Set Profile > Chambers of Richard Lynagh QC > London, England
Chambers of Richard Lynagh QC Offices
Crown Office Chambers
2 CROWN OFFICE ROW, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7HJ
England
Chambers of Richard Lynagh QC > The Legal 500 Rankings
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Inquests and inquiries
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Health and safety Tier 1
'A specialist outfit with real strength in depth', Crown Office Chambers is widely regarded as 'a go-to chambers for health and safety work' with a team that continues to act in high-profile cases, notably the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Recent instructions include Dominic Kay QC representing Hamerton Zoo in an inquest regarding health and safety breaches after a tiger mauled a keeper to death, while Simon Antrobus QC acted for Valero Energy (formerly Chevron) in the case of the Pembroke oil refinery explosion that killed four workers.
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Personal injury Tier 1
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International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 2
Andrew Bartlett QC - Crown Office Chambers ‘ A top international arbitrator. ’Environment Tier 2
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Energy Tier 2
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Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud Tier 2
Crown Office Chambers is 'a particularly impressive set' with a 'good range of highly experienced advocates' who are able to cover the full gamut of personal injury and industrial disease cases, including group actions. In one instruction of note, David Platt QC acted as lead counsel in the historic sexual abuse case of X Children v Minister for Health and Social Services, which has resulted in an immediate change in the law in Jersey to control the size of such claims. Platt QC also led Alexander Macpherson in Goldscheider v Royal Opera House, a high-profile noise claim against the Royal Opera involving an allegation of acoustic shock by an orchestra member, in which they acted for the defendant. Peter Houghton has recently been involved in cases raising issues of novel mesothelioma treatment (immunotherapy) costs.
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Product liability Tier 2
'Very strong set' Crown Office Chambers is 'outstanding in the product liability arena'. The set has a 'culture that promotes effective teamwork', meaning members 'work very well as individuals and also exceptionally well as a team in major cases'. In a high-profile dispute with significant implications, Alexander Antelme QC – leading David Myhill and Richard Sage – successfully defended DePuy in the metal on metal hip litigation. Daniel Shapiro QC was appointed silk in 2019, and Jonathan Waite QC retired from practice in March 2019.
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Professional negligence Tier 2
Crown Office Chambers is a 'user-friendly set', with a 'strength and breadth' of 'experienced' professional negligence experts. The Ingenious Litigation is a key mandate for chambers, where Ben Quiney QC is leading Carlo Tackzalski in acting for the accountants. John Greenbourne and Ben Quiney QC were involved in Supreme Court's Perry v Raleys, a landmark case on loss of a chance principles in professional negligence claims against solicitors. The set was recently bolstered by the arrival of leading juniors Ivor Collett and Nicola Atkins from 1 CHANCERY LANE.
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Clinical negligence Tier 3
The 'very accomplished' Crown Office Chambers 'contains real talent in the field of clinical negligence'. The set is instructed by claimants and defendants on complex and high-value claims arising out of birth injury, failure to diagnose medical conditions, negligent surgery as well as multi-party actions. Barristers are 'approachable and willing to assist' and there is a 'good range of counsel from the junior to the senior end'.
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Construction Tier 3
Crown Office Chambers is a 'go-to' chambers for construction disputes across the building, infrastructure, and telecoms sectors. The 'highly regarded' Andrew Rigney QC was lead counsel for the successful respondent in Mears Ltd v Cosplan and Others, a landmark decision on a £35m dispute in which the Court of Appeal considered the meaning of 'practical completion'. Elsewhere, David Sears QC acted for the funders in Bank of Scotland Plc v Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, a TCC case which arose out of the interaction of a number of complex funding and other agreements with potential consequences for the NHS trust.
