Littleton Chambers > London, England > Set Profile

Chambers of Gavin Mansfield KC
Littleton Chambers
3 KING'S BENCH WALK NORTH, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7HR
England

London Bar > Employment Tier 1

Littleton Chambers is ‘a pre-eminent employment set with a wealth of talent at all levels‘. Among the silks, Gavin Mansfield KC‘s ‘legal knowledge is second to none‘, and has an excellent track record in advising on complex team move cases and business protection matters. David Reade KC is well known for his strength in handling equal pay litigation; Jeremy Lewis KC ‘has a breadth of knowledge of employment law that is unrivalled‘; and Nicholas Siddall KC is ‘a charming advocate, able to win over judges‘. In a recent work highlight, Adam Solomon KC, Niran de Silva KC, Sophia Berry and Charlotte Davies appeared in Jump Trading International Ltd v Couture and Verition Advisors (UK Partners) LLP, a business protection case involving the enforceability of a variable non-compete covenant - one which purported to grant the former employer discretion to determine a period between zero and twelve months- by means of an injunction. At the junior end of chambers, Lucy Bone handles a high volume of complex whistleblowing and discrimination claims, and Matthew Sheridan stands out as ‘a worthy opponent of any silk at the employment law Bar‘. The group was bolstered by the arrival of Tim Goodwin in November 2023.

Rising stars

Georgina ChurchhouseLittleton ChambersGeorgina is a junior with gravitas. She is a decisive advocate who inspires trust in the client very early on, and is sensitive and understanding while eliciting the information she needs from vulnerable clients.’
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Gavin Mansfield KCLittleton Chambers 'A silk who is willing to roll his sleeves up and is extremely commercial. He has a style judges love.'
Ranked: Tier 1
David Reade KCLittleton Chambers 'A tremendous barrister.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Selwyn Bloch KCLittleton Chambers 'An expert in his field.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Mohinderpal Sethi KCLittleton Chambers 'He is great at thinking outside the box and presenting novel arguments.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Adam Solomon KCLittleton Chambers 'He has exceptional people skills.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Nicholas Siddall KCLittleton Chambers 'An exceptional all-rounder. His intellect and ability to quickly grasp the issues in a case are unparalleled.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Paul Gilroy KC – Littleton Chambers 'His advocacy is supreme. He has a very gentle and engaging manner which belies his intellect.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Dale Martin KCLittleton Chambers 'Dale has an astute legal mind with a meticulous eye for detail. He manages intricate proceedings with command and finesse. He is unflappable in litigious proceedings.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Daniel Tatton-Brown KCLittleton ChambersDaniel is a hugely experienced silk. His cross-examination is tenacious and effective.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Carol Davis KC – Littleton Chambers 'Her cross-examination skills are excellent and combine an incisive, forensic approach with a calm and authoritative manner that treats witnesses with respect but is highly effective.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Ranked: Tier 4
Jeremy Lewis KCLittleton Chambers 'His grasp of the practical aspects of employment tribunal litigation is a marvel. He has a Trojan work ethic.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Niran de Silva KCLittleton Chambers 'Niran is compelling in cross-examination, and he is good at dealing with difficult witnesses.'
Ranked: Tier 4

2024 Silks

Daniel Northall KC  - Littleton Chambers 'Dan is a highly accomplished advocate, level headed and calm in the most pressurised of situations. An absolute go to and well deserved elevation to silk given the calibre of his work.'

