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Chambers of Andrew Burns KC
Devereux
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London Bar > Employment Tier 2

Devereux houses a team with ‘strong and well-respected employment expertise‘. Employment litigation remains a key area of instruction for the group, which also continues to advise on high-profile industrial relations matters. Bruce Carr KC is ‘a vastly experienced employment barrister‘, ‘always a reassuring presence for clients‘, and Andrew Burns KC is highly regarded for his ‘particular strength in industrial relations issues‘. The ‘shrewd and capable‘ Alice Mayhew KC is well versed in handling complex cases involving allegations of discrimination and whistleblowing, as well as equal pay claims. Turning to the juniors, Peter Edwards has an established track record in representing claimants and respondents in a wide spectrum of employment law matters, often acting for large banks and financial institutions in claims. Anna Greenley recently appeared before the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Nicol v World Travel and Tourism Council, a case concerning the degree of knowledge a decision maker must have of a whistleblower’s protected disclosure, in order for a claim of dismissal and detriment to be successful. The senior end of the team was bolstered by Christopher Stone KC taking silk in March 2024.

Rising stars

Harry Sheehan – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Bruce Carr KC –Devereux 'A phenomenal leader, and a fluent and assured advocate who clearly has the respect of the courts.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Andrew Burns KC –Devereux 'He is a very user-friendly silk, with a great manner with clients, and is also very commercial and meticulous.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Akash Nawbatt KC – Devereux 'He has a firm but charming style of advocacy, and is a real expert in whistleblowing and discrimination issues.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Alice Mayhew KC – Devereux 'Alice has a brain the size of a planet, lashings of common sense and a warmth and charm that she deploys to great effect. She is a fantastic advocate, able to find a solution in the most complex of issues, and is articulate and persuasive on her feet.'

Ranked: Tier 3

2024 Silks

Christopher Stone KC – Devereux 'An insightful, fearless and persuasive silk.'

Leading Juniors

Peter Edwards –Devereux 'An extremely dedicated and personable barrister.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Laura Bell – Devereux 'Laura's advocacy is tenacious, she is able to grapple with complex factual disputes and present them with determination. Her systematic, rigorous, and effective cross-examination of witnesses is impressive. She is a force to be reckoned with in tribunal.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Georgina Hirsch – Devereux 'Georgina's advice is clever and insightful, and on her feet she is well prepared, persuasive and quick witted. Clients feel she's part of their team and she inspires confidence.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Talia Barsam – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

Thomas Cordrey – Devereux 'A sensible junior, who is a safe pair of hands. Clients like him.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Kate Balmer –Devereux 'She is robust in her advice, and a great advocate in court.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Lucinda Harris – Devereux 'Lucinda is utterly brilliant – she’s really clever and not afraid to roll her sleeves up. A joy to work with.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Sebastian Purnell – Devereux 'A real team player, self-sufficient, well-prepared. A brilliant advocate who punches above his weight.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Georgia Hicks – Devereux 'Georgia is an incredibly detailed, staunch litigator, with a very sensible and commercial approach to matters. Her cross-examination is second to none.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Marianne Tutin – Devereux 'A very impressive junior, who is always on top of the details and provides strategic advice.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Jesse Crozier – Devereux 'Jesse has an abundance of charm, with the intelligence and skill to back it up. His advocacy is a masterclass in persuasion.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Bayo Randle – Devereux 'He is technically astute, commercially focused and pragmatic. He is diligent with his preparation, and has a very natural and persuasive advocacy style. Clients love him.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Anna Greenley – Devereux 'A junior who stands out for her analytical skills, her tenacity, proactivity, work ethic and ability to win over clients, judges and instructing solicitors. She is highly persuasive.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Samuel Nicholls – Devereux 'An excellent cross-examiner, who is practical and demonstrates good commercial judgement.'

