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Littleton Chambers Offices
Chambers of Gavin Mansfield KC
Littleton Chambers
3 KING'S BENCH WALK NORTH, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7HR
England
Littleton Chambers
3 KING'S BENCH WALK NORTH, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7HR
England
Littleton Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Employment Tier 1
‘A well-respected employment set with a strong bench of talent‘, Littleton Chambers consistently appears in the High Court, employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the higher appellate courts. In the leading authority on whether staff carrying out overnight sleep-in shifts in the care sector are entitled to the national minimum wage for such shifts’ entire duration (Mencap v Tomlinson–Blake), David Reade KC, leading 2021-elevated silk Niran De Silva and junior Georgina Leadbetter acted for Royal Mencap Society in the Supreme Court. Over in the High Court, Paul Gilroy KC was successful for USDAW in a watershed class action, obtaining an injunction to prevent Tesco from seeking to fire and re-hire employees, so as to impose changes to workforces’ terms and conditions. In a boost to chambers, TUPE, whistleblowing, injunctive relief and discrimination specialist Jeremy Lewis KC took silk in March 2022.Rising stars
Joseph Bryan - Littleton Chambers ‘Joseph is an excellent employment law barrister - a go-to person! Nothing is too much trouble, he is always happy to help; and he is incredibly easy to work with, and has a great way with clients, who are equally impressed by him. He has superb employment law knowledge and his ability to grasp the issues is second to none. He also has a very calm style, but at the same time has no issues in litigating the most difficult cases.’
Kieran Wilson - Littleton Chambers ‘Kieran comes across as so much more experienced than he is, and knocks spots off people double his period of call - super-client friendly, really responsive, very clever, and amazing on his feet in the ET. His style of advocacy is really impressive, as he is polite, professional and extremely thorough. He knows when to speak up, and when to remain quiet - an absolute go-to.’
Georgina Churchhouse – Littleton Chambers ‘Particularly strong at cross-examination and fearless in pursuing her arguments. Her client-management skills are excellent.‘
James Green - Littleton Chambers 'James is outstanding - he is super clever, knows the law inside out, gives beautifully-balanced commercial advice, and is great with clients.'
Joel Wallace - Littleton Chambers 'Hugely reassuring presence in a court room - able to pitch cases at an appropriate level, and more critically, to steal the thunder from the other sides' arguments.'
Leading Silks
Gavin Mansfield KC - Littleton Chambers ‘At the top of his game - completely on top of his subject matter, and instills confidence in both clients and those around him. Total confidence as an advocate, and excellent written and strategic skills.’
David Reade KC - Littleton Chambers ‘David is wonderful to work with and it is rare to find a barrister so concerned about supporting clients and instructing solicitors. He is also highly intelligent and a very effective advocate for his clients' interests.’
Selwyn Bloch KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Selwyn commands respect for his extensive knowledge of the law of restrictive covenants; and notwithstanding his experience, he ensures his team leaves no stone unturned in preparation, so as to put clients in the best possible position to succeed. He is thorough and clear in his presentation before the court, as he expertly navigates any hurdles and guides the court through complex facts and law.’
Adam Solomon KC – Littleton Chambers ‘When chaos reigns, Adam brings order, offering calmness, clarity and insight. He is a go-to silk for restrictive covenant injunctions and major High Court litigation, and his advocacy is tactically brilliant, robust and clear.’
Daniel Tatton-Brown KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Daniel is a considered, calm and razor-sharp advocate – clients know they are winning when he’s on their side.’
Mohinderpal Sethi KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Takes on the hardest cases with a calmness that hides their complexity and challenges. He is fearless and unwavering in his pursuit of the answer and in support of the case; and through his advocacy, his distils the most complex issues into easily understood ideas and principles.’
John Mehrzad KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Superb advocate and leader on heavyweight business protection employment matters - gets results.’