Leading Juniors

Matthew SheridanLittleton Chambers 'An absolute junior superstar.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Sam NeamanLittleton Chambers 'His advocacy is pin-point accurate, agile and impressive. A force to be reckoned with.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Lucy BoneLittleton Chambers 'A forceful advocate with fierce energy and commitment who fights her client's corner.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Lydia BanerjeeLittleton Chambers 'Lydia is strategic and client-centric. She has a tactical edge that brings practical solutions to the legal proceedings and beyond. She has a compelling advocacy style.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Charlotte DaviesLittleton Chambers 'Charlotte is highly intelligent, and her advocacy is far beyond her year of call. Wonderful with clients.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Antony SendallLittleton Chambers 'He is a master orator on his feet, delivering with panache.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Tim Goodwin  – Littleton Chambers 'Tim is a robust and confident advocate. He has an eye for detail but is also pragmatic and commercial, and always fights his client's corner.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Sophia Berry – Littleton Chambers 'An extremely effective strategist.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Joseph BryanLittleton Chambers 'Joseph is an incredibly astute litigator. He dissects the issues very easily, is incredibly well-prepared, and is a master of cross-examination. His approach with instructing solicitors and clients alike is exemplary.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Kieran WilsonLittleton Chambers 'Kieran is a top rate draftsman, lethal when it comes to cross examination, and hugely intelligent. He is utterly superb.'
Ranked: Tier 3
James Bickford SmithLittleton Chambers 'He is unflappable and his tactical input is highly valued.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Ming-Yee ShiuLittleton Chambers 'Ming-Yee is very talented and highly analytical.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Benjamin Gray – Littleton Chambers 'An efficient junior who goes the extra mile and is very personable with clients.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Charlene AshiruLittleton Chambers 'A polished and professional barrister.'
Ranked: Tier 4
James Green – Littleton Chambers 'He is very responsive and his advocacy is always lucid and succinct.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Grahame AndersonLittleton Chambers 'He is a clear communicator and an effective cross-examiner. An incredibly talented junior.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Ranked: Tier 4
Alexander RobsonLittleton Chambers 'He is a consummate all-rounder.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Joel Wallace – Littleton Chambers 'A junior who puts witnesses at ease.'
Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

Jason Drakeford and the clerking team are always super-responsive and helpful.’

Jason Drakeford is particularly talented.’

Andy Sargeant is the consummate professional.’

Ian Smethurst is excellent.’

Andy Sargeant and Jason Drakeford are extremely responsive and practical.’

The clerks are brilliant, very accommodating and a pleasure to deal with.’

The service is always first rate.’

Client service is impeccable.’

London Bar > Partnership Tier 1

Littleton Chambers covers a full range of partnership issues, including those that intersect with employment. Within partnership disputes, members are instructed by financial and professional services LLPs, alongside other areas of law including discrimination and whistleblowing, both domestically and internationally. David Reade KC covers company, partnership and LLP disputes, while head of chambers Gavin Mansfield KC has been involved in Armstrong and others v Taylor and others, a High Court claim between members in an investment management business, where the claimant group claims the managing partner and a second group of partners conspired to remove the claimant group’s influence to siphon away profits from them. Mohinderpal Sethi KC handles domestic and cross-border partnership and LLP disputes, and James Bickford Smith is noted for his expertise acting for individual LLP members in exit disputes.

Leading Silks

Mohinderpal Sethi KCLittleton Chambers ‘Excellent ability to get up to speed on considerable volume of documents and advise on complex issues quickly.  He demonstrates considerable patience in advising on the same and dealing with questions at the same time.'   
Ranked: Tier 1
Ranked: Tier 2
Gavin Mansfield KCLittleton ChambersGavin is a leading barrister in his field.  Gavin provides commercial, pragmatic advice and combines that with a collegiate approach.  Gavin has a good way with clients and gains their confidence from the outset.'
Ranked: Tier 2
David Reade KCLittleton Chambers ‘Tenacious and creative. Not afraid of a fight, and equally very commercial.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Jonathan Cohen KCLittleton Chambers ‘Jonathan is exceptionally talented, tough, fearless, and a huge lateral thinker. He strikes fear in the heart of the other side in partnership litigation. A complete streetfighter, and clients love him for it.'
Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

James Bickford SmithLittleton ChambersHe has an excellent analytical mind and is dedicated to his work; he is well able to respond to new arguments which arise – and expresses himself very well both orally and in writing.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Sophia Berry  – Littleton Chambers  ‘Sophia is fantastic to deal with. She has a calm manner and produces clear and pragmatic advice.’  
Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘Littleton is my go-to Chambers. They are led by the tour de force that is Liz Dux. There is no other Chambers with the expertise in the employment and partnership field. They are always my first call.’ 