Ranked: Tier 4

John Platts-Mills – Devereux 'He has a great manner with clients, cutting through to the nub of the issue very quickly. A talented and promising junior.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Matthew Sellwood – Devereux 'Matthew is a very capable barrister who can hold a room and demands attention of judges as well as the panel. He is thorough and pragmatic.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Sam Way – Devereux 'An approachable junior with a poised demeanour.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘Glenn Billenness is exceptional and sets high standards.’

‘The clerks are a joy to work with; they really know their barristers and are full of helpful recommendations. Glenn Billenness and Cyrus Biggs head a very talented, attentive team.‘

‘Glenn Billenness is always extremely helpful and responsive.’

‘Excellent clerks – efficient, commercial and charismatic.’

‘First-rate clerks.’

‘The clerks are highly responsive.‘

‘Devereux is a good employment set with strength in depth.’

‘Very strong set for employment.‘

London Bar > Personal injury Tier 2

Devereux Chambers‘s personal injury offering is composed of ‘very experienced, tactically astute PI barristers’, predominately handling high-value and sophisticated disputes involving maximum severity brain, spinal and orthopaedic injuries, as well as psychiatric injuries stemming from assault or sexual abuse. In addition, the set’s mandates also include public liability claims involving police or local authorities with a Human Rights Act component. Robert Weir KC is a port of call in the chambers for appellate level disputes, recently acting in the TUI UK Ltd v Griffiths Supreme Court case concerning the court's powers to reject expert reports which the parties claim are uncontroverted. Christopher Walker notably was instructed on behalf of the claimant in Raymond-Scott v UK Research & Innovation, a case that arose from the non-freezing cold injury incurred by the claimant while working at the Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica, and saw liability, causation and quantum all in dispute in an eight-day trial.

Leading Silks

Stephen Killalea KC –Devereux ‘Superb in every respect. Wonderful trial advocate, excellent with clients, dogged and determined, will fight tooth and nail for his clients.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Robert Weir KC –Devereux ‘Brilliant advocate both in court and at appellant level. Two brains. Clients like him. Currently the premier appellate advocate.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Robert Glancy KC –Devereux ‘Robert is simply superb. Always puts clients at ease and always exceptionally prepared- a true safe pair of hands for the most complex of cases and a truly magnificent advocate.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Personal injury - Leading Juniors

Peter Edwards –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

Colin Mendoza –Devereux ‘Colin is always thoroughly prepared and very tough in negotiations while very friendly with clients and experts.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Jonathan Butters –Devereux ‘Jonathan is always really well prepared, has a keen eye for detail and is excellent with clients.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Christopher Walker –Devereux ‘Christopher is very detailed conscious and very thorough. He is excellent with clients.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Thomas Westwell – Devereux 'He has outstanding knowledge and his preparation is outstanding. He is tactically astute and an excellent negotiator.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Stephen Cottrell –Devereux ‘He has incredible attention to detail and analytical ability. He always deals with instructions efficiently and finds practical solutions to the most challenging cases.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Robert Hunter –Devereux ‘Rob is extremely thorough leaving no stone unturned when going through papers and preparing his opinions. Very approachable and helps put clients at ease when dealing with complex issues.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Richard Cartwright –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 3

Harry Sheehan – Devereux Chambers ‘Harry is very responsive and helpful. He is also very thorough and provides detailed advices.’

Ranked: Tier 4

John Platts-Mills - Devereux 'John is a skilled advocate, being conciliatory, where necessary, to obtain the best evidence from a witness. John is particularly skilled with the variety of claimants in personal injury cases - he can tailor all conferences to suit the particular claimant, and obtain the best evidence from them.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘Clerking is efficient and user-friendly. Cyrus Biggs and James Hudson are very helpful. ‘

‘Superb chambers with a set of very experiences, tactically astute PI barristers. ‘

‘Really strong with some excellent emerging junior barristers.’

‘Strength in depth. Good range at silk level and all levels of junior counsel’

‘Excellent set with some of the Bar’s leading Counsel’

‘Clerking is efficient and responsive – clerks are very experienced.’