Paul Gilroy KC – Littleton Chambers ‘A phenomenal legal brain, who is commercially astute and always client focused – his advocacy skills are second to none! Paul is quick to understand the detailed background of a case, the intricate details of the client’s business model, and the significant repercussions for the client in the event of an adverse finding; and he puts the client at ease from the moment he becomes involved. He is a top-class operator, who delivers exceptional advice and support in a clear and concise manner.‘
Dale Martin KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Dale is fantastic to work with. He is bright, always very prepared, hugely hardworking, a real team player, and his advocacy is strong.’
Nicholas Siddall KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely intelligent and focused on delivering the client's commercial objectives. Nicholas is an excellent advocate, and he will roll his sleeves up and muck in when the pressure is on.’
2021 Silks
Carol Davis KC - Littleton Chambers ‘An excellent courtroom manner and a very effective advocate.’
Niran de Silva KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Niran's attention to detail is second to none, and his preparation of cases is meticulous, ensuring witnesses are fully prepared ahead of a hearing. His cross-examination is methodical and incisive, getting to the heart of case; and his written advice is clear, strategic and instructive, while always looking towards the end game.’
2022 Silks
Jeremy Lewis KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Immensely bright and very hardworking. Has a vast breadth of knowledge and provides an exceptional level of service.’
Leading Juniors
Edward Kemp - Littleton Chambers ‘Picks up and understands complex matters with speed, and is able to think quickly when conducting advocacy and curve balls are thrown. His cross-examination is calm and effective, and he clearly enjoys getting to grips with complex legal matters - an excellent client manner and always available.’
Sam Neaman - Littleton Chambers ‘Sam is ferociously bright, technically excellent and a consummate advocate. He wears his considerable knowledge very lightly and is a real pleasure to work with.’
Matthew Sheridan - Littleton Chambers ‘A strong performer in the High Court and Employment Tribunal. He works hard, has great judgement, and his legal analysis is superb. He is also a true team player.’
Lucy Bone - Littleton Chambers ‘Lucy articulates her arguments clearly and thoughtfully, thinking through the complexities but presenting points in an accessible way.’
Antony Sendall – Littleton Chambers ‘Able to deal with matters at the drop of a hat. Very down-to-earth, yet effective, advocacy.’
Charlotte Davies - Littleton Chambers ‘Exceptional - her written work is excellent and she is highly persuasive as an advocate. She has a wonderful manner with clients; and she is highly sought after as a junior and often found working on the biggest cases in the employment law world.’
Martin Fodder – Littleton Chambers ‘Martin is very user-friendly, combining attention to detail with sound practical advice. He is particularly expert on whistleblowing.’
Ming-Yee Shiu - Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely clear thinker, outstanding analytical skills, and a very clear communicator - a pleasure to work with, wins respect quickly, and is excellent with clients.’
Lydia Banerjee - Littleton Chambers ‘Lydia is calm and well prepared, and takes a commercial approach to getting the best result for the client.’
Georgina Leadbetter - Littleton Chambers ‘Georgina has capabilities well beyond her call. She is brilliant on paper and has a clear advocacy style.’
Nicholas Goodfellow - Littleton Chambers ‘A fluent and persuasive advocate with a pleasing court manner - combines attention to detail with a mature overview, and only takes points that are likely to run.'
James Bickford Smith - Littleton Chambers ‘Commercially astute and sees the strategy in a case very early on. A delight to work with.’
Charlene Ashiru – Littleton Chambers ‘Very gifted advocate showing real quality. Good on paper and in oral advocacy – will be a future leader at the employment Bar.’
Alexander Robson - Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely hardworking, conscientious, and always willing to make himself available to help. Alex is fiercely intelligent and strategic in his advice.’
Grahame Anderson - Littleton Chambers ‘Very hardworking and gets really stuck in with the client. Excellent to work with as part of the lawyer team, and tenacious and analytical.’
