Set Profile > Henderson Chambers > London, England
Henderson Chambers Offices
Henderson Chambers
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England
Henderson Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Commercial litigation
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Health and safety Tier 1
Henderson Chambers has 'acknowledged market leadership' in health and safety law, with 'strength in depth' and 'an excellent team of barristers'. The team continues to act in a range of high-profile cases, particularly the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Recent instructions include 'formidable tactician' Oliver Campbell QC acting for one of the defendants in R v Hawkins and Dixon, a manslaughter prosecution arising from a fatality during the rebuilding of Eastbourne Pier after it was damaged by fire in 2014.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Product liability Tier 1
Henderson Chambers enjoys an excellent market reputation as the 'leading product liability set in the UK'. Regularly instructed in a variety of prominent and market-defining unitary claims and group actions, chambers offers an 'array of talent to choose from'. Charles Gibson QC, Andrew Kinnier QC and Adam Heppinstall are involved in the pandemrix-group action, in which claimants allege the bird flu vaccine caused narcolepsy and cataplexy. Several barristers, including Prashant Popat QC, Oliver Campbell QC, Geraint Webb QC, Elizabeth Tremayne, and Noel Dilworth, among others, are acting in the VW-emission proceedings. Another prominent instruction for the set's members is the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Rising stars
Leading Silks
Oliver Campbell QC - Henderson Chambers ‘Forensically brilliant, an excellent trial lawyer. He has a nice unassuming manner, but tough with opponents when needs to be.’
Leading Juniors
Adam Heppinstall - Henderson Chambers ‘He is the senior juinor in this area - very much the QC in waiting. Has a broard range of experience to draw on when advising in this area. Very sharp, always finds the best way through a complex situation and very commercial, too. Has an engaging easy manner that makes him a pleasure to work with and great with all clients.’
Consumer Tier 2
Henderson Chambers is a 'good set at 360 degrees', with a 'professional and well-organised clerking team.' The barristers are praised for their great expertise in consumer credit, consumer protection, and finance law. Of particular note in chambers, finance houses and banks are often represented by the highly regarded Richard Mawrey QC, while, in trading standards and product liability law, Nazeer Chowdhury is acting in the VW emissions litigation, and Toby Riley-smith QC was instructed by Whirlpool in the inquiry arising from the Grenfell Tower disaster. Chambers' members also act in civil and criminal cases with environmental, health and safety, and food safety, and increasingly on government consumer cases, with a focus on FCA instructions.
Rising stars
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Environment Tier 2
Henderson Chambers has 'a first-rate regulatory offering and exceptional, experienced advocates including a strong group of juniors'. Members are known for their work in health and safety, product liability and environmental matters, including those concerning flooding, noise nuisance and pollution. In the last five years, the set has built an impressive reputation for its work in large-scale environmental group actions, though its members have also played a role in other high-profile regulatory environmental proceedings and in civil claims arising from pollution, particularly in the rail, waste and mining industries. Several members, including Charles Gibson QC, Geraint Webb QC, Prashant Popat QC and Kathleen Donnelly, are defending VW and various group companies against claims arising from the recent emissions scandal. Clients are full of praise for the clerks' room, which is 'always accessible, friendly and willing to accommodate'.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Financial services regulation Tier 2
Henderson Chambers is 'an excellent set for financial services regulatory matters' with a selection of 'highly recommended' silks and juniors. There is a strong overlap with its market-leading work on the consumer credit end, and its members are regularly instructed by the major retail banks, financial services companies, and fintech providers. The set offers a wide range of expertise on contentious and non-contentious matters, where senior silks and juniors such as Richard Mawrey QC, William Hibbert and Julia Smith have long held sway. Other names of note include up-and-coming silks Toby Riley-Smith QC and Henry Warwick QC, who took silk in 2020, and Nazeer Chowdhury.
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Agriculture
Leading Juniors
Inquests and inquiries
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
European Union law
Leading Silks
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Henderson Chambers is 'at the forefront of consumer credit' and praised for its 'strength-in-depth and availability'. Its silks and juniors are 'always very personable' and clients are 'grateful for the commercial acumen they bring'. The set is a popular with the major banks and several challenger banks, and members such as Richard Mawrey QC, Julia Smith and William Hibbert are very active on the advisory front. Notable case highlights included Toby Riley-Smith QC's advice to Intrum UK Finance on Intrum Finance v Baldwin. Henry Warwick QC, who recently took silk, was also involved in Praetura Asset Finance v Prime Industries.