‘A great set at both junior and KC level’

‘Chambers have a good selection of Counsel, available, at various levels of seniority.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Tax: corporate Tier 2

Devereux is highly active on behalf of HMRC, and as such provide ‘extremely valuable insight for taxpayers‘, in both contentious and advisory mandates. The group covers commercial disputes and professional negligence in the tax space, and is noted for its employment tax aptitude. Felicity Cullen KC is particularly active for owner-managed businesses, and has experience advising on tax matters with complex cross-border elements. This is also an area of expertise for Akash Nawbatt KC, who appeared for HMRC in Lloyd’s Banking Group v HMRC, a case relating to cross-border group relief of losses. Aparna Nathan KC has strength in matters relating to mixed member partnership rules. Christopher Stone KC took silk in 2024, and is noted for his aptitude in employment tax. Senior junior Barrie Akin is ‘personable, helpful, and kind’, and acts on behalf of both businesses and individuals.

Leading Silks

Felicity Cullen KC – Devereux ‘Extremely perceptive, very astute commercially - i.e. working out what is really at stake and in a client’s best interests - steely when required, technically meticulous – and, on a personal level, a pleasure to work with.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Akash Nawbatt KC – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

Aparna Nathan KC – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 3

2024 Silks

Christopher Stone KC – Devereux ‘Chris has excellent attention to detail and is a very persuasive and incisive advocate who commands the attention of the court. He is also an excellent, forensic cross-examiner.’

Leading Juniors

Rebecca Murray – Devereux ‘Rebecca is exceptionally able, and a pleasure to work with. She combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, creative flair, and strong commercial understanding. She really goes the extra mile when necessary.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Kate Balmer – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

Barrie Akin – Devereux 'Barrie is personable, helpful, and kind, and makes understanding complex propositions much more manageable for those of us less expert in the field.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Marika Lemos – Devereux ‘Marika is a star of the revenue Bar. Thorough, well-prepared, with a detailed understanding of how HMRC works and thinks. She has an excellent bedside manner – gets on well with clients and lawyers alike.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Joshua Carey – Devereux ‘Joshua is a pleasure to work with. Highly responsive. Practical. A strong and persuasive advocate. A quick thinker.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Georgia Hicks – Devereux ‘Georgia is an excellent barrister and incredibly good with both professional and lay clients; she is personable, approachable and incredibly responsive. Her knowledge of employment taxes is extensive, and she communicates complex issues very clearly.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘All clerks are very friendly, efficient and responsive.’

‘Devereux’s clerking is second-to-none throughout.’

‘Good variety of practice areas, and sufficient depth in the tax arena to ensure the set is a heavy hitter.’

‘Most barristers also have a strong HMRC practice (either current or former), and their understanding of how HMRC works and think provides an extremely valuable insight for taxpayers.’

‘Excellent clerk’s room – approachable, responsive, and extremely helpful.’

‘Clerk’s room is very professional.’

‘I have always had a very good experience with Devereux Chambers – there is a wide field of tax expertise and our relationship with the Chambers is therefore growing.’

‘My experience is that pupils and junior members are very good, which reflects the standards of the set as a whole.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Tax: personal Tier 2

Devereux‘s private client offering covers estate planning, residence and domicile issues, and trust and tax matters relating to charitable donations, in addition to a range of other contentious and advisory instructions. Felicity Cullen KC advises high net worth individuals and their families in the full range of tax and trust issues, with experience acting for owner-managed businesses. Residence and domicile issues are Akash Nawbatt KC‘s area of particular specialism. Nawbatt KC represented HMRC in Gaines-Cooper v HMRC, a long-running domicile and residence appeal which has been heard before the Supreme Court. Marika Lemos advises in personal tax matters in the UK and internationally, and appears for both HMRC and prominent taxpayer clients in litigation.

Leading Silks

Felicity Cullen KC –Devereux ‘Reliably though in her approach and a real team player. She will always go above and beyond to point out things that may not have been in her instructions, but ought to have been.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Akash Nawbatt KC –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

Aparna Nathan KC –Devereux ‘Aparna is an effective communicator who can explain complex issues to clients and provide pragmatic advice and solutions.’