Testimonials
Set
‘Littleton Chambers is at the forefront of the employment Bar.‘
‘A well respected employment set with a strong bench of talent – a go-to set for complex TUPE cases.‘
‘Littleton Chambers has the employment law market’s finest counsel.‘
‘Littleton Chambers has a good range of bright barristers, who are also very nice people and a pleasure to work with. Without exception, they go the extra mile for their clients.‘
‘A first-class set for employment/business protection, and widely regarded as a leader in its field. Excellent juniors at all levels, and can respond quickly when urgent applications are required.‘
Clerking
‘The set is very well clerked led by Jason Drakeford, and the clerks will go out of their way to provide additional support with court liaising.‘
London Bar > Partnership Tier 2
Littleton Chambers has developed a strong partnership offering that has evolved from a focus on the space between partnership and discrimination law into more pure partnership law, fielding ‘a number of creative, highly intelligent and effective barristers‘. Members have expertise in a variety of areas; David Reade KC is a trusted adviser for major international law firms when managing their partnerships, while Gavin Mansfield KC‘s recent workload has included multi-party partnership arbitrations. Head of the set’s partnership group James Bickford Smith has standout expertise acting for individual LLP members in high-stakes exit disputes.Leading Silks
David Reade KC – Littleton Chambers 'Creative, responsive and a great lateral thinker. Always willing to push the boundaries.'
Gavin Mansfield KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Turning up to court with Gavin is like turning up with a Porsche. He is first rate.’
Jonathan Cohen KC – Littleton Chambers 'Jonathan is a fierce and fearless advocate. He reads the court well and adapts his style accordingly.'
Mohinderpal Sethi KC - Littleton Chambers 'Excellent advice technically, commercially pragmatic, puts the client at ease.'
Leading Juniors
James Bickford Smith – Littleton Chambers 'Extraordinarily hard working and clearly enthused by esoteric analysis of LLP law and agreements.'
Testimonials
Set
‘Superb set, a go-to chambers for matters with a partnership and employment law overlap.’
‘Immensely strong set of chambers.’
‘Go-to set for matters that require employment and partnership expertise and an ability to litigate across a variety of forums.’
‘They have a number of creative, highly intelligent and effective barristers who are at the top of their game in the chosen specialisms.’
‘Utterly fearless, technically superb, deeply strategic.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are very responsive and helpful.’
London Bar > Sport Tier 3
Littleton Chambers is recommended for its work in sporting disputes, investigations and reviews. David Reade KC is acting in section 994 minority shareholder proceedings against Cardiff City FC owner Vincent Tan and the club on behalf of a former director, concerning the actions of the owner and his control of the club. Paul Gilroy KC has worked on disputes concerning various football managerial appointments, renewals and terminations, including Nigel Clarke at Charlton Athletic and Sean Dyche at Burnley. John Mehrzad KC is acting for Cardiff City regarding a financial dispute arising from a transfer agreement between the club and FC Nantes for the transfer of Emiliano Sala, who was killed in an air crash two days after signing for the Bluebirds. Sam Neaman is instructed in a claim by EFL club Hartlepool United against Fulham FC in relation to the alleged “tapping up” of a Hartlepool FC player by Fulham. Lydia Banerjee is representing Sabri Lamouchi in his claim in relation to the termination of his employment contract as manager of Nottingham Forest.Leading Silks
John Mehrzad KC – Littleton Chambers ‘His knowledge of sports disputes, in particular football disputes, is second to none.’
Paul Gilroy KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Has a truly outstanding court style with tact, intelligence and a deep knowledge of the area.’
David Reade KC - Littleton Chambers ‘Unmatched knowledge of the sports world in particular football.’
Leading Juniors
Lydia Banerjee – Littleton Chambers ‘Lydia is incredibly commercially minded and pragmatic. Her cross examination style is a particular strength.’
Sam Neaman – Littleton Chambers ‘Sam is a robust and innovative advocate. He is a natural sportsman and is very close to the practice area bringing his own experience and knowledge whether it is football, rugby, boxing or motorsport.’
Grahame Anderson - Littleton Chambers ‘A barrister you want on your team. Grahame is a very able lawyer who can combine powerful written submissions with equality powerful advocacy.’
