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The 36 Group
Gray's Inn, 4 Field Court
London
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England
Gray's Inn, 4 Field Court
London
WC1R 5EF
England
The 36 Group > The Legal 500 Rankings
Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
The 36 Group is a ‘good all-round chambers’ with a set of ‘good quality advocates’ and strong presence in the Midlands circuit. Mary Prior KC is ‘particularly good at questioning vulnerable witnesses’ and recently handled a murder case involving complex medical evidence. Sarah Gaunt handled a case of a widescale and country-wide sophisticated ATM theft conspiracy. Nadeem Holland prosecuted and convicted a thirteen-defendant drug conspiracy case, in which all defendants were convicted. Samuel Skinner is an ‘ambitious and astute lawyer with excellent judgement’ and prosecuted around 109 defendants in dozens of linked trials of conspiracy to supply drugs. Mary Loram KC and William Harbage KC, as were, have been appointed circuit judges, based in Chelmsford and Nottingham respectively.Leading Silks
Mary Prior KC –The 36 Group ‘Mary is a powerful and compelling advocate whose emotional intelligence and empathy give her a real tactical advantage, whether she prosecutes or defends. She is 100% committed to her cases, and her work is outstanding.’
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors
Sarah Gaunt –The 36 Group ‘Certainly the one you want on your side.’
Nadeem Holland –The 36 Group 'Calm, thorough, formidable advocate, meticulous case preparation.'
Sarah Knight –The 36 Group ‘Sarah is engaged by the prosecuting authorities on difficult and sensitive cases for good reason- sympathetic and closely attuned to the demands that they place on counsel.’
Samuel Skinner – The 36 Group ‘Samuel has a thorough and assured grasp of law and procedure. He has excellent judgment and an unerring sense of the key issues in a case. He is meticulous in his preparation, and his courtroom advocacy is fluent and robust. He is always polite and respectful with opponents, colleagues, judges, and court staff.’
Claire Fraser – The 36 Group ‘Claire's ability to pick up work at short notice and get to the root of the issues is astounding. She has a way with clients which is delightful in often difficult circumstances.’
Testimonials
Set
‘The 36 Group is a well-managed multi-disciplinary set with a traditionally strong presence on the Midland Circuit.’
‘The 36 Group has a very solid cadre of silks and many of their juniors are either leading or being led in cases of note across the country.’
‘The 36 Group is a very organised and well-respected chamber which produces advocates of the highest standard.’
‘The 36 Group is a leading group of chambers. Their members are all well regarded, and it has especial expertise in the more serious cases of homicide, cybercrime and fraud, gang related offending and significant sexual violence. Members are sought after and work nationally.’
‘The 36 Group is very helpful, very accommodating, always keeping us up to date, constant communication, offering training programs and legal updates.’
Clerking
‘The senior clerk Michelle Simpson always goes above and beyond to try and accommodate the solicitors’ demands.’
London Bar > Children law (including public and private law) Tier 3
The 36 Group is a ‘very strong set with a depth of experience’ and ‘always willing to go over and above to help out’. Hannah Markham KC is a ‘fearless and passionate’ advocate who regularly represents parents in difficult and intractable private law matters, including those with cross-jurisdictional matters and complex factual issues. William Tyler KC is ‘one of the best in the business’ and acts for high-net-worth clients in difficult and sensitive private law disputes, such as child arrangements and relocation. Martin Kingerley KC is admired for his ‘crystal clear advocacy’ and is an expert in the law relating to assisted reproduction and surrogacy. Kate Grieve is a ‘meticulous and thoughtful advocate’ and regularly appears in children law matters in the High Court. Kate Tompkins has expertise in cases related to parental alienation and those with issues of diplomatic immunity.Leading Silks
Hannah Markham KC –The 36 Group ‘Hannah is a fearless advocate. Her cross-examination is first class, and she can turn around a case through her diligence, preparation and advocacy.’
William Tyler KC –The 36 Group 'William is the best private law children barrister. His advocacy in court is persuasive and able to make the most complex cases seem simple. His written work is some of the best around too. He is the go to for the most complex of children cases.'
Martin Kingerley KC –The 36 Group ‘Martin is a very strong children barrister, and his advocacy is outstanding. He has a huge amount of gravitas in a court room, and excellent cross-examination.’
Leading Juniors
Kate Grieve –The 36 Group ‘Kate is very strong and robust advocate and always does her best for the client. She is always willing to help and work with the solicitors to achieve the best outcome for the clients. She gives very firm and sound advice to the clients.’
Kate Tompkins –The 36 Group ‘Kate is very approachable and always has a good rapport with clients. She has good communication skills and demonstrates consistently good advocacy skills. She works well with solicitors and clients and has a good attention to detail, documentation and preparation for hearings.’
Joanne Ecob – The 36 Group ‘Joanna quickly gets to grips with the case and can rapidly identify all germane issues. She is of considerable intellectual ability and has a great wealth of experience on which she draws. She has a great compassion toward parent clients.’
George Harley –The 36 Group ‘George handles a difficult client well, and his cross-examination of a social worker is skilled and effective.’
Fenella Cooil –The 36 Group ‘Fenella is a phenomenal children's barrister. She is extremely focused, great at quickly getting into the detail of cases, and brilliant on her feet. Clients feel she really advocates on their behalf and gives sensible and pragmatic advice.’
Kelly Webb –The 36 Group ‘Kelly works very hard for her clients and is well respected by judges.’
Testimonials
Set
‘36 Family are an incredibly strong set.’
‘All the advocates at 36 Family are strong and robust advocates.’
‘36 Family is an excellent set with high quality barristers in children law.’
