one of the oldest established chambers in Lincoln’s Inn, with a history dating back to 1893. Although it has a proud tradition and heritage, it is a modern and progressive set committed to meeting the needs and expectations of all its clients with professionalism and integrity. Its members have a reputation for advocacy, knowledge and experience enabling it to provide clients with the highest standards of legal advice and representation in today’s fast-changing world.

The set: Many of its members are leaders in their respective fields of practice, regularly appearing in all levels of courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas jurisdictions where some have established practices.

9 Stone Buildings provides comfortable facilities staffed by a friendly and helpful clerking team equipped with up-to-date technology. It additionally provides an extensive seminar programme on topical issues for which it is accredited by the Law Society to offer CPD hours. Chambers is conveniently located in Lincoln’s Inn.

In recent years the chambers have been joined by some notable established practitioners in line with chambers’ policy of selective recruitment.

Types of work undertaken: All members undertake advocacy, drafting and advice in a broad range of matters. These include all types of contract and commercial dispute, including construction, as well as confidential information, passing off, covenants restricting business activity or employment, companies and partnership matters, minority rights, directors’ duties, internal disputes and mergers and acquisitions.

Claims to land, issues of title, boundary disputes, easements and rights of way are dealt with, together with landlord and tenant issues, including business, agricultural and residential tenancies, leasehold enfranchisement and housing. Law of commons and charities law are dealt with.

Corporate and personal insolvency are dealt with, as well as financial services matters, including investment transactions, investor protection, stock exchange matters, regulation, market abuse, insider dealing and market manipulation.

Trusts, settlements and wills are a particular specialism, as well as probate, administration of estates and family provision.

Banking, insurance, consumer credit and hire purchase are handled, as well as mortgages, guarantees and credit arrangements, fraud (including commercial fraud), conspiracy, mistake and constructive trusts. Injunctions and professional negligence are specialisms, as well as Court of Protection work, conflict of laws, judicial review and employment law.

Members undertake work in a variety of overseas locations, including Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Switzerland, France, Gibraltar, Asia, the Caribbean and the US.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Senior clerk	David Clayton
Junior clerk	Jake Price
Junior clerk	Charlie Hamilton
Consultant	Alan Austin
Head of Chambers	SHAW KC, Peter (KC 2017)
Member of Chambers	CURL KC, Joseph (KC 2021)
Member of Chambers	JACOB, Isaac E (1963)
Member of Chambers	MEARES, Nigel (1975)
Member of Chambers	DENEHAN, Edward (1981)
Member of Chambers	YOUNG, Martin (1984)
Member of Chambers	BROWN, Philip (1991)
Member of Chambers	COWEN, Timothy (1993)
Member of Chambers	BROMILOW, Daniel (1996)
Member of Chambers	BROWN, Rory (2009)
Member of Chambers	MACE, Andrew (1997)
Member of Chambers	CALLARD, Graham (2001)
Member of Chambers	McGOWAN, Giselle (2011)
Member of Chambers	JULIAN, Faith (2013)
Member of Chambers	COCKBURN, Thomas (2015)
Member of Chambers	WRIGHT, Paul (2017)
Member of Chambers	WANNAGAT, Nora (2018)
Member of Chambers	SHIPLEY, Andrew (2017)
Member of Chambers	BROOKE, Andrew (2021)
Member of Chambers	BRUETON, Andrew (2017)
Overseas Member	CRITELLI, Nicholas* (USA 1991)
Overseas Member	LEVY KC, James* (Gibraltar 1972)
Overseas Member	ASHTON, Dr Raymond* (Guernsey 1979)
Overseas Member	LICUDI KC, Gilbert (Gibraltar 1998)
Door Tenant	DOYLE Louis* (1996)
Door Tenant	FENNELL, Steven* (2014)
Academic Member	KEAY, Professor Andrew
	* Door tenants/Overseas Member

Name	Position	Profile
Daniel Bromilow	Daniel Bromilow studied law at Robinson College, Cambridge and joined Chambers after…	View Profile
Rory Brown	Rory has a commercial-chancery practice focusing on litigation in the following areas:…	View Profile
Philip Brown	Philip has a wide ranging commercial chancery practice which includes advocacy, drafting…	View Profile
Philip Brown	Philip has a wide ranging commercial chancery practice which includes advocacy, drafting…	View Profile
Graham Callard	Graham is a tax lawyer with over 30 years of experience. Graham…	View Profile
Thomas Cockburn		View Profile
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Joseph Curl	Joseph Curl QC specialises in commercial Chancery, with the emphasis on insolvency.…	View Profile
Edward Denehan	Edward’s practice is exclusively property based. It therefore includes real property, both…	View Profile
Isaac Jacob	Described by “The Lawyer” as one of the stars of the Chancery…	View Profile
Faith Julian		View Profile
Andrew Mace		View Profile
Giselle McGowan	Giselle McGowan has a commercial chancery practice with a particular emphasis on…	View Profile
Nigel Meares		View Profile
Peter Shaw	Mr Shaw was formerly a solicitor admitted in 1986. He has had…	View Profile
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Nora Wannagat		View Profile
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Martin Young	An experienced and versatile advocate and advisor with principle areas of practice…	View Profile