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Insurance and reinsurance Tier 3
With 'very good quality counsel at a range of levels' and a 'flexible and user-friendly approach', Crown Office Chambers is 'well regarded for its insurance expertise'. Members are noted for their experience across construction and property claims, professional liability, product, employers, and public liability insurance disputes. Ben Quiney QC, leading Caroline McColgan, is acting for the BBC in 2 Entertain Video, BBC Worldwide and Demon Music Group Ltd v Sony DADC Europe, a high-value claim arising from the damage caused during the 2011 London riots. In another highlight, Quiney QC successfully represented a recycling company seeking to recover insurance monies due to a fire in Wheeldon v Millennium Insurance. Also of note, Michael Kent QC appeared in RSA Insurance v Assicurazioni Generali, an employers' liability dispute.
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Personal injury Tier 3
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International arbitration: counsel Tier 4
Crown Office Chambers is 'very much a coming force in international construction', with 'a handful of top international arbitrators and very strong senior advocates', according to clients. The chambers has a strong focus on the UAE and the Middle East, where the likes of Roger Ter Haar QC and Andrew Rigney QC are highly experienced, and members were involved in several major disputes concerning development projects within the region.
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Set overviews: England and Wales
With ‘a great spread of senior and junior counsel’, Crown Office Chambers is a ‘go-to set for health and safety work and inquests due to its impressive showing and availability of truly specialist counsel’. Chambers is also well-known for its ‘excellence in construction and engineering cases’, has strength in depth for insurance work, and ‘a formidable reputation in the professional negligence arena’. Isabel Hitching and Daniel Shapiro took silk in 2019 and chambers has been further strengthened by the arrival of Paul Higgins from Deans Court Chambers and Simon O’Dwyer from Old Square Chambers. Under the leadership of ‘standout’ and ‘extremely responsive’ senior managing clerk Andy Flanagan, the ‘top notch’ clerks’ room is ‘business savvy and knows how to manage instructing solicitors’ expectations’. Senior insurance and professional liability clerk Steve Purse has ‘changed the professional indemnity market’s perception of the set’; Purse ‘runs a tight ship’ and solicitors ‘can be confident of receiving a responsive service no matter whether the case is being handled by a QC or a pupil’. Solicitors also praise the 'excellent' senior commercial, construction, and energy clerk Chris Sunderland. ‘Pragmatic’ senior criminal regulatory and environmental clerk Toby Sparrow is ‘is simply fantastic’, ‘going out of his way to make things run smoothly’; ‘he builds genuine relationships with solicitors which makes it really easy to pick up the phone and discuss the best counsel for particular cases’. Senior clinical negligence and personal injury clerk James Wilkinson ‘has been a very good acquisition’ to the team. Meanwhile, Greg Frewin and Matt Solari are ‘extremely efficient and offer a Grade A service at all times’, and Sam Barrett is ‘very reliable and an asset to chambers’. Offices in: London
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Chambers of Richard Lynagh QC > Firm Profile
Crown Office Chambers is a leading civil and commercial set widely recognised as a market leader with a reputation for combining high-quality advice and advocacy with a modern, flexible and commercially-minded approach.
The set: Specialist, experienced and innovative clerking teams assist highly-rated silks and juniors provide an efficient, high-quality service for both professional and lay clients. Members of Chambers also sit as arbitrators, adjudicators and mediators as members of dispute boards.
Types of work undertaken
Commercial: Members receive regular instructions in a variety of commercial cases including: products (the sale or supply of goods and commodities), services (the scope and standards of service provided), insurance and reinsurance, directors and fiduciary duties (including breach of confidence and misuse of trade secrets), partnerships, franchises, licensing and distribution agreements (including restraints of trade), share and asset sale agreements (including indemnity and warranty claims) and financing and securities (including indemnities and guarantees). Members advise on an array of legal issues regarding jurisdiction and conflicts of law, tort claims including civil fraud, misrepresentation and economic torts, contractual claims including termination, interpretation and performance and damages and equitable remedies.