Ranked: Tier 3

2024 Silks

Christopher Stone KC –Devereux ‘Chris is a confident and persuasive advocate, who takes the time to get across the details of a case. He is also very personable, easy to deal with, and good with clients.’

Leading Juniors

Marika Lemos –Devereux ‘Marika is a real expert in non-domicile matters and personal taxation. She is able to come up with technical and persuasive arguments and spot points many others miss.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Barrie Akin –Devereux ‘Barrie is very forensic and reads his brief carefully before advising. His advice is always clear and well presented. He’s incredibly bright and great with clients.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Rebecca Murray –Devereux 'She has the ability to focus on the salient points and to weed out the extraneous issues instinctively.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Testimonials

‘Chris Downes and his team are always helpful and available. They like to solve problems and will always find a way forward if they can do so.’

‘Glenn Billenness has always been responsive and friendly.’

‘Good variety of practice areas, and sufficient depth in the tax arena to ensure the set is a heavy hitter.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise Tier 2

Devereux offers ‘excellent strength in depth, across all areas of tax law‘, with a ‘top-notch’ VAT offering. eith a record of acting for companies, individual taxpayers and the government in contentious and non-contentious work. Felicity Cullen KC is particularly active on behalf of owner-managed businesses, with experience handling complex multijurisdictional issues. Marika Lemos is frequently active on behalf of government clients, including both HMRC and the Attorney General of the Isle of Man. David Bedenham joined the group from 11KBW in April 2024, and brings experience acting at the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. Bedenham acted for the taxpayer in the VAT Umbrella Litigation, representing over 20,000 appellants in one of the largest ever class action appeals in the First-tier Tribunal. Max Schofield specialises in indirect tax, and covers VAT, SDLT, and customs and excise duties. Howard Watkinson is a key name, with experience in both civil and criminal matters.

Leading Silks

Felicity Cullen KC – Devereux ‘The best VAT advocate at the Bar. She has a direct and clear presentation and an excellent rapport with all judges. Her written work is strong and quick. Other barristers are more interested in their presentation than winning the case.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Ranked: Tier 1

Barrie Akin – Devereux 'He is excellent at explaining complex issues to clients and to the tribunal. He makes complex law and complex processes a breeze. His advocacy is compelling and surgical.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Howard Watkinson – Devereux ‘Howard has encyclopaedic knowledge of HMRC VAT tribunal appeals. Howard is robust and dogged with his advocacy approach, will never take a backward step.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Georgia Hicks – Devereux ‘Very strong legal skills and great oral and written advocacy; very hard working and a real super star in the making.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Max Schofield – Devereux ‘Max is a safe pair of hands, able to handle client’s tax matters, keeping the commercial outcomes in mind at all times. He is smart, personable and always available.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Joshua Carey – Devereux ‘Rising star in the world of tax, great judgement and court presence, very easy to work with.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Kate Balmer – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 3

Sebastian Purnell – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 3

Rebecca Murray – Devereux 'Rebecca is exceptionally able, and a pleasure to work with. She combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, creative flair, and strong commercial understanding.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘Now a very strong tax set across all disciplines.’

‘Very good. Excellent services.’

‘Top-notch for VAT tribunal work.’

‘Clerks are excellent.’

‘Excellent tax set doing both work for taxpayers and HMRC.’

‘Responsive and able to flex to meet the needs of the client.’

‘Devereux has excellent strength in depth, across all areas of tax law.’