Leading Silks
Richard Mawrey QC - Henderson Chambers ‘Commercial and practical – and very user-friendly.’
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Employment
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Professional negligence
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
Leading Juniors
Public procurement Tier 3
The ‘well-organised’ Henderson Chambers’ broad public and European law expertise includes advising a range of government departments and local authorities. Rhodri Williams QC has handled procurement challenges in areas such as health or commercial supplies as part of his broader practice. Andrew Kinnier QC, who ‘exudes a calm assurance when advising clients’, is recognised for his expertise in European structural funds, and his procurement challenge work includes acting for the Ministry of Defence in a challenge to a decision to re-wind a procurement competition.
Leading Silks
IT and telecoms
IT and telecoms (excluding regulatory) - Leading Silks
Administrative and public law (including elections)
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading Silks
Property litigation Tier 5
Members of Henderson Chambers are ‘a pleasure to deal with, processing work quickly and within agreed timescales’. The set’s core strengths lie in real property, co-ownership, trusts of land and commercial property disputes in addition to residential landlord and tenant matters. George Mallet recently appeared in the Supreme Court in the case of Dr Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Limited where he represented the respondent in a matter relating to the management of a multi-million-pound block of residential flats.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
Tim Green at Henderson Chambers is highly active in the field of health and safety, prosecuting and defending across the the Midlands. Recent work has included the prosecution of two contractors who failed to remove asbestos from a school during building work.
Leading Juniors
Set overviews: England and Wales
Henderson Chambers is the leader in product liability work and also strong in associated areas of law. Since publication of the last guide, Jason Housden, previously Practice Director at Matrix Chambers, was appointed the new chambers director, succeeding John White who retired after 45 years of service to chambers. Chambers has also expanded following the arrival of Freya Foster and Hazel Jackson, while Henry Warwick QC was elevated to Queen’s Counsel and Abigail Cohen appointed Deputy District Judge.
Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
A professional and well-organised clerking team. All of the clerks at Henderson Chambers are extremely helpful and attentive. Joanna Johnstone has been particularly helpful.
All the clerks are very supportive and helpful. All the clerks provide us with an excellent service.
Always responsive, always quick to respond. Outgoing head clerk John White was always willing to accommodate us and was tough but friendly in his fee negotiations. New head clerk Jason seems to be from the same mould. Junior clerks always get back to you. They are protective of their barristers but not overly so and will always make them available for initial discussions and to go over fee estimates. Invoicing is prompt and pain free.
Dan Smith and his colleagues are a pleasure to work with providing all necessary support as and when required
Dan Smith is a stand out when it comes to the clerks at Henderson – he completely gets the varying needs of a solicitor and is very accommodating.
Dan Smith is helpful and prompt to reply when we have enquiries.
Daniel Kemp is one of the best clerks around. Responsive, knowledgeable and always helpful.
Daniel Kemp is well organised, approachable, proactive and good to work with.
Excellent clerking service. The outgoing Chief Clerk John White was probably the best in the business. Joseph Sutton is particularly responsive and supportive.
Excellent, Joseph Sutton is particularly helpful and goes above and beyond to get the right barrister for the case. He is very quick to respond and retains good communication throughout. Nothing is too much trouble.
Excellent: efficient and easy to deal with. Daniel Kemp is a star.
Henderson Chambers are well-organised and easy to deal with.
John White has run an incredibly successful clerks’ room for decades and will be missed. Jason Housden is stepping into large shoes but is off to a good start.
Set:
A great set for class actions – none to beat it. Superb barristers who cover a vast range of work and incredibly user friendly barristers and clerks alike.
All the barristers I have instructed from this chambers for health and safety work have been very good.
Currently the most impressive set for product liability in London.
Every Counsel member at Henderson is academically brilliant but also personable while being tenacious.
