Set Profile > 7BR > London, England
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7BR > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 1
With a 'vast range of incredibly talented barristers', 7BR has an excellent reputation as 'one of the leading clinical negligence sets'. Chambers has a 'breadth of experience and learning to draw upon', meaning that its practitioners 'can handle anything which comes their way'. Simeon Maskrey QC is representing the government of Trinidad and Tobago in a claim arising from the alleged mismanagement of a birth. In another matter, Hugh Preston QC is acting for multiple claimants in group litigation concerning alleged negligent advice when obtaining the claimants' consent to vaginal mesh implantation. Richard Baker is sought after for his expertise in high-value brain injury claims. In December 2021 Derek Sweeting QC was appointed to the High Court bench.'Fantastic set' 39 Essex Chambers' team was recently bolstered at the senior end, following Judith Ayling QC and Emily Formby QC's elevation to silk in March 2021. Neil Block QC (who 'knows exactly what his best points are') and Romilly Cummerson, whose 'advice is succinct, to the point and balanced', continue to defend the NHS against multiple claims brought by patients arising from hip replacement surgery. The 'always thorough and well-prepared' James Todd QC is well versed in handling high-value, catastrophic claims, and recently represented the NHS in a misdiagnosis claim concerning infant hydrocephalus. Charlie Cory-Wright QC is 'confident in his interactions with the judge'; he continues to act in the Infected Blood Inquiry.
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Testimonials
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‘7 Bedford Row is one of the leading clinical negligence sets. Strength at silk level is allied with excellent juniors at all levels.‘
‘Very strong set. My go-to chambers for clinical negligence work with a breadth of experience and learning to draw upon.‘
‘Fantastic chambers which we use on a regular basis. There is a wide variety of expertise and level of call.’
‘The set has an excellent variety of clinical negligence barristers, who act regularly on high profile cases.‘
‘The set has a vast range of incredibly talented barristers, with a variety of experience, who can handle anything which comes their way.‘
Clerking
‘Excellent clerking and service from Paul Eeles and Mark Waterson, who will move heaven and earth to meet your needs.‘
‘The clerks at 7 Bedford Row are some of the best in the business – going the extra mile and making an effort to get to know instructing solicitors.‘
‘The clerks are approachable, effective and commercially astute. Paul Eeles stands out as a clerk at the top of his game, who is particularly good at matching barristers to a piece of work.‘
‘Mark Waterson and Paul Eeles are brilliant. They are always helpful and friendly and make you feel as though nothing is too much trouble.‘
‘An outstanding clerking team lead by Paul Eeles.‘
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‘39 Essex Street is one of the premier sets around and has undoubted depth and experience.‘
‘Excellent chambers – well known and respected.‘
‘39 Essex is a fantastic set.‘
‘Excellent set of leading counsel.‘
‘This set has real strength in depth and has recruited well to ensure that you are getting the best for any level of seniority that the case demands.‘
Clerking
‘The clerks provide a fantastic service. They are part of the team.‘
‘The clerking is very efficient. Hannah Milne, in particular, deals with things confidently and with minimum fuss.‘
‘Tom Gibbons and Ben Sundborg exude professionalism whilst maintaining a personable, friendly approach.‘
‘The clerks are very friendly and will go out of their way to assist their clients.‘
‘Clerking in general is excellent, responsive and helpful. Of particular note is Hannah Milne, who is able and willing to assist as far as possible to ensure that instructions are dealt with and appropriate counsel identified.‘
London Bar > Product liability Tier 2
Several barristers at 7BR are 'highly skilled in the area of claimant product liability.' The members are involved in a high number of prominent cases, predominately regarding defective medical devices and household consumer products. Hugh Preston QC has a strong track record in acting for clients in hip and breast implant cases; he is involved in the new group action for claimants alleging defective textured breast implants caused cancer. Simeon Maskrey QC and Adam Korn are acting for claimants in blood transfusion claims brought against various NHS trusts.