‘36 Group is the go-to set and it has a range of talented counsel available.’
‘36 Group is a highly experienced group of barristers and has strength in numbers in relation to private children law cases.’
‘36 Family is a superb set of chambers.’
Clerking
Work highlights
London Bar > Commodities Tier 3
The 36 Group ‘has a good range of counsel and is a strong set with heavyweight barristers’. Within the group, 36 Stone is a dedicated commodities, shipping and international trade set, members of which have extensive experience in shipping and commodities contractual documents including bills of lading, charterparties, contracts of affreightment and commodities issues arising in shipping contexts. Their work spans all manner of commodities cases in the civil courts, arbitrations, inquiries, and other tribunals in the UK and overseas. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC is the set’s most prominent silk and she handled a SIAC arbitration concerning supplies of Russian coal to Korean buyers, raising legal and expert issues as to whether buyers has a contractual right of cancellation. Ravi Aswani, who has extensive experience in GAFTA and FOSFA arbitrations, and Charles Debattista are among the most visible juniors in the commodities area.Leading Silks
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC - The 36 Group ‘An extremely hardworking and powerful advocate - both in writing and orally – and a strong cross-examiner who is at the very top of her field.’
Leading Juniors
Charles Debattista –The 36 Group ‘He has an outstanding intellect, his submissions carry real authority, and he is tenacious and fights his client's corner with the utmost charm.’
Ravi Aswani –The 36 Group ‘Thoughtful, very thorough and user friendly, he has a very good grasp of the details and provides clear advocacy.’
Mark Jones –The 36 Group ‘Intellectually very able, he sees both the legal and commercial issues, and never has a problem answering a question.’
Francis Hornyold-Strickland - The 36 Group 'An extremely bright lawyer and great advocate who presents arguments with ease and confidence.'
London Bar > Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 3
The 36 Group is ‘a brilliant set with undoubtedly high quality throughout the set from the juniors to the seniors’. Andrzej Bojarski is ‘detailed, meticulous, and a brilliant barrister who cuts through complex issues quickly’ and has extensive experience in handling family finance and related Chancery matters. Niki Langridge is praised for her ‘creative and tenacious advocacy, incredible attention to detail, and encyclopedic knowledge’ and handles cases involving complex factual or legal elements, business assets, and third-party interests. Christopher Carr is ‘a creative strategic thinker who focuses on delivering a solution in complex and demanding circumstances’ and specialises in family finance cases, mostly in the Central Family Court. ‘Brilliant tactician’ Rhys Taylor has ‘first-class knowledge of the law’ and is regularly instructed in high-value cases involving complex company and trust structures, often with international elements.Leading Juniors
Andrzej Bojarski –The 36 Group ‘Andrzej is a very technical barrister and capable of dealing with the most complex of issues. He is very cerebral, patient and calm under even extreme pressure. He has a nice manner with clients and is one of the most well respected part time judges.’
Niki Langridge –The 36 Group ‘Niki is a stand out expert in her field. She is insightful and focuses on what really matters to a client. She strategizes to find a way through even the most muddiest of waters. She puts clients at ease within minutes of meeting her and has a remarkable legal mind and recall for detail. She gives realistic and firm advice from an early stage in a case.’
Rhys Taylor –The 36 Group ‘Rhys is an excellent barrister and he has a fabulous way of getting his client's case across to the judge. He is full of knowledge and always has the relevant cases to hand to support his legal arguments.’
Christopher Carr –The 36 Group ‘Chris has an amazing eye for detail with a calm and thoughtful approach. He is very good in court if the matter proceeds to trial. and always fights hard for a client.’
Sabuhi Chaudhry –The 36 Group ‘Sabuhi is an outstanding advocate who expertly pleads her case and effectively counters the arguments of her opponent. Her thorough preparation gives clients confidence at a time where emotions run high.’
Gwynfor Evans –The 36 Group ‘Gwyn is exceptionally bright and always well-prepared. He is incredibly hard-working and wins and maintains client trust with his attention to detail and his pragmatic approach. He is good on his feet and very supportive.’
Gerald Wilson – The 36 Group ‘Gerald is a very accomplished and all round barrister with oodles of experience. He has excellent analytical skills and clearly enjoys advocacy. He is not frightened to stand up to judges questioning but always comes across reasonably.’
Testimonials
Set
‘The 36 Group is a strong family set. Barrister have a wealth of knowledge and this includes those newly called to the bar as they are able to call upon the advice and expertise of more senior members of chambers. Counsel are willing to provide assistance on issues of practice or law even if not instructed at that moment in time.’
‘The 36 Group is a brilliant chambers with amazing ability throughout. It is very strong on the financial side and the silks in chambers are remarkably good on the children side.’
‘The 36 Group is a a fantastic set with a huge range of counsel covering all areas of family law at every level of seniority.’
‘The 36 Group is a go to chambers for complex matters. They have the skill set and ability to handle a broad range of matters.’
‘The 36 Group is a very good chambers for finance work in particular. It offer a lot of seminars and training events.’
‘The 36 Group is a solid set as a whole with strength across the various aspects of family law.’
Clerking
London Bar > Shipping Tier 3
Shipping and international trade set The 36 Group features extensive experience representing clients involved in maritime matters including bills of lading, charterparties, and contracts of affreightment. The set is also known for its sanctions work as well as issues arising in the offshore and energy sectors. The infamous incident of the Ever Given, a container ship which got stuck in the Suez Canal in March 2021 to much media attention, is present in both the practices of Elizabeth Blackburn KC and Vasanti Selvaratnam KC, the latter is also involved in the Evergreen Marine v Nautical Challenge, the first maritime collision liability case to reach the Supreme Court. Elsewhere, Mark Jones represented commodities trader Guvnor and their cargo underwriters in Herculito Maritime Ltd & Ors v. Gunvor International BV & Ors, a case in the wake of the hijacking and holding of a tanker and crew by Somali pirates.Leading Silks
Elizabeth Blackburn KC –The 36 Group ‘Without a doubt one of, if not the, leading practitioners on Lloyd's Open Form salvage cases.’
