Deka Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
Deka Chambers Offices
3-5 Norwich Street
London
EC4A 1DR
England
Deka Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud Tier 1
The ‘excellent’ Deka Chambers has a strong reputation for its ‘high-quality barristers with experience in the field.’ Giles Mooney KC has acted on standout catastrophic injury work, namely for the claimant on the 2021 Court of Appeal case Ford v Seymour-Williams, which shows his niche expertise in matters involving the Animals Act 1971; additional notable work includes his action for claimants involved in Croydon tram crash, a matter involving particular points on prosthetics. From the 1 Chancery Lane side of the merger, Simon Readhead KC, described as having a ‘genuine star quality’, has handled impressive work on fatal and serious injury matters, often involving psychiatric factors, and Matthew Chapman KC is active in catastrophic injury cases, which are often international in scope and feature complex causation issues.Leading Silks
2022 Silks
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘A very good set with a broad range of experience, always willing to listen and help out on a range of issues.’
‘In my opinion, the best set for personal injury work because it has so many high-quality barristers with experience in the field of personal injury.’
‘A 21st century set in terms of service delivery, technology, chambers’ facilities but, above all, a modern and collaborative attitude to working.’
Clerking
‘Michael Goodridge is a titan of the clerking world. He is absolutely first-class, and chambers runs very efficiently under his leadership. Phones are answered promptly (which is rare) and the clerks are genuinely helpful and always call back if assistance cannot be provided immediately.’
‘The clerks are helpful, efficient and provide a very professional service.’
‘The service from the clerks’ room is impeccable and, frankly, streets ahead of any other Chambers.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Travel law (including jurisdictional issues) Tier 1
Deka Chambers‘s travel team assists both claimants and defendants in overseas accident litigation and in recovery actions against overseas suppliers. The team counts on the expertise of John Ross KC, whose work includes leading cases on the subject of cross-border personal injury claims, and Sarah Prager, who is acting in a number of High Court trials and has three cases on jurisdictional matters going through the Court of Appeal. From the 9 Gough Square side of the chambers pre-merger, Grahame Aldous KC recently acted in Booth v Phillips, a High Court case which established the jurisdiction of the UK over deaths abroad leaving a dependent in the UK. Giles Mooney KC is acting for the defendant in a case where the claimant was injured whilst acting as a yacht’s engineer in the course of racing during an international regatta; it is alleged that the claimant has suffered serious brain injuries and the case is currently pleaded in excess of £3m.Rising stars
Leading Silks
2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Deka Chambers is our “go to” set of chambers for travel matters. They have a first class knowledge of travel matters and are very approachable and helpful.’
‘The leading, go to set for Travel Law. Experienced senior counsel and a good range of juniors to suit every type of instruction.’
‘The leading set in cross-border and international personal injury work covering the full range of cases on both sides of the Court.’
Clerking
‘Clark Chessis is a class act and has been the bedrock of the 1CL side of chambers for a very long time now. Nothing is ever a problem and he is the perfect gentlemen.’
‘David Barrow and Clark Chessis are first rate. No problem is too difficult to solve.’
‘All clerks are great. David Barrow and Clark Chessis particularly so.’
London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 2
Deka Chambers, formed from the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane is known for its ‘counsel of excellent calibre’ as well as its ‘breadth and depth of experience and talent’, work amongst those in the set ranging from misdiagnoses to complex catastrophic cases. Stuart Mckechnie KC has a growing reputation in complex brain and birth injury work, notably successfully settling IXM (A Minor) v Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals NHS for the claimant for a proposed £33.2m, which, if approved, would be one of the largest ever settlements in this practice area in England and Wales; the case involves a birth injury which led to multi-factorial issues of severe brain injury, hypothalamic damage and intractable epilepsy, which have resulted in the claimant’s need for constant care. In addition, amongst the juniors, ‘excellent advocate’ Adam Dawson has done impressive work on fatal cases, whilst Abigail Stamp is active in high-value neurological and surgical cases. From the 1 Chancery Lane side of the merger, Edward Bishop KC and Susanna Bennett, were involved in Traylor and Traylor v Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust, a case concerning complex mental health factors.Rising stars
Leading Silks
2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The set is commercial and has a wide range of counsel of excellent calibre.’