Construction and engineering: Members are consistently ranked as leaders in the field for construction and engineering including related professional negligence disputes. Members regularly appear in the County Courts, High Court, Court of Appeal, Arbitration, Adjudication and other forms of ADR, both domestic and international. Chambers acts for employers, contractors, construction and design professionals, developers, local and central government, concessionaires, funders, suppliers and insurers in all forms of dispute resolution. Our specialist barristers have extensive experience in disputes involving delay (including extensions of time and liquidated damages), disruption, prolongation, loss and expense, defects, variations, design issues, ground conditions, letters of intent, bonds, warranties, guarantees and termination. Due to Chambers’ experience in complimentary areas such as insurance, product liability and property damage, we are seen as the go to set for multifaceted cases where these issues overlap.
Criminal regulatory and environmental law: Members of Chambers are recognised specialists in the fields of criminal regulatory and environmental law. The team has unparalleled experience in Health & Safety cases including corporate and individual manslaughter, prosecution of companies and directors under HSWA, appeals against improvement and prohibition notices, consumer and food safety prosecutions, inquests and public inquires. Members are also regularly instructed to defend prosecutions brought by the Environment Agency involving major pollution incidents such as the release of hazardous substances, permit breaches and licence infringements.
Notable cases include the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Bosley Mill explosion, Didcot Power Station collapse, Pembroke refinery explosion, Alton Towers, Lakanal House Fire Inquests, Hillsborough prosecution, Buncefield oil refinery explosion, Lion Steel and Red Industries.
Healthcare-related litigation: Chambers has broad expertise in healthcare-related litigation including but not limited to, acting in clinical negligence claims for claimants, NHSR, private providers, insurers and medical defence organisations, acting in claims of the upmost severity. We also represent practitioners at professional disciplinary hearings both before their relevant professional body, at first instance and then through the appropriate court forum for any resultant challenges of those decisions. The expertise of a number of barristers in several areas of law such as inquest work, product liability (medical), professional indemnity and insurance coverage ensures that clients can obtain balanced and specialist advice, even when a case touches on a range of different practice areas.
Insurance and reinsurance: Insurance remains the cornerstone of Chambers’ work. Chambers has strong links with the insurance market and as a result, members are regularly instructed by the major insurers, underwriting syndicates and brokers. Our experience covers the entire range of insurance and reinsurance disputes including: fraud, product liability, professional liability, property damage, construction, EL/PL, D&O, healthcare and medical malpractice and D&O. Members also have experience in diverse issues such as terrorism, kidnap and ransom, fine art and force majeure, as well as being well placed to deal with disputes in emerging markets such as cyber, autonomous vehicles and issues arising from the Internet of Things.
International arbitration: Chambers has a dedicated and sought after team of high-calibre silks and juniors who undertake a range of complex, high-value international arbitration work under ICC, ICSID, SCC, LCIA, DIAC, LMAA, ARIAS, DIA and UNCITRAL rules, together with ad hoc arbitrations. Recent projects and disputes have included: power stations, process engineering, chemical plants, pipelines, road construction, railways, wind farms, oil and gas installations, commercial, insurance and reinsurance contracts, shipbuilding and telecommunications. In addition to appearing on behalf of clients, members of Chambers regularly accept appointments as arbitrators in a variety of international disputes.
Personal injury: Chambers is considered one of the leading personal injury and industrial disease sets in the country. Our team of specialist counsel are regularly involved in the most serious of cases including: brain and spinal injuries, group litigation, fatal injuries, complex psychiatric and chronic pain, international and travel law and the full gamut of industrial disease claims. As a result of its strength in this area, Chambers is often at the forefront of emerging areas of contention, such as aerotoxic syndrome claims, acoustic shock, toxic mould, and immunotherapy points arising from cancer-related disease cases. Some notable cases that members of Chambers have been involved in are: Hutson & Ors v Tata Steel UK Ltd (Queen’s Bench Division, GLO); Cameron v Hussain & the MIB (Supreme Court); X Children v Minister for Health & Social Services (Royal Court of Jersey); Goldscheider v The Royal Opera House (pending Court of Appeal); Inglis v The Ministry of Defence (Queen’s Bench Division); and Dryden & Ors v Johnson Matthey Plc (Supreme Court).