Great set, very welcoming and practical and suit the counsel for the job not just volunteering whoever is free
Henderson are our go to set on complex group actions, for claims with forums non conveniens and personal injury aspects (legacy disease claims in particular).
Henderson chamber is top notch chambers for commercial disputes.
Henderson chambers are an excellent set, we regularly instruct leaders and juniors alike. Always reliable and advice is second to none.
Henderson chambers are my chambers of choice offering exceptional experience supported by impressive up and comers.
Members work collegiately and seamlessly together which makes solicitors live so much easier. The breadth of knowledge of the commercial world within the set is outstanding.
Henderson Chambers has a first rate regulatory offering. Exceptional, experienced, advocates with a strong group of juniors. Their programme of training seminars is very strong. Topics are always very current.
Set overviews: England and Wales
Henderson Chambers is the leader in product liability work and also strong in associated areas of law. Since publication of the last guide, Jason Housden, previously Practice Director at Matrix Chambers, was appointed the new chambers director, succeeding John White who retired after 45 years of service to chambers. Chambers has also expanded following the arrival of Freya Foster and Hazel Jackson, while Henry Warwick QC was elevated to Queen’s Counsel and Abigail Cohen appointed Deputy District Judge.
Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
A professional and well-organised clerking team. All of the clerks at Henderson Chambers are extremely helpful and attentive. Joanna Johnstone has been particularly helpful.
All the clerks are very supportive and helpful. All the clerks provide us with an excellent service.
Always responsive, always quick to respond. Outgoing head clerk John White was always willing to accommodate us and was tough but friendly in his fee negotiations. New head clerk Jason seems to be from the same mould. Junior clerks always get back to you. They are protective of their barristers but not overly so and will always make them available for initial discussions and to go over fee estimates. Invoicing is prompt and pain free.
Dan Smith and his colleagues are a pleasure to work with providing all necessary support as and when required
Dan Smith is a stand out when it comes to the clerks at Henderson – he completely gets the varying needs of a solicitor and is very accommodating.
Dan Smith is helpful and prompt to reply when we have enquiries.
Daniel Kemp is one of the best clerks around. Responsive, knowledgeable and always helpful.
Daniel Kemp is well organised, approachable, proactive and good to work with.
Excellent clerking service. The outgoing Chief Clerk John White was probably the best in the business. Joseph Sutton is particularly responsive and supportive.
Excellent, Joseph Sutton is particularly helpful and goes above and beyond to get the right barrister for the case. He is very quick to respond and retains good communication throughout. Nothing is too much trouble.
Excellent: efficient and easy to deal with. Daniel Kemp is a star.
Henderson Chambers are well-organised and easy to deal with.
John White has run an incredibly successful clerks’ room for decades and will be missed. Jason Housden is stepping into large shoes but is off to a good start.
Set:
A great set for class actions – none to beat it. Superb barristers who cover a vast range of work and incredibly user friendly barristers and clerks alike.
All the barristers I have instructed from this chambers for health and safety work have been very good.
Currently the most impressive set for product liability in London.
Every Counsel member at Henderson is academically brilliant but also personable while being tenacious.
Great set, very welcoming and practical and suit the counsel for the job not just volunteering whoever is free
Henderson are our go to set on complex group actions, for claims with forums non conveniens and personal injury aspects (legacy disease claims in particular).
Henderson chamber is top notch chambers for commercial disputes.
Henderson chambers are an excellent set, we regularly instruct leaders and juniors alike. Always reliable and advice is second to none.
Henderson chambers are my chambers of choice offering exceptional experience supported by impressive up and comers.
Members work collegiately and seamlessly together which makes solicitors live so much easier. The breadth of knowledge of the commercial world within the set is outstanding.
Henderson Chambers has a first rate regulatory offering. Exceptional, experienced, advocates with a strong group of juniors. Their programme of training seminars is very strong. Topics are always very current.
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
Tim Green at Henderson Chambers is highly active in the field of health and safety, prosecuting and defending across the the Midlands. Recent work has included the prosecution of two contractors who failed to remove asbestos from a school during building work.