‘Deka Chambers still rank amongst the very best sets for claimant personal injury and clinical negligence.’
‘A good set with a solid set of counsel to choose from.’
Clerking
‘Michael Goodridge remains the stalwart of the set. He is the architect behind their success. He is hugely personable and commercially astute and alive to the needs of those who instruct chambers.’
‘The clerks are always helpful and if a barrister of choice is not available, there is always someone else of similar call and experience that can assist.’
‘David Barrow and Clark Chessis in particular are real assets to chambers and are always keen to help. The clerks are very organised, responsive and I have never needed to chase them for anything.’
London Bar > Police law (forces and constables) Tier 2
Deka Chambers, a ‘very capable, go-to set of chambers‘ receives instructions from a wide variety of police forces and often deal with claims brought under the Human Rights Act. Andrew Warnock KC continues to represent the Metropolitan Police in the Grenfell inquiry. Lisa Dobie and Laura Johnson, who are both praised for their all-round ability, are known for defending forces in personal injury claims. From the 9 Gough Chambers side of the merger, Edwin Buckett, can count larger forces and the National Crime Agency, the Border Force and individual officers as clients, while Jennifer Oborne‘s practice includes a range of civil claims, disciplinary matters and inquests including advising the Hertfordshire Constabulary on how to respond to the Insulate Britain protests.Leading Silks
2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘This is a very strong set.’
‘A very capable, go-to set of chambers.’
‘Deka Chambers has an extremely impressive and knowledgeable set of barristers at all levels in relation to police law.’
Clerking
‘They are superb, always accessible and available, understanding and quick to respond.’
‘The clerks are very approachable and always respond in good time.’
‘Excellent service from the clerks.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Children law (including public and private law) Tier 4
Deka Chambers is a set of ‘high quality, very personable, and friendly counsel and clerks’ who ‘always offer excellent advice and representation’. The senior end of the set was bolstered by the 2022 silk appointment of Tim Parker KC, who is experienced in a wide range of work to silk in 2022. Leading junior Oliver Millington specialises in all aspects of children law, with particular focus on complex public law cases, representing local authorities, parents and children. Esther MacLachlan was appointed as a circuit judge in November 2021 and sits in the family court at Milton Keynes and Luton.Testimonials
Set
‘The barristers at Deka Chambers have specialised knowledge in the area of children law and offer excellent advice and representation.’
‘Deka Chambers is an exceptional set providing excellent counsel.’
Clerking
‘The clerks’ room shows excellent communication and client care.’
‘The clerks are very accommodating and go above and beyond.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 4
Deka Chambers fields a large team within professional negligence, often crossing over with the set’s expertise in public sector areas. Members of the set have a strong relationship with leading professional negligence insurers, acting for them directly and through private practice law firms. Andrew Warnock KC and Maurice Rifat, from the 1 Chancery Lane side of the merger with 9 Gough Square, won the landmark Supreme Court case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona concerning the scope of the illegality defence in a claim against solicitors.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Excellent all round.’
‘User friendly.’
‘The chambers are excellent and able to cater for a vast number of different areas of law. They also offer a series of free webinars.’
Clerking
‘Excellent clerking service – particularly Clark Chassis.’
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Crime
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
Leading Silks
London Bar > Fraud: crime
Leading Juniors
Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
London Bar > Construction
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
London Bar > Property litigation
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
Deka Chambers > Set Profile
Deka Chambers is a leading national and international common law set offering some of the finest advocates and best performing barristers across its practice areas. Comprising over 110 barristers, including 14 market leading Silks, it is one of the biggest common law sets in the country.
Deka Chambers represents the union of two hugely respected leading sets: 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane. With a service centred around a sophisticated understanding of the different needs of its clients, a community of specialists with the range, scale and depth to lead the most complex cases, Deka offers personal service, but at a scale that enables greater range and efficiency.
Deka provides a wide range of legal services in a range of practice areas.
Work Undertaken:
Civil Fraud: The team of specialist barristers have been instructed by leading solicitors and insurers to defend against claims involving suspected personal injury insurance fraud. Whilst motor insurance fraud has historically featured heavily, dishonest claims have increasingly been recognised in wider areas of personal injury litigation. Chambers has a depth of experience at all levels, including ranked individuals.