Product liability: Members of Chambers have acted in virtually every significant piece of litigation in the field since the early days of the Consumer Protection Act. For instance, MMR vaccine, Epilim and Vioxx to name a few. This pedigree continues with Chambers involvement in recent key litigation decisions. For example, the landmark case of Wilkes v DePuy International Limited in 2016 and the successful defence in the DePuy Pinnacle Group Litigation (Gee v DePuy International Limited) with a team of five counsel from Crown Office Chambers. This was the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 in the last decade of which was argued successfully by a member of Chambers. Members are also involved in current litigation group actions such as Seroxat, vaginal mesh and the latest incarnation of the Thalidomide litigation.
Professional liability: Members continue to be instructed in some of the leading professional negligence cases. Chambers undertakes a wide range of professional negligence work including, but not limited to, engineers, architects, surveyors, lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, financial services advisors as well as a whole host of emerging professions. Members’ expertise across a range of complimentary practice areas allows us to offer someone with direct experience of the industry sector from which the alleged negligence originates. The past 2 years has seen Chambers’ reputation in this area increase as a number of high profile cases, including Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2017] P.N.L.R. 27, has led to further recognition to have hit the headlines.
Property damage: Chambers has particular expertise in property damage claims and is seen as the leader in this competitive field. Members act for Claimants and Defendants in cases involving damage to property and consequential losses both in relation to primary questions of liability and issues of insurance coverage. Cases involve fires, floods, explosions, storms (including hurricanes), subsidence (including tree roots), contamination and landslips etc. Members’ additional expertise in construction, insurance, product liability and professional negligence means that they are ideally suited to handling these complex and often multifaceted claims.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior Managing Clerk | Andy Flanagan | ||
| Senior Team Clerks | Steve Purse | ||
| Senior Team Clerks | Chris Sunderland | ||
| Senior Team Clerks | James Wilkinson | ||
| Senior Team Clerks | Toby Sparrow | ||
| Arbitrator, Mediator Adjudicator’s Clerk | Nick Hamilton | ||
| Members of Chambers | LYNAGH QC, Richard (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARVEY QC, Michael (1966) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TER HAAR QC, Roger (1974) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARTLETT QC, Andrew (1974) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KENT QC, Michael (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BICKFORD-SMITH QC, Margaret (1973) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SEARS QC, David (1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURTIS QC, Michael (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KENNEDY QC, Christopher (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RIGNEY QC, Andrew (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PLATT QC, David (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COOPER QC, John (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ANTELME QC, Alexander (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | QUINEY QC, Ben (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AGEROS QC, James (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FRANKLIN QC, Kim (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH QC, Andrew (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAXWELL-SCOTT QC, James (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KAY QC, Dominic (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ANTROBUS QC, Simon (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BLAKESLEY QC, Patrick (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HITCHING QC, Isabel (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAPIRO QC, Daniel (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BERKIN, Martyn (1966) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEVENSON, John (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREENBOURNE, John (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CATFORD, Gordon (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FIELD, Julian (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEAN, Paul (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Charlotte (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, A John (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLES, Steven (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MEDD, James (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FERRIS, Shaun (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOSTER, Catherine (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VANDYCK, William (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORTON, Peter (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOLGAR, Dermot (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WRIGHT, Ian (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POWER, Erica (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS-TOVEY, Jason (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'LEARY, Robert (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GEE, Toby (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GALLOWAY, Malcolm (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TYRRELL, Richard (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TOOGOOD, Claire (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STOKELL, Robert (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHALMERS, Suzanne (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BALYSZ, Mark A (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLARKE, Jamie (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLETT, Ivor (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVIS, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROOME, Edward (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIGGINS, Paul (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LINDSEY, Susan (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOODBRIDGE, Victoria (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FERRO, Jack (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LANEY, Anna (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAULADAD, Farrah (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ARMITAGE, Mark (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOYLE, Matthew (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACPHERSON, Alexander (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PIMLOTT, Charles (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WINSER, Crispin (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DE GREGORIO, Michele (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VANN, Harry (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HELLEBRONTH, Rosanna (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SINGH, Sandesh (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOUGHTON, Peter (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KENDRICK, Julia (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOON, Elizabeth (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAGE, Richard (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MYHILL, David (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ATKINS, Mike (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAMBERTSEN, Siobhan (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WHITTAKER, Nadia (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAW, Daniel (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JARRETT, Alice (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAGETT, Helen (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAMBERT, Harry (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACAULAY, Jack (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLMES, Rory (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHARPE, James (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCOLGAN, Caroline (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TACZALSKI, Carlo (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'DWYER, Simon (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MARKIDES, Athena (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAXWELL, Patrick (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KNIGHT, Lara (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ATKINS, Nicola (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MURPHY, Jack (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TAYLOR, Adam (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MESFIN, Mek (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAGE, Katherine (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLMES, Maurice (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JAMES, Douglas (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEVENS, Juliet (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARPER, Michael (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN, Joshua (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN, Andrew (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SIMPSON, Frederick (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURNER, Matthew (2018) |
Lawyer Profiles
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James Ageros QC | Health and safety enforcement and environmental law. Cases include: R v Friskies… | View Profile |
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Alexander Antelme QC | Alex acts in the fields of clinical negligence, product liability, property damage,… | View Profile |
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Simon Antrobus QC | Simon is renowned for defending on behalf of organisations and their directors… | View Profile |
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Mark Armitage | Barrister specialising in personal injury and is regularly instructed by both claimants… | View Profile |
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Mike Atkins | Mike Atkins practises exclusively in the field of criminal regulatory law, with… | View Profile |
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Nicola Atkins | Nicola Atkins joined Crown Office Chambers in 2019 having established a successful… | View Profile |
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Mark Alexander Balysz | Quickly established as a leader in his field since joining COC in… | View Profile |
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Andrew Bartlett QC | Barrister and chartered arbitrator. Insurance, engineering and construction, energy, and other commercial… | View Profile |
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Martyn Berkin | Barrister specialising in commercial law, including contracts, recovery of assets, constructive and… | View Profile |
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Margaret Bickford-Smith QC | Barrister and mediator. Margaret is current Chair of the Chartered Institute of… | View Profile |
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Patrick Blakesley QC | His personal injury practice includes all kinds of personal injury work for… | View Profile |
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Elizabeth Boon | Elizabeth specialises in construction and property damage, professional negligence, product liability, insurance,… | View Profile |
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Matthew Boyle | Is instructed on serious or complex personal injury cases and a wide… | View Profile |
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Edward Broome | Personal injury: industrial disease litigation – asbestos-related injuries, dermatitis, work-related asthma, WRULD,… | View Profile |
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Joshua Brown | Josh’s developing practice covers the range of Chambers’ practice areas, with a… | View Profile |
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Gordon Catford | Barrister specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury and professional disciplinary work. He… | View Profile |
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Suzanne Chalmers | Suzanne specialises in insurance, professional negligence, property damage and personal injury as… | View Profile |
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Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke has more than 20 years’ experience in his core practice… | View Profile |
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Steven Coles | Regularly instructed in a wide range of insurance cases, such as policy… | View Profile |
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Ivor Collett | Barrister specialising in insurance (including policy disputes and wording, insurance fraud, and… | View Profile |
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John Cooper QC | Regularly instructed to appear both at inquests and trials. In the recent… | View Profile |
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Michael Curtis QC | Michael is deputy head of chambers. He has a broad commercial and… | View Profile |
