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1 Crown Office Row > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 1
1 Crown Office Row is well-regarded for its ‘high-value, complex clinical negligence work’ and is described by some as ‘the premier clinical negligence set’. The team in chambers offers an impressive breadth and depth of experience in the field and is well-regarded for its ‘experience, expertise, intellect and empathy at all levels’. It is renowned in this practice area for its work on some of the highest-profile cases, acting for private and publicly funded claimants. ‘Excellent advocate’ Philip Havers KC notably represented the appellant in the Supreme Court case of Meadows v Khan, which clarified the ambit of scope of duty owed by a GP; this particular case concerned whether a woman who was negligently not advised of being a carrier of the haemophilia gene was able to recover damages connected to the child’s autism as well. Additionally, Robert Kellar KC represents the claimant in the fatal case of Healey v McGrath & Ramsay Healthcare, wherein it is alleged that the surgeons negated to check for post-operative complications; if it proceeds to trial the case will raise an issue regarding whether a non-delegable duty of care is owed by private hospitals in respect of their surgeons. Shahram Sharghy, who joined the chambers in 2021, is described as being ‘an astute barrister at the top of his game’, and rising star in the field Emma-Louise Fenelon.Rising stars
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2021 Silks
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Testimonials
Set
‘1 Crown Office Row are the standout set for clinical negligence.’
‘The foremost set for clinical negligence in my view. All of their barristers are extremely good.’
‘1 Crown Office Row is an excellent and well-respected clinical negligence set.’
‘A fantastic clinical negligence set with experience, expertise, intellect and empathy at all levels.’
‘The premier clinical negligence set – their expertise is unparalleled.’
Clerking
‘Clerks at 1 Crown Office Row are unrivalled – special mention for Andy Tull and John Mclaren.’
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries Tier 1
‘A very strong set with many excellent inquest and inquiry practitioners‘, 1 Crown Office Row is able to leverage both medical and public law expertise when acting in public inquiries. Neil Sheldon KC‘s track record includes substantial public inquiries and inquests relating to terrorism such as the Westminster Bridge inquests, London Bridge & Borough Market inquests, and the Manchester Arena Inquiry; and Peter Skelton KC‘s recent experience includes representing the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in the inquests concerning Stephen Port’s murders of four men in Barking in 2014 and 2015. At the junior end, Emma-Louise Fenelon routinely acts for NHS Trusts, individual doctors, charities, and bereaved families in Article 2 jury inquests that arise from deaths in custody and secure psychiatric units.Rising stars
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‘A very strong set with many excellent inquest and inquiry practitioners.‘
‘One of the leading sets dealing with medical inquests.‘
‘1COR has a strong set of junior and silk inquest barristers .‘
‘A superb set with specialist expertise in this area. ‘
‘Extremely well regarded and has a strong team. Involved in many of the leading inquests and inquiries.‘
Clerking
‘The clerks at this set are outstanding. Their response times are speedy, and they are always ready to offer alternatives or find solutions when there is an issue. They are accessible by phone and email, and I find that I can email any of them and get a helpful response. ‘
South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction Tier 1
The civil team at 1 Crown Office Row, Brighton, is capable of covering all aspects of residential and commercial landlord and tenant matters. Simon Sinnatt is ‘very experienced and excellent at the complex matters’ and ‘good on his feet with advocacy’. Michael Walker is known for being ‘very patient and good with clients’. Junior Paul Ashwell and rising star Matthew Withers are the other key practitioners at the set.Leading Juniors
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‘Really good set on the south coast and very good at communicating.’
‘The set has a good breadth of experience in different types of matters and at different levels of seniority. It also offers online seminars which are helpful.’
‘The set is strong on the property and commercial support.’
‘Chambers has a highly experienced and capable range of barristers. Availability has never been a problem.’
Clerking
‘Friendly and responsive.’
‘Strong clerks, which make the process very straightforward. They are always happy to help in an urgent situation and accommodating. They are professional and always know what to do.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 2
With ‘excellent strength in depth‘, the members at 1 Crown Office Row are regularly instructed in disciplinary work, with particular expertise in cases involving the healthcare sector. In NR v GMC, Robert Kellar KC represented a practitioner of cosmetic medicine with regard to an investigation alleging her clinic had remained open during Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. ‘Absolutely outstanding silk‘ Neil Sheldon KC acts for a collection of junior doctors against the GMC in proceedings concerning their alleged participation in a WhatsApp group where inappropriate messages were exchanged. In addition, in GOC v Skudder, Clodagh Bradley KC represented an osteopath accused of sexually motivated misconduct.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
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‘1 Crown Office Row has excellent strength in depth amongst its senior juniors.’