Clinical Negligence: Deka Chambers offers strength and depth as one of the largest, specialist Clinical Negligence and Healthcare teams in the sector, with vast experience from a Claimant and Defendant perspective. With an array of leading silks, leading juniors and rising stars, Deka is a market leader in the sector with members having appeared in some of the most significant cases both in terms of value but also precedent making cases testing the boundaries of the law. The team covers all aspects of Clinical Negligence and Healthcare work including large, multi-party actions, fatal accidents, birth injury case, delays in diagnosis, organ retention, cervical screening, human growth hormone, cardiac surgery, dental, orthopaedic and ophthalmic claims, plastic surgery, high value spinal and brain injuries, complex quantum issues (both at trial and at settlement stage) professional disciplinary tribunals, GDC regulatory cases and complex issues of limitation and consent.
Commercial, Chancery & Property: The team consists of over 40 members of varying seniority & experience, and is led by sought-after and highly skilled practitioners regularly instructed in important and high-profile cases such as Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 9 and Stoffel & Co. v Grondona [2020] UKSC 42. Particular specialisms include contentious probate and trust litigation; property law, with specialists in commercial and residential landlord & tenant law; commercial disputes with members having particular expertise in claims relating to the sale of land, agents’ commissions, construction and engineering projects, insurance coverage and franchise agreements; and a full range of insolvency matters.
Court of Protection: The team has a wide range of experts who specialise in the law relating to mental capacity, mental health, adult social care and community care. Barristers within the team have experience before the Court of Protection, the Family Division of the High Court, the Administrative Court and appellate jurisdictions. The team can provide legal advice and representation to local authorities, NHS bodies, protected parties through their litigation friends and private individuals.
Credit Hire: Members of the team have built a strong reputation in defending against credit hire claims. Such claims are often, but not always, linked with personal injury claims or Civil Fraud and Fundamental Dishonesty (FD). Chambers’ expertise covers the Small and Fast Tracks to high value Multi-track claims and the team has considerable experience in dealing with evolving credit hire issues such as enforceability disputes, presenting and challenging Basic Hire Rates, duration, need, credibility, loss of profit and impecuniosity.
Crime & Fraud: The team are well regarded, successful, professional and approachable with members at all levels of seniority both prosecuting and defending across the whole spectrum of criminal law. Complex fraud work is undertaken by the criminal team for the SFO, CPS Specialist Fraud Division, the FCA and the Department for Work and Pensions. Criminal work also covers terrorism, murder, violent and sexual offences with an emphasis on prosecution work for most London Crown Prosecution offices. In addition, a number of members of the criminal team are regularly in the High Court in judicial review cases as well as appearing in the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Family Law: Barristers offer advice and advocacy in all areas of family practice and regularly appear in the High Court and Court of Appeal as well as the lower courts. As members of a multi-disciplinary set of chambers their expertise is complemented by access to practitioners in other specialisms when cases involve issues in areas of civil or criminal law. Areas of expertise include: care and adoption; special guardianship, applications for assessment within children proceedings; child abduction, emergency remedies; media injunction and wardship. They also specialise in family remedies; cohabitee disputes; Children Act schedule 1; injunctive relief; and Inheritance Act Claims.
Inquests & Inquiries: Members of Deka Chambers have been instructed in many of the major public inquiries of recent years, including the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the Undercover Policing Inquiry. The team of leading silks and juniors provide a sophisticated service focused on understanding the particular needs of each client. They are regularly instructed to advise on and appear at inquests on behalf of families, local authorities, police forces, government agencies, hospital trusts, and other statutory and commercial entities. The team are known for their experience in handling complex Article 2 ECHR and jury inquests, as well as their excellent client care skills and their sensitive and empathetic approach.
Personal Injury: Deka Chambers occupies a special position in the market, offering an award-winning personal injury team that is recognised as being at the forefront of both claimant and defendant work. They are regularly instructed in cases of the utmost seriousness, complexity and importance and have appeared in many of the ground-breaking personal injury claims of the last 30 years that have shaped the law in this area. In addition, our members are responsible for advising on and settling some of the most sensitive and highest value cases litigated each year, both for individuals and multi-party actions. Their service covers all areas of personal injury work, from road traffic accidents, employers’ liability claims and industrial disease to occupiers’ liability, highways and sports law claims. Members have renowned expertise in the areas of public authority liability, abuse, education, social services and occupational stress claims.