Ashley Cukier – Littleton Chambers ‘Ashley provides clear and practical advice, is great with clients, is excellent on strategy, and a pleasure to work with. ‘
Testimonials
Set
‘Excellent chambers doing some high profile sports work.’
‘A strong set on the employment and sport side.’
‘Littleton are without doubt a very strong set for employment and sports related employment.’
‘Stand out chambers for employment and also sport related litigation.’
Clerking
‘Scott Hersey is extremely .’
‘George Shah is excellent as is Andy Sargeant and Jason Drakeford.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 4
Littleton Chambers is ‘an excellent set with high-quality counsel‘. Traditionally strong in employment and commercial disputes involving individuals, the set is an increasingly favoured choice for international commercial litigation and civil fraud. Members regularly work together on high value cross-border matters, and in Abdulrahman Al-Subaihi and Jamal Al-Muzein v Mishal Al-Sanea, Rupert D’Cruz KC and Alexander Halban are acting for the claimant in a dispute over the US$20m payment of legal fees, involving allegations of undue influence and breach of fiduciary and corporate capacity under Saudi law. Senior juniors such as Marc Delehanty and Nicholas Goodfellow respectively have significant roles for the defendants in major multi-party trials Privatbank v Kolomoisky, Bogolyubov, Teamtrend Ltd & others, and Jinxin Inc. v Media Partners and Silva, LLC and others.Leading Silks
Charles Samek KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Charles has tremendous energy and is 100% committed to the cause. He works very well as part of a team and is excellent on his feet.’
Jonathan Cohen KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Excellent as an advocate, he carries the judge with him at all times. Incisive brain, gets to grips with a point impressively quickly.’
David Reade KC –Littleton Chambers ‘A very compelling advocate who has a conversational and warm style with both the judge and clients and is very amenable and willing to get involved and run many different types of commercial litigation.’
2021 Silks
Rupert D’Cruz KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely bright, hard working and with excellent judgement. His cross-examination is extremely effective. You would always want to have him on my side.’
Leading Juniors
David Lascelles –Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely thorough, bright and commercial minded. A go to junior for corporate and commercial disputes. Someone you really want on your team for heavyweight and complex disputes. Works incredibly well with legal teams and lay clients.’
Marc Delehanty –Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely capable, bright and commercially minded. Great to work with.'
Alexander Halban –Littleton Chambers ‘Alexander has extreme attention to detail and is extremely helpful. He is always willing to take an extra step to offer assistance and guidance, not only to the clients but to solicitors as well.'
Sam Neaman –Littleton Chambers ‘Sam is an excellent senior junior and regularly comes up against silks and leading juniors in the field. A powerful advocate and excellent on paper. He is a very collaborative and inventive thinker who always goes the extra mile.'
Ming-Yee Shiu –Littleton Chambers ‘She has the ability to explain complex legal issues in a straightforward and pragmatic way which makes her advice accessible for both lawyers and lay clients.'
Nicholas Goodfellow – Littleton Chambers ‘Nick is thorough, has clear drafting and a good sense of the strategic and tactical elements of the case. His mix of commercial and employment expertise is invaluable.’
Testimonials
Set
‘Littleton Chambers is an excellent set with high quality counsel, I instruct quite a few of them, they are also very responsive and willing to go over and above to find appropriate counsel or to assist with anything.’
‘My go-to set for general commercial litigation, especially for cases with an employment related element.’
‘A strong commercial litigation set.’
‘Littleton Chambers are the rising stars of chambers covering employment, commercial disputes including civil fraud and sport.’
‘Littleton are very strong in commercial litigation work and this has improved over the past few years.’
Clerking
‘The clerks room is brilliant, I’ve always had excellent service. Scott Hersey in particular always goes the extra mile to provide responsive, quick and helpful service. ‘
Work highlights
Northern Circuit > Employment
London Bar > Fraud: civil
Leading Silks
Charles Samek KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Charles is super clever and he combines his intellect with a street brawlers animus. The perfect fist in a silk glove.'