‘Excellent clerk’s room – approachable, responsive, and extremely helpful.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 3

Fielding practitioners noted as ‘strong at all levels of seniority’, Devereux's members are active in a broad spectrum of clinical negligence cases, including major cognitive and spinal injuries, serious surgical errors, as well as pursuing high-value birth injury claims requiring expertise in gynaecology and obstetrics cases. The set hosts expertise such as Robert Weir KC, who was notably active in McCulloch v Forth Valley Hospital and Paul and Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, both major cases regarding patient information and secondary victim claims, respectively, resolved in the Supreme Court. Junior barrister Robert Hunter is frequently involved in fatal accident and cognitive injury claims, such as a claim brought against a GP for failing to act on a potential sepsis case with sufficient urgency.

Leading Silks

Robert Weir KC –Devereux ‘Quite simply, outstanding. He has the ability to set out the most complex legal points in a clear, straightforward way and his drafting is exemplary. A force to be reckoned with.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Robert Glancy KC –Devereux ‘Fantastic with clients, putting them at ease and as a result they trust him with their case. His drafting is excellent, with attention to detail second-to-none.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Richard Cartwright –Devereux ‘Fantastic, first-rate senior barrister. He is approachable and makes pragmatic decisions on complex cases, leading through to brilliant results for clients.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Robert Hunter –Devereux ‘Incredibly astute and can assimilate a huge amount of information and boil it down to the key elements. His written work always has a feel of real quality his drafting is second-to-none.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Colin Mendoza –Devereux ‘Colin is the counsel you want fighting for your client in a difficult liability case. He is not afraid of making strategic decisions, that many would shy away from, in order to get the best outcome.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘Glenn Billeness runs a very tight ship.’

‘Clerks also excellent – responsive and very helpful. I work closely with James Hudson and Chris Downes who are very knowledgeable, responsive, always happy to help.’

‘Clerking has always been of a high standard.’

‘Clerks are on the ball and always there to accommodate any issues. ‘

‘Fantastic med neg experience. ‘

‘Strong at all levels of seniority in PI and Medical Negligence ‘

‘Deveraux are superb for heavy PI and clin neg.’

‘Excellent. On the ball and always there to accommodate any issues. ‘

Work highlights

London Bar > IT and telecoms: projects and services Tier 3

Devereux members’ have accumulated a broad range of experience in telecoms work, encompassing commercial disputes involving telecoms companies, Electronic Communications Code issues concerning IT disputes and regulatory appeals. Graham Read KC acted for BT in its dispute against TalkTalk for alleged non-payment of services for electronic communication services, with the defendant similarly counterclaiming regarding service level guarantee payments by Openreach.

Leading Silks

Graham Read KC –Devereux 'An extremely personable silk who is easy to work with.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Rory Cochrane –Devereux ‘Brilliant at the detail. A phenomenal grasp to digest a lot of material and produce very high quality submissions. He is also a great team player and works so well with the client and the solicitors.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Shaen Catherwood –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 3

Work highlights

London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators

Leading arbitrators

Colin Edelman KC – Devereux 'He is a charming and careful arbitrator, and justifiably in huge demand in insurance cases.'

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Telecoms Regulation

Leading Silks

Graham Read KC – Devereux 'Graham cuts to the chase. He is commercial and savvy, clients love him.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Georgina Hirsch – Devereux 'A great lawyer, genuine telecoms expert, brilliant team player, who gets on with and gets the best from all clients.'

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > International arbitration: counsel

Leading Silks

Colin Edelman KC –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance

Leading Silks

Andrew Burns KC –Devereux ‘Andrew is a decisive and knowledgeable lawyer in the specialist area of top-ups. He is particularly good in conference, using his significant experience to give clients’ confidence. He is a confident advocate, often instructed on difficult matters.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Richard Harrison –Devereux 'Richard is approachable, offers practical commonsense, as well as having in-depth knowledge of insurance law.'

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Commercial litigation

Leading Silks

Graham Read KC –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading Juniors

Jonathan Butters – Devereux

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Professional negligence

Leading Juniors

Richard Harrison –Devereux

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Sport

Leading Juniors

Sebastian Purnell –Devereux ‘Sebastian exudes gravitas and is extremely clever. He is head and shoulders above many barristers more senior than him in terms of strategic judgement, preparation, and persuasiveness.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Devereux Chambers is one of the UK’s leading civil and commercial sets with 56 barristers, including 11 silks, offering in-depth expertise in its core areas of law. Devereux has been commended for combining legal excellence with a modern and collaborative approach. Devereux deals with all aspects of employment, serious injury, clinical negligence, insurance, telecommunications, commercial litigation and tax.

