Set Profile > 11KBW > London, England
11KBW Offices
11KBW
11 KING'S BENCH WALK
TEMPLE, LONDON
EC4Y 7EQ
England
11KBW > The Legal 500 Rankings
Product liability
2020 Silks
Data protection Tier 1
As 'a leading set in the field with class-leading experience and strength in depth', 11KBW is 'a first choice for information law matters' and is 'pre-eminent in the data protection world'. Chambers' presence in complex and high-profile data work continues, fielding top-choice barristers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and other public authorities alongside notable expertise handling private-sector work. The 'bright, responsive and hardworking' Anya Proops QC and Rupert Paines are defending Morrisons in the Supreme Court in a Data Protection Act 1998 claim arising from a data incident in which a rogue employee uploaded the payroll information of employees to the internet. Timothy Pitt-Payne QC remains a key silk in the arena, while Christopher Knight, David Glen and Robin Hopkins are dominant juniors. Glen and Hannah Ready joined following the closure of One Brick Court in 2019.
Rising stars
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Education Tier 1
11KBW retains its position as the 'leading set in education law and provides the best service' with members described as 'simply exceptional.' Recent instructions for the set include Peter Oldham QC acting in R (D) v Leicestershire County Council for the defendant on a discrimination claim regarding the council's transport policy on grounds of disability and age, as well as acting for a further education college challenging an Ofsted report. Tom Cross is acting for the claimant (as instructed by the Safe School Alliance) in a judicial review in R (Edwards) v Oxfordshire County Council and others challenging the council's response surrounding the balance between trans rights in schools and female-only safe spaces.
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Employment Tier 1
11KBW is 'an excellent set of chambers with incredible strength in depth. The clerking is also very good, and I always feel confident that the team understands the needs of my clients'. The 'constructive and commercial' Daniel Stilitz QC successfully acted for Protect, the whistleblowers’ charity, in a Supreme Court appeal which involved the question of whether judges can whistleblow. Meanwhile, Clive Sheldon QC acted for Cambridge University in a judicial review challenge to its decision not to re-engage a lecturer, which followed an employment tribunal's decision that she was unfairly dismissed. Strengthening chambers at the senior end, Marcus Pilgerstorfer QC, Julian Milford QC and Aileen McColgan QC all took silk in 2020. Peter Lockley and Daniel Isenberg are highlighted as rising stars of the employment Bar.
Rising stars
Leading Silks
2019 Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Edward Capewell - 11KBW ‘A highly reliable and knowledgeable junior. He is client friendly, calm, clear, and very thorough.’
Patrick Halliday - 11KBW ‘Incredible work ethic, very thorough, totally on top of the detail, with clear and concise advice. An able advocate, who inspires confidence and is thoroughly likeable. As a solicitor you feel very well supported.’
Katherine Eddy - 11KBW ‘Katherine is an absolutely brilliant barrister to instruct. She is attentive, produces commercial and user-friendly advice and is first class with clients. A real joy to instruct and is extremely knowledgeable in the areas and crossover between employment and education law. A real barrister to watch.’