‘1 Crown Office Row are one of the best sets in the field of professional regulation and have a wealth of talented barristers at their disposal.’
‘Considerable strength in depth – great set.’
‘An excellent set with many courteous opponents and colleagues.’
‘A brilliant set. All the barristers are such good quality and so clever. The silks are first class and the juniors are excellent.’
Clerking
‘Chloe Turvill is “the one”. Best clerk in town.’
Work highlights
South Eastern Circuit > Family and children law Tier 2
1 Crown Office Row, Brighton is an ‘excellent set with a wide range of barristers who are efficient and pragmatic’ and well known for providing ‘excellent client service’. Eleanor Battie is a ‘formidable advocate’ who is experienced in handling private and public law matters and ‘is meticulous when it comes to preparation’. Jane Peckham has more than two decades experience in the financial remedy sector and is a ‘pragmatic and confident negotiator with a calm and empathetic approach’. Rising star Anogika Souresh specialises in Children Act proceedings and is ‘always articulate in her work and prepares well for cases’.Rising Stars: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Testimonials
Set
‘1 Crown Office Row Brighton is an outstanding set. Chambers has barristers of excellent reputation and experience in this area of law.’
‘1 Crown Office Row Chambers provides a great service and always has barristers available, holds training sessions and provides networking events.’
‘Excellent strength across chambers with counselling that deals with children act proceedings, good mediator and arbitrator options too offered by chambers.’
‘Chambers is excellent and has a good team of experienced counsel.’
‘1 Crown Office Row has a range of barristers with varying levels of expertise.’
‘1 Crown Office Row is one of the go-to chambers. It has a good range of skilled barristers and will do its utmost to ensure that cases are appropriately covered. It offers training regularly and is affable and approachable.’
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Work highlights
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights Tier 3
1 Crown Office Row is a ‘high-quality public law chambers on the government side’ – including a number of Special Advocates – but is also increasing being instructed on the claimant side. ‘Clever and hard-working’ Junior Natasha Barnes has experience of cases involving national security and the intelligence agencies. In 2021 she appeared unled in the Court of Appeal for the Secretary of State for the Home Department in R (Mostafa Shahi) v SSHD, an appeal case examining whether a grant of interim relief should be treated as success for the purposes of granting judicial review claim costs to a claimant where the claim settles before substantive determination by the court.Leading Silks
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‘Very high quality public law chambers on the government side.’
‘1 Crown Office Row is a very experienced set and often at the forefront of difficult and ground-breaking litigation.’
‘The Chambers is highly respected as the barristers are very experienced in their individual areas of law.’
Clerking
‘Good and professional.’
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud Tier 4
1 Crown Office Row has a reputation for being ‘a very strong set of exceptional and skilled silks and juniors’ in personal injury, with a particular specialism in abuse claims on top of cases involving physical injuries. Notable work this year includes the ‘incredibly skilled’ Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC‘s complex and high-value work in cases of catastrophic injury in adults and children. In addition, Henry Witcomb KC has continued his maximum severity injury cases involving brain, spine and tetraplegic injury. At the junior end, Iain O’Donnell has been promoted in the rankings for his exceptional work for historical abuse victims, particularly the claimant survivors of historical sexual abuse at a childrens’ home in Various Claimants v London Borough of Lambeth (Shirley Oaks Survivors Group claims). In addition, Dominic Ruck Keene deserves mention for his growing specialism in psychiatric injury and stress at work cases.Leading Silks
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
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Set
‘ A really great set of barristers who know their area of law exceptionally well.’
‘A superb chambers, offering a broad range of disciplines. Undoubtedly the best set for abuse work.’
‘A very strong set of exceptional and skilled silks and juniors.’
‘1COR are a brilliant set. They are fairly diverse in their expertise. There is a coterie of counsel who specialise in abuse and high-end clinical negligence work, and it is for these strengths that we know them.’