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC–The 36 Group ‘An extremely gifted advocate who is tenacious and fights her corner with gusto.’
Leading Juniors
Ravi Aswani –The 36 Group ‘Ravi is a sharp barrister, fights every corner as if it was his own and always goes the extra mile.’
Rachel Toney –The 36 Group ‘Responsive and effective. Her submissions are focused and compelling.’
Charles Debattista –The 36 Group 'Charles has an outstanding intellect and his submissions carry real authority.'
Mark Jones –The 36 Group 'He sees and helps with both the legal and commercial issues -an advantage of having been a solicitor before becoming a barrister.'
Francis Hornyold-Strickland – The 36 Group 'Incredible attention to detail and thinks outside the box. A solution-focused individual.'
Testimonials
Set
‘They remain a solid choice especially for wet work.’
‘A friendly, skilled and first class set. They have in particular an exceptional depth of talent in the admiralty and salvage market.’
‘The range of expertise is impressive and well varied.’
‘A strong shipping set.’
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
London Bar > Crime
Leading Silks
John Cammegh KC – The 36 Group ‘John is very approachable and has an understanding of lay clients’ needs. He has a knack of communicating very well with clients and as a result gets the best of instructions from clients.’
Leading Juniors
Diana Wilson – The 36 Group ‘Diana is a skilful advocate, she has good tactical judgement and is persuasive in argument.’
Sally Hobson – The 36 Group ‘Sally is an expert at reading clients’ needs and responding to them in a way that instantly disarms and places them at ease.’
Nadeem Holland – The 36 Group ‘Nadeem speaks with a quiet authority and in way which both juries and judges find attractive.’
London Bar > Fraud: crime
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
Leading Silks
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC –The 36 Group ‘A fluent advocate with a pleasant, easy-going style which has a persuasive effect on Judges and Tribunals.’
Leading Juniors
Ravi Aswani –The 36 Group ‘An excellent counsel and his advice is clear and precise. Extremely knowledgeable on arbitration practice and procedure.’
Francis Hornyold-Strickland - The 36 Group 'Francis is a delight to work with. He is extremely personable, which means he is excellent at striking up a rapport with Tribunals. He is very creative and imaginative in his approach to structuring a case.'
North Eastern Circuit > Family and children law
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Marisa Allman – The 36 Group ‘Marisa is very detailed, diligent, responsive and pragmatic, and builds great rapport with clients.’
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Marisa Allman – The 36 Group ‘She has a frightening intellect and an ability to quickly assimilate facts and figures. Her calm and reassuring presence belies her amazing advocacy skills.’
Western Circuit > Family and children law
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Deborah Dinan-Hayward - The 36 Group 'An excellent advocate who is well respected by the judiciary. She is calm and collected, pragmatic and inspires confidence in clients.'
London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
Leading Juniors
Eric Fripp –The 36 Group ‘An immigration expert, with a wide range of expertise in nationality, PBS, family-based routes, human rights applications, complex deportation, and judicial review and Court of Appeals work.'
South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
Leading Juniors
Sally Hobson –The 36 Group ‘Sally is a talented and brilliant barrister. She is fearless, firm, and persistent. She can reach the heart of the issue with excellent judgement, the correct pitch, and the power of true experience.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
Leading Juniors
Rachel Toney –The 36 Group ‘Rachel has a truly awesome ability to master a brief in diverse areas of practice. Her written advocacy is rapier sharp and highly persuasive. Moreover, she is completely fearless, works unbelievably hard and is extremely tactically astute.'
London Bar > International crime and extradition
Leading Juniors
David Ball – 36 Group ‘David is very hard-working and conscientious. He is very knowledgeable about human rights issues.'
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities Tier 2
The 36 Group includes 36 Stone, a dedicated shipping and international trade set, whose members have had extensive experience relating to shipping contractual documents including charterparties, contracts of affreightments, bills of lading, ship building, ship sale and purchase contracts. Members of chambers are regularly instructed in high value claims in areas such as Singapore, Hong Kong and India. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC’s practice embraces all aspects of maritime law, while Colin Ong KC is a member of the Brunei, English and Singapore law. Ravi Aswani has a busy shipping practice spanning both wet and dry disputes, including areas such as ship building and ship repair.Leading Silks
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC – 36 Stone
‘Excellent service; hardworking, dependable and client friendly.'
Colin Ong KC – The 36 Group ‘Colin is a fine lawyer, who is qualified both at common law and also in civil law and he regularly practices in both fields.’
Leading Juniors
Colin Wright–36 Stone ‘Colin has a number of strengths – a thorough understanding of the law in his chosen areas of practice; his awareness of the commercial context in which disputes arise and the ramifications for clients of different outcomes; his seniority as a junior, which engenders confidence – he is listened to and trusted in what he says; his responsiveness, whether he is located in Hong Kong or London. He spans shipping both wet and dry.’
Ravi Aswani –36 Stone
'Ravi takes responsibility for matters and provides clear, concise and commercially astute advice.'
Testimonials
Set
‘They are consistently my go-to set. Their juniors are also excellent and they are very experienced in shipping and commercial matters. The quality of leaders such as Vasanti is reflected in the calibre of the juniors. The clerks are also great – very responsive and willing to engage sensibly on fees etc.’