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Set overviews: England and Wales
Henderson Chambers is the leader in product liability work and also strong in associated areas of law. Since publication of the last guide, Jason Housden, previously Practice Director at Matrix Chambers, was appointed the new chambers director, succeeding John White who retired after 45 years of service to chambers. Chambers has also expanded following the arrival of Freya Foster and Hazel Jackson, while Henry Warwick QC was elevated to Queen’s Counsel and Abigail Cohen appointed Deputy District Judge.
Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
A professional and well-organised clerking team. All of the clerks at Henderson Chambers are extremely helpful and attentive. Joanna Johnstone has been particularly helpful.
All the clerks are very supportive and helpful. All the clerks provide us with an excellent service.
Always responsive, always quick to respond. Outgoing head clerk John White was always willing to accommodate us and was tough but friendly in his fee negotiations. New head clerk Jason seems to be from the same mould. Junior clerks always get back to you. They are protective of their barristers but not overly so and will always make them available for initial discussions and to go over fee estimates. Invoicing is prompt and pain free.
Dan Smith and his colleagues are a pleasure to work with providing all necessary support as and when required
Dan Smith is a stand out when it comes to the clerks at Henderson – he completely gets the varying needs of a solicitor and is very accommodating.
Dan Smith is helpful and prompt to reply when we have enquiries.
Daniel Kemp is one of the best clerks around. Responsive, knowledgeable and always helpful.
Daniel Kemp is well organised, approachable, proactive and good to work with.
Excellent clerking service. The outgoing Chief Clerk John White was probably the best in the business. Joseph Sutton is particularly responsive and supportive.
Excellent, Joseph Sutton is particularly helpful and goes above and beyond to get the right barrister for the case. He is very quick to respond and retains good communication throughout. Nothing is too much trouble.
Excellent: efficient and easy to deal with. Daniel Kemp is a star.
Henderson Chambers are well-organised and easy to deal with.
John White has run an incredibly successful clerks’ room for decades and will be missed. Jason Housden is stepping into large shoes but is off to a good start.
Set:
A great set for class actions – none to beat it. Superb barristers who cover a vast range of work and incredibly user friendly barristers and clerks alike.
All the barristers I have instructed from this chambers for health and safety work have been very good.
Currently the most impressive set for product liability in London.
Every Counsel member at Henderson is academically brilliant but also personable while being tenacious.
Great set, very welcoming and practical and suit the counsel for the job not just volunteering whoever is free
Henderson are our go to set on complex group actions, for claims with forums non conveniens and personal injury aspects (legacy disease claims in particular).
Henderson chamber is top notch chambers for commercial disputes.
Henderson chambers are an excellent set, we regularly instruct leaders and juniors alike. Always reliable and advice is second to none.
Henderson chambers are my chambers of choice offering exceptional experience supported by impressive up and comers.
Members work collegiately and seamlessly together which makes solicitors live so much easier. The breadth of knowledge of the commercial world within the set is outstanding.
Henderson Chambers has a first rate regulatory offering. Exceptional, experienced, advocates with a strong group of juniors. Their programme of training seminars is very strong. Topics are always very current.
Henderson Chambers > Set Profile
Henderson Chambers provides advice and representation over a wide range of practice areas and market sectors. The main focus is civil and commercial litigation including international and domestic group actions. Chambers is recognised as a leading set, in product liability and group actions, 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.
Members of Chambers act for multinational organisations, foreign and domestic corporations, financial services associations, government departments and agencies, local authorities, professional bodies, SME’s, 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 the past 30 years, Chambers has provided specialist European expertise and senior members practise 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 from the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2017. Chambers remains dedicated to providing a high standard of client care which has been consistently recognised by the Legal 500.
WORK UNDERTAKEN
Product Liability & Group Actions: Chambers has an unrivalled position in product liability, having maintained its top ranking in the legal directories for over 25 years. During that time, members of chambers have been 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, white goods. Current group litigation includes the “emissions” cases and Seroxat.
Health, Safety & 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 a number of Core Participants in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; acting 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.
Banking, Finance & Consumer Credit: Chambers has extensive expertise in the law regulating consumer- driven group litigation involving financial products, financial services, asset finance, credit services, debt recovery, issues of title, consumer protection and consumer credit (in particular issues arising from Covid19).
Commercial, Insurance & Arbitration: Chambers have particular sector expertise to the handling of complex commercial 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, IT and telecoms, transportation and in the design manufacture and supply of products. Recent work includes 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.