‘1COR is one of the best common law sets of chambers at the Bar. It has strength-in-depth and and all of its members are intellectually out of the top-drawer. It is well balanced in terms of diversity and ensures that all junior members are properly supported. Overall, it is a go-to set in terms of personal injury practice.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are professional yet friendly and helpful’
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
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South Eastern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
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South Eastern Circuit > Employment
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South Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation
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London Bar > Environment
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London Bar > Children law (including public and private law)
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Western Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
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Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
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London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
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London Bar > International crime and extradition
1 Crown Office Row > Set Profile
A leading civil and public law set (with a large annexe in Brighton) providing advisory, advocacy and mediation services with a pre-eminent reputation for its clinical negligence and healthcare practices, its expertise in public law and human rights, professional disciplinary work and tax law.
The set: Established over 70 years ago, 1COR’s reputation for quality is reflected in the fact that it counts among its members and former members the former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf, five Lord/Lady Justices of Appeal and three former chairmen of the Bar. Chambers runs the highly acclaimed UK Human Rights Blog, Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR) and podcast, Law Pod UK.
Types of work undertaken: Members are recognised as leading practitioners in a range of areas including: clinical negligence; professional discipline; personal injury; public and administrative law; public inquiries; healthcare; environmental law; professional negligence; tax; immigration and asylum; employment and equality; costs; coroners and inquests; sports; and cyber. Many members accept instructions under the Bar Council’s Direct Access arrangements (www.1cordirectaccess.com). Chambers has a mediation service, with accredited mediators and arbitrators, including a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
1 Crown Office Row is widely recognised as the leading set for clinical negligence. Members act for both claimants and defendants, representing individuals, groups and numerous health authorities, NHS Trusts, GP’s and consultants nationwide. Landmark cases include: Khan v Meadows, Darnley v Croydon Health Services, CN & GN v Poole BC, Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, Nyang v G4S and Dr Thomas, and Meiklejohn v St George’s NHS Trust, as well as the group actions such as the Infected Blood Inquiry, Barclays Bank litigation, Paterson litigation, or arising out of benzodiazepine administration, femodene use, organ retention and MMR.
Chambers also handles personal injury litigation for claimants and defendants and has a particularly strong niche practice in handling historic child abuse claims. Cases include representing victims of the Beirut Port Explosion, Jimmy Savile, the Grafton House and Elm House abuse cases, and IICSA cases.
Healthcare work has included: the Birthrights Inquiry, right to transgender treatment for children; treatment abroad on the NHS; whether guidance on the withdrawal of artificial nutrition is compatible with human rights; and the rights of parents to be notified of their daughters seeking of an abortion. A large number of its members were heavily involved in the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust Public Inquiry.
Chambers has a strong practice in coronial inquests, often arising from its expertise in healthcare and public law. Members have also appeared in high profile inquests such as the Stephen Port Inquests, Belly Mujinga Inquest, Streatham Attack Inquests, Natasha Ednan-Laperouse Inquest, Perepilichny Inquest and the recent Birmingham Pub Bombings, London Bridge Inquests, Westminster Bridge Inquests and Manchester Arena Bombing Inquests. Recently members have been instructed in high profile inquests related to Covid-19.
The human rights practice is founded on their medical and public law expertise. Recently this has included challenges to the legality of lockdown and coronavirus restrictions. Significant cases include R v Jogee, as well as the healthcare cases mentioned above. Chambers has a long experience of public inquiries, including the Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Brook House Inquiry, Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Infected Blood Inquiry, Al-Sweady Inquiry, the Leveson Inquiry, the Detainee Inquiry and the inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa in Iraq, and the Victoria Climbie and Alder Hey Inquiries.
The environmental practice includes: Duarte Agostinho & 5 Others v Portugal & 32 Others (landmark ECtHR climate change case), saving Askham Bog, Japanese Knotweed, M4 Road Relief case, the test case on the applicability of new pollution regulations; measures to mitigate the problem of dolphin by-catch in fishing nets; flooding; claims for water and methane escape from mines; waste and land fill issues; asbestos and groundwater pollution; aircraft noise; dust pollution; interference with TV reception and judicial review of abatement notices.