The set: At Devereux, you find excellent barristers who truly add value, offering clear and robust legal advice and outstanding advocacy while remaining approachable. Stellar silks and outstanding juniors are supported by experienced practice managers and knowledgeable business services staff. Devereux’s standing in the marketplace is confirmed by the fact that the set has been nominated in eight categories (four individual and four as a set) at The Legal 500 Awards and has been shortlisted for “Chambers of the Year” at the Legal Business Awards.

Devereux hosts seminars and webinars in its leading areas of practice, and its members are regularly invited to speak at conferences or write for leading specialist publications.

Types of work undertaken: Devereux offers advice and litigates in the County Courts, Employment and Tax Tribunals, the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court across all our core practice areas. Members regularly deal with complex and high-value disputes in domestic and international jurisdictions. Members also act before and as arbitrators and mediators.

Devereux members’ experience in complementary areas of work provides a distinct advantage in disputes where there is a cross-over between different practice areas. For example, tax and employment; professional negligence and insurance; and personal injury and employment. Exposure to a broad range of work means that junior tenants gain extensive experience of all aspects of oral and written advocacy at an early stage.

A number of Devereux’s barristers also benefit from their previous experience working outside of the Bar, including in solicitors’ firms, medical doctor, strategic management consultants, industry federations, and for Ofcom or the Competition Commission. This brings an understanding of the pressures of the competitive corporate environment clients operate in.

Please visit Devereux’s website for detailed information on the set’s core practice areas and detailed barrister profiles.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Director of Clerking and Business Development	BILLENNESS, Glenn
Member of Chambers	BURNS KC, Andrew (1993/2015)
Member of Chambers	EDELMAN KC, Colin (1977/1995)
Member of Chambers	GLANCY KC, Robert (1972/1997)
Member of Chambers	READ KC, Graham (1981/2003)
Member of Chambers	KILLALEA KC, Stephen (1981/2006)
Member of Chambers	CULLEN KC, Felicity (1985/2008)
Member of Chambers	CARR KC, Bruce (1986/2009)
Member of Chambers	WEIR KC, Robert (1992/2010)
Member of Chambers	NAWBATT KC, Akash (1999/2017)
Member of Chambers	NATHAN KC, Aparna (1994/2019)
Member of Chambers	MAYHEW KC, Alice (2001/2022)
Member of Chambers	AKIN, Barrie (1976)
Member of Chambers	BARD, Nicholas (1979)
Member of Chambers	MENDOZA, Colin (1983)
Door Tenant	ROYLE, Richard (1983)*
Member of Chambers	EMERSON, Paul (1984)
Member of Chambers	WALKER, Christopher (1990)
Member of Chambers	HARRISON, Richard (1991)
Member of Chambers	EDWARDS, Peter (1992)
Member of Chambers	CARTWRIGHT, Richard (1994)
Member of Chambers	COTTRELL, Stephen (1998)
Member of Chambers	CATHERWOOD, Shaen (2000)
Member of Chambers	HUNTER, Robert (2000)
Member of Chambers	MURRAY, Rebecca (2001)
Member of Chambers	LEMOS, Marika (2002)
Door Tenant	AVERY, Rachel (2003)
Member of Chambers	BUTTERS, Jonathan (2003)
Member of Chambers	HARRIS, Lucinda (2004)
Member of Chambers	BELL, Laura (2004)
Member of Chambers	BARSAM, Talia (2006)
Member of Chambers	CORDREY, Thomas (2006)
Member of Chambers	NICHOLLS, Samuel (2006)
Member of Chambers	WATKINSON, Howard (2006)
Member of Chambers	FEAR DAVIES, Harriet (2007)
Member of Chambers	STONE, Christopher (2007)
Member of Chambers	CARSE, Alice (2008)
Member of Chambers	BALMER, Kate (2009)
Member of Chambers	HIRSCH, Georgina (2009)
Member of Chambers	CROZIER, Jesse (2009)
Member of Chambers	PURNELL, Sebastian (2010)
Member of Chambers	HICKS, Georgia (2012)
Member of Chambers	COCHRANE, Rory (2013)
Member of Chambers	SHRIVASTAVA, Ishaani (2010)
Member of Chambers	RANDLE, Bayo (2012)
Member of Chambers	SELLWOOD, Matthew (2013)
Member of Chambers	TUTIN, Marianne (2013)
Member of Chambers	HOSKING, Katya (2014)
Member of Chambers	KELLY, Colm (2015)
Member of Chambers	CAREY, Joshua (2015)
Member of Chambers	SCHOFIELD, Max (2016)
Member of Chambers	PLATTS-MILLS, John (2016)
Member of Chambers	SHEEHAN, Harry (2017)
Member of Chambers	GREENLEY, Anna (2009)
Member of Chambers	WAY, Sam (2016)
Member of Chambers	DHORAJIWALA, Hitesh (2019)
Member of Chambers	HILL, Charlie (2019)
Member of Chambers	WESTWELL, Thomas (2018)
Member of Chambers	BIGNELL, Matthew (2021)
Member of Chambers	ARYA, Aparajita (2021)
Member of Chambers	DEFRIEND, Alice (2022)

