Henderson Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
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Henderson Chambers
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England
Henderson Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Group litigation Tier 1
A pre-eminent set for group litigation, Henderson Chambers is equipped to advise on a variety of claims, including those related to product liability, environmental law, and human rights abuse. With numerous members – including Charles Gibson KC, Oliver Campbell KC, and Geraint Webb KC – continuing to act in a variety of emissions-related proceedings, the set is also lauded for providing clients with noteworthy knowledge of commercial funding and mass settlement mechanisms. Prashant Popat KC is instructed for AstraZeneca regarding claims issued by people claiming injuries and death caused by the company’s Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Heppinstall KC acts in a modern slavery group action against Tesco in relation to garment manufacturing in Thailand. Ognjen Miletic‘s busy workload extends to representing the claimant group that alleges deceit, unlawful means conspiracy and negligence regarding a property development scheme for leasehold properties intended to be sub-let for use as holiday and student accommodation.Leading Silks
2023 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Knowledgeable and helpful. Jason Housden excels.’
‘They are the best clerking team in the City – collaborative and fully reflective of the collegiate culture of this set. They treat junior solicitors with the same respect as partners, which is one reason why solicitors instruct them repeatedly. Jason Housden is a force of nature – kind, empathetic, highly business-minded and a great ambassador for the set. Daniel Kemp is cut from exactly the same cloth.’
‘Henderson is the best set for large-scale group actions and mass claims in London. Their track record in this area speaks volumes – they have been in almost every novel and high-profile group claim over the past 20 years, and their expertise in ESG, consumer and commercial litigation – particularly claims of very large scale – is unrivalled.’
‘Henderson Chambers has an enviable reputation in these fields with a range of excellent advocates.’
‘‘Henderson is excellent, especially on group litigation with a depth of talent and experience from barristers who have acted on both sides of many of the major group cases.’
‘Henderson are without doubt at the top of their game in this field. A fantastic set of silks with an unrivalled junior bench to support them.
‘An amazing set.’
‘Henderson Chambers is the leading set for group actions. It has greater strength in depth than any other chambers.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Health and safety Tier 1
Henderson Chambers is ‘a fantastic health and safety set‘, with ‘significant strength‘ in handling a broad spectrum of high-profile, complex cases. Oliver Campbell KC has an excellent track record in advising on high-profile corporate manslaughter and fatal accident prosecutions. Prashant Popat KC recently acted for a bar operator in a Health and Safety at Work Act case after a young woman was crushed to death while queueing to enter a busy venue. Toby Riley-Smith KC is sought after by clients in, among other areas, the retail, energy, construction, life sciences, oil and gas and education sectors.Leading Silks
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‘Very professional clerking, very rapid response times, and a superbly managed set of chambers by Jason Housden, who is great to deal with. Daniel Kemp stands out.’
‘Daniel Kemp is a top-tier clerk. He is responsive and accommodating.’
‘Daniel Smith offers a fantastic service. He always responds to queries promptly and is always happy to help.’
‘Henderson Chambers is a fantastic health and safety set.’
‘Excellent silks and juniors who are specialists in their field.’
‘Chambers has a very solid reputation in this area, with a number of barristers with heavyweight reputations in the field.’
‘The set is very well respected in the fields of health and safety, product liability and personal injury.’
London Bar > Product liability Tier 1
Henderson Chambers is lauded for vast experience across the full spectrum of product liability claims, with members frequently acting in high-profile cases such as proceedings arising from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the "Dieselgate" litigation. With his practice extending to commercial and insurance-related work, Charles Gibson KC is well-known for his expertise in pharmaceutical matters. Recent noteworthy instructions of the team include Prashant Popat KC leading James Williams in VC v AstraZeneca regarding claims of injuries and death caused by its Covid-19 vaccine, Geraint Webb‘s instruction for Qatar Airways regarding a £2bn commercial claim against Airbus in relation to alleged design defects in Airbus’ A350 aircraft.Leading Silks
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Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘They are the best clerking team in the City – collaborative and fully reflective of the collegiate culture of this set. They treat junior solicitors with the same respect as partners, which is one reason why solicitors instruct them repeatedly. Jason Housden is a force of nature – kind, empathetic, highly business-minded and a great ambassador for the set. Daniel Kemp is cut from exactly the same cloth.’