Jonathan Cohen KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Jonny is the best in the business. His written work is simply brilliant. In front of clients he oozes authority and injects perspective and a blunt assessment of the case, telling clents (and lawyers) what they need to know. In court he is astonishingly good.'
Leading Juniors
Marc Delehanty –Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely capable, bright and commercially minded. Great to work with.'
Nicholas Goodfellow –Littleton Chambers ‘Nicholas is diligent and calm. Fine attention to detail and has been able to cut through the huge volume of documents and information to distill into a brilliant pleading. His client care skills are excellent.’
Alexander Halban –Littleton Chambers ‘Alexander is extremely thorough and is always on top of the detail. Alexander combines careful attention to detail with skilful analysis of the commercial reality of the matter to provide the most appropriate advice in all the circumstances.'
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading Silks
Charles Samek KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Charles is a robust advocate and quite fearless in court with a good turn of phrase. He is respectful and incisive and good to work with. Client like his no-nonsense approach and keen intellect especially on cross border-litigation. Charles is often against banks, acting for investors who may have been let down or mis-sold complex financial instruments.’
Leading Juniors
Andrew Maguire –Littleton Chambers ‘Very good nature with the clients - clients love Andrew. He is able to instill confidence even under extreme pressure.'
Sam Neaman –Littleton Chambers ‘Sam is a consummate professional. He is a total team player who puts everything into winning a case for a client. Superb advocate, analytical and creative thinker and excellent on paper.'
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
Leading Silks
Adam Solomon KC –Littleton Chambers ‘He is very thorough in his preparation. He plans the structure of his advocacy well. He is calm but can be forceful when needed.'
2021 Silks
Carol Davis KC –Littleton Chambers ‘Very safe pair of hands and very user friendly. Her straightforward and clear advice simplifies the complicated.‘
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
2021 Silks
Rupert D’Cruz KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Extremely bright, hard working and with excellent judgement. His cross-examination is extremely effective. You always want to have him on your side.’
London Bar > Company
Leading Juniors
David Lascelles - Littleton Chambers 'David is a star; he is has an excellent technical command of complex matter and a keen eye for tactics which gives him the edge over other more senior counsel.'
Alexander Halban - Littleton Chambers 'Alexander has extreme attention to detail and is extremely helpful.'
London Bar > Financial services regulation
Leading Juniors
Andrew Maguire –Littleton Chambers ‘A brave, forceful, well prepared yet canny advocate. Excellent client care and very commercial.'
Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial Tier 3
Leading juniors
James Bickford Smith – Littleton Chambers ‘Technically strong and not afraid to stick his neck out and give percentage changes of success of various arguments and similar. A good operator.’
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Employment
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
Littleton Chambers > Set Profile
The set: Littleton is a leading employment and commercial chambers. The set’s highly regarded team of 50 barristers includes 15 silks, all of whom provide exceptional advice and advocacy to its clients.
Work undertaken: Littleton members’ practices cover a wide spectrum of work in a number of jurisdictions, including: employment law; business protection (both statutory and High Court); commercial law, incorporating fraud, insolvency, financial services, banking, commercial contracts, share and business sale agreements, shareholder disputes, company and partnership law, disciplinary and regulatory; sports law; injunctions; and mediation and arbitration, civil investigations, international and offshore disputes.
Recruitment: Members of Chambers fund two pupils per year. Chambers are members of the Pupillage Gateway. Placing value not only on the skills of its tenants as advocates and lawyers, but also on their practical and friendly approach, Littleton aims to take on pupils who, in addition to an excellent academic record, show a flair for advocacy and have the strong interpersonal skills necessary to succeed at the modern day Bar. We are proud to support underrepresented groups in their applications to the Bar through our collaborations with Rare, the Bar Council e-mentoring scheme, the Bar Placement Scheme, 10,000 Black Interns, Bridging the Bar and our own Inspire Sports Law Initiative.