Name	Position	Profile
Barrie Akin	Barrie Akin’s practice takes him into all areas of revenue law and…	View Profile
Rachel Avery	Rachel Avery specialises in commercial and employment law with extensive experience in…	View Profile
Kate Balmer	Kate Balmer practices predominantly in the field of employment law, including employment…	View Profile
Nicholas Bard	Nicholas Bard specialises in professional negligence (solicitors, surveyors, architects, accountants, etc) –…	View Profile
Talia Barsam	Specialises in all areas of employment law, including discrimination law, whistleblowing, industrial…	View Profile
Mr David Bedenham	David specialises in tax litigation and public law. He has also conducted…	View Profile
Laura Bell	Laura Bell has a wide-ranging employment practice and regularly advises on everything…	View Profile
Andrew Burns KC	Andrew Burns KC specialises in complex commercial, employment and industrial disputes, particularly…	View Profile
Jonathan Butters	Jonathan Butters is an experienced personal injury and clinical negligence practitioner. He…	View Profile
Joshua Carey		View Profile
Bruce Carr KC	Bruce Carr KC practises predominantly in the field of employment law, but…	View Profile
Richard Cartwright	Richard Cartwright specialises in high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims,…	View Profile
Shaen Catherwood	Shaen Catherwood specialises in commercial disputes, including in the energy field, telecommunications…	View Profile
Rory Cochrane	Rory has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice, with particular expertise…	View Profile
Thomas Cordrey	Thomas Cordrey has extensive experience in the Court of Appeal, High Court,…	View Profile
Stephen Cottrell	Stephen Cottrell has a busy nationwide practice predominantly comprising of personal injury…	View Profile
Jesse Crozier	Jesse Crozier has a busy practice spanning the breadth of employment and…	View Profile
Felicity Cullen KC	Felicity Cullen KC practices in corporate partnership and business taxation of all…	View Profile
Colin Edelman KC	Colin Edelman KC specialises in high value complex commercial disputes with an…	View Profile
Peter Edwards	Peter Edwards practices in all areas of employment, discrimination and industrial relations…	View Profile
Paul Emerson	Paul Emerson undertakes a mixture of commercial work in the Chancery Division,…	View Profile
Robert Glancy KC	Robert Glancy KC focuses exclusively on personal injury, clinical negligence and professional…	View Profile
Anna Greenley		View Profile
Lucinda Harris	Lucinda Harris specialises in all areas of employment law, including restrictive covenants…	View Profile
Richard Harrison	Richard Harrison specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, especially insurance and reinsurance…	View Profile
Georgia Hicks	Georgia Hicks’ practice areas are tax, employment, and sports law. She is…	View Profile
Georgina Hirsch	Georgina Hirsch is ranked for both employment law and telecommunications regulation. She…	View Profile
Robert Hunter	Rob Hunter is a highly regarded senior junior who has specialised in…	View Profile
Stephen Killalea KC	Stephen Killalea KC has had one of the leading catastrophic brain and spinal…	View Profile
Marika Lemos	Marika specialises in all aspects of revenue law (personal and corporate). She…	View Profile
Alice Mayhew KC	Alice Mayhew KC is a specialist in employment litigation and advisory work…	View Profile
Colin Mendoza	Colin Mendoza specialises in complex high-value clinical negligence and personal injury cases,…	View Profile