‘Excellent set that understands the needs and realities of the client.’

‘Littleton is an excellent set of Chambers providing well qualified, professional barristers.’ 

‘Littleton are regarded widely as the only go-to set for partnership discrimination work.’ 

‘Littleton Chambers is a solid set and provides an excellent array of training.’ 

Work highlights

London Bar > Sport Tier 2

Hailed as being ‘top drawer for sport and employment’, Littleton Chambers demonstrates genuine insight into commercial, investigatory, and regulatory matters within the sporting field, frequently acting for high-profile football managers and athletes. Paul Gilroy KC is an employment law specialist, acting for cricketer Darren Gough in a dispute with Yorkshire CCC, as well as representing Neil Warnock in the termination of his contract with Aberdeen. Ashley Cukier acts for Yorkshire CCC in its investigation of allegations of racist discrimination and harassment brought by Azeem Rafiq, while Mohinderpal Sethi KC has been appointed by British Gymnastics to lead independent investigations into allegations of abuse and safeguarding breaches by former Olympians. David Reade KC has expertise in defamation and breach of confidence claims, primarily in the football arena.

Leading Silks

Paul Gilroy KCLittleton Chambers ‘Paul is a total streetfighter in terms of his advocacy and drafting. Anyone who has been on the other side of his cross examination will leave feeling bruised. He is meticulous in preparation and bludgeoning in delivery. His written work is very high quality, and he is a total team player.’
Ranked: Tier 1
David Reade KCLittleton Chambers ‘An absolutely superb all-rounder. Highly personable - the clients love him. Unmatched advocacy strategy skills. Great on paper. Will always achieve the best possible result for the client.
Ranked: Tier 2
Mohinderpal Sethi KCLittleton Chambers ‘Deftly handling the most difficult of clients, Mo is persuasive and extremely bright. A go-to for tricksy matters: those that call for someone eminent, but who is also personable.’
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Sam NeamanLittleton Chambers ‘Extremely knowledgeable in the area of sports law and boxing regulations and procedure in particular. Extremely hard-working and totally committed barrister who always puts the client’s interests first. Advocacy skills are excellent. Extremely persuasive advocate. Arguments and submissions always beautifully constructed and well thought-out.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Lydia BanerjeeLittleton Chambers ‘A superb advocate, very sharp, and an outstanding leader for heavyweight sport employment disputes.'
Ranked: Tier 1
Ashley CukierLittleton Chambers ‘Ashley is measured and persuasive. He reads the panel well and he pitches it perfectly. In terms of football, he knows the regs inside out.‘
Ranked: Tier 3
Joel Wallace Littleton Chambers ‘Joel is very tenacious, bright, personable and pragmatic. He is excellent on his feet and equally strong when in negotiations with his opponents.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Grahame AndersonLittleton Chambers ‘Grahame is calm and excellent with clients. He adopts a commercial approach, which clients often find helpful.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘Jason Drakeford is fabulous. Calm and a great manager.’

‘Excellent – Ian Smethurst is great.’

‘Mark Burden and Olivia Wallis are deserving of particular mention.’

‘Littleton is a very strong set for sports instructions especially now at the junior end. They provide seminars to our team on a regular basis which are useful training and knowledge sharing opportunities.’

‘In my view, the now leading set in sports law. A superb lineup of top KCs who practice sports law.’

‘One of the, if not the, best chambers for this area of law.’

‘Top drawer for employment and sport.’

‘Highly supportive and always part of the team. Will go overboard to keep the solicitors happy.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 4

‘Well-regarded for its depth of expertise in commercial law’, Littleton Chambers handles commercial contract, shareholder, and business sale disputes, as well as civil fraud, intellectual property, and company law matters. Charles Samek KC is acting for all the claimants in the high-profile Athena Capital Fund and others v Secretariat of the Holy See concerning the Vatican’s purchase of a landmark building in London, where the Vatican accused the financier Raffaele Mincione of inflating the price of the property. Alexander Halban is acting for the claimant in Gorbachev v Gurlev, a Russian businessman, in a Commercial Court claim to recover shareholding interest worth $1.8 billion in PhosAgro, alleging fraud by the defendant and current owner of the company.