’36 Stone is a diverse and well regarded set. I know and have high regard for Elizabeth Blackburn (pollution at sea) Charles Debattista (shipping) and Mary Thomson (shipping and insurance) as well as Mr Wright.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are great! Always highly responsive and willing to engage sensibly on fees. It is very useful to know that there is someone I can pick up the phone to on these types of issues in particular and have a sensible conversation, which is not something I can say of every clerks room!’
‘Excellent.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
The 36 Group is a ‘good all-round chambers’ with a set of ‘good quality advocates’ and strong presence in the Midlands circuit. Mary Prior KC is ‘particularly good at questioning vulnerable witnesses’ and recently handled a murder case involving complex medical evidence. Sarah Gaunt handled a case of a widescale and country-wide sophisticated ATM theft conspiracy. Nadeem Holland prosecuted and convicted a thirteen-defendant drug conspiracy case, in which all defendants were convicted. Samuel Skinner is an ‘ambitious and astute lawyer with excellent judgement’ and prosecuted around 109 defendants in dozens of linked trials of conspiracy to supply drugs. Mary Loram KC and William Harbage KC, as were, have been appointed circuit judges, based in Chelmsford and Nottingham respectively.Leading Silks
Mary Prior KC –The 36 Group ‘Mary is a powerful and compelling advocate whose emotional intelligence and empathy give her a real tactical advantage, whether she prosecutes or defends. She is 100% committed to her cases, and her work is outstanding.’
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors
Sarah Gaunt –The 36 Group ‘Certainly the one you want on your side.’
Nadeem Holland –The 36 Group 'Calm, thorough, formidable advocate, meticulous case preparation.'
Sarah Knight –The 36 Group ‘Sarah is engaged by the prosecuting authorities on difficult and sensitive cases for good reason- sympathetic and closely attuned to the demands that they place on counsel.’
Samuel Skinner – The 36 Group ‘Samuel has a thorough and assured grasp of law and procedure. He has excellent judgment and an unerring sense of the key issues in a case. He is meticulous in his preparation, and his courtroom advocacy is fluent and robust. He is always polite and respectful with opponents, colleagues, judges, and court staff.’
Claire Fraser – The 36 Group ‘Claire's ability to pick up work at short notice and get to the root of the issues is astounding. She has a way with clients which is delightful in often difficult circumstances.’
Testimonials
Set
‘The 36 Group is a well-managed multi-disciplinary set with a traditionally strong presence on the Midland Circuit.’
‘The 36 Group has a very solid cadre of silks and many of their juniors are either leading or being led in cases of note across the country.’
‘The 36 Group is a very organised and well-respected chamber which produces advocates of the highest standard.’
‘The 36 Group is a leading group of chambers. Their members are all well regarded, and it has especial expertise in the more serious cases of homicide, cybercrime and fraud, gang related offending and significant sexual violence. Members are sought after and work nationally.’
‘The 36 Group is very helpful, very accommodating, always keeping us up to date, constant communication, offering training programs and legal updates.’
Clerking
‘The senior clerk Michelle Simpson always goes above and beyond to try and accommodate the solicitors’ demands.’
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure
Leading Silks
Colin Ong KC – 36 Stone ‘He is very knowledgeable in this area and a leading practitioner. He works well in a team. His understanding of the relevant law and different arbitration provisions and processes is excellent.’
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitrators
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial
The 36 Group is a dedicated commercial set with its members having experience with high value, multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, across Asia Pacific regions such as Singapore and Hong Kong. Colin Ong KC is revered for his experience in arbitration in Brunei - he is also a member of the Bruneian and Singaporean Bars - and is an advisory member of the China-ASEAN Legal Research Centre. Ravi Aswani is skilled in Indian law, Malaysian law and Singaporean law.Leading Silks
Colin Ong KC – 36 Stone ‘He masters the details brilliantly, and has a commanding presence with real gravitas.'
Leading Juniors
Ravi Aswani – 36 Stone ‘Ravi's advice is not just legally correct but also always commercially relevant, which is what the client is looking for.'
Testimonials
Set
’36 Stone group is excellent and has some extremely intelligent barristers.’
’36 Stone is a well regarded and diversified set. I have a high regard for Elizabeth Blackburn KC (pollution at sea), Charles Debattista (shipping) and Mary Thomson (shipping, commercial and insurance). Like Mr Wight, Ms Thomson divides her practice between London and Hong Kong.’
Clerking
‘Clerking has always been good. Very attentive and generally commercial on fees.’
‘Likeable and efficient, just what all sets need.’
Mauritius > Barristers: Commercial disputes
Jamsheed Peeroo undertakes instructions concerning off-shore disputes and arbitrations through Chambers of A.R.M.A. Peeroo SC GOSK , which offers disputes assistance in a wide variety of areas including commercial, corporate and property. Also a member of London set The 36 Group, Peeroo is well known for acting as sole counsel in complex and high-value commercial matters in Mauritius. This is evident in his role as counsel for CSPI, a private security company operating in international airports, in Flashbird Ltd v CSPI, where Peeroo successfully resisted the setting aside of an arbitral award before the Supreme Court which resulted in important guidance as to how to interpret arbitration clauses.Leading Juniors
Jamsheed Peeroo – Chambers of A.R.M.A. Peeroo SC GOSK ‘Jamsheed brings assurance, precision and commerciality in everything he does.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Family and children law
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Marisa Allman – The 36 Group ‘Marisa is very detailed, diligent, responsive and pragmatic, and builds great rapport with clients.’
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Marisa Allman – The 36 Group ‘She has a frightening intellect and an ability to quickly assimilate facts and figures. Her calm and reassuring presence belies her amazing advocacy skills.’