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Andrew Davis | Andrew specialises in personal injury and industrial disease, with a significant proportion… | View Profile |
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Michele De Gregorio | Barrister specialising in commercial and common law, in particular in the fields… | View Profile |
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Paul Dean | Specialist in personal injury and clinical negligence work. Acts largely, though not… | View Profile |
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Jason Evans-Tovey | Barrister whose practice encompasses a wide range of civil common law and… | View Profile |
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Shaun Ferris | Barrister specialising in personal injury, industrial disease, product liability and professional negligence.… | View Profile |
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Jack Ferro | Barrister specialising in personal injury, industrial disease, clinical negligence, product liability, professional… | View Profile |
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Julian Field | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, in particular, insurance and reinsurance, product liability,… | View Profile |
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Catherine Foster | Specialist areas of practice are personal injury (with a particular interest in… | View Profile |
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Kim Franklin QC | Barrister, adjudicator and arbitrator specialising in construction, energy, civil and marine engineering… | View Profile |
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Malcolm Galloway | Malcolm is recognised as a leader in the field of Criminal Regulatory… | View Profile |
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Toby Gee | Barrister and accredited mediator (ADR Group, Dispute Board Federation). Specialises in professional… | View Profile |
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John Greenbourne | Barrister specialising in professional negligence (chiefly concerned with insurance services, legal advice,… | View Profile |
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Michael Harvey QC | Barrister specialising in civil and commercial matters including commercial and contractual disputes;… | View Profile |
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Rosanna Hellebronth | Junior Tenant. | View Profile |
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Paul Higgins | Paul Higgins has developed a formidable reputation for Defendant work in personal… | View Profile |
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Isabel Hitching QC | Isabel has a long established specialist practice in construction and engineering and… | View Profile |
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Rory Holmes | He regularly appears at trial and on application in fast track and… | View Profile |
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Julian Horne | Barrister experienced in a wide range of civil litigation with a particular… | View Profile |
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Peter Houghton | Barrister practising in the core areas of Chambers’ work, with particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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Alice Jarratt | Alice Jarratt is a highly experienced trial advocate who has conducted countless… | View Profile |
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Charlotte Jones | Barrister specialising in clinical negligence, acting for claimants and defendant health authorities,… | View Profile |
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Dominic Kay QC | Specialises in defending regulatory law prosecutions, specifically health and safety, environmental regulation… | View Profile |
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Julia Kendrick | All fields of commercial and common law including personal injury, industrial disease,… | View Profile |
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Christopher Kennedy QC | Christopher Kennedy QC specialises in a broad range of personal injury litigation,… | View Profile |
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Michael Kent QC | He acts for claimants and defendants in a range of complex matters,… | View Profile |
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Lara Knight | Lara specialises in clinical negligence, industrial disease, inquests, personal injury and product… | View Profile |
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Harry Lambert | Harry Lambert practises in the areas of product liability, clinical negligence and… | View Profile |
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Siobhan Lambertsen | A general practice encompassing all areas of commercial and common law. Has… | View Profile |
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Anna Laney | Barrister whose core practice centres on construction related matters, whether they be… | View Profile |
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Susan Lindsey | Barrister specialising in construction law. | View Profile |
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Richard Lynagh QC | Barrister specialising in insurance, professional negligence; personal injury; general common law. Cases… | View Profile |
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Jack Macaulay | Practises in general civil/common law, in particular personal injury, inquests, commercial, property… | View Profile |
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Alexander Macpherson | Practises in various areas of common law and commercial litigation, including industrial… | View Profile |
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Farrah Mauladad | Barrister specialising in inquests and public enquiries, clinical negligence, personal injury and… | View Profile |
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Patrick Maxwell | Patrick specialises in construction, professional negligence, insurance and commercial disputes. Much of… | View Profile |
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James Maxwell-Scott QC | Barrister specialising in health and safety, public inquiries, inquests, clinical and professional… | View Profile |
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Caroline McColgan | Personal injury, general contract, construction, professional negligence, property damage, commercial, sale of… | View Profile |
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James Medd | Barrister, the bulk of whose work litigates in the TCC and involves… | View Profile |