Police Law: Deka Chambers is a leading police law set with members having represented various police forces in some of the most significant and prominent police cases in recent years. Chambers’ work encompasses civil actions concerning fatal shootings, deaths in custody, misfeasance (including wrongful arrest and false imprisonment), personal injury and claims of assault, human rights act claims, judicial review proceedings, matters relating to data protection and privacy, inquests, police conduct and operational matters.
Professional Negligence: Members act for professionals and their insurers and claimants in all types of claim or other forms of dispute. They have deep expertise in acting for claimants and professionals, insurers and insured, or regulators and professionals, with particular experience in cases involving legal professionals, construction professionals, insurance brokers, accountants, and disputes concerning insurance coverage. Members provide expert advice on claims involving the most complex and challenging areas of professional negligence and have established track record of representing parties in some of the most ground-breaking cases, including recently Stoffel v Grondona in the Supreme Court.
Public Sector & Human Rights: Members appear regularly in a broad range of claims brought against local authorities, police forces and emergency services, education providers, care homes, social services, healthcare providers (in prison and the community) and housing associations. The team’s expertise includes claims for damages brought under the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010, data protection legislation and the Highways Act 1980. Representations at inquiries and inquests is an important adjunct to this area of work, with examples of recent work including the Manchester Arena Inquiry and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Regulatory & Disciplinary: Members provide the highest level of advice and representation across the full spectrum of work. The Professional Disciplinary team provides a specialised service in disciplinary body investigations and associated tribunal hearings. Chambers’ expertise in criminal law, personal injury and clinical negligence perfectly places the team to act in cases involving the police and the healthcare sector. Members regularly appear before tribunals, performers list committees, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Travel Law: Deka Chambers offers leading silks and juniors practising in travel and cross-border claims, who have been involved in this field of specialism since its inception and who have appeared in most of the key cases in the area. Known for their expertise, the team specialises in the full range of cross-border disputes: private international law, package travel claims, international carriage conventions and contractual recovery. Members are regularly instructed on both sides of the Court, including instructions from leading tour operators, airlines, cruise operators, trade associations, tourist boards, charities and insurers (both domestic and overseas). The team frequently deal with high-value, complex cases and provide nationwide representation in all civil courts, including the Supreme Court and, in the recent past, the Court of Justice (EU).
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Joint Head of Chambers | LEVY KC, Jacob (1986) | ||
| Joint Head of Chambers | READHEAD KC, Simon (1979) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOY KC, John (1969) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FAULKS KC, Edward (1973) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROSS KC, John (1971) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ALDOUS KC, Grahame (1979) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BISHOP KC, Edward (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WARNOCK KC, Andrew (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHAPMAN KC, Matthew (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LITTLE KC, Tom (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McKECHNIE KC, Stuart (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MOONEY KC, Giles (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PARKER KC, Tim (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JOHNSON KC, Laura (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BRYANT, John (1976) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HIORNS, Roger (1983) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SILVESTER, Bruce (1983) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NAIK, Gaurang (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LOADES, Jonathan (1986) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WATERS, Julian (1986) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BUCKETT, Edwin (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOLMES-MILNER, James (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WEDDELL, Geoffrey (1989) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GLYNN, Stephen (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RIFAT, Maurice (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PIPER, Angus (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KATRAK, Cyrus (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CROWTHER, Jeremy (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BEGLEY, Laura (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMSON, David (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STAGG, Paul (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STEPHENSON, Christopher (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ELFIELD, Laura (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FORD, Jeremy (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | VINDIS, Tara (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BUTLER, Simon (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PAYNE, Jonathan (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PRAGER, Sarah (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BRINDLE, Simon (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BARRAN, Tabitha (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GIBBONS, Perrin (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McCRACKEN, Jamie (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ANDRÉ, Roger (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HORNER, Robert (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NELSON, Linda (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAWSON, Adam (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILCOX, Russell (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TRIGGER, Simon (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARDEN-FROST, Claire (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MUNDAY, Gareth (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KHALID, Saleem (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STEBBINGS, Ian (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TAUSSIG, Gurion (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HICKS, Ben (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MAWREY, Eleanor (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THACKER, James (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARTSHORN, Sabrina (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BEDLOE, Giles (2001 | ||
| Member of Chambers | TREGIDGO, Marc (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | POUNDER, Esther (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MILLINGTON, Oliver (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RIMMER, Hugh (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STAMP, Abigail (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARDING, Jack (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SPENCER, Andrew (2004 | ||
| Member of Chambers | PRESSMAN, Bernard (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CLARKE, Ian (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOGARTH, Alastair (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DOBIE, Lisa (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NEWCOMB, Jennifer (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BYRNE, James (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ABBOTT, Roderick (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAMB, Edward (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ATKINSON, Catherine (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RODGERS, Ben (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAMONT, Kate (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | OBORNE, Jennifer | ||
| Member of Chambers | DYKE, Thom (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BUMPUS, Laura (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LONDONO, Patricia (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PARKIN, Robert (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TIBBITTS, Holly (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COLLINS, Tom (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HAYWARD, Stephanie (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HUNWICK, Sarah (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DEAN, William (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KENNEDY, Conor (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | POOLEY, Helen (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | O'NEILL, Francesca (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAVIS, Ella (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SCHMITT, John (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HIBBERD, Laura (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MELSA, Max (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NICHOLSON, Kerry (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JONES, Thomas (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SMITH, Dominique (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | COLLIER, Richard (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MUFTI, Kyah (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RICHARDS, Jake (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BUNCE, Theodore (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BENNETT, Susanna (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | YARROW, Thomas (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KOLAR, Francesca (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LODEWYE, Lucy (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KATZ, Amelia (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SOEDE, Henk (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MILLER, Madeleine (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMSON, Louise (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MANDAGERE, Anirudh (2019) | ||
| Director of Clerking and Business Development | GOODRIDGE Michael | ||
| Director of Operations | WALTERS, Gordon | ||
| Senior Clerk | CHESSIS, Clark | ||
| Joint Deputy Senior Clerk | BARROW, David | ||
| Joint Deputy Senior Clerk | BROOKS, Jaime | ||
| Senior Criminal Clerk | LANDA, David | ||
| Practice Manager | BRAND, Ellie | ||
| Practice Manager | AUSTIN, Phillip |
Barrister Profiles
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| Mr Roderick Abbott | Roderick Abbott has developed and maintained a deliberately broad practice within Chambers’… | View Profile |
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| Mr Grahame Aldous | Personal injury. Clinical negligence. Catastrophic injury claims and claims involving maritime… | View Profile |
 | Ms Catherine Atkinson | Catherine joined Chambers in 2008 after successful completion of her pupillage. She… | View Profile |
 | Ms Tabitha Barran | Tabitha was called to the Bar in 1998 and since that date… | View Profile |
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| Ms Laura Begley | All aspects of clinical negligence work and personal injury work with additional… | View Profile |
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| Mr Edward Bishop KC | Edward Bishop KC has practised in the fields of clinical negligence and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Simon Brindle | Simon is an experienced and skilled barrister, practicing in the fields of… | View Profile |
 | Mr Edwin Buckett | An experienced civil practitioner specialising in police law, professional negligence claims, personal… | View Profile |
 | Ms Laura Bumpus | Laura has a particular interest in personal injury cases and regularly represents… | View Profile |