European Union law
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Licensing
Leading Silks
Local government (including rating law) Tier 1
A 'highly-regarded set with brilliant barristers', members of 11KBW advise local government on the gamut of governance and public law issues. Peter Oldham QC advised Buckinghamshire County Council in litigation concerning the county's transition to a unitary authority, while Jen Coyne assisted two of the districts on the same matter. Andrew Sharland QC represented Leicester City Council in litigation concerning the compliance of non-binding resolution to boycott goods from Israeli settlements with its public sector equality duty. Unled, Tom Cross advised Gedling Borough Council concerning whether a Conservative councillor, who stole a European Union flag from anti-Brexit demonstrators, did so in his official capacity.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Public procurement Tier 1
11KBW is 'top drawer when it comes to public law - they are up with the best'. Jason Coppel QC represents both claimants and contracting parties; he is acting for the claimant train operating companies in a challenge to disqualification from procurement for the right to operate West Coast mainline and HS2. James Goudie QC is in demand for his breadth of expertise across local government vires, and state aid matters in addition to public procurement. Peter Oldham QC has vast experience of procurement disputes in areas as varied as medical devices, transport and IT, and Nigel Giffin QC is equally seasoned. The junior ranks include the 'procedurally and tactically savvy' Rupert Paines and 'first class technical and tactical lawyer' Patrick Halliday.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Administrative and public law (including elections) Tier 2
A set with 'real strength and depth across the board, whose members appear in most of the major cases', 11KBW is active across the public law space, with many members of chambers active for defendants represented by the Government Legal Department, as well as other government bodies, quangos, and some claimant work. Members were on both sides of Lincolnshire Police's ultimately unsuccessful challenge to the College of Policing's plan to effectively transform policing into a graduate profession – Jonathan Moffett QC and Christopher Knight for the College of Policing and Charles Bourne QC (elevated to the High Court as of 1 October 2020) and Aileen McColgan QC (a 2020 silk appointment) for the force. The set is 'one of the leading chambers for dealing with public law issues affecting the health sector': Andrew Sharland QC defeated a challenge to the Royal College of Physicians' neutral stance on assisted dying brought by some of the organisation's members opposed to it. Clive Sheldon QC successfully represented the government in the Court of Appeal in R (BPAS) v Department of Health concerning the meaning of "the pregnancy has not exceeded its twenty-fourth week" in the Abortion Act 1967. Unled, Jonathan Auburn represented the defendant in R (Leighton) v Lord Chancellor, in which disability activists challenged the lack of qualified one-way costs shifting in discrimination claims. Elizabeth Prochaska, formerly of Matrix Chambers, joined chambers from the role of legal director of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Rising stars
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police) Tier 3
11KBW is an 'excellent set with very proactive and high-powered silks' who are frequently engaged in civil liberties matters pertaining to immigration, social care, and detention. Leading silk Jason Coppel QC represented the Equality and Human Rights Commission in a Supreme Court appeal concerning the immigration rights of human trafficking victims, as well as acting for NGO Maternity Action in a judicial review challenging the NHS charging regime for disproportionately impacting migrant women. Tom Cross is engaged in a judicial review for the parents of Charlie Hughes who are challenging the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines over the prescription of cannabis-based medicine to children. 'King of data rights' Christopher Knight is also of note and has expertise across media and privacy law-related human rights claims. Aileen McColgan QC has strengthened the set with her elevation to silk in early 2020.
Leading Silks
2020 Silks
Leading Juniors
Defamation and privacy Tier 3
Having 'significantly strengthened' its defamation and privacy offering thanks to 2019 arrivals David Glen and Hannah Ready from the now-dissolved One Brick Court, information rights hub 11KBW covers cases at the nexus of data privacy and defamation. A particular strong suit is disputes in the online environment: Glen defended Facebook against a defamation claim brought by consumer affairs journalist Martin Lewis about adverts bearing his endorsement and Anya Proops QC, one of the set's 'absolutely outstanding people', was instructed by the same client to challenge an ICO penalty in connection with the Cambridge Analytica affair.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Financial services regulation
Leading Juniors
Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
Leading Juniors
Sport
Leading Silks
Media and entertainment (including art and cultural property)
Media and entertainment - Leading Juniors
Court of Protection and community care
Leading Juniors
Jonathan Auburn - 11KBW 'Jonathan has an extraordinary skill of being remarkably calm and clear even in the most protracted cases. He has extensive experience in education and adult social care cases and is known for his meticulous preparation and will always present the case in the best light for his clients.'
Tax: corporate and VAT/indirect tax
Tax: VAT - Leading silks
Commercial litigation
Leading Juniors
Set overviews: England and Wales
11KBW has strengthened its stable of leading advocates since launch of the 2020 guide. Elizabeth Prochaska, a public lawyer, specialising in education, equality and human rights, has joined the set from Matrix Chambers; public law specialist Cecilia Ivimy has returned to full-time practice; and licensing expert Philip Kolvin QC has joined from Cornerstone Barristers. Strengthening chambers at the senior end, Julian Milford , Aileen McColgan and Marcus Pilgerstorfer were all appointed silk in March 2020. Elsewhere, Charles Bourne QC has been appointed a High Court judge, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division from 1 October 2020. In other new, the set has been appointed the sole chambers on the Bar Standards Board new Tribunal Representation Panel which replaces the regulator’s pro bono prosecution panel.Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
‘A very good clerking service is always offered.’