‘The clerks are helpful and swift to respond.’
‘The clerking team at Henderson Chambers is first-rate.’
‘I have worked with many members of chambers over the years, many of whom are now mid/senior juniors but I knew them at the start of their careers. The set invests a huge amount of time in recruiting its pupils and is careful in offering tenancy and this is reflected in the quality of the set throughout its ranks.’
‘Henderson is full of brilliant barristers in this area.’
‘Henderson is the leading set in the field with an excellent range of barristers.’
‘I have worked with a number of the Henderson barristers both senior and junior. All have been very good.’
‘Henderson is an excellent all-round set. They have a good range of silks, senior juniors and junior juniors to suit a range of claims.’
London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation Tier 2
Henderson Chambers’ members have increasingly been called upon to advise on the FCA and FSMA regulatory regime, while also advising on financial products regulated by consumer credit legislation and unfair business to consumer practices. Toby Riley-Smith KC, who is ‘particularly gifted in explaining complex legal matters in a logical and simple manner’, offers a wealth of experience in litigation involving consumer credit and hire agreements. Thomas Samuels is frequently instructed to provide non-contentious regulatory advice, while William Hibbert is particularly well regarded for his expertise in consumer credit and consumer-facing financial services, such as regulated credit and secured borrowing.Leading Silks
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‘The clerks are very good.’
‘Very good set; great strength in depth.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Henderson Chambers’ experience in banking and finance law includes advising and representing clients such as banks on a wide range of instructions, from advising and litigating on consumer credit and consumer protection, to advising on matters governed by the regulatory regime of FSMA and the FCA. Julia Smith specialises in consumer finance and has been involved in reviewing and drafting regulated agreement documentation and exempt bridging loan documentation. William Hibbert‘s expertise in consumer credit and consumer-facing financial services includes regulated credit and secured borrowing, while Harrison Denner represented HSBC UK Bank plc in Holloway v HSBC UK Bank Plc, which involved a claim made by the defendant alleging mis-sale of the PPI policy and an unfair relationship.Leading Silks
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‘The clerks at Henderson are better than most. Everything is always properly and efficiently dealt with, and the simple things like invoicing is done accurately and well. I primarily deal with Joe Sutton who is a fantastic asset to chambers.’
‘Very strong and user friendly.’
‘Very attentive and timely.’
‘Clerks are responsive, helpful and go the extra mile.’
‘Responsive and helpful.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries Tier 3
With ‘an impressive array of specialist barristers at all levels‘, Henderson Chambers ‘is in the forefront of the field of inquests and inquiries’. Prashant Popat KC is instructed for AstraZeneca in module four of the Covid-19 inquiry, investigating vaccines and therapeutics, alongside extensive inquests work. Oliver Campbell KC acted for Siderise, manufacturers of part of the cladding system, in the Grenfell Tower inquiry. James Purnell regularly acts for companies and public bodies in inquests, while Abigail Cohen is experienced in healthcare and health and safety inquestsLeading Silks
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‘My go to chambers for Inquests and Inquiries. Good strength in depth and easy to work with.’
‘Excellent clerks room. Responsive and clear.’
‘Henderson Chambers is my top set for health and safety environment Inquests and public Inquiries.’
‘The clerks are very helpful, in particular Daniel Kemp and Daniel Smith.’
‘Henderson Chambers is in the forefront of the field of inquests and inquiries with an impressive array of specialist barristers at all levels, demonstrating excellent strength in depth.’
‘The clerks are always excellent and swift to respond. Dan Smith is my main contact who is excellent.’
‘It is always a pleasure working with Henderson Chambers and we would not hesitate to do so in the future – their barristers are user friendly and down to earth.’
‘Daniel Kemp was particularly helpful in our liaison with Chambers.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
Rising stars
London Bar > Employment
Rising stars
2023 Silks
Leading Juniors
Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
London Bar > Public procurement
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London Bar > European Union relations
London Bar > Professional negligence
London Bar > Property litigation
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Leading Juniors
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
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London Bar > Personal injury
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Personal injury - Leading Juniors
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
London Bar > Commercial litigation
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Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
London Bar > Agriculture
Henderson Chambers > Set Profile
Henderson Chambers provides advice and representation over a wide range of practice areas and market sectors. The main focus is commercial and civil litigation including international and domestic group actions. Chambers is recognised as a leading set in group actions, product liability, health and safety, consumer law, European, environmental law and public procurement.