Chambers is regularly involved in disciplinary work involving all types of professionals and internal inquiries into the competence and conduct of clinicians, solicitors, architects, surveyors and accountants. Cases include Dr. Michalak v GMC & Ors, Dr Wakefield and subsequent appeals (MMR scare representing three parties, including the GMC); the Dr Waney Squier case (shaken baby) and Webster v Liddington (the Isolagen litigation).
The tax team act for both taxpayers and HMRC. Cases include Build-a-Bear UK Holdings Ltd v HMRC, Mainpay Ltd v HMRC, Royal Opera House v HMRC, injunction reviews of the ‘Alcohol Wholesalers registration scheme’, recently in the Supreme Court in OWD and another v HMRC, Court of Appeal case concerning ‘Talacre’ carve out (Case C-251/05), the Supreme Court judgment on third party consideration in Airtours Holidays Transport Limited v HMRC and Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2017] UKSC 26 as well as Loyalty Management (UK) Ltd, BAA Ltd, Newnham College and Mayflower Theatre.
In costs and funding matters, members have appeared in a number of leading cases including: Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust, CN & GN v Poole BC, Church v Great Western Hospitals, Cashman v Mid Essex Hospitals, and Hall v Everton FC.
For our Brighton Annex specialising in family law and civil law on the South-Eastern Circuit, please visit www.1cor.com/Brighton.
Please visit the careers section on our website for more details on our two Pupillages (recruited via the Pupillage Gateway), traditional Mini-Pupillages and Assessed Mini-Pupillages aimed at widening access to the Bar. Find out how we promote inclusion at the Bar and reducing our environmental impact as a chambers on our website.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Head of Chambers | BOOTH KC, Richard (1993) | ||
| Senior Clerk | PHIPPS, Matthew | ||
| Chambers Director | PETRIE, John | ||
| Member of Chambers | HAVERS KC, Philip (1974) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GUMBEL KC, Elizabeth-Anne (1974) | ||
| Member of Chambers | REES KC, Paul (1980) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOWRON KC, Margaret (1978) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HART KC, David (1982) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FORDE KC, Martin (1984) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McCULLOUGH KC, Angus (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WHITTING KC, John (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | EVANS KC, David (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WHEELER KC, Marina (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WITCOMB KC, Henry (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMAS KC, Owain (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HYAM KC, Jeremy (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BRADLEY KC, Clodagh (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SKELTON KC, Peter (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SANDERS, KC Oliver (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RAHMAN, KC Shaheen (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAMBERT KC, Sarah (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SINGH KC, Sarabjit (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SHELDON KC, Neil (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KELLAR KC, Robert (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KENNEDY KC, Andrew | ||
| Member of Chambers | GIMLETTE, John (1986) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DOWNS, Martin (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COLIN, Giles (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHAWATAMA, Sydney (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LEVINSON, Justin (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SMITH, Richard (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MELLOR, Christopher (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARNES, Matthew (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | O'DONNELL, Iain (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GUTHRIE, Cara (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SHARGHY, Shahram (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MANKNELL, David (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAMBERT, Suzanne (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROGERSON, Judith (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MANNION, Amy (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MUMFORD, Richard (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WOODS, Leanne (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MARCUS, Rachel (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RATHOD, Pritesh (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CROSS, Caroline (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DONMALL, Matthew (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PAULIN, Michael (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WALKER, Amelia (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McARDLE, Isabel (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HENDERSON, Alasdair (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McGREGOR, Claire (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HILL, Matthew (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FLINN, Matthew (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARNES, Natasha (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | REYNOLDS, Paul (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BADENOCH, Rory (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WALDEGRAVE, Edward (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Lois (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DUFFY, Jim (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RUCK KEENE, Dominic (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ELLIOTT, Jessica (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NOYCE, Hannah (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COATES-WALKER, Marcus (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DEACON, Michael (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHALMERS, Rhoderick (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FENELON, Emma-Louise (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARTH, Gideon (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MOORE, Jo (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | METZER, Jonathan (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Amelia (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARHEY, Rajkiran (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COFFEY, Darragh (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BEAMONT, Thomas (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KUZMENKO, Alice (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GOLD, Jasper (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McCANN, Lucy (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HAYES, Thomas (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RHYS, Gareth (2019) | ||