‘Tom Street and Christopher Smith are always delightful to deal with. Helpful and professional.’
‘An excellent, proactive and efficient team – Martin Pownall in particular.’
‘Nothing is ever too much trouble and they make an effort to accommodate any requests and to help in any way they can.’
‘Chris Smith provides excellent service and a safe pair of hands.’
‘Everyone in the clerks’ room at 11KBW seems to have the right priorities and to put the interests of lay clients first wherever possible. They are also personable, likable people.’
‘Excellent clerking and head clerk Mark Dann is particularly impressive, commercial, easy to use and to work with.’
‘Excellent. Single out Mark Dann, head clerk, for being proactive and highly approachable to discuss matters of sensitivity and confidentiality; Harry Gilsom, down-to-earth, responsive clerk, always looking after the client’s interests.’
‘Fantastic – best clerks I work with, and they work very hard to give a good service/bend over backwards to help.’
‘Lee Cutler is a real super star – attentive, accessible and invaluable – regardless of the time of day. One of the best employment law clerks out there.’
‘Lucy Barbet is a consummate, modern and engaging senior clerk.’
‘Mark Dann, in my view, is one of the absolute standout clerks in London. He is excellent and shines head and shoulders above the rest.’
‘The clerking is excellent. It is headed up by the highly approachable Mark Dann and Lucy Barbet, but there is real strength in depth throughout, including the excellent Martin Pownall and Lee Cutler.’
Set:
’11 KBW are rightly considered one of the best sets of Employment Barristers in London. They have a number of QCs who are very impressive.’
’11 KBW are top drawer for public procurement and State aid work, with excellent EU and public law pedigree.’
’11 KBW is, in my view, one of the pre-eminent sets for employment law, with incredible strength in depth and a very impressive focus on employment.’
’11KBW are my chambers of choice. I am yet to be disappointed with their barristers.’
’11KBW are my go to chambers for all education related matters. Their expertise in the field is up there with the best in my opinion. There is always someone available who has relevant experience .’
’11KBW are my “go to” set for employment work. Whilst other sets have particular individuals I use, 11KBW has the greatest strength in depth both in terms of silks and juniors.’
’11KBW are the go to chambers for public law and information law. The strength in depth is unparalleled and I would be confident recommending any barrister at the chambers to clients.’
’11KBW has a number of superb advocates.’
’11KBW is composed of excellent and very nice barristers – committed to their clients, fiercely intelligent and, above all, fair: they play with a straight bat.’
’11KBW is the best public law set. Members are exceptional.’
’11KBW is unquestionably the “go to” data protection set in London. Most of the leading practitioners work from there, which must give them a collective advantage over competing sets. Their barristers are usually found in the ground-breaking cases in this rapidly developing and hotly contested field.’
11KBW > Set Profile
11KBW is an award-winning and long-established set renowned for its expertise in employment, commercial, public and media law. Chambers prides itself on producing first-class advocates, and on delivering a service of the highest quality to its clients.
The set: 11KBW has 63 members, including 20 silks. Members of chambers regularly appear in complex and high-profile cases and have experience in all courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, specialist courts, regulatory bodies and tribunals and public inquiries. Members act for clients in both the public and private sector, including government departments, local authorities, corporates, statutory bodies and individuals.
Members of 11KBW have written, co-authored, edited and contributed to key text books and practitioners guides, including Tolleyâs Employment Handbook; Tottelâs Local Government Law; Supperstone and Goudie on Judicial Review; Judicial Review, Principles and Procedure; Media Law and Human Rights; The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice; Education Law and the Courts; Information Rights; Butterworthâs Employment Law Guide; Sports Law; The Law of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions; Information Law Reports; Freedom of Information Handbook, and Conduct and Pay in The Financial Services Industry.