For more detailed CVs and information about members, news, comments, case reports, webinars, podcasts and contributions to publications, please visit www.littletonchambers.com.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chambers Director | Liz Dux | ldux@littletonchambers.co.uk | 0207 797 8600 |
| Senior Clerk | Jason Drakeford | Jason@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8623 |
| Head of Chambers | MANSFIELD KC, Gavin (2013) | ghm@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BOWERS KC, John (1998) | jb@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BLOCH KC, Selwyn (2000) | sb@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | READE KC, David (2006) | dr@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | GILROY KC, Paul (2006) | pg@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SAMEK KC, Charles (2009) | cs@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | TATTON-BROWN KC, Daniel (2016) | dtb@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | COHEN KC, Jonathan (2016) | jcohen@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SOLOMON KC, Adam (2018) | ASolomon@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SETHI KC, Mohinderpal (2019) | MoSethiQC@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | MARTIN KC, Dale (2019) | dm@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SIDDALL KC, Nicholas (2019) | NSiddall@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | MEHRZAD KC, John (2020) | johnmehrzad@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | D'CRUZ KC, Rupert (2021) | rdc@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | DAVIS KC, Carol (2021) | cda@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | de SILVA KC, Niran (2021) | nd@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | FODDER, Martin | mfodder@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SENDALL, Antony (1984) | asendall@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | NEAMAN, Sam (1988) | sn@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | MAGUIRE, Andrew | amaguire@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | LEWIS, Jeremy (1992) | jl@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | QUINN, Chris (1992) | cq@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BONE, Lucy (1999) | LBone@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SHERIDAN, Matthew (2000) | mss@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SHIU, Ming-Yee (2000) | myshiu@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | WYNNE, James (2002) | jwy@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | LASCELLES, David (2003) | dla@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | PALMER, Martin (2003) | martinpalmer@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | NORTHALL, Daniel (2004) | DNorthall@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | KEMP, Edward (2005) | EKemp@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | ROBSON, Alexander (2006) | alexrobson@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | DAVIES, Charlotte (2006) | charlottedavies@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BANERJEE, Lydia (2007) | lbanerjee@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BICKFORD SMITH, James (2008) | jbs@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | ASHIRU, Charlene (2008) | chawkins@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | HALBAN, Alexander (2009) | ahalban@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | GOODFELLOW, Nicholas (2009) | NGoodfellow@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | GRAY, Benjamin (2011) | BGray@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | DELEHANTY, Marc (2011) | MDelehanty@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | HUMPHREYS, Mark (2012) | MHumphreys@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BERRY, Sophia (2012) | SBerry@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | ANDERSON, Grahame (2013) | GAnderson@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | CUKIER, Ashley (2013) | ajc@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | LEADBETTER, Georgina (2013) | GL@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BRYAN, Joseph (2015) | jwb@littltonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | GREEN, James (2015) | jg@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Kieran (2016) | kwilson@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | SANDERS, Stuart (2017) | ssanders@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | MATHUR, Anirudh (2017) | amathur@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
| Members of Chambers | BRESLIN, Blathnaid (2019) | bbreslin@littletonchambers.co.uk | +44 (0) 20 7797 8600 |
Barrister Profiles
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| Grahame Anderson | Grahame is an expert trial and appellate advocate in employment and equalities… | View Profile |
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| Charlene Ashiru (nee Hawkins) | Charlene has extensive experience of all aspects of statutory and contractual employment… | View Profile |
 | Bianca Balmelli | Bianca joined Littleton in October 2019 on completion of her pupillage. She… | View Profile |
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| Lydia Banerjee | Lydia practises in commercial law, sports law and employment law. In the… | View Profile |
 | Sophia Berry | Sophia has also been instructed on injunction applications in the High Court… | View Profile |
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| Dr James Bickford Smith | Commercial, Commercial Chancery, Partnership & Employment law. In particular: 1) international commercial… | View Profile |