| Academic Consultant | ENGLISH, Rosalind (1993) |
Barrister Profiles
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| Rory Badenoch | Rory has extensive experience in cases involving personal injury of all kinds.… | View Profile |
 | David Balcombe | David Balcombe KC combines clinical and professional negligence and professional discipline work… | View Profile |
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| Rajkiran Barhey | Rajkiran (Kiran) accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work and is… | View Profile |
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| Matthew Barnes | Matthew Barnes has a civil and public law practice focused on all… | View Profile |
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| Natasha Barnes | Natasha Barnes is a highly-regarded junior who acts in a variety of… | View Profile |
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| Gideon Barth | Gideon has a busy practice spanning all areas of Chambers’ work. He… | View Profile |
 | Thomas Beamont | Tom has a busy practice in all areas of Chambers’ work, with… | View Profile |
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| Richard Booth | Richard Booth KC has practised at 1 Crown Office Row since being… | View Profile |
 | Margaret Bowron | Margaret Bowron KC’s practice has for a number of years been substantially… | View Profile |
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| Clodagh Bradley | Clodagh Bradley KC specialises in healthcare regulatory law, clinical negligence and inquests… | View Profile |
 | Sydney Chawatama | Sydney Chawatama specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury, acting for Claimants… | View Profile |
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| Marcus Coates-Walker | Marcus has a specialised practice focussed on clinical negligence, inquest, and personal… | View Profile |
 | Darragh Coffey | Darragh Coffey accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work and is… | View Profile |
 | Giles Colin | Giles Colin has a wide ranging practice, but is best known for… | View Profile |
 | Caroline Cross | Caroline specialises in inquests where she has a wide-ranging practice. As a… | View Profile |
 | Michael Deacon | Michael Deacon has a busy practice encompassing the main areas of Chambers’… | View Profile |
 | Matthew Donmall | Matt’s expertise in clinical negligence spans both liability and quantum issues, and the… | View Profile |
 | Martin Downs | Martin Downs has a practice which covers Public Law involving Human Rights… | View Profile |
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| Jim Duffy | Jim Duffy has extensive experience across clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries, personal… | View Profile |
 | William Edis | Recognised as a leading Silk in his field, William Edis KC has… | View Profile |
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| Jessica Elliott | Jessica Elliott has developed a broad practice in the main areas of… | View Profile |
 | Rosalind English | Academic consultant and co-editor of One Crown Office Row’s ‘UK Human Rights… | View Profile |
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| David Evans | David Evans KC specialises in clinical negligence litigation, almost exclusively in cases… | View Profile |
 | Duncan Fairgrieve | Associate Tenant. Duncan Fairgrieve KC (Hon) has a wide-ranging practice in public… | View Profile |
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| Emma-Louise Fenelon | Emma-Louise Fenelon has a broad practice and is sought after for her… | View Profile |
 | Matthew Flinn | Matthew Flinn is developing a broad practice in the main areas of… | View Profile |
 | Martin Forde | Martin Forde KC has a practice which covers all aspects of Health… | View Profile |
 | Charlotte Gilmartin | Call: 2015 Charlotte Gilmartin is an Associate Member of Chambers and had… | View Profile |
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| John Gimlette | John Gimlette has a strong civil practice focused on personal injury and… | View Profile |
 | Jasper Gold | Jasper is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all chambers’… | View Profile |
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| Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel | Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC is a leading practitioner in Clinical Negligence and Personal… | View Profile |
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| Cara Guthrie | Cara specialises in clinical negligence, and has done so since she started… | View Profile |
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| David Hart | David Hart KC practises in environmental law, medical law, professional negligence and… | View Profile |
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| Philip Havers | Philip Havers KC has a wide ranging practice with particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Alasdair Henderson | Alasdair Henderson has a broad practice with a particular interest in public… | View Profile |
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| Matthew Hill | Matthew practises in public law, medical law and inquiries and inquests. He… | View Profile |
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| Jeremy Hyam | Jeremy Hyam KC is a specialist in Clinical Negligence, Human Rights, Administrative… | View Profile |
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| Robert Kellar | Robert Kellar KC’s areas of specialism include Clinical Negligence, Professional Discipline and… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Kennedy | Andrew Kennedy KC has a practice that focuses primarily on clinical negligence… | View Profile |
 | Alice Kuzmenko | Call: 2018; Gray’s Inn Alice Kuzmenko is building her practice in all… | View Profile |