Types of work undertaken: Within chambersâ key areas of work, members also specialise in data protection and information, education, public procurement and state aid, European law, healthcare, immigration, professional discipline and regulatory law, inquests and public inquiries, local government, community care, sports law, partnerships, public international law, mediation and arbitration, civil liberties and human rights, media law and data privacy, international arbitration and product liability.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior clerk | Lucy Barbet | ||
| Senior clerk | Mark Dann | ||
| Outside of office hours | 07831 304714 | ||
| DIrector of Finance and Operations | Claire Halas | ||
| Director of Business Development | Andrea Kennedy | ||
| Members of Chambers | GOUDIE QC, James (1970) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JEANS QC, Christopher (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LYNCH QC, Adrian (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GIFFIN QC, Nigel (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KOLVIN QC, Philip (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEVONSHIRE QC, Simon (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PITT-PAYNE QC, Timothy (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLDHAM QC, Peter (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STILITZ QC, Daniel (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHELDON QC, Clive (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES QC, Seàn (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COPPEL QC, Jason (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PROOPS QC, Anya (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEIPER QC, Richard (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOFFETT QC, Jonathan (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHARLAND QC, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCAFFERTY QC, Jane (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILFORD QC, Julian (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PILGERSTORFER QC, Marcus (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCOLGAN QC, Aileen (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLDHAM, Jane (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PORTER, Nigel (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | IVIMY, Cecilia (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Julian (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AUBURN, Jonathan (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREATOREX, Paul (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | IYENGAR, Harini (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BELGROVE, Sophie (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CORNWELL, James (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLEMENT, Joanne (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLEN, David (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDGE, Andrew (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STONE, Judy (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORSHAW, Simon (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEDENHAM, David (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HALLIDAY, Patrick (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BLAKE, Julian (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROGERS, Amy (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CROSS, Tom (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PROCHASKA, Elizabeth (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOPKINS, Robin (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KNIGHT, Christopher (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEE, Michael (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EDDY, Katherine (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAPEWELL, Edward (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARRETT, Joseph (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EMMERSON, Heather (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENNIS, Ronnie (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | READY, Hannah (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SLARKS, Hannah (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KOSMIN, Stephen (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OGG, Tom (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAINES, Rupert (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOCKLEY, Peter (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GANNON, Zoe (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAMMOUR, Zac (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVIDSON, Leo (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISENBERG, Daniel (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COYNE, Jen (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MITCHELL, Ben (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PARKIN, Christopher (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TAUNTON, Katherine (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WHITE, Michael (2018) |
Barrister Profiles
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Mr Jonathan Auburn | Barrister dealing with public law/judicial law, community care, education law, mental health,… | View Profile |
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Joseph Barrett | Joseph is a leading junior barrister in the fields of Public, EU… | View Profile |
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Sophie Belgrove | Sophie Belgrove is a specialist in employment law and commercial litigation. She… | View Profile |
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Mr Julian Blake | Barrister acting in a wide range of public law, media and information… | View Profile |
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Edward Capewell | Barrister specialising in employment and public law. | View Profile |
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Joanne Clement | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law; human rights and civil liberties;… | View Profile |
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Jason Coppel QC | Specialist in public, public procurement, information law, EU law and Human Rights… | View Profile |
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James Cornwell | James Cornwell is a barrister specialising in public, education, information and local… | View Profile |
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Tom Cross | Barrister practising predominantly in the fields of administrative and public law, human… | View Profile |
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Ronnie Dennis | Ronnie specialises in employment, public and commercial law. His employment practice encompasses claims… | View Profile |
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Simon Devonshire QC | Simon’s practice continues to focus on contractual/commercial employment law, with a particular… | View Profile |