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‘Very good go-to set with depth in all areas and young lawyers following in their more experienced peers’ steps.’
‘Excellent set for Claimant product liability and clinical negligence. Likeable individuals.’
‘There are many barristers in the set who are highly skilled in the area of claimant product liability. They are very reliable. ‘
‘Good counsel availability, even for last-minute hearings. They have an excelled training series – the Skeleton series.’
‘Excellent set.’
Clerking
‘Paul Eeles is great to work with and always available to answer questions.’
‘7BR has always provided excellent and prompt service.’
‘Paul Eeles is excellent . The best in the business.’
Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
London-based, Midlands reaching set 7BR have an established criminal presence and practice in the East Midlands. Predominantly a prosecution set, Adrian Langdale QC has been several high-profile cases for the region, including the prosecution of a Roman Catholic priest who sexually and physically abused a boy in the noughties, including locking him in a crypt and beating him with a hurley. James House QC recently secured an acquittal for an individual charged with murder in a gang-related retaliation attack. Other names of note are Gareth Weetman and Alex Young, the latter advising the police in Operation Caldon - a prosecution of OCG following a campaign of over fifty commercial burglaries.
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‘Good circuit set with depth throughout. ‘
‘7BR are a large and well regarded set who predominantly prosecute. They are professional and amongst some of the best in their field.’
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud Tier 3
7BR is a 'highly respected chambers' for the full gamut of personal injury work, taking on a range of matters ranging from maximum severity brain and spinal injuries through to military claims and sports injuries. Known for fielding barristers who are 'masters of their specialist field', this is regarded especially as a 'top set in the area of abuse-related cases'. The chambers is heavily involved with work relating to the Grenfell Tower fire; Simeon Maskrey QC is acting for a group of fifteen residents bringing claims for loss, damage and injury as a result of the tragedy, while Kiril Waite is defending the Metropolitan Police against group litigation brought by police officers, firefighters, survivors and relatives for pure psychiatric injuries - a challenging injury to claim for with much case law stemming from the Hillsborough disaster - following the events on the night of the fire.
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Testimonials
Set
‘I have instructed various members of chambers over the years, all of whom have been masters of their specialist field.’
‘They offer a fantastic, interesting training programme in the Skeleton Series.’
‘7BR know what they are good at and specialise in those areas. Their barristers do not spread themselves too thinly across work types which makes them the best in the business at what they do.’
‘Highly respected chambers for PI.’
‘Possibly the top set in the area of abuse-related cases.’
Clerking
‘Paul Eeles and Mark Waterson are both absolutely fantastic at their job and are always willing to assist and help out where possible. They are both incredibly personable and utter professionals.’
‘Prompt and efficient clerking. A well organised set.’
‘I have worked with Paul Eeles and Mark Waterson. They are both friendly, approachable and efficient in all the work they do and nothing is a problem. They will support with finding barristers, setting up hearings and for me they are the faces of 7BR.’
‘All of the clerks are helpful and diligent.’
‘James Hamilton-Flack has always been very helpful.’
London Bar > Children law (including public and private law)
London Bar > Fraud: crime
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London Bar > Offshore
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London Bar > Energy
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London Bar > Tax: corporate and VAT/indirect tax
London Bar > Commodities
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London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
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London Bar > Employment
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Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
London-based, Midlands reaching set 7BR have an established criminal presence and practice in the East Midlands. Predominantly a prosecution set, Adrian Langdale QC has been several high-profile cases for the region, including the prosecution of a Roman Catholic priest who sexually and physically abused a boy in the noughties, including locking him in a crypt and beating him with a hurley. James House QC recently secured an acquittal for an individual charged with murder in a gang-related retaliation attack. Other names of note are Gareth Weetman and Alex Young, the latter advising the police in Operation Caldon - a prosecution of OCG following a campaign of over fifty commercial burglaries.