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| Suzanne Lambert | Suzanne Lambert has a broad civil and public law practice. She undertakes… | View Profile |
 | Sarah Lambert | Sarah is a specialist in complex clinical negligence, inquests, inquiries, personal injury… | View Profile |
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| Justin Levinson | Justin Levinson has a specialist personal injury practice focusing on compensation claims… | View Profile |
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| David Manknell | David Manknell practises principally in medical law and administrative and human rights… | View Profile |
 | Amy Mannion | Amy Mannion practices in all areas of public law. She has particular… | View Profile |
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| Rachel Marcus | Rachel Marcus has developed a specialised healthcare practice. She acts in high-value… | View Profile |
 | Isabel McArdle | Isabel McArdle practises in indirect tax, healthcare law (including clinical negligence, cross-over… | View Profile |
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| Angus McCullough | Angus McCullough KC has extensive experience in matters of public and private… | View Profile |
 | Christopher Mellor | Christopher Mellor has a civil and public law practice, specialising in medically… | View Profile |
 | Jonathan Metzer | Jonathan Metzer has a broad practice across all areas of chambers’ work,… | View Profile |
 | Stephen Miller | Stephen Miller KC took silk in 1990 and since that time has… | View Profile |
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| Jo Moore | Jo accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work and has a… | View Profile |
 | Richard Mumford | Richard is a specialist healthcare and personal injury barrister, providing timely and… | View Profile |
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| Hannah Noyce | Hannah Noyce has a broad practice across the areas of Chambers’ work,… | View Profile |
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| Iain O"Donnell | Iain O’Donnell has a common law and specialist criminal practice that encompasses… | View Profile |
 | Michael Paulin | Michael’s primary practice is in tax litigation and tax dispute resolution, including… | View Profile |
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| Shaheen Rahman | Shaheen Rahman KC has a diverse practice with particular expertise in the… | View Profile |
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| Pritesh Rathod | Barrister | View Profile |
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| Paul Rees | Paul Rees KC is most widely known and recognised for his clinical… | View Profile |
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| Paul Reynolds | Paul has a wide range of experience across indirect tax, rating law,… | View Profile |
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| Judith Rogerson | Judith Rogerson has a civil practice with a particular focus on cases… | View Profile |
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| Dominic Ruck Keene | Dominic Ruck Keene has a varied practice in all the core areas… | View Profile |
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| Oliver Sanders | Oliver Sanders KC has a wide experience and expertise in public law… | View Profile |
 | Robert Seabrook | Robert Seabrook KC’s wide-ranging experience crosses jurisdictions. In recent years he has… | View Profile |
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| Shahram Sharghy | Shahram is a specialist personal injury and clinical negligence barrister with extensive… | View Profile |
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| Neil Sheldon | Neil Sheldon KC is recommended by the directories as a leading silk… | View Profile |
 | Sarabjit Singh | Sarabjit (Sab) Singh KC specialises in tax, including the interface between tax… | View Profile |
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| Peter Skelton | Peter Skelton KC’s practice encompasses public inquiries, inquests, human rights litigation, clinical… | View Profile |
 | Sally Smith | Areas of practice include medical law (including extensive experience of GMC disciplinary… | View Profile |
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| Richard Smith | Richard Smith’s practice focuses on professional discipline, clinical negligence, professional negligence, personal… | View Profile |
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| Owain Thomas | Owain Thomas KC has a broad practice with an emphasis on the… | View Profile |
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| Edward Waldegrave | Edward has a busy litigation practice which is focused mainly on disputes… | View Profile |
 | Amelia Walker | Amelia Walker has a broad Public law practice including public inquiries, education,… | View Profile |
 | Marina Wheeler | Marina Wheeler KC has a broad practice in public and human rights… | View Profile |
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| John Whitting | John Whitting KC is a specialist in all aspects of healthcare law,… | View Profile |
 | Amelia Williams | Amelia’s practice encompasses the full range of chambers’ work. She has a… | View Profile |
 | Lois Williams | Lois Williams has a broad practice across the main areas of Chambers’… | View Profile |
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| Henry Witcomb | Henry Witcomb KC has a practice specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury,… | View Profile |
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| Leanne Woods | Leanne Woods specialises in clinical negligence, professional discipline and regulation, inquests and… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Matthew Phipps : Senior Clerk Andrew Tull : 1st Junior Clerk John Mclaren : 1st Junior Clerk Chloe Turvill : 2nd Junior Clerk Connor Curtin : 3rd Junior Clerk Alexander Fletcher : 4th Junior Clerk Jess Williams : 5th Junior Clerk Mason Chavoush : 6th Junior Clerk Morgan Burns : 7th Junior Clerk Macy Steans : 8th Junior Clerk1 Crown Office Row > Set Profile
Chambers is a well established set in Brighton and is an annex of 1 Crown Office Row in the Temple, which has maintained strong Sussex connections for over 50 years. It is recognised as a leading set status for its family and civil work as well as for their charitable initiatives and events. Members practice from centrally located modern premises only a few minutes walk away from the Brighton District Registry and county and magistrates courts.