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Katherine Eddy | Barrister specialising in employment, education and public law. | View Profile |
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Andrew Edge | Barrister specialising in employment law, discrimination and commercial law. Regularly involved in… | View Profile |
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Heather Emmerson | Heather is a highly sought after junior with experience across the fields… | View Profile |
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Simon Forshaw | Specialist in employment, public and commercial law. He has appeared regularly in… | View Profile |
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Nigel Giffin QC | Specialist in public/administrative law and public procurement law. Public law includes commercial… | View Profile |
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David Glen | View Profile | |
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James Goudie QC | Head of chambers, specialising in commercial litigation, employment, public sector. | View Profile |
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Paul Greatorex | Barrister practising in public, employment and commercial law. Public includes administrative law,… | View Profile |
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Patrick Halliday | Member of 11KBW. Called 2005. | View Profile |
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Robin Hopkins | Specialist in data protection, privacy, FOI and environmental information. Huge experience, often… | View Profile |
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Daniel Isenberg | Barrister practising in all areas of public, commercial, employment and data protection… | View Profile |
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Harini Iyengar | Experienced senior junior barrister specialising in Employment, Public and Commercial law. Particular… | View Profile |
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Chris Jeans QC | Specialist in employment law; major recent-cases include: ST v CD (maternity leave… | View Profile |
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Seán Jones QC | Sean specialises in high-value employment and sports litigation. He is a trusted… | View Profile |
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Christopher Knight | Barrister specialising in public, information and employment law. Recent cases include: Kennedy… | View Profile |
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Michael Lee | Barrister specialising in employment and commercial law, with extensive advocacy experience in… | View Profile |
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Richard Leiper QC | Richard is a litigator and advocate, both in the High Court and… | View Profile |
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Peter Lockley | Barrister accepting instructions in employment law, information law and across a broad… | View Profile |
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Adrian Lynch QC | Specialist in all areas of employment law including all types of discrimination… | View Profile |
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Jane McCafferty QC | Barrister specialising in commercial and employment law. Jane has particular experience in… | View Profile |
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Aileen McColgan | Specialist in administrative and public, employment, education, election and information law. Aileen… | View Profile |
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Julian Milford | Barrister specialising in employment law, public and administrative law. | View Profile |
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Jonathan Moffett QC | QC specialising in public law and human rights, with an emphasis on… | View Profile |
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Thomas Ogg | Barrister specialising in financial regulation, commercial, employment, human rights, public, European Union,… | View Profile |
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Jane Oldham | Barrister specialising in public law: judicial review; local government: vires, capital finance,… | View Profile |
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Peter Oldham QC | Peter Oldham QC is a well-known practitioner in the fields of public,… | View Profile |
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Rupert Paines | Commercial, education, employment, European Union, health and community care, human rights, information,… | View Profile |
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Marcus Pilgerstorfer | Marcus specialises in employment and discrimination, product liability and public law. Recent… | View Profile |
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Timothy Pitt-Payne QC | Specialist in information law, employment (including discrimination), and public law (including local… | View Profile |
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Nigel Porter | Experienced specialist in all areas of individual and collective employment law litigation… | View Profile |
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Anya Proops QC | Anya has a broad practice spanning information, media, human rights, public and… | View Profile |
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Hannah Ready | View Profile | |
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Amy Rogers | Barrister specialising in commercial, employment and public law. Recent cases include Bank… | View Profile |
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Zac Sammour | Barrister. Zac practices in commercial, data protection, employment, media, public and procurement… | View Profile |
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Andrew Sharland QC | Andrew specialises in all aspects of public law (commercial, regulatory, education, community… | View Profile |
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Clive Sheldon QC | Specialist in employment law, public law (human rights, local government, social services,… | View Profile |
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Hannah Slarks | Barrister specialising in employment and public, including information law, inquests, Court of… | View Profile |
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Daniel Stilitz QC | Specialist in employment law, public law, commercial law and ADR; recent cases… | View Profile |
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Judy Stone | Judy has a dynamic employment and commercial law practice. She is regularly… | View Profile |
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Julian Wilson | Barrister specialising in business disputes especially those involving shareholder unfair prejudice, partnership… | View Profile |
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- London Bar Media and entertainment (including art and cultural property)
- London Bar Court of Protection and community care
- London Bar Tax: corporate and VAT/indirect tax
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