Rebecca Murray	Rebecca Murray has a tax litigation and advisory practice in Private Client,…	View Profile
Aparna Nathan KC	Aparna Nathan KC is a highly sought-after tax barrister. She has a…	View Profile
Akash Nawbatt KC	Akash Nawbatt KC’s principal areas of practice are employment and tax law.…	View Profile
Samuel Nicholls		View Profile
Mr John Platts-Mills	John is a natural and persuasive advocate, with a busy court and…	View Profile
Sebastian Purnell	Sebastian Purnell specialises in all areas of employment and discrimination law (both…	View Profile
Bayo Randle	Bayo Randle has a busy and diverse practice in the areas of…	View Profile
Graham Read KC	Graham Read KC is a specialist in commercial law (including contract law;…	View Profile
Richard Royle	Richard Royle specialises in catastrophic brain and spinal injuries and in motor…	View Profile
Mr Max Schofield	Max Schofield is a specialist indirect tax barrister. He has been instructed…	View Profile
Matthew Sellwood		View Profile
Mr Harry Sheehan	Harry has a busy practice which covers Personal Injury, Employment, and Tax. He…	View Profile
Ishaani Shrivastava	Ishaani Shrivastava’s principal areas of practice are employment, public, and tax law.…	View Profile
Christopher Stone KC	Chris Stone is a highly rated barrister specialising in the areas of…	View Profile
Marianne Tutin	Marianne specialises in employment, tax and commercial litigation. Her practice covers all…	View Profile
Mr Christopher Walker	Christopher is a catastrophic personal injury specialist, instructed on behalf of both…	View Profile
Howard Watkinson		View Profile
Mr Sam Way	Sam accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas, including employment,…	View Profile
Robert Weir KC	Robert Weir KC is a highly regarded barrister dealing with personal injury…	View Profile
Mr Thomas Westwell	Tom welcomes instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas, with specialisms…	View Profile

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Devereux has a friendly workplace culture and professional work ethic. We are an equal opportunities employer and are fully committed to providing equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination on grounds of race including colour, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age and disability.

We believe it is important to support charities, offer pro-bono work and contribute to the legal community in general where and whenever possible.

Since 2019, 20 Devereux members have provided pro bono services across the employment, tax, and personal injury practice areas.

Devereux is a long standing supporter of Advocate, “the Bar’s national charity”. Advocate “match members of the public who need free legal help with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay.” Devereux supports this charity both financially and by reviewing and undertaking pro bono cases for those in need.

Devereux is a member of Pro Bono Connect, a project set up to establish a network of barristers and solicitors willing to work together on pro bono cases for individuals, charities and community groups who cannot afford to pay for legal advice/representation and for whom public or alternative means of funding are not reasonably available.

Devereux participates in the Pegasus Access Scheme and agree to take a number of work experience placements every year. Inner Temple launched the unique scheme in 2011 with the stated aim of improving access to the profession and to support high achieving students from under-represented backgrounds by providing the experiences they need to be able to thrive at the Bar.