Leading Silks

Charles Samek KCLittleton Chambers 'Charles is a force of nature. A tenacious and skilled advocate that no right-minded witness would want to face in cross-examination.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Jonathan Cohen KCLittleton Chambers ‘His advocacy is superb. He is very likeable and excellent with clients.'
Ranked: Tier 4
David Reade KCLittleton Chambers 'David is calm, measured and an incredible advocate. He can quickly cut through a complex dispute to identify the issues and has an excellent manner with clients.'
Ranked: Tier 5
Rupert D’Cruz KCLittleton Chambers 'Rupert is a very solid and respectable advocate. His style is to produce a very convincing skeleton which would help him win the judge's mind even before the hearing.'
Ranked: Tier 6

Leading Juniors

David LascellesLittleton Chambers 'David is simply brilliant - very bright and great with clients. He reads the situation and opponents well, and devises great strategies as a result.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Alexander HalbanLittleton Chambers 'Alexander has a remarkable ability to dissect complex legal issues and present them clearly. His advocacy is persuasive and precise, making him highly effective in court.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Sam NeamanLittleton Chambers 'A highly experienced senior junior. Excellent legal skills, highly strategic, and very user-friendly.'
Ranked: Tier 4
Ranked: Tier 4
Nicholas Goodfellow  – Littleton Chambers 'Nick is an excellent barrister - client-friendly, pragmatic, approachable and eminently sensible.'
Ranked: Tier 5

Ashley Cukier – Littleton ChambersAshley is hard-working and thorough and the quality of his drafting is very high. He is good at engaging with clients. As an advocate, he is well prepared and able to cope well under pressure.’

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

‘The clerking team is very strong. George Shah is a rising star.’

‘There is a strong clerking team. Scott Hersey is good.’

‘Jason Drakeford offers great service and can always recommend the right person for the job and client.’

‘The clerks are very user-friendly. They are good at finding solutions. Scott Hersey is a real star.’

‘Littleton Chambers is well-regarded for its depth of expertise in commercial law. They have a broad range of experienced barristers available and offer strong training programmes that ensure high standards across the board.

‘Littleton Chambers has a strong reputation with a deep bench of experienced barristers. They offer excellent availability of counsel and comprehensive training programs. The set is highly regarded for its expertise in employment and commercial disputes.’

‘They are a good all-round commercial set with rates that are reasonable.’

‘Great strength in depth.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Fraud: civil

Leading Silks

Charles Samek KCLittleton Chambers 'Charles is a real fighter, who you want on your side for tough cases.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Jonathan Cohen KCLittleton Chambers 'He's smart and committed. His client manner is second to none: even the most stressed clients are put at ease by his approach.'
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Alexander HalbanLittleton Chambers 'A junior who demonstrates great rapport with clients.'
Ranked: Tier 2
Nicholas GoodfellowLittleton Chambers ‘Nicholas is efficient, effective and unflappable.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Ashley Cukier Littleton Chambers 'A junior with a meticulous eye.'
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading Silks

Charles Samek KCLittleton ChambersHe is a go-to barrister in instances of tricky clients and tricky cases. He has a wonderful attitude to complex issues and thinks creatively when needed. He has a very good rapport with all parties including the clients. He is very approachable and a pleasure to work with.’
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Andrew MaguireLittleton ChambersAndrew is an excellent barrister, he is very user-friendly, part of the team, and clients love him. He is highly intelligent and an excellent advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Public international law

London Bar > Company

Leading Silks

Dale Martin KCLittleton Chambers ‘Dale is well considered and unflappable, and he presents his cases clearly and concisely.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

David LascellesLittleton Chambers ‘David is technically excellent and able to charm both expert and lay witnesses in cross-examination.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Alexander HalbanLittleton Chambers ‘Supremely quick on his feet, Alexander is an imperturbable junior.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Nicholas Goodfellow Littleton Chambers ‘A calm and measured advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > International arbitration: counsel