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| Selwyn Bloch | Selwyn Bloch QC is a leading Silk, specialising in business protection (in… | View Profile |
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| Lucy Bone | Employment and commercial law specialist with substantial experience in complex and high… | View Profile |
 | John Bowers | Barrister specialising in employment law (individual and collective); discrimination law; pensions law… | View Profile |
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| Joseph Bryan | Ranked as a rising star (tier 1) in employment law (The Legal… | View Profile |
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| Georgina Churchhouse | Georgina practises in all areas of employment, discrimination, commercial employment law and… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Cohen | A QC at just 38 years old, Jonathan Cohen has built his… | View Profile |
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| Ashley Cukier | Barrister specialising in commercial work, particularly general commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency, company,… | View Profile |
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| Charlotte Davies | Charlotte specialises in employment law and commercial litigation. Her employment practice includes… | View Profile |
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| Carol Davis | With a strong practice covering every area of employment law, Carol has… | View Profile |
 | Matthieu De Boisséson | Door tenant at Littleton Chambers and partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier;… | View Profile |
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| Niran De Silva | Employment law: all contentious and non-contentious employment matters, in particular in the… | View Profile |
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| Marc Delehanty | Marc represents corporate entities and individuals in civil fraud and asset recovery… | View Profile |
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| Mr Rupert D’Cruz | Barrister specialising in corporate and shareholder disputes; banking and finance; fraud and… | View Profile |
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| Martin Fodder | Principal area of practice is employment, all areas including wrongful dismissal/unfair dismissal,… | View Profile |
 | Alex Francis | View Profile | |
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| Paul Gilroy | Paul Gilroy QC has acted for a stellar list of clients, including… | View Profile |
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| Nicholas Goodfellow | Nick specialises in commercial litigation, and is regularly instructed in high-value, complex… | View Profile |
 | Benjamin Gray | Benjamin is an employment, public and commercial law practitioner. He acts for… | View Profile |
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| Benjamin Gray | Benjamin is an employment, public and commercial law practitioner. He acts for… | View Profile |
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| James Green | Barrister | View Profile |
 | Lord Douglas David Hacking | Commercial arbitration; extensive experience in litigation and arbitration for 40 years, latterly… | View Profile |
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| Alexander Halban | Alexander practises in a broad range of commercial and civil fraud disputes – including commercial… | View Profile |
 | Mark Humphreys | Barrister specialising in employment and discrimination matters. | View Profile |
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| Edward Kemp | Ed is a trial and appellate lawyer specialising in employment law, discrimination… | View Profile |
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| David Lascelles | David specialises in litigation arising from high-value commercial contracts, the sale of… | View Profile |
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| Georgina Leadbetter | Georgina specialises in tribunal and High Court litigation arising out of the… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Maguire | Barrister | View Profile |
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| Gavin Mansfield | Head of Littleton Chambers. Practice covers employment and discrimination law, partnership disputes… | View Profile |
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| Dale Martin | Dale Martin QC is one of the UK’s leading specialists in employment… | View Profile |
 | Anirudh Mathur | Anirudh has a broad practice across commercial, employment and discrimination, sports, international… | View Profile |
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| Sam Neaman | Employment lawyer ‘with a strong commercial leaning’. ‘A real fighter’, best known… | View Profile |
 | Daniel Northall | Daniel is an advocate and adviser in his core practice areas of… | View Profile |
 | Martin Palmer | Transferred to the Bar after nine years practising as a solicitor, latterly… | View Profile |
 | Richard M Perkoff | Barrister specialising in general commercial and company law, arbitration and conflict of… | View Profile |
 | Chris Quinn | High Court, Employment Tribunal and Arbitration: Employment, Commercial, Data Protection/ GDPR, Partnership/… | View Profile |
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| David Reade | Employment: all areas of both contentious and non-contentious employment law (including EU… | View Profile |
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| Alexander Robson | Employment and commercial. Employment: High Court claims relating to contractual duties, employee… | View Profile |
 | Avv Dr Mauro Rubino-Sammartano | Associate member. | View Profile |