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Good circuit set with depth throughout. ‘
‘7BR are a large and well regarded set who predominantly prosecute. They are professional and amongst some of the best in their field.’
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7BR > Set Profile
7BR is one of the most respected barrister sets in the legal market today, prized by solicitor and lay clients alike for the fresh, straightforward approach members bring to their work, as well as for chambers’ long history of legal and advocacy excellence.
88 members including 18 QCs are organised into specialist sector groups working in courts right across the country, each with an emphasis on close team working with clients and a keenness to understand the personal or commercial drivers behind any mandate.
Our standout legal expertise is evidenced by the number of our members who go on to distinguished service in the judiciary; as High Court judges, Recorders, Arbitrators, Regulators – even a Lord Chief Justice.
As an independent leading set we operate across a broad spectrum of practice areas, from clinical negligence and personal injury, and child and family work, to white collar crime and a full range of commercial disciplines.
We believe that all clients benefit from the breadth of work that members are trained in before specialising, each discipline honing different sets of legal and advocacy skill which we bring to bear on all our work. Clients’ legal problems are often not easily pigeonholed and the mental agility that comes from being trained so broadly before specialising promotes out-of-the-box thinking and an innovative approach to finding legal solutions. Together with top-of-the-range advocacy skills, this is exactly what clients tell us they need from their barristers in the modern legal world.
Our members practice in courts and tribunals throughout England and Wales and Internationally. In the last year members have appeared in cases in Hong Kong, Dubai, The Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
We are also actively involved in Pro Bono work and efforts to promote equality and diversity at the Bar.
Our Senior Clerks are Paul Eeles and Steven Wright and our Chief Executive is Harry Charlton.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chief Executive | Harry Charlton | ||
| Senior Clerk | Paul Eeles | ||
| Senior Clerk | Steven Wright | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMPSON QC, Collingwood (1975) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MASKREY QC, Simeon (1977) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SWEETING QC, Derek (1983) | ||
| Member of Chambers | UNDERWOOD QC, Ashley (1976) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LANGDALE QC, Rachel (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FORD QC, Steven (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CONNOLLY QC, Barbara (1986) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PRESTON QC, Hugh (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PANAYI QC, Pavlos (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOUSE QC, James (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WEITZMAN QC, Adam (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WHEELER QC, Andrew (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MARSHALL QC, Vanessa (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NG QC, Jern-Fei (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROCHE QC, Brendan (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LANGDALE QC, Adrian (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CARTER-MANNING, Jennifer (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ASPDEN QC, Gordon (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GOODWIN, Deirdre (1974) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MATTHEWS, Julian (1979) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WHEATLEY, Simon (1979) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PENDLEBURY, Jeremy (1980) | ||
| Membersof Chambers | REED, Susan (1984) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WALKER, Timothy (1984) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CLEMENS, Adam (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KING, Simon (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MATTHEW, David (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KEEGAN, Leslie (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MEAKIN, Timothy (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | EDWARDS, Sarah (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HUSTON, Graham (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KORN, Adam (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SAMAT, Daren (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BLACKBURN, Luke (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SYED, Maryam (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JUPP, Jeffrey (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHUTE, Andrea (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KAUR, Hari (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NASHASHIBI, Anwar (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BANTON, Elaine (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JOHNSON, Susannah (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DARBY, Rachel (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GUHA, Anita (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WAITE, Kiril (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CROPP, Nicholas (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LUMBERS, Kate (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMAS, James (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SLATER, Justin (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WEETMAN, Gareth (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BAKER, Richard (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RAMADHAN, Lubeya (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GRAY, Steven (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | O'MAHONY, David (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WALKER, Adam (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ALLWOOD, Gina (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PATEL, Hanisha (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHAPMAN, William (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BERTRAM, Jonathan (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DUFFICY, Connor (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LYONS, Christina (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CARR, Craig (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BISHOP, Daniel (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LEONARD, Patricia (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RYAN, Liam (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WESTON, James (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | YOUNG, Alex (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ISAACS, Ben (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LODY, Caroline (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NELSON, Ayanna (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MACDONALD, James (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COMPTON, Helen (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROWBOTHAM, Simon (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BURKE, Gregory (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TRIGILIO, Vittoria (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CANNING, Christopher (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JANDU, Jas (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEA, Kirsty (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARVEY-SULLIVAN, Rose (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MITCHELL, Emily (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GEDDES, Kitty (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FROBISHER, Nia (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SHIELDS, Kat (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | EARL, David (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TEMPLE-MABE, Kate (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | YETMAN, Joshua (2018) |
Barrister Profiles
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Gina Allwood | Barrister. Family (international parental child abduction, Brussels II (revised); forced marriage; application… | View Profile |
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Gordon James Aspden | Barrister specialising in criminal law. Recent cases include: R v Hart (Selby… | View Profile |
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Richard Baker | Barrister specialising in personal injury and clinical injury. | View Profile |
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Elaine Banton | Elaine Banton frequently represents both Claimants and Respondents in long running multi-strand… | View Profile |
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Ross Beaton | Ross specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury litigation, inquests, and employment… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Bertram | Jonathan primarily practises in the specialist fields of clinical negligence and product… | View Profile |
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Daniel Bishop | View Profile | |
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Luke Blackburn | Specialises in employment and disciplinary work. He has particular experience of the… | View Profile |
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Dr Gregory Burke | Barrister. | View Profile |
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Chris Canning | Chris is a mixed civil and criminal practitioner. He practises in crime;… | View Profile |
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Craig Carr | Personal injury, clinical negligence, professional negligence. | View Profile |
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Jennifer Carter-Manning QC | Specialising in substantial cases of fraud, bribery & corruption, and money laundering.… | View Profile |
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William Chapman | William is a civil law practitioner. His areas of practice are personal… | View Profile |
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Andrea Chute | View Profile | |
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Adam Clemens | Barrister specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury, police malfeasance, judicial review and… | View Profile |
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Helen Compton | Employment: Helen recently represented a claimant in a nine day case against… | View Profile |
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Barbara Connolly | Called 1986; Silk 2011. Barbara Connolly QC specialises in all aspects of… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Cropp | Barrister | View Profile |
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Conor Dufficy | Conor Dufficy has a broad civil law practice and advises and acts… | View Profile |
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Steven Ford | Called 1992; Silk 2010. Practice: personal injury: claims involving social workers, medical… | View Profile |
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Nia Frobisher | Nia joined 7BR after the successful completion of her pupillage in October… | View Profile |
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Deirdre Goodwin | Deirdre has vast experience of handling catastrophic injury claims with especial expertise… | View Profile |
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Steven Gray | Steven focuses principally on financial and business crime and related civil, public… | View Profile |
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Anita Guha | Specialist in child & family law with expertise in international cross border… | View Profile |
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Rose Harvey-Sullivan | Rose Harvey-Sullivan enjoys a busy practice encompassing a range of chambers’ specialities… | View Profile |
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James House | James has a national practice prosecuting and defending in high profile, serious… | View Profile |
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Graham Huston | Barrister practising prosecution and defence in all types of serious criminal work. | View Profile |
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Ben Isaacs | View Profile | |
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Jas Jandu | Jas Jandu’s practice ranges from Financial Services Enforcement and Financial Crime to… | View Profile |
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Susannah Johnson | Susannah Johnson is a highly experienced multi-disciplinary barrister who undertakes family proceedings,… | View Profile |
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Jeffrey Jupp | Specialises in employment and commercial law. and covers all aspects of employment… | View Profile |
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Hari Kaur | Hari is particularly sought after for family cases, both public and private… | View Profile |