Additional practice areas, with leading silks and junior rankings, include: inquests and public inquiries, insurance law, IT, professional discipline and real estate and commercial litigation, insolvency, and competition law.
Members of chambers act for multinational organisations, foreign and domestic corporations, financial services associations, government departments and agencies, local authorities, professional bodies, SMEs, and individuals in contentious and non- contentious matters. Members are increasingly instructed regarding issues arising out the Covid-19 pandemic across all areas of chambers’ expertise. For over past 30 years, chambers has provided specialist European expertise and senior members practice in, Brussels, Madrid, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Since 1992 all pupils have had the opportunity to undertake part of their pupillage in Brussels and since 2017 from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Chambers remains dedicated to providing a high standard of client care which has been consistently recognised by the Legal 500.
Work undertaken
Product Liability and Group Actions: Chambers has an unrivalled position in product liability and group actions. It has maintained its top ranking for product liability in the legal directories for over 25 years. Charles Gibson KC, Geraint Webb KC and James Purnell contribute to Clinical Negligence (Sixth Edition) published by Bloomsbury Publishing, with a chapter addressing product liability for medical products. Chambers is now also ranked as the leading set in England & Wales for group actions. The rankings are consistent with members of chambers having been continually instructed in many of the most significant unitary cases, group actions and commercial claims in respect of allegedly defective products including consumer goods, cosmetics, food, industrial machinery, medical devices, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and white goods. Current/recent group litigation includes the Pan-NOx diesel emissions cases where chambers act for numerous parties, the Primodos litigation, and the “pelvic mesh” cases.
Health & Safety and Environment: Widely acknowledged as one of the leaders in these fields, the set covers all aspects of environmental law and health and safety litigation, including prosecutions for corporate manslaughter, infringements of health and safety legislation, environmental and waste prosecutions. Work in this area includes representing numerous Core Participants in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Covid Inquiry; members are frequently sought after to provide representation in high profile Inquests; members acted in the first prosecution of its kind brought against a sporting governing body for alleged H&S breaches following a fatal accident; successfully defending private landowners in a landmark private prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act. Chambers has also been involved in the leading international environmental group actions, engaging issues of private international law as well as those which allege human rights abuses.
Banking, Finance and Consumer Credit: Chambers has extensive expertise in the law regulating consumer- driven group litigation involving financial products (members appear in the ongoing “mortgage prisoner cases”), financial services, asset finance, credit services, debt recovery, issues of title, consumer protection and consumer credit (in particular issues arising from Covid19).
Commercial, Insurance, Competition and Arbitration: Chambers have particular sector expertise to the handling of complex commercial claims (including competition claims). In recent years they have been instructed in heavyweight and high-profile cases, involving insurance, property damage, life sciences, oil and gas, banking and financial services, automotive, aviation, IT and telecoms, transportation and in the design manufacture and supply of products. Recent work includes acting for the government in Primer Design, the Covid 19 PCR testing dispute; appearing in the highly complex London Capital Finance civil fraud trial; appearing or the claimants in Infrastructure Services Luxembourg v Kingdom of Spain, dismissing Spain’s challenge to the recognition of an ICSID arbitration award; acting in the Trucks Collective competition proceedings; various members involvement in Qatar Airway v Airbus, a high-profile commercial dispute concerning the surface degradation of A350 aircraft; the Post Office Group litigation, in particular the developing area of relational contracts and a wide range of legal issues on incorporation of standard terms, unfair contract terms and implied terms. Micula v Romania, a significant decision by the UKSC in 2020 for all those in the arbitration community, particularly those that work on ICSID matters; Shanks v Unilever PLC, a landmark UKSC decision in compensation for an employee for contributions to patents which were held to be of benefit to his employer.