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| Charles Samek | Charles Samek is a renowned QC specializing in the fields of general… | View Profile |
 | Stuart Sanders | Commercial and employment law barrister | View Profile |
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| Antony Sendall | Employment law: all aspects including TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay, working time,… | View Profile |
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| Mohinderpal Sethi | Barrister specialising in domestic and cross-border company/commercial, employment, partnership and arbitration. Substantial… | View Profile |
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| Matthew Sheridan | Matthew’s practice is heavily focused on business competition disputes in the High… | View Profile |
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| Ming-Yee Shiu | Ming-Yee Shiu specialises in commercial litigation, civil fraud, company and employment law,… | View Profile |
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| Nicholas Siddall | Specialises in employment and industrial relations law. His practice includes significant employment… | View Profile |
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| Adam Solomon | Barrister. Practice covers employment law, discrimination, commercial law, public law and human… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Tatton-Brown | Barrister specialising in employment, commercial contract law and professional negligence. Notable cases… | View Profile |
 | Peter Trepte | Barrister dealing with national and international public procurement, including development work for… | View Profile |
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| Joel Wallace | Joel is experienced in multi-day trial advocacy and representing clients before an… | View Profile |
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| Kieran Wilson | Kieran is an employment and equality law specialist. His practice covers the… | View Profile |
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| James Wynne | James’ practice covers employment law in both Employment Tribunals and High Court,… | View Profile |
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CLIENT: Jonathan Goldsworthy
COMPANY/FIRM: Bird & Bird, Partner
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton is my go-to Chambers for employment litigation, having instructed counsel almost exclusively at the set for over 10 years. All of the barristers are extremely knowledgeable; however, more importantly, they are approachable and user-friendly and always willing to take a call on a matter or give a sanity check on a particular issue. The Clerking team is extremely responsive and adept at finding the right counsel for the right matter.
CLIENT: Clive Howard
COMPANY/FIRM: Keystone Law, Partner
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton are truly my preferred chambers. They have strength from the most senior QCs to the most junior-all the barristers I have instructed have been very helpful, very responsive and crucially always very well prepared.It helps that the clerking team are extremely efficient in dealing with queries and also reasonable when negotiating fees and dates. In terms of barristers I would single out Gavin Mansfield who is a delight to work with, very creative as well as having a superb attention to detail. For the juniors, Edward Kemp is very clear in his advice, again very good to work with. Also Lydia Banerjee-considered, calm and always helpful.
CLIENT: Hamish Cameron Blackie
COMPANY/FIRM: GBH Law, Director
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton Chambers is clearly in the top echelon of employment and commercial law sets. Its strength and depth are possibly equaled, but not bettered. Its members are all, without exception, clear and concise in advice, at the cutting edge on the law and add value on every occasion, but, best of all, everyone is a pleasure to deal with, no exceptions.
The next generation of juniors looks set to enhance chambers formidable reputation.
Clerking sets Littleton apart from other chambers. They are fast, and flexible and provide solutions to a busy solicitors office – not problems.
CLIENT: Katie Mahoney
COMPANY/FIRM: Doyle Clayton, Legal Director
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton is my go-to set. The reason why they’re the pre-eminent employment law set is that the depth and strength of counsel, whether at junior, senior or silk level, is the best that there is. They are also user-friendly. The clerks are exceptionally hard working and go out of their way to help.
CLIENT: Beth Clayton
COMPANY/FIRM: CM Murray
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton have excellent barristers at all levels – from Junior to Silk – and their administrative team is second to none. Helpful, proactive clerks and super-efficient marketing and admin staff, all led by the incredible Liz Dux.
CLIENT: Caroline Field
COMPANY/FIRM: Fox Lawyers, Partner
TESTIMONIAL: Littleton has some of the brightest minds in partnership and employment law. We have worked closely with a number of the team on high value and complex senior level investigations and exits, often involving discrimination, whistleblowing and business protection issues. They are uniquely placed to handle the cross over between employment and partnership law, with unrivalled strength and expertise at all levels. They offer top notch advice and service, with a focus on client objectives. We and the client regularly see them as an extension of our own team. You can expect a solution-focused approach at all points of contact. The clerks and support team are also a delight to deal with, offering a highly responsive and friendly service.
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