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family and children law
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Deborah Dinan-Hayward - The 36 Group 'An excellent advocate who is well respected by the judiciary. She is calm and collected, pragmatic and inspires confidence in clients.'
Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial
Leading juniors
Francis Hornyold-Strickland – The 36 Group 'Very dynamic, able to respond quickly, and provide assistance in every aspect of the work. He gets involved and adds a lot of value.'
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
Leading Juniors
Sally Hobson –The 36 Group ‘Sally is a talented and brilliant barrister. She is fearless, firm, and persistent. She can reach the heart of the issue with excellent judgement, the correct pitch, and the power of true experience.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
The 36 Group > Set Profile
With over 180 barristers, mediators and arbitrators (including 16 King’s Counsel, 3 Senior Counsel from Ireland and South Africa, and a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India), as well as operations in Cyprus, Singapore and Hong Kong, The 36 Group is a truly international multi-specialist set. It assists domestic and international clients of all sizes and descriptions, from ambitious start-up to HNWs and global corporations. It has notable expertise in commercial law, crime, family, public law, shipping and arbitration. Its members regularly appear in high-profile cases in all courts, including numerous appearances over the past few years in the Supreme Court. The set has a growing number of barristers trained as arbitrators and mediators and can provide a full ADR service.
Practitioners of The 36 Group offer specialist advice and advocacy at all levels of seniority within their expertise.
- 36 Commercial: The commercial practice group consists of specialists in commercial, civil and Chancery law covering all aspects of contract, regulatory, company, insolvency, civil fraud and asset recovery, employment, property, private client, cyber, fraud and cryptocurrency, data, technology and art law. The members act in commercial, corporate, and international litigation, arbitration and mediation, It assists domestic and international clients of all sizes, from the entrepreneurial start-up to the multinational corporation. The team draws on considerable expertise of both contentious and transactional matters.
- 36 Crime: The team have an outstanding track record conducting high-profile and complex cases across criminal and regulatory tribunals, both for the defence and for prosecuting authorities. Members regularly undertake cases ranging from murder, rape and sexual offences against children, drug offences including importation and distribution, to fraud, money laundering, corruption, civil and criminal seizure of assets and proceeds of crime. Within the crime team are teams with specific expertise and substantial experience in the growing fields of cybercrime, consumer and trading standards, extradition, health and safety, human trafficking and police disciplinary matters.
- 36 Family: Over the last ten years the family team have become one of the leading sets of chambers for family law, both nationally and internationally. The team are organised into practice sub-groups specialising in all aspects of family law, including matrimonial finance, TOLATA, private and public children law (including modern families).
- 36 Public and Human Rights: Members of 36 public and human rights have a reputation for dedication and professionalism, across a broad span of public law, with particular expertise in education law, employment (in particular employees’ rights and unions), equalities law, housing, immigration and international migration laws including asylum/international protection and nationality, as well as broad competences in human rights and judicial review. The team takes on privately and publicly funded and pro bono work, including direct access work, in proceedings at all levels from the First-Tier Tribunal and Employment Tribunals to the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Their work includes both actions on behalf of individuals and public interest policy challenges for NGOs and others across their areas of specialisation. Members can assist readily across the full range of issues encountered by clients.
- 36 Stone: The team is formed of barristers with industry-recognised expertise and market knowledge; delivering advocacy, advisory, and arbitration/mediation services in international commercial disputes involving, shipping (wet and dry), shipbuilding, yachts, international trade, commodities, and trade finance, energy, natural resources, and infrastructure, insurance and re-insurance, road, rail and air transport, commercial fraud and asset tracing, private international law, and general commercial disputes.
Diversity and CSR: The 36 Group is one of the most diverse sets in the Bar with women constituting 42% of juniors and 30% of silks and a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds ensuring that our client’s needs are exceeded on a daily basis.
Education and outreach is equally important at The 36 Group. It has run a ground-breaking advocacy competition for final year degree. The students are judged wholly on their 3 minute video submissions with the top four candidates receiving a mini pupillage. It has an outreach programme for schools and colleges where members of chambers and staff talk with state-educated students about careers in law as a barrister, clerk or administrator.