Employment Law: Chambers has a long and established practice in the field of employment law acting for both employers and employees. It has particular expertise in restraint of trade and breach of confidence; wrongful dismissal and related contractual claims; unfair dismissal claims; sex, race and disability discrimination claims; redundancy; TUPE; re-structuring and EC employment law. King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd, a landmark ECJ judgment concerning working time and a worker’s entitlement to a payment in lieu on termination.
Inquiries, Local Government and Public Paw: Henderson Chambers have extensive experience in a wide range of areas of public and administrative law, including public inquiries, and also in many other areas of work relevant to local authorities and other statutory bodies, such as property, planning, highways, compulsory purchase, transport, finance and audit, environmental, education, social services, public procurement, employment and pensions. Work includes representing a number of parties in both the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and The Covid Inquiry, as well as involvement in the Cranston Inquiry (migrant boats) and the Post Office Inquiry. Additionally, members have acted for the Secretary of State in Catch 22 Bus Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport, where the Traffic Commissioner’s considerations for Licence Holders were addressed; a judicial review challenge alleging breaches of the Public Contract Regulations and bias over the award of a contract to supply face masks (at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic); representing the Pubs Code Adjudicator in the first ever appeal to the High Court against a financial sanction imposed by the adjudicator. Increasingly members are sought after by public bodies to conduct investigations, work in this area includes the Independent Review of the Regulation of BetIndex Limited (2021) for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and HM Treasury; and the Inquiry into the Public Appointment Process for the Chair of the BBC Board (2023), for the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Property Law: Chambers has a dynamic and innovative property litigation and advisory team with particular strengths in commercial property and development, commercial and residential landlord and tenant, social housing, stock transfers, professional negligence aspects of property law and property damage claims. Members of chambers appeared successfully before the UKSC in the leading case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd.
Regulatory & Disciplinary Proceedings: Henderson Chambers has a long tradition of practice in the field of regulation and professional discipline and members act as advisers, legal assessors, representatives and advocates, or as members of tribunals. Kenneth Hamer is the author of the Fourth Edition of the leading textbook Professional Conduct Casebook.
Technology & IT: For many years Chambers has actively developed innovative remedies in IT and closely regulated fields, including the rapidly developing area of autonomous vehicles. Using modern technology (including social networking and up to the minute search techniques) to solve the legal problems that arise from it. Providing representation in a claim against Google on behalf of a class of iPhone users (Lloyd v Google) re: breach of data protection rights, heard by the UKSC in 2021. Lucy McCormick co-authored The Law & Autonomous Vehicles (Routledge) and is a contributor to The Law of Artificial Intelligence (Thomson Reuters).
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chambers Director | Jason Housden (outside office hours 07751 232259) | [email protected] | |
| Senior Practice Manager | Daniel Kemp (outside office hours 07876 215584) | [email protected] | |
| Chambers Administration Director | Helen Ghalem | [email protected] | |
| Members of Chambers | GIBSON KC, Charles (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAWREY KC, Richard (1964) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SUSMAN KC, Peter (1966) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEST KC, Lawrence (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POPAT KC, Prashant (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DASHWOOD KC, Sir Alan (1969) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN KC, Patrick (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WEBB KC, Geraint (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL KC, Oliver (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHEEHAN KC, Malcolm (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RILEY-SMITH KC, Toby (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KINNIER KC, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WARWICK KC, Henry (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WITHINGTON KC, Angus (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HEPPINSTALL KC, Adam (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREEN KC, Tim (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DONNELLY KC, Kathleen (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HAMER, Kenneth (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HIBBERT, William (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RATLIFF, John (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PALMER, James (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEINERT, Jonathan (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROOK, David (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Julia (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DILWORTH, Noel (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PURNELL, James (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHOWDHURY, Nazeer (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COHEN, Abigail (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EVANS, Thomas (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCORMICK, Lucy (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAMUELS, Thomas (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURTAIN, Hannah (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, James (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TANDY, Rachel (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILETIC, Ognjen (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Chloe (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALLET, George (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ADAMS, Christopher (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOSES, Lia (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AYOO, Arnold (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WHITE, James (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLDHAM, Celia (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MACKENZIE, Reanne (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENNER, Harrison (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRAHAM, Beatrice (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FOSTER, Freya (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NORTON, Ben (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASTLE, Jack (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALLON, Thomas (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOODY, William (2020) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MAXWELL, Douglas (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YANG, WEISHI (2021) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAKIR, ISHA (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GARDINER, KATE (2022) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PATEL, VISHNU (2021) | ||
| Associate Member | HENDERSON KC, Roger* | ||
| Door Tenant | HILL KC, Jamie* | ||
| Door Tenant | BENTLEY KC, Philip* | ||
| Door Tenant | SCHONEVELD, Frank (1992)* | ||
| Door Tenant | SCUDAMORE, Jeremy * |
Barrister Profiles
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Mr Arnold Ayoo | Arnold specialises in heavy commercial litigation but accepts instructions across a spread… | View Profile |
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David Brook | Barrister specialising in all aspects of employment law: including wrongful and unfair… | View Profile |
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Chloe Campbell | A broad civil and commercial practice encompassing product liability, group actions, public… | View Profile |
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Oliver Campbell KC | Oliver specialises in health and safety, product liability, environmental and regulatory claims. … | View Profile |
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Mr Jack Castle | Jack practices in commercial, financial services, product liability, employment, procurement and public… | View Profile |
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Nazeer Chowdhury | Nazeer Chowdhury has developed a broad practice in consumer credit and financial… | View Profile |
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Abigail Cohen | Health and safety & Inquests: advocacy and advisory experience in health and… | View Profile |
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Hannah Curtain | Hannah is an experienced Inquiry counsel and currently represents the Welsh Government… | View Profile |
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Prof Sir Alan Dashwood KC | Barrister specialising in the law of the European Union, in particular choice… | View Profile |
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Harrison Denner | Harrison has a broad practice, with a wealth of experience both led… | View Profile |
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Noel Dilworth | Barrister specialising in employment; landlord and tenant; health and safety; product liability. | View Profile |
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Kathleen Donnelly KC | Kathleen specialises in group actions, product liability, commercial, environment and employment law.… | View Profile |
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Thomas Evans | Thomas has a broad commercial practice. He is ranked in Tier 1… | View Profile |
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Freya Foster | Freya has experience acting as sole and junior counsel on a range… | View Profile |
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Kate Gardiner | Kate has a broad commercial practice, with a particular interest in product… | View Profile |
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Charles Gibson KC | International commercial litigation with an emphasis on large mass tort and group… | View Profile |
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Beatrice Graham | Beatrice is developing a broad practice across the range of Chambers’ specialisms… | View Profile |
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Patrick Green KC | Specialist in commercial law, employment law, public law/judicial review and ADR. Recent… | View Profile |
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Tim Green KC | Tim Green has been recognised by both Chambers UK and Legal 500… | View Profile |
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Kenneth Hamer | Barrister specialising in contract and business law; professional negligence (legal and medical… | View Profile |
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Adam Heppinstall KC | Adam has recognised expertise in product liability, ESG actions, public, regulatory, commercial… | View Profile |
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William Hibbert | Specialist in commercial aspects of consumer-facing finance and financial services (including consumer… | View Profile |
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Mr Andrew Kinnier KC | Barrister; QC (2018); Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2017-); Junior Counsel… | View Profile |
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Reanne MacKenzie | Barrister | View Profile |
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George Mallet | George is a leading junior with specialisms across the civil litigation spectrum.… | View Profile |
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Thomas Mallon | Thom has a broad practice that includes commercial, finance and insurance, group… | View Profile |
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Richard Mawrey KC | Advocate and legal scholar of over 50 years’ experience who undertakes a… | View Profile |
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Dr Douglas Maxwell | Barrister | View Profile |
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Lucy McCormick | Commercial barrister with a particular emphasis on product liability and related areas.… | View Profile |
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Ognjen Miletic | Ognjen’s practice has an emphasis on commercial work, group litigation and jurisdictional… | View Profile |
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Mr William Moody | Barrister | View Profile |
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Lia Moses | In recent years, Lia’s practice has focused on consumer law primarily in… | View Profile |