The set: For some time, 1COR are the only regional set to have won preferred set status with Brighton and Hove City Council for its family, civil and criminal work.
The set has grown quickly in recent years, to its current strength of 54 members based in Brighton. Its turnover has grown significantly in recent years, reflecting the dynamism of the local legal scene and chambers success in capturing an increasing share of the work available. It now services clients along a wide stretch of the South coast, from Portsmouth to Hastings, and clients in Hampshire, Surrey and Kent, in addition to Sussex.
The heart of the civil practice group’s work is commercial dispute resolution and property litigation. It acts for and against public authorities, companies, partnerships and individuals. The commercial practice ranges from contracts to shareholder and director disputes. Property litigation includes sales and purchases of land, options, easements, boundaries, leasehold enfranchisement and town and country planning. The group also has expertise in probate and trusts, personal injury, professional negligence and employment law.
Chambers has a fully committed family law team who undertake the whole range of family proceedings. We have specialists in both public and private law children, financial remedies, domestic violence and Injunctions. The team comprises advocates that excel in their field with strength in numbers and expertise from senior counsel to junior members. Uniquely, we offer accredited arbitrators for child arbitration and family mediation to help families resolve disputes quickly outside of the court system.
Our regulatory crime team is committed to providing advocacy and advice to the highest possible standard. Our highly experienced team generally covers courts from Portsmouth in the West to Canterbury in the East and up to and including London in the North. However, Members of the team are happy to travel beyond this region to cater for clients’ needs.
Members of the family team ensure they are approachable, and sensitive to the client’s needs. Our local practice gives us extensive experience and knowledge of local judicial practice. We have superb conference facilities in the centre of Brighton location conveniently located close to the major family centres of Sussex as well as the courts. With extensive expertise in civil and family law, One Crown Office Row is able to pride itself both on client care and professional excellence. We are available for emergency applications and can normally accept instructions at very short notice.
Members and clerks are active in the local community and frequently raise funds to support charities close to out hearts. As a set, we are committed to promoting inclusion at the Bar and developing sustainable working practices.
Types of work undertaken: Chambers undertakes all types of general common law work, civil and family. While it is particularly widely recognised for its strength in all types of family proceedings, chambers also has wide experience of landlord and tenant and building work, professional negligence, personal injury, employment and licensing, and regulatory crime. In many of these practice areas (eg in matrimonial finance and personal injury), practitioners benefit from having access to leading silks in these areas, based in 1 Crown Office Row, London. A good number of members are also trained mediators (www.disputesmediated.com) and many accept instructions under the Bar Council’s Direct Access arrangements (www.1cordirectaccess.com).