The 36 Group members and staff also undertake a great number of charitable endeavours, environmental and community initiatives including donating their time as board members of a variety of well-known charities to raise £millions for worthy causes.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Joint Head of Chambers | Vasanti Selvaratman KC (1983, 2001) | ||
| Joint Head of Chambers | William Tyler KC (1996, 2014) | ||
| Head of 36 Crime | Christopher Donnellan KC (1981, 2008) | ||
| Head of 36 Commercial | Richard Wilson KC (1981, 2003) | ||
| Head of 36 Family | Hannah Markham KC (1998, 2016) | ||
| Head of 36 Stone | Charles Debattista (1978) | ||
| Head of 36 Public | Simon Harding (1998) | ||
| Chief Operating Officer | Rowen Caffull | ||
| Practice Manager – 36 Commercial | Steven Newbery | ||
| Practice Manager – 36 Crime | Michelle Simpson | ||
| Practice Manager – 36 Family | Danny Chapman | ||
| Senior Clerk – 36 Public | Everton Wedderburn | ||
| Senior Clerk – 36 Stone | Reiss Nott |
Barrister Profiles
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 | Ishfaq Ahmed | Ishfaq Ahmed has been practising at the Commercial and Admiralty Bar since… | View Profile |
 | Sandra Akinbolu | Sandra is a skilful and experienced advocate, specialising in Immigration, Asylum, Nationality… | View Profile |
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| Marisa Allman | Marisa specialises in complex private law children and financial remedies cases, particularly international… | View Profile |
 | Adrian Amer | In continual criminal practice since 1984. Has conducted all types of cases… | View Profile |
 | Ben Amunwa | Ben is an experienced judicial review practitioner with a track record of… | View Profile |
 | Simon Ash | Simon Ash KC prosecutes cases of gravity and complexity involving serious organised… | View Profile |
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| Ravi Aswani | Ravi Aswani is a commercial dispute resolution barrister. He has a broad… | View Profile |
 | Jane Bacon | Jane specialises in all cases relating to children in both public law… | View Profile |
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| David Ball | David specialises in extradition, immigration and public law. He has particular expertise… | View Profile |
 | Kevin Barry | Kevin Barry is a barrister specialising in consumer and trading standards law,… | View Profile |
 | James Bide-Thomas | James was called to the bar in 2005, having been educated at… | View Profile |
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| Elizabeth Blackburn | Elizabeth Blackburn KC has been in practice at the Admiralty/Commercial Bar since… | View Profile |
 | Georgina Blower | Georgina specialises in criminal justice and public inquiries and routinely advises on… | View Profile |
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| Andrzej Bojarski | Barrister specialising in family work, head of family finance law at 36… | View Profile |
 | Caroline Bray | Caroline Bray works in the Midlands and exclusively in the Crime Team.… | View Profile |
 | James Bruce | James joined 36 Crime after 10 years in the West Midlands, having… | View Profile |
 | Kate Brunner | Kate Brunner KC has a busy practice in crime, fraud, regulatory work… | View Profile |
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| John Cammegh | John is a highly experienced criminal defence practitioner, appearing in both Crown… | View Profile |
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| Christopher Carr | Chris Carr specialises in financial disputes when relationships end, whether through divorce… | View Profile |
 | Miriam Carrion Benitez | Preferred counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Miriam’s practice combines… | View Profile |
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| Ms Sabuhi Chaudhry | Sabuhi specialises in financial remedy and private law children work. For Financial… | View Profile |
 | Amy Childs | Amy is a public law practitioner specialising in immigration law. She has… | View Profile |
 | Wayne Cleaver | Wayne is an accomplished and committed advocate with over 30 years experience… | View Profile |
 | James Collins | James Collins specialises in all the practice areas of chambers, in particular… | View Profile |
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| Fenella Cooil | Fenella Cooil is a specialist children law barrister. She is regularly instructed… | View Profile |
 | Andrew Copeland | Andrew is a highly respected leading Junior who has dealt with allegations… | View Profile |
 | Jonathan Cox | Jonathan is a Grade 4 prosecutor. He is almost exclusively instructed by… | View Profile |
 | Rachel Coyle | Rachel Coyle is a specialist property barrister that also works in commercial… | View Profile |
 | Cameron Crowe | Cameron is a specialist in four key areas: consumer law and trading… | View Profile |
 | Philippa Daniels | Barrister at 36 Bedford Row practising across the full range of chancery… | View Profile |
 | Celso De Azevedo | Celso is a highly experienced international cyber, re/insurance and commercial dispute resolution… | View Profile |
 | Jamie De Burgos | Jamie is a barrister dealing with cases involving medical, including psychiatric, and… | View Profile |
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| Charles Debattista | Charles Debattista practises as counsel in the areas of dry shipping law,… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Dinsmore | Andrew is developing a broad commercial practice with particular emphasis on shipping,… | View Profile |
 | Doran Doeh | Qualified in England as both a barrister and a solicitor, Doran has… | View Profile |
 | Christopher Donnellan | Christopher Donnellan KC has extensive experience in defending and prosecuting serious crime… | View Profile |
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| Joanne Ecob | Joanne Ecob specialises in all aspects of the law relating to children… | View Profile |
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| Jane Elliott-Kelly | Jane is a specialist immigration practitioner whose broad practice encompasses asylum, deportation,… | View Profile |
 | Beheshteh Engineer | Beheshteh joined both the 36 Crime and 36 Extradition teams as of… | View Profile |
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| Gwynfor Evans | Gwynfor Evans is a member of both the Chancery Bar Association and… | View Profile |
 | Steven Evans | Barrister specialising in crime, in particular defence practice. Serious sexual assaults, murder… | View Profile |
 | Moeiz Farhan | Broad commercial and International arbitration practice. Before joining 36 Stone, Moeiz worked… | View Profile |
 | Jessica Franses | Jessica Franses is a commercial lawyer who spends most of her art… | View Profile |
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| Claire Fraser | Claire is an experienced, robust and determined advocate practicing exclusively in criminal… | View Profile |
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| Eric Fripp | Eric Fripp has appeared in many leading cases concerning refugees, immigration, nationality,… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Gaunt | Sarah Gaunt is an experienced criminal practitioner specialising in cybercrime, international justice… | View Profile |
 | Gillian Geddes | Gillian is highly experienced in all aspects of children law. Her practice… | View Profile |