 | Mr Simon Butler | Simon is a leading barrister who applies expertise and innovation to a… | View Profile |
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| Mr James Byrne | James has a growing reputation specialising in the field of complex fraud,… | View Profile |
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| Mr Matthew Chapman KC | Matthew Chapman KC is a specialist in cross-border personal injury claims, acting… | View Profile |
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| Mr Ian Clarke | Ian Clarke’s experience spans a range of high profile, sensitive and complicated… | View Profile |
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| Mr Thomas Collins | Tom Collins specialises in travel and cross-border litigation, personal injury and clinical… | View Profile |
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| Mr Jeremy Crowther | Barrister | View Profile |
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| Ms Ella Davis | Ella Davis has a broad civil practice with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Mr Adam Dawson | Barrister | View Profile |
 | Mr William Dean | Barrister undertaking broad common law work. William Dean appears in court daily… | View Profile |
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| Ms Lisa Dobie | Lisa Dobie is recognised as a leading junior in the fields of… | View Profile |
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| Ms Laura Elfield | Laura has a mixed civil practise, specialising in personal injury, employment law,… | View Profile |
 | Lord Lord Faulks KC | Edward Faulks KC specialises in clinical negligence, personal injury, police law and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Jeremy Ford | Jeremy practices in all aspects of personal injury litigation. His specialisms include… | View Profile |
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| Mr John Foy | John Foy QC specialises in serious personal injury and clinical negligence cases,… | View Profile |
 | Ms Perrin Gibbons | Perrin has a busy and established practice specializing in personal injury and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Stephen Glynn | Stephen Glynn has huge experience in all matters personal injury drawn from… | View Profile |
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| Ms Claire Harden-Frost | Claire is an experienced criminal barrister who prosecutes and defends serious and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Jack Harding | Jack Harding is a popular and highly experienced practitioner who specialises in… | View Profile |
 | Ms Sabrina Hartshorn | Barrister | View Profile |
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| Mr Roger Hiorns | Roger Hiorns graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1982 and was… | View Profile |
 | Mr Alastair Hogarth | Al is client focussed and practical with a view to achieving the… | View Profile |
 | Mr James Holmes-Milner | James practises in the fields of property and insolvency, traditional and commercial… | View Profile |
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| Mr Robert Horner | Robert’s practice encompasses high value personal injury and clinical negligence work together… | View Profile |
 | Ms Sarah Hunwick | Sarah became a member of chambers at the beginning of October 2013… | View Profile |
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| Ms Laura Johnson KC | Laura’s practice is focused on claims that are high value, complex or… | View Profile |
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| Mr Thomas Jones | Thomas is a busy common law practitioner who appears in court on… | View Profile |
 | Mr Cyrus Katrak | Cyrus Katrak is a specialist personal injury and clinical negligence practitioner and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Saleem Khalid | Saleem Khalid is one of the leading juniors at the Bar in… | View Profile |
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| Mr Edward Lamb | Edward is sought out by clients nationwide for his expertise in catastrophic… | View Profile |
 | Ms Kate Lamont | Kate Lamont specialises in Family and Civil law with a particular interest… | View Profile |
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| Mr Jacob Levy KC | Jacob Levy KC is currently the Joint Head of Chambers at Deka… | View Profile |
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| Mr Tom Little KC | Crime: As Treasury Counsel Tom regularly prosecutes homicide trials at the Old… | View Profile |
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| Ms Eleanor Mawrey | Eleanor is an experienced barrister practising in serious crime and is listed… | View Profile |
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| Mr Stuart Mckechnie KC | Called 1997. Silk 2018 Stuart specialises in the highest value catastrophic injury… | View Profile |
 | Mr Oliver Millington | The focus of Oliver’s family practice is on public law proceedings in… | View Profile |
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| Mr Giles Mooney KC | Called 1998. Silk 2019.Giles is a civil practitioner specialising in cases of… | View Profile |
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| Mr Gareth Munday | Gareth prosecutes and defends in relation to sexual offences, general crime and… | View Profile |
 | Mr Gaurang Naik | Gaurang has a broad based practice consisting of personal injury and general… | View Profile |
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| Ms Linda Nelson | Linda has a specialist clinical negligence, personal injury and costs practice with… | View Profile |
 | Ms Jennifer Newcomb | A thorough and persuasive advocate, Jennifer practices predominantly in criminal law, clinical… | View Profile |
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| Ms Francesca O'Neill | Francesca O’Neill has a specialist practice encompassing professional and clinical negligence, and… | View Profile |
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| Ms Jennifer Oborne | Jennifer specialises in General Crime, Prison and Police Law and International work.… | View Profile |
 | Mr Tim Parker KC | Tim is a barrister and arbitrator specialising in family and associated civil… | View Profile |
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| Mr Johnathan Payne | The focus of his practice is multi-track high-value claims either at first… | View Profile |
