The Legal 500

Regional Bar

Set overviews: England and Wales

7 Harrington Street is well known for having strength in criminal law, however, the set is also noted for its ‘very strong family team’, which handles public and private children law, financial remedy cases, as well as relocation and abduction matters. Personal injury is another main area of instruction. Recent developments include Clive Baker and Christine Bispham appointed to the bench and Ian Whitehurst depart for Exchange Chambers. Practice director John Kilgallon leads the ‘extremely personable’ clerking team, which includes the ‘helpful and approachable’ senior family clerk Carolyn Creegan. Offices in: Liverpool

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Regional Bar

Set overviews: England and Wales

7 Harrington Street is well known for having strength in criminal law, however, the set is also noted for its ‘very strong family team’, which handles public and private children law, financial remedy cases, as well as relocation and abduction matters. Personal injury is another main area of instruction. Recent developments include Clive Baker and Christine Bispham appointed to the bench and Ian Whitehurst depart for Exchange Chambers. Practice director John Kilgallon leads the ‘extremely personable’ clerking team, which includes the ‘helpful and approachable’ senior family clerk Carolyn Creegan. Offices in: Liverpool

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Regional Bar : Northern Circuit

Crime

7 Harrington Street’s criminal practice is very well versed in handling instructions for the defence and prosecution in high-profile cases of sexual offences, historic abuse, murder, fraud, and large-scale drugs conspiracies. In a major highlight for the set, Nicholas Johnson QC successfully prosecuted Barry Bennell, a former football coach who was convicted of sexually abusing several adolescent boys. In March 2018 Ian Whitehurst moved to Exchange Chambers.

Crime – Leading silks

Crime – Leading juniors

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Family and children law

Recent work for members of the family team at 7 Harrington Street includes public and private children law, financial remedy matters, and international child relocation and abduction proceedings. In January 2018 Clive Baker and Christine Bispham were both appointed to the bench.

Family and children law – Leading juniors

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Leading sets

Northern Circuit – Leading sets - ranked: tier 2

7 Harrington Street (Liverpool)

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Personal injury and clinical negligence

7 Harrington Street is well known for handling four key areas: industrial disease, clinical negligence, catastrophic injury and employers’ liability matters.

Personal injury and clinical negligence – Leading juniors

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Regulatory, health and safety, and licensing

7 Harrington Street’s regulatory practice prosecutes and defends across a range of health and safety cases, including corporate manslaughter trials and breaches of regulations. Ian Unsworth QC has particular expertise in representing companies and individuals from the field of professional sport.

Regulatory, health and safety, and licensing – Leading silks

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