Recruitment: up to two pupils are taken annually, each with an award of £30,000. £15,000 paid monthly in advance as a grant in the first six months and a guaranteed level of earnings of £15,000 for the second six. Applications shall be made through the Pupillage Gateway. Please visit the careers section on our website for more details.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Brighton Chambers | SINNATT, Simon (1993) | ||
| Practice Director | BINGHAM, David | ||
| Chambers Director | PETRIE, John | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOWE KC, Darren (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILEY KC, Francesca (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ASHWELL, Paul (1977) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KING-SMITH, James (1980) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McLAUGHLIN, Karen (1982) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SMITH, Adam (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BERGIN, Timothy (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LE PREVOST, Aviva (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RICE, Christopher (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAVE, Jeremy (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TAYLOR, Nigel (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HUSSEIN, Tim (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HEALEY, Susan (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CLARIDGE, Rachael (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROACH, Jacqueline (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAVIES, Rebecca (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SHARGHY, Pegah (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BAYLEY, Laura (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PECKHAM, Jane (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WRIGHT, Stuart (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COGIN, Leo (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STATHER, Julie (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BAKER, Rachel (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BERLEVY, Kriston (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOWE, Gavin (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McFADYEN, Lynn (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOX, Claire (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | AGER, Richard (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BATTIE, Eleanor (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LOEB, Dinah (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MILLER, Daniel (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HEYWOOD, Matthew (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PANDYA, Abha (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MINOPRIO, Delia (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CELIKOZ, Tara (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TREGONING, Bruce (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WALKER, Michael (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CIBOROWSKA, Clare (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LONG, Vanessa (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RICHMOND, Kate (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JAPP, Kirsten (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STOREY, Scott (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WITHERS, Matthew (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GOTTSCHLING, Katelyn (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | READER, David (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GIMSON, Rachel (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ISAAC, Natasha (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SOURESH, Anogika (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SPALDING, Hope (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | YOUDAN, Charlotte (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LOGAN, Nicola (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMAS, Lloyd (2020) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | LEE KC, Taryn J (1992) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | WAINWRIGHT KC, Jeremy (1990) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | HUGHES KC, Kate (1992) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | JENKINS, Rowan (1994) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | MURDOCH, Catriona (2009) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | MINTO, Amanda (2009) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | LEWIS-HALL, David (2010) | ||
| Associate Member of Chambers | MORRISH, Charlotte (2013) |
Staff Figures
DAVID BINGHAM : Practice Director MARK WORSLEY : Senior Practice Manager TOM HILLS : Senior Practice Manager JAMIE THORNTON : Senior Practice Manager GEMMA WELLING : Practice Manager BEN EARLE : Practice Manager NIAMH McCULLOCH : Junior Practice Manager NIAMH-ERIN McCARTHY : Junior Practice ManagerDiversity
We take very seriously our commitment to encouraging both equality and diversity in chambers and at the Bar generally, in recognition of the need for the profession to be representative of society as a whole. We aim to recruit from as wide a talent pool as possible, and indeed nearly half of our new tenants in the last five years have been women and a significant proportion of our members are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds or attended state schools.
We are conscious of the financial difficulties entrants to the Bar can face and we have adopted a number of measures to tackle this problem. Our assessed mini-pupillages and pupillages are generously funded and we were one of the first chambers to launch an inclusive mini-pupillage aimed at widening access to the Bar. We offer assessed mini-pupillages to socio-economically disadvantaged applicants and guarantee a first-round interview for pupillage to those who do well.
Within chambers we continue to support our most junior tenants through the provision of interest-free loans and the waiver of chambers’ contribution and rent payments. As part of our efforts to address the issue of the large drop-out rate at the Bar of women of 10-15+ years’ call, we have a policy designed to ensure that we retain members who return from maternity or paternity leave and our clerks are active in supporting returning parents.
We promote a culture within chambers where any issues concerning equality and diversity can be freely raised by members or staff. Through our active E&D committee and our formal and informal mentoring schemes, we encourage the discussion of such issues so that we can monitor and address any concerns as early as possible.
Head of Outreach is an important position within chambers with our previous head, Sarabjit Singh QC, now a Social Mobility Advocate for the Bar Council. Our Current Head of Outreach, Jo Moore, leads our outreach programme with the Sutton Trust working with 16-18 year olds from less advantaged backgrounds with the aim of encouraging them to consider the Bar as a career option. All of which is delivered in partnership with some of the finest universities in the country. 1COR also supports initiatives such as the Inner Temple Pegasus Scheme, Freebar and, in Brighton, the Brighton Legal Clinic.
We are proud to consider ourselves not as a chambers committed to E&D merely ‘on paper’, but committed to E&D as part of our ‘DNA’ and in everything we do in practice.
- Clinical negligence
- Inquests and inquiries
- South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- South Eastern Circuit > Family and children law
Set Rankings
- Tax: VAT and excise
- South Eastern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
- South Eastern Circuit > Employment
- South Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation
- Environment
- Children law (including public and private law)
- Western Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
- Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
- Immigration (including business immigration)
- International crime and extradition