 | Charlotte Georges | Charlotte is a specialist family law barrister, specialising in children proceedings acting… | View Profile |
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| Kate Grieve | Kate Grieve is a Children’s Law practitioner. Ranked as a leading junior 5… | View Profile |
 | Philip Hackett | Philip Hackett Q.C. specialises in financial regulation, civil and criminal fraud, international… | View Profile |
 | Michael Haggar | Michael primarily practises in criminal law and extradition. Michael appears most frequently… | View Profile |
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| Grace Hale | A Grade 4 Prosecutor, Grace is one of the most sought after… | View Profile |
 | John Hallissey | John is a criminal law specialist whose practice is focussed upon serious… | View Profile |
 | Dominic Happé | Dominic Happé’s practice focuses on all aspects of international trade, particularly shipping… | View Profile |
 | William Harbage | William Harbage KC is a highly regarded advocate specialising in criminal and… | View Profile |
 | Simon Harding | Simon believes in giving clear, no nonsense strategic legal advice to companies… | View Profile |
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| George Harley | Children Act work is focused to private children case, in particular parental… | View Profile |
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| David Herbert | David Herbert QC is a specialist in criminal law. He is a… | View Profile |
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| Sally Hobson | Sally is a senior criminal practitioner with a practice consisting predominantly of… | View Profile |
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| Nadeem Holland | Nadeem’s practice focuses on cases of financial wrongdoing, serious organised crime and… | View Profile |
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| Francis Hornyold-Strickland | Barrister, International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Francis has a broad commercial and international… | View Profile |
 | Kathryn Hovington | Kathryn’s practice encompasses criminal law, extradition and international criminal law. She has… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Howarth | Prior to being called to the Bar Andrew worked in international banking… | View Profile |
 | Kathryn Howarth | Kathryn Howarth practices in domestic and international crime, extradition, public law and… | View Profile |
 | Cecilia Hulse | Cecilia practises in Public Law, Asylum and Immigration Law and Employment Law.… | View Profile |
 | Paul Infield | Barrister, arbitrator and mediator. Leading counsel in Birch v. Birch in the… | View Profile |
 | Roxanne Iqbal-Clare | Roxanne Iqbal-Clare (formerly Roxanne Aisthorpe) accepts instructions for both the defence and… | View Profile |
 | Henry James | Henry James has a busy practice. In recent years his caseload has… | View Profile |
 | Emily James | Specialist family barrister. Emily is a specialist family law leading junior who… | View Profile |
 | Raphael Jesurum | Raphael practises in asylum, immigration and nationality law. He appears regularly in… | View Profile |
 | Charlotte Jewell | Charlotte has been practising in family law since 1999. She specialises solely… | View Profile |
 | Derek Johashen | An experienced and senior criminal defence advocate who has been involved in… | View Profile |
 | Ami Jones | Ami conducts all aspects of Crown Court work and accepts instructions for… | View Profile |
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| Mark Jones | Mark Jones is a barrister with a broad commercial practice, encompassing general… | View Profile |
 | Hannah Jones | Hannah specialises in matrimonial finance proceedings. She has experience in all aspects… | View Profile |
 | Katherine Kelleher | Kate’s practice comprises, criminal defence work and some environmental crime. She also… | View Profile |
 | Arthur Kendrick | Arthur accepts instructions both prosecuting and defending. He has experience beyond his… | View Profile |
 | Chloe Kenvin | Chloe’s practice encompasses matrimonial finance, private law children proceedings and disputes between… | View Profile |
 | Flavia Kenyon | International litigation, financial crime, fraud, bribery, financial sanctions, regulatory, cyber litigation, crypto-assets… | View Profile |
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| Martin Kingerley | Martin Kingerley specialises in all aspects of the law relating to children and… | View Profile |
 | Alexander Knight | Alexander Knight specialises in matrimonial finance, cohabitee disputes and private law children… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Knight | Sarah is very experienced in handling cases involving especially vulnerable complainants, including… | View Profile |
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| Niki Langridge | Niki specialises exclusively in family work, her practice being almost entirely financial… | View Profile |
 | Lauren Lanson | Lauren’s practice is predominantly focused on family finance, inclusive of applications under… | View Profile |
 | David Lee | Prosecution of serious sexual offences has become principal proportion of work undertaken… | View Profile |
 | Theo Lester | Immigration, international protection, and public law Theo has represented immigration and asylum… | View Profile |
 | Khadija Leuenberger | Khadija has a broad commercial dispute resolution practice covering international trade and… | View Profile |
 | John Lloyd-Jones | John Lloyd–Jones KC is a trial strategist, dedicated to the forensic analysis… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Lux | After an extremely successful career culminating as a senior partner at one… | View Profile |
 | Gavin Lyon | Gavin Lyon is a family finance specialist with an established and successful practice… | View Profile |
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| Olivia Magennis | Olivia is a specialist family law barrister, with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
 | Ben Mansfield | Ben Mansfield is a specialist children law barrister, dealing with complex and… | View Profile |
 | Nadia Mansfield | Nadia is a member of the family team, specialising in public law… | View Profile |
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| Hannah Markham | Hannah is a formidable silk renowned for her role in leading and… | View Profile |
 | Helen Marley | Helen enjoys a busy criminal practice accepting instructions to both defend and… | View Profile |
 | Preetika Mathur | Preetika defends and prosecutes in the Crown Court, Youth Court and Magistrates… | View Profile |
 | Jacqueline Matthews-Stroud | Family law practitioner specialising is law relating to children particularly complex care… | View Profile |
 | Fergus McCombie | Fergus McCombie has an established practice in employment and discrimination law. However,… | View Profile |
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| Sarah McIntyre | Sarah came to the Bar following 14 years chairing adult Magistrates’ Courts… | View Profile |
 | James McLernon | James is an established and highly sought after criminal practitioner. He has… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Miller | Sarah Miller is an unregistered barrister. She is only able to accept… | View Profile |
 | Nicola Moore | Nicola is a tenacious advocate with a wealth of experience across all… | View Profile |