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| Mr Angus Piper | Angus Piper’ main practice area is clinical negligence, in which he has… | View Profile |
 | Ms Helen Pooley | Helen joined chambers in October 2013 upon completion of her pupillage. She… | View Profile |
 | Ms Esther Pounder | Esther has considerable experience in dealing with the whole variety of personal… | View Profile |
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| Ms Sarah Prager | Sarah Prager specialises in travel law claims, including claims under the Package… | View Profile |
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| Mr Simon Readhead KC | Simon Readhead KC has a wide ranging practice for both claimants and… | View Profile |
 | Mr Maurice Rifat | Maurice Rifat is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in wills &… | View Profile |
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| Mr Hugh Rimmer | Hugh Rimmer’s practice is focussed multi-track clinical negligence and personal injury, as… | View Profile |
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| Mr Benedict Rodgers | Ben is a civil practitioner with experience across a wide range of… | View Profile |
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| Mr John Ross KC | John Ross KC has a wealth of experience. His specialisms are professional liability… | View Profile |
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| Mr John Schmitt | John is a specialist in complex personal injury work. He appears and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Bruce Silvester | Bruce Silvester is an accomplished personal injury, health and safety, and clinical… | View Profile |
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| Ms Dominique Smith | Dominique Smith is an experienced and approachable advocate, who is regularly instructed… | View Profile |
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| Mr Henk Soede | Henk Soede’s practice is focused principally on three core areas: personal injury… | View Profile |
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| Mr Andrew Spencer | Andrew Spencer’s practice focuses on travel and cross-border claims; professional negligence; and… | View Profile |
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| Mr Paul Stagg | Paul Stagg has a broad civil practice, based mostly in the areas… | View Profile |
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| Ms Abigail Stamp | View Profile | |
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| Mr Christopher Stephenson | Personal injury and clinical negligence, exclusively for Claimants, in cases of the… | View Profile |
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| Mr Gurion Taussig | Gurion has a busy paperwork and court practice in the fields of… | View Profile |
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| Mr James Thacker | View Profile | |
 | Mr David Thomson | Injury work is David Thomson’s main speciality – he has the advantage… | View Profile |
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| Ms Holly Tibbitts | Holly is a clinical negligence and personal injury specialist. She is a… | View Profile |
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| Mr Simon Trigger | Simon Trigger acts for Claimants and Defendants in high value catastrophic personal… | View Profile |
 | Ms Tara Vindis | Specialist in child law, both public and private law and related civil… | View Profile |
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| Mr Andrew Warnock KC | Andrew Warnock KC is a highly experienced advocate with a track record… | View Profile |
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| Mr Geoffrey Weddell | Geoffrey Weddell’s particular specialisms are tort-based claims, such as claims for damages… | View Profile |
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CLIENT: Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: CL Medilaw
TESTIMONIAL: “We cannot recommend 1CL’s Counsel and Clerks highly enough. When instructing Counsel, we always place a strong emphasis on the importance of working together for the benefit of our clients. We know for certain that when we instruct 1CL, our clients will have the benefit of extremely knowledgeable, approachable and professional Counsel who we have every confidence will assist in achieving the best possible outcome.”
CLIENT: Legal Director
COMPANY/FIRM: Clyde & Co
TESTIMONIAL: “1CL have been ahead of the game in international and travel law since the initial growth in the area and have kept their place at the forefront ever since. The standard of advice from the QC to junior is consistently excellent. The barristers at junior level have benefitted from learning their trade from true industry experts. They are a go-to set for large and complex matters for both sides of the fence due to their unrivalled ability to see the claims from all angles.”
CLIENT: Legal Director
COMPANY/FIRM: Browne Jacobson
TESTIMONIAL: “1 Chancery Lane are second to none. Their clerks are superb and they have such high quality counsel. I cannot recommend them highly enough”.
CLIENT: Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: MHHP Law
TESTIMONIAL: “1 Chancery are my chambers of choice for all Civil Matters. Their clerking team is incredibly responsive and easy to deal with. Counsel provide no nonsense accessible advice.”
CLIENT: Consultant
COMPANY/FIRM: Mercers Solicitors
TESTIMONIAL: “I have used 1 Chancery Lane for a number of years because I find the Barristers are not only very knowledgeable in their field, but, just as important, they are extremely approachable. Both the Senior Clerk, Clark Chessis, and the 1st Junior Clerk, David Barrow, bend over backwards to help and head up a great team”.
- Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
- Travel law (including jurisdictional issues)
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Clinical negligence
- Police law (forces and constables)
Set Rankings
- Court of Protection and community care
- Crime
- Administrative law and human rights
- Fraud: crime
- Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
- Construction
- Inquests and inquiries
- Property litigation
- Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Clinical negligence