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Leslie Keegan | Specialises in clinical negligence, medical law personal injury and cases involving abuse… | View Profile |
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Simon King | Simon practises in clinical negligence and personal injury (including product liability) disputes,… | View Profile |
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Adam Korn | Barrister specialising in product liability, clinical negligence, personal injury and public childcare… | View Profile |
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Rachel Langdale | Rachel Langdale QC undertakes Children Law cases (public, private and international), Public… | View Profile |
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Adrian Langdale | Barrister specialising in crime and business crime. | View Profile |
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Patricia Leonard | Patricia’s multinational education and practice has allowed her to develop a detailed… | View Profile |
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Caroline Lody | Barrister. | View Profile |
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Kate Lumbers | Kate is a civil practitioner who practices in three areas: clinical negligence;… | View Profile |
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Christina Lyons | Barrister specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. Christina’s practice… | View Profile |
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James MacDonald | James specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury litigation, crime, inquests and… | View Profile |
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Vanessa Marshall | Vanessa Marshall QC has a unique practice consisting of both criminal and… | View Profile |
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Simeon Maskrey | Simeon Maskrey is recognised as an outstanding, experienced silk in each of… | View Profile |
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David Matthew | General crime: David’s practice includes all types of serious crime, ranging from… | View Profile |
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Julian Matthews | Barrister specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence and product liability, acting for… | View Profile |
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Timothy Meakin | Tim’s experience in clinical negligence and personal injury is extensive in advice,… | View Profile |
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Anwar Nashashibi | Anwar Nashashibi practices in all areas of serious crime, with particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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David O’Mahony | David O’Mahony specialises in cases in which international issues arise. He has… | View Profile |
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Pavlos Panayi | Specialist in business crime, fraud, terrorism, serious violent crime and sexual offences. Instructed in… | View Profile |
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Hanisha Patel | Hanisha Patel is a barrister at 7 Bedford Row and is also… | View Profile |
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Jeremy Pendlebury | Consistently and currently (2013) ranked as a leading junior in clinical negligence… | View Profile |
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Hugh Preston | Hugh Preston specialises predominantly in product liability, clinical negligence and personal injury,… | View Profile |
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Ms Lubeya Ramadhan | Lubeya is a specialist public and private law family practitioner. Her work… | View Profile |
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Susan Reed | Barrister specialising in private and public law cases involving children, including care… | View Profile |
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Brendan Roche QC | Brendan has a high profile in family law. He regularly appears in… | View Profile |
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Liam Ryan | Liam has a busy personal injury practice based on the multitrack. Liam… | View Profile |
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Kat Shields | Kat Shields joined 7BR after the successful completion of her pupillage in… | View Profile |
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Justin Slater | Justin specialises in child law with an emphasis on care and adoption,… | View Profile |
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Derek Sweeting | Barrister whose practice is focused on contentious civil litigation and advisory work… | View Profile |
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Maryam Syed | Maryam Syed is a highly regarded Leading criminal and family practitioner heavily… | View Profile |
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Collingwood Thompson | Barrister specialising in fi·aud (civil and criminal) corruption, money laundering and financial… | View Profile |
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Vittoria Trigilio | Vittoria has developed a strong criminal practice primarily defending on a broad… | View Profile |
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Timothy Walker | A commercial and employment practitioner, Tim’s commercial practice extends to commercial disputes,… | View Profile |
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Adam Walker | Barrister specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury and inquest work. Adam’s clinical… | View Profile |
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Gareth Weetman | Gareth has spent more than ten years specialising in crime and personal… | View Profile |
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Adam Weitzman | Barrister specialising in tortious claims for personal injury. High value claims involving… | View Profile |
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James Weston | James practices in the fields of clinical negligence, catastrophic injury and abuse… | View Profile |
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Simon Wheatley | Simon’s principle area of practice is maximum severity personal injury claims and… | View Profile |
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Andrew Wheeler | Andrew Wheeler QC is head of the Financial Crime Team at 7BR… | View Profile |
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Alex Young | Barrister practising in employment, commercial, general common law, personal injury, general crime… | View Profile |
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