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| Allan J Myers | QC specialising in commercial law, constitutional and administrative law, corporations law, equity… | View Profile |
 | Lydia Myers | Lydia is building a litigation and arbitration practice in wet and dry… | View Profile |
 | Andrew Ng | Andrew has experience in a broad range of commercial disputes, with an… | View Profile |
 | Frances Oldham | Frances Oldham QC Chaired the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (2014-2017) which looked… | View Profile |
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| Dr Colin Ong | Queen’s Counsel at 36 Stone; Counsel at Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior… | View Profile |
 | Joanna O’Connell | Joanna’s practice encompasses all aspects of family law. In cases involving children,… | View Profile |
 | Richard O’Dair | Richard is a barrister specialising in employment law, which takes up 80%… | View Profile |
 | Nathan Palmer | Nathan is a criminal law specialist whose practice covers the full range… | View Profile |
 | Kakoly Pande | Kakoly has built a busy practice in the fields of criminal law,… | View Profile |
 | Tom Parker | Tom defends and prosecutes across the spectrum of criminal law, including drugs,… | View Profile |
 | Adam Pearson | Adam Pearson practises in consumer and criminal law. His practice is increasingly… | View Profile |
 | Jamsheed Peeroo | Barrister specialising in international arbitration with expertise in conflicts of laws and… | View Profile |
 | James Petts | James has a mixed private law civil practice, with increasing focus on… | View Profile |
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| Mary Prior | In the past two years Mary has secured the acquittal of the… | View Profile |
 | Paul Prior | Paul’s practice is predominantly in Crime. He is regularly instructed to appear… | View Profile |
 | Greg Pryce | Barrister specialising in public law – children (regularly instructed on behalf of… | View Profile |
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| Emma Rance | Emma is an experienced criminal practitioner and is regularly instructed to defend… | View Profile |
 | John Reeder | John Reeder’s practice is split between acting as an arbitrator and mediator… | View Profile |
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| Deborah Revill | Deborah’s work covers all areas of immigration law. She is particularly interested… | View Profile |
 | Mark Roscoe | Barrister specialising in dual disciplines of family work and property litigation, offering… | View Profile |
 | Catherine Rose | Catherine has a busy Crown Court practice, prosecuting and defending trials across… | View Profile |
 | Rebecca Rothwell | Rebecca Rothwell practices exclusively within Chambers’ family team, specialising in matrimonial finance, cohabitee… | View Profile |
 | Matthew Rowcliffe | Matthew is an experienced junior who both prosecutes and defends in criminal… | View Profile |
 | Michael Rudd | Michael has a mixed practice encompassing planning, environmental, public and administrative law,… | View Profile |
 | Jonathon Rushton | Jonathon Rushton is a specialist Chancery barrister. Called to the Bar in… | View Profile |
 | Katya Saudek | Katya Saudek’s practice encompasses a wide range of both prosecution and defence… | View Profile |
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| Vasanti Selvaratnam | Vasanti Selvaratnam KC is a senior KC practising as Counsel and International… | View Profile |
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| Rajiv Sharma | Rajiv specialises in Immigration, Asylum and Administrative Law with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
 | Nadia Silver | Having completed her pupillage in chambers, Nadia Silver took up tenancy in… | View Profile |
 | John Simmons | John has been practising serious crime for over 20 years. Both as… | View Profile |
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| Samuel Skinner | Samuel was educated at Oxford University and began work as a barrister… | View Profile |
 | John Small | John is an employment law specialist and regularly appears in the Employment… | View Profile |
 | Ben Symons | Ben has a wealth of experience in relation to both commercial litigation… | View Profile |
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| Dan Tan | Barrister And Arbitrator. International arbitration, particularly in the US and Asia. Court… | View Profile |
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| Rhys Taylor | Rhys Taylor specialises in money and property disputes following family relationship breakdown.… | View Profile |
 | Gillian Temple-Bone | Barrister specialising in the law concerning children – public law representing Local… | View Profile |
 | Paula Thomas | Regarded as a specialist, family and children barrister. Paula is an extremely… | View Profile |
 | Mary Thomson | Mary is a Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator. Besides being a barrister in… | View Profile |
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| Kate Tompkins | Kate is a specialist family and children law barrister. Kate previously enjoyed… | View Profile |
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| Rachel Toney | Rachel’s commercial practice includes all aspects of international trade, shipping and maritime… | View Profile |
 | Dharmendra Toor (Dee) | Dharmendra (Dee) both defends and prosecutes. He has experience as leading junior… | View Profile |
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| William Tyler | Specialist Family Silk. Practice areas include complex, serious or sensitive Children Act… | View Profile |
 | Robert Underwood | Robert Underwood has developed an extensive, increasingly focused criminal practice. He is… | View Profile |
 | Sebastian Walker | Sebastian prosecutes and defends in the Crown Court, Youth Court and Magistrates’… | View Profile |
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| Julie Warburton | Julie is an experienced criminal practitioner whose tenacity as an advocate has… | View Profile |
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| Kelly Webb | Children, both private and public law proceedings. Kelly specialises in private law… | View Profile |
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| Ellis Wilford | Ellis practices in asylum & immigration and has appeared in the Upper… | View Profile |
 | Richard Wilson | Joint Head of Chambers Richard Wilson QC, LL.D is a Commercial, Public… | View Profile |
 | Amelia Wilson | Approachable family law barrister focussed on Children Law and Matrimonial & Family… | View Profile |
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| Diana Wilson | Diana primarily practices in the areas of serious, and organised crime and… | View Profile |
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| Gerald Wilson | Gerald Wilson specialises in family and property law, focusing on matrimonial finance,… | View Profile |
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| Colin Wright | Colin Wright is a highly experienced barrister with a practice which embraces… | View Profile |
 | Heidi Yildiz | Heidi Yildiz is a barrister specialising in international arbitration and commercial dispute… | View Profile |
 | Emile Yusupoff | Emile Yusupoff is a junior barrister practicing in commercial litigation and international… | View Profile |
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