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Mr Ben Norton | Barrister | View Profile |
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Celia Oldham | Celia is a commercial barrister specialising in group litigation and product liability… | View Profile |
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James Palmer | Common law: product liability, personal injury, professional negligence, health and safety, consumer… | View Profile |
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Vishnu Patel | Vishnu has a broad commercial practice, with a particular interest in civil… | View Profile |
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Prashant Popat KC | In the field of product liability his substantial group action experience encompasses… | View Profile |
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James Purnell | Barrister specialising in commercial and public law, with expertise in group actions,… | View Profile |
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Mr John Ratliff | John specialises in EU Competition law, offering advice on all types of… | View Profile |
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Toby Riley-Smith KC | He is a leading silk in the fields of (1) consumer law,… | View Profile |
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Mr Thomas Samuels | Thom’s practice concentrates on consumer, financial services and commercial matters. He regularly… | View Profile |
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Isha Shakir | Isha has a broad commercial litigation practice. She regularly appears in the… | View Profile |
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Malcolm Sheehan KC | Commercial and common law practice concentrating on product liability, group actions, property,… | View Profile |
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Julia Smith | Specialist practice areas: banking and finance and consumer law, including consumer credit,… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Steinert | Barrister dealing with property and commercial law: options, mortgages, sale of land,… | View Profile |
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Peter Susman KC | Barrister specialising in complex contract litigation, with particular experience of acting in… | View Profile |
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Rachel Tandy | Rachel has a commercial and common law practice, with an emphasis on… | View Profile |
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Henry Warwick KC | Henry Warwick KC is a leading practitioner at the Bar in England… | View Profile |
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Geraint Webb KC | Barrister (silk 2013) specialising in commercial and common law with an emphasis… | View Profile |
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Lawrence West KC | Barrister specialising in environmental; personal injury; medical negligence; product liability; commercial; other… | View Profile |
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James White | James has a busy commercial practice with an emphasis on group litigation,… | View Profile |
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James Williams | Employment (including leading Court of Appeal case on “worker” status – Westwood… | View Profile |
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Angus Withington KC | Angus is a specialist Health and Safety practitioner with extensive experience acting… | View Profile |
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Weishi Yang | Weishi focuses on commercial, insolvency, product liability, consumer finance, and property law,… | View Profile |
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Equality & Diversity
Henderson Chambers is committed to Equality and Diversity. We regard it as essential to our standing as a leading set of chambers that we should seek to excel in this. We have two equal opportunities officers both of whom are Members of Chambers.
We recognise the obligation not to discriminate against clients, members, pupils or staff on grounds of gender, gender re-assignment, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, age, disability, marriage and civil partnership and religion or belief is a fundamental and legal obligation imposed on us by legislation and the Bar Code of Conduct.
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Chambers is a signatory of the Chambers & Partners Diversity & Inclusion Charter and a supporter of the Black Talent Charter.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Henderson Chambers undertake many CSR initiatives.
Silks and Juniors continue to review numerous cases on a pro bono basis, devoting substantial amounts of time to work for clients ensuring legal representation in High Court hearings, and many other cases for those most in need but without the ability to pay for representation.
Other schemes that our members have and continue to volunteer for include work for Advocate (formerly The Bar Pro Bono Unit) and the Chancery Litigants in Person Scheme (CLIPS) in the RCJ.
Chambers participate in the annual London Legal Walk for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) , raising much needed funds for charities that provide life changing legal advice and representation to those in need.
Chambers is pleased to be a supporter of Carney’s Community, an initiative working with disadvantaged and disengaged young people to support them to be the best they can be.
Chambers has donated books to all 77 primary schools in The London Borough of Bromley, supporting an ongoing project in partnership with The Legal Action Group.
Outside of the legal arena, both members and staff are personally engaged and work hard to contribute to a variety of CSR initiatives across a diverse range of activities and sectors, including voluntary and fundraising work for a number of charities, schools, community and sports clubs. Positions including charity trustees, sitting on housing society board, school governor and sports coaching for children
- Group litigation
- Health and safety
- Product liability
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Financial services and fintech regulation
Set Rankings
- Administrative law and human rights
- Employment
- Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
- Crypto and blockchain assets
- Public procurement
- European Union relations
- Professional negligence
- Property litigation
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Personal injury
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- Commercial litigation
- Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
- Agriculture