Local Government & Public Law: Henderson Chambers have extensive experience in a wide range of areas of public and administrative law, 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 acting 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.
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. Member 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 Third 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, to be heard by the UKSC in 2021. Lucy McCormick co-authored The Law & Autonomous Vehicles (Routledge)and is a contributor to the upcoming 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) | ||
Senior Practice Manager | Daniel Kemp (outside office hours 07876 215584) | ||
Chambers Administration Director | Helen Ghalem | ||
Members of Chambers | GIBSON QC, Charles (1984) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAWREY QC, Richard (1964) | ||
Members of Chambers | SUSMAN QC, Peter (1966) | ||
Members of Chambers | WEST QC, Lawrence (1979) | ||
Members of Chambers | POPAT QC, Prashant (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | DASHWOOD QC, Sir Alan (1969) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS QC, Rhodri (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREEN QC, Patrick (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | WEBB QC, Geraint (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL QC, Oliver (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHEEHAN QC, Malcolm (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | RILEY-SMITH QC, Toby (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | KINNIER QC, Andrew (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | WARWICK QC, Henry (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | HAMER, Kenneth (1975) | ||
Members of Chambers | HIBBERT, William (1979) | ||
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 | GOLDMAN, Linda (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | WITHINGTON, Angus (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREEN, Tim (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEPPINSTALL, Adam (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | DILWORTH, Noel (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | PURNELL, James (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHOWDHURY, Nazeer (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | DONNELLY, Kathleen (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | COHEN, Abigail (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | RICHARDSON, Matthew (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEWIS, Jonathan (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | EVANS, Thomas (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | McCORMICK, Lucy (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | TREMAYNE, Elizabeth (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 | MOSES, Lia (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 | JACKSON, Hazel (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | NORTON, Ben (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | CASTLE, Jack (2018) | ||
Associate Member | HENDERSON QC, Roger* | ||
Door Tenant | HILL QC, Jamie* | ||
Door Tenant | BENTLEY QC, Philip* | ||
Door Tenant | FENSTON, Felicia (1994)* | ||
Door Tenant | MILLER, Prof John (1974)* | ||
Door Tenant | NEWELL, Natasha (2001)* | ||
Door Tenant | SCHONEVELD, Frank (1992)* | ||
Door Tenant | SCUDAMORE, Jeremy * | ||
Door Tenant | TREFUSIS, Tamara (1999)* |
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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 | Kathleen specialises in commercial, health safety and environment, and employment law. Her… | View Profile |
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Thomas Evans | Thomas acts in a broad range of cases spanning the common law… | View Profile |
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Charles Gibson QC | Head of chambers; specialises in commercial law (particularly fire, accident and business… | View Profile |
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Linda Goldman | Sport, employment, personal injury, regulatory, health and safety and environment. | View Profile |
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Beatrice Graham | Barrister | View Profile |
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Tim Green | Tim Green has been recognised by the legal directories for 10 years… | View Profile |
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Patrick Green QC | Specialist in commercial law, employment law, public law/judicial review and ADR. Recent… | 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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William Hibbert | Specialist in commercial aspects of consumer-facing finance and financial services (including consumer… | View Profile |
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Mr Andrew Kinnier QC | Barrister; QC (2018); Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2017-); Junior Counsel… | View Profile |
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George Mallet | George specialises in all areas of commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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Richard Mawrey QC | Advocate and legal scholar of over 50 years’ experience who undertakes a… | View Profile |
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Lucy McCormick | Lucy is a commercial barrister with a particular emphasis on product liability,… | View Profile |
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Ognjen Miletic | Ognjen Miletic’s practice has an emphasis on commercial work and group litigation.… | View Profile |
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Celia Oldham | Barrister | 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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Prashant Popat QC | In the field of product liability his substantial experience encompasses high profile… | 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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Matthew Richardson | Specialist areas include: consumer credit (Walker v Southern Pacific, Supreme Court); employment;… | View Profile |
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Toby Riley-smith QC | Barrister specialising in product liability; health and safety; commercial/consumer including consumer credit… | View Profile |
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Malcolm Sheehan QC | Barrister practising in product liability (including pharmaceutical and medical device litigation); commercial… | 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 QC | Barrister specialising in complex contract litigation, with particular experience of acting in… | View Profile |
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Supreme Court Cases: January 2019 to July 2020:
Vedanta Resources PLC and another v Lugowe & others –Judgment 10/04/19. Issue: procedural appeal about the jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to a group tort claim. It concerns alleged toxic emissions from the Nchanga Copper Mine (‘the Mine’) in Zambia.