Leading Silks

Rupert D’Cruz KCLittleton Chambers 'Rupert is extremely knowledgeable and skilled in arbitration, including advocacy at trial. His cross-examination skills are excellent, and his knowledge of arbitration law and practice are also very good.'
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Leading Silks

Adam Solomon KCLittleton Chambers ‘Adam is energetic and a good tactician. His advice is always realistic and practical as well as of the highest legal quality. An excellent advocate.'
Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets

Leading Juniors

Andrew MaguireLittleton ChambersAndrew is an excellent balance of academic and pragmatic. He maintains a keen eye on developments in this fast-moving sector whilst contributing to those same developments in a most positive way.’ 
Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation

Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial Tier 3

With particularly strong connections to the UAE's free zones, Littleton Chambers has an established reputation in employment, discrimination, executive exit and business protection disputes. Mohinderpal Sethi KC continues to act in a number of high-profile employment litigation and arbitration proceedings concerning team moves, restrictive covenants, breach of confidence as well as handling complex freeze and search orders. James Bickford Smith acts as lead counsel in Al Khawaja v TPL Investment Management Limited, defending against the allegation that the investment fund provides the former CEO of the company permanent incentive rights in the ADGM.

Work highlights

The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes

Leading Silks

Mohinderpal Sethi KCLittleton Chambers ‘Mohinderpal is a phenomenal barrister: intelligent and never fazed by any issue. He is someone who thinks very quickly on his feet and can navigate a matter with extraordinary precision and calmness.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Charles Samek KCLittleton Chambers ‘Charles is the man you want with you in a fight- wholly committed, tactically astute, and extremely focused on getting the right result, even in very challenging circumstances. His advocacy is always clear, measured, and very precisely targeted.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Adam Solomon KC – Littleton Chambers ‘Adam is an excellent commercial litigator, with an attractive but determined advocacy style. He is charming and works extremely diligently on his cases, which shows in his results.'
Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

Andrew Maguire Littleton Chambers ‘Andrew is a pleasure to work with and clients love his style. He exudes confidence and is very reliable. A go-to barrister.’
Ranked: Tier 3

The set: Littleton is a leading employment and commercial chambers. The set’s highly regarded team of 54 barristers includes 17 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.

