Set Profile > The 36 Group > London, England

Crime

International arbitration: counsel Tier 2

Family (including divorce and financial remedy) Tier 2

International crime and extradition Tier 3

Fraud: crime Tier 3

Financial services regulation Tier 3

Shipping Tier 3

36 Stone, which is part of The 36 Group, is a dedicated international trade and shipping set which is 'user-friendly' and has a 'wealth of experience'. Vasanti Selvaratnam QC and James Shirley were successful in Nautical Challenge v Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd, which is a leading ship collision case on the inter-relationship between the crossing rule, the narrow channel rule and the general rule of good seamanship in the approaches to a narrow channel. Ravi Aswani appeared in Dera Commercial Estate v Derya Inc, which examined the dismissal of claims for inordinate and inexcusable delay under section 41 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and whether a geographic deviation would deprive a carrier from the benefit of the limitation period in the Hague Rules.

Children law (including public and private law) Tier 4

Members of the ‘superb’ The 36 Group are ‘responsive, helpful and knowledgeable of the children law sector’, according to instructing solicitors. In a ground-breaking piece of litigation, Hannah Markham QC is leading the claimants’ case against various government departments in R v YY, a case challenging the current law on transgender parents and on the registration of children, as well as the terminology to be used on birth certificates.

Commodities Tier 4

36 Stone, part of The 36 Group, is a dedicated commodities, shipping and international trade set. Its members have extensive experience in matters relating to shipping and commodities contracts in the civil and criminal courts, arbitrations, inquiries and other tribunals in the UK and overseas. It has highly regarded specialists including international trade and commodities specialist Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, who acted for a respondent Malaysian Bank in Deutsche Bank AG v CIMB Bank Berhad, which concerned discrepancies in documents in a commodity transaction. Highly experienced junior Charles Debattista practices in commodities, dry shipping and international trade disputes, both as counsel and as arbitrator. Ravi Aswani frequently handles the physical and paper elements of commodities transactions, and has experience in arbitrations before specialist trade bodies including GAFTA and FOSFA.

Administrative and public law (including local government) Tier 4

Crime

The 36 Group maintains a strong presence in the Midlands, particularly regarding East Midlands work, with several members being instructed on complex and high-profile work in the region. David Herbert QC led the prosecution in a seven-handed joint enterprise murder of a Latvian man, who was lured to a house in Lincolnshire, beaten to death then urinated on.

Crime

The 36 Group is home to Nadeem Holland and Sarah Gaunt, who are particularly notable for their work on organised crime cases and sexual offences prosecutions respectively. Gaunt recently prosecuted a father and his juvenile son in a blackmail and firearms offences case - the father received a nine-year sentence.

Set overviews: England and Wales

Multidisciplinary set The 36 Group offers specialist counsel across the fields of crime, commercial, family, public and human rights, as well as commodities and shipping. Chambers, which was joined by members of 4 Field Court and Stone Chambers in 2018, provides ‘a cost-effective service’ and are 'excellent value for money’ with ‘a down-to-earth and friendly ethos that fosters strong relationships with instructing solicitors’. The 36 Crime team has expanded of late following the arrival of John Cammegh and Adrian Amer from 9 Bedford Row, and James Bide-Thomas and Helen Marley from No.1 High Pavement Chambers. This followed the appointment of Julie Warburton, Rebecca Herbert, Georgina Gibbs, and Steven Evans as circuit judges. Elsewhere in chambers, Madeleine Heal (formerly of New Square Chambers) and Ceri Davis (sole practitioner) joined 36 Commercial, while dual-qualified barrister Jamsheed Peeroo (England and Wales, and Mauritius) and arbitrator Doran Doeh (formerly of Dentons) have joined 36 Stone. In other news, Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, Dean Armstrong, and William Tyler QC have become joint heads of chambers. The clerking team is ‘second to none’ and ‘will move heaven and earth to assist’ solicitors. ‘Energetic and enthusiastic’ family practice manager Danny Chapman is ‘incredibly efficient and pushing chambers to the forefront of the family law market’; first junior Ashley London is ‘astute, sociable, and down to earth’, while second junior Adam Cope is ‘a strong junior clerk who is making his mark and gaining an enviable reputation’. Other names to note in the clerks’ room include Michelle Simpson (criminal practice manager), Steven Newbery (commercial practice manager), and Everton Wedderburn (senior clerk public and human rights). In recent clerking news, former 36 Stone senior clerk Luke Irons has moved to MAITLAND CHAMBERS, while the ‘standout’ Zoe Bluck has arrived from Tanfield Chambers as the new pratice and business development manager for 36 Stone. Offices in: London and Singapore

Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime

The 36 Group maintains a strong presence in the Midlands, particularly regarding East Midlands work, with several members being instructed on complex and high-profile work in the region. David Herbert QC led the prosecution in a seven-handed joint enterprise murder of a Latvian man, who was lured to a house in Lincolnshire, beaten to death then urinated on.

Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Crime

The 36 Group is home to Nadeem Holland and Sarah Gaunt, who are particularly notable for their work on organised crime cases and sexual offences prosecutions respectively. Gaunt recently prosecuted a father and his juvenile son in a blackmail and firearms offences case - the father received a nine-year sentence.