Shanks v Unilever PLC – Judgment 23/10/2019 Issue: What amounts to an ‘outstanding benefit’ for the purposes of determining whether an employee who has made an invention belonging to an employer for which a patent has been granted is entitled to compensation pursuant to s.40(1) of the Patents Act 1977.
Cape Intermediate Ltd v Dring (for Asbestos Victims Support Groups) –Judgment 29/07/19. Issue: What are the powers of the court pursuant to the Civil Procedure Rules or its inherent jurisdiction to permit access to documents used in litigation to which the applicant was not a party.
Association of Independent Meat Suppliers v Food Standards Agency –Judgment 24/07/19. Issue: Whether there is a right of appeal against an Official Veterinarian’s assessment of the fitness of meat for human consumption where there is a dispute as to the fitness of the meat for human consumption.
Micula & others v Romania –Judgment 19/02/2020. Issue: Does the High Court have the power to stay the enforcement of an award given in accordance with the procedure in the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID).
Duval v Randolph Crescent –Judgment 6/5/2020. Leading case concerning the construction of various leasehold covenants concerning the authorisation of structural works by landlords.
International Group Action Claims
Vehicle Emissions litigation
Brazil Dam Disaster
Claims arising out of election Violence in Kenya – Jurisdiction decision from Court of Appeal on parent company liability
Asbestos Victims Group Claims
Environmental claims arising out of a Copper mine in Zambia
In Amenas hostage compensation claims
Bomu-Bonny Pipeline Litigation
Product Liability
Vehicle Emissions litigation
HIPS litigation
Seroxat Litigation (alleged defective drug)
Pandemrix litigation
Health & Safety and Environment
Representing parties involved in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Successfully defending private landowners in a landmark private prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act.
Instructed in Maritime & Coastguard Agency prosecution arising from collision between a tug and its tow resulting in tug capsizing and sinking with loss of 1 life.
Acting in prosecution of a contractor arising from death of four workers at the Pembroke Refinery explosion in 2011.
Ongoing case between a Council and Rail operator, relating to noise nuisance arising from a train care depot.
Acting in the first prosecution of its kind brought against a sporting governing body for alleged H&S breaches following a fatal accident.
Commercial Litigation
The Post Office Group Litigation– case settled in December 2019 with the Post Office agreeing to pay £57.75m in damages to sub-postmasters concerning the integrity of the Horizon IT system. The case concerned 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.
Google Group Action – breach of data protection rights
Libyan Investment Authority v. Various Defendants: acting for series of UK parties in commercial conspiracy claim brought in respect of UK joint venture arrangements
European and Public Law
Court Challenge against Brexit on the ground of breaches in electoral law.
Employment
King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd. A landmark case concerning working time and holiday pay.
Diversity
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.
So as to comply with both Data Protection legislation and the recommendations of the Bar Standards Board members of Chambers, publication of data is made in accordance with the requirements of Part 2, paragraph D.1.2 r.C110.3.s of the Bar Standards Board Handbook.
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.
Henderson Chambers donate books (Feb 2020) 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.
Top Tier Set Rankings
- London Bar Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- London Bar Commercial litigation
- London Bar Health and safety
- London Bar Product liability
Set Rankings
- London Bar Consumer
- London Bar Environment
- London Bar Financial services regulation
- London Bar Agriculture
- London Bar Inquests and inquiries
- London Bar European Union law
- London Bar Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- London Bar Employment
- London Bar Professional negligence
- London Bar Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
- London Bar Public procurement
- London Bar IT and telecoms
- London Bar Administrative and public law (including elections)
- London Bar Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
- London Bar Insurance and reinsurance
- London Bar Property litigation
- Regional Bar Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
- Regional Bar Set overviews: England and Wales
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