Department Name Email Telephone
Chambers Director Clare Bello cbello@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 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 FLANNERY KC, Louis (2018) LFlannery@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 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 LEWIS KC, Jeremy (2022) JLewis@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers NORTHALL KC, Daniel (2024) DNorthall@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 BONE, Lucy (1999) LBone@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 SHERIDAN, Matthew (2000) mss@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 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 GOODFELLOW, Nicholas (2009) NGoodfellow@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 GRAY, Benjamin (2011) BGray@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 WALLACE, Joel (2015) JWallace@littletonchambers.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 BALMELLI, Bianca (2017) BBalmelli@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers CHURCHHOUSE, Georgina (2017) GChurchhouse@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers FRANCIS, Alex (2018) AFrancis@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers BRESLIN, Blathnaid (2019) bbreslin@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers GOODWIN, Tim (2019) TGoodwin@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers BRYANT, Alexander (2019) ABryant@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers QURESHI, Asfandyar (2019) AQureshi@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers CASHELL, Sophie (2021) SCashell@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers LEWIS, Alfie (2021) ALewis@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
Members of Chambers JABIR, Amany (2023) aj@littletonchambers.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7797 8600
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Mark Humphreys photo Mr Mark Humphreys Mark specialises in Employment, Discrimination and Whistleblowing litigation, for claims brought in…
David Lascelles photo Mr David Lascelles David specialises in litigation arising from the sale of shares and businesses,…
Georgina Leadbetter photo Ms Georgina Leadbetter Georgina specialises in tribunal and High Court litigation arising out of the…
Jeremy Lewis KC photo Mr Jeremy Lewis KC Employment law, business protection, commercial disputes and sports. Mediator. Areas of specialism…
Andrew Maguire photo Mr Andrew Maguire Andrew is a highly regarded chancery and commercial advocate, who has built…
Gavin Mansfield KC photo Mr Gavin Mansfield KC Head of Littleton Chambers. Practice covers employment and discrimination law, partnership disputes…
Dale Martin KC photo Dale Martin KC Dale Martin KC is one of the UK’s leading specialists in employment…
Sam Neaman photo Mr Sam Neaman Employment and Sports lawyer “with a strong commercial leaning”. Quoted as being…
Daniel Northall KC photo Mr Daniel Northall KC Daniel is an advocate and adviser in his core practice areas of…
Martin Palmer photo Martin Palmer Transferred to the Bar after nine years practising as a solicitor, latterly…
David Reade KC photo Mr David Reade KC Employment: all areas of both contentious and non-contentious employment law (including EU…
Alexander Robson photo Mr Alexander Robson Employment and commercial. Employment: High Court claims relating to contractual duties, employee…
Charles Samek KC photo Mr Charles Samek KC Charles Samek KC is a commercial lawyer with a substantial court and…
Stuart Sanders photo Stuart Sanders Commercial and employment law barrister 
Antony Sendall photo Mr Antony Sendall Employment law: all aspects including TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay, working time,…
Mohinderpal Sethi KC photo Mr Mohinderpal Sethi KC Top Ranked trial and appellate advocate whose expertise spans the full range…
Matthew Sheridan photo Mr Matthew Sheridan Matthew’s practice is heavily focused on business competition disputes in the High…
Ming-Yee Shiu photo Ming-Yee Shiu Ming-Yee Shiu specialises in commercial litigation, civil fraud, company and employment law,…
Nicholas Siddall KC photo Mr Nicholas Siddall KC Specialises in employment and industrial relations law. His practice includes significant employment…
Adam Solomon KC photo Adam Solomon KC Barrister. Practice covers employment law, discrimination, commercial law, public law and human…
Daniel Tatton-Brown KC photo Mr Daniel Tatton-Brown KC Barrister specialising in employment, commercial contract law and professional negligence. Notable cases…
Joel  Wallace  photo Mr Joel Wallace Joel Wallace is a sports law, employment law and business protection specialist.…
Kieran Wilson photo Mr Kieran Wilson Kieran is an employment and equality law specialist, recognised as an “up…
James Wynne photo James Wynne James’ practice covers employment law in both Employment Tribunals and High Court,…
Niran de Silva KC photo Mr Niran de Silva KC Niran is a leading barrister, specialising in commercial and employment law with…
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Littleton Chambers is committed to principles of equality, diversity and social mobility in our provision of legal services, recruitment and internal management of staff and members. Our barristers carry out pro bono work and undertake fundraising initiatives for organisations such as Advocate and the London Legal Support Trust. From an internal perspective, we have introduced revised systems to help monitor fair allocation of work and led work. We introduced a mentoring system to train members to mentor one another at key stages during their career development such as in the first few years of tenancy, returning from maternity leave etc and into Silk.

We are a proud founding partner of Bridging the Bar and are participating their mini-pupillage scheme, through which candidates can apply for a dedicated mini-pupillage experience. We have formed a steering group with 4 other Chambers and have been instrumental in organising other Chambers to sign up to 10,000 Black Interns project, which aims to help transform the horizons and prospects of young Black people in the United Kingdom by offering six weeks of paid work experience across a range of sectors, providing training and development opportunities and creating a sustainable cycle of mentorship and sponsorship for the Black community. As a result of this steering group, 10,000 Black Interns has selected 24 candidates for the Bar scheme this summer. We have also recently formed a partnership with the Ark Elvin Academy, through which students have the opportunity to witness mock trials and learn about career opportunities directly from Littleton members.

For the past 5 years, the Littleton Sports Law Group has pioneered in championing diversity and inclusion with its Inspire Sports Law Initiative, using sports law as a bridge for those from under-represented backgrounds, and for athletes transitioning away from careers in sport. Led by John Mehrzad QC, thus far we have mentored two individuals into pupillage, one into a training contract and two more who now intend to join the Bar after having competed at the Tokyo Olympics.


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.