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Peter Morton | Significant specialism in industrial disease, including asbestos-related conditions, deafness, HAVS asthma and… | View Profile |
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David Myhill | Specialist civil practice, with particular expertise in product liability (medical devices, products… | View Profile |
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Simon O’Dwyer | Simon is a specialist personal injury barrister who practises exclusively in multi-track… | View Profile |
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Robert O’Leary | Robert is regularly instructed by insurers, government departments, trade unions and individuals.… | View Profile |
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Charles Pimlott | Barrister specialising in: construction; professional negligence; commercial; insurance. Construction and engineering claims… | View Profile |
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David Platt QC | Barrister specialising in industrial disease, personal injury insurance and health and safety.… | View Profile |
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Erica Power | Product liability, clinical negligence and personal injury. In product liability she has… | View Profile |
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Ben Quiney QC | Practises in all areas of common law and commercial litigation; specialises in… | View Profile |
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Andrew Rigney QC | Barrister, whose practice encompasses a wide range of civil and commercial work… | View Profile |
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Richard Sage | Richard practises in all the core areas of Chambers’ work, with a… | View Profile |
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Katherine Sage | Katherine is enjoying developing her practice, focusing on health and safety, personal… | View Profile |
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David Sears QC | For many years, David has been widely recognised as a leading practitioner… | View Profile |
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Daniel Shapiro QC | Daniel is a highly effective advocate, well regarded for his court room… | View Profile |
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James Sharpe | Commercial, construction, personal injury, property damage, insurance and professional negligence. | View Profile |
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Frederick Simpson | Has a developing practice across chambers’ core areas, with a particular focus… | View Profile |
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Sandesh Singh | Professional discipline, crime and fraud. | View Profile |
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Andrew Smith QC | Also practises from Compass Chambers, Edinburgh. Andrew has considerable experience in a… | View Profile |
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John Stevenson | Barrister specialising in professional negligence, clinical negligence, insurance, general commercial and cases… | View Profile |
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Robert Stokell | Robert specialises in substantial construction and engineering disputes, insurance-related advice and litigation,… | View Profile |
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Carlo Taczalski | Has a busy practice specialising in commercial, construction and engineering, insurance and… | View Profile |
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Rebecca Taylor | Rebecca specialises in construction, property damage, professional negligence, insurance and general commercial… | View Profile |
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Roger Ter Haar QC | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation; construction litigation; professional indemnity cases and insurance… | View Profile |
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Claire Toogood | Claire specialises in clinical negligence, together with medical product liability. She is… | View Profile |
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Matthew Turner | Barrister with a broad common law practice including personal injury, clinical negligence,… | View Profile |
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Richard Tyrrell | Specialises in regulatory law, specifically in health and safety, NHS governance, consumer… | View Profile |
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William Vandyck | Specialises in all personal injury and occupational disease, including accidents, asbestos, brain… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Waite QC | Barrister specialising in (1) product liability, in particular multi-party pharmaceutical and medical… | View Profile |
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Nadia Whittaker | Areas of practice include all aspects of personal injury litigation with a… | View Profile |
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A John Williams | Senior junior who specialises in industrial disease, accident litigation and related health… | View Profile |
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Crispin Winser | Barrister specialising in construction, engineering, energy, insurance, professional liability and general commercial… | View Profile |
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Victoria Woodbridge | Specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury, including industrial disease and health… | View Profile |
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Dermot Woolgar | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation/arbitration, public/administrative law (often in relation to overseas… | View Profile |
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Ian Wright | Barrister specialising in construction, engineering and other commercial disputes, and the negligence… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
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EnglishTop Tier Set Rankings
- London Bar Consumer
- London Bar Inquests and inquiries
- London Bar Health and safety
- Regional Bar Personal injury
Set Rankings
- London Bar International arbitration: arbitrators
- London Bar Environment
- London Bar Energy
- London Bar Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
- London Bar Product liability
- London Bar Professional negligence
- London Bar Clinical negligence
- London Bar Construction
- London Bar Insurance and reinsurance
- Regional Bar Personal injury
- London Bar International arbitration: counsel
- London Bar Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- London Bar Set overviews: England and Wales