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Hailsham Chambers
CHAMBERS OF JULIAN PICTON QC
4 PAPER BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
EC4Y 7EX
England

London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 1

Considered to be ‘one of the standout chambers for professional indemnity work’, Hailsham Chambers is highly experienced with handling professional negligence claims across a variety of sectors such as legal, finance, and property. Michael Pooles KC successfully acted for DWF and its insurers in King v DWF, which alleged a dishonest settlement was conducted by the solicitors. Imran Benson is instructed to act for the defendant in Skykomish v Gerald Eve, a case revolving around a valuation dispute of a block of student flats in Aberdeen. Simon Wilton KC was appointed silk in March 2024. Described as ‘an excellent lawyer and advocate’, Wilton has extensive capabilities, handing a variety of negligence claims against solicitors. Deputy senior clerk Michael Kilbey retired in January 2024.

2024 Silks

Simon Wilton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Simon is an excellent lawyer and advocate. His calm manner and good humour make him very easy to work with. His work is meticulous at all times.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Simon Wilton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Simon is an excellent lawyer and advocate. His calm manner and good humour make him very easy to work with. His work is meticulous at all times.’

Rising stars

Tom Stafford – Hailsham Chambers ‘Tom is always at hand to deal with complex points. He is incredibly helpful and his drafting skills are very good. He is a safe pair of hands.’
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Ranked: Tier 1
Nicholas Davidson KC – Hailsham Chambers 'His many years of experience help him to stand out in a contested field when it comes to senior professional negligence KCs.'
Ranked: Tier 1
William Flenley KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘William has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law and is an excellent advocate in court.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Nicola Rushton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Nicola is a brilliant tactician, who gets straight to the point with a no-nonsense approach. She is great with clients and has a wide knowledge of different areas of law that can be combined to create winning solutions.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Ranked: Tier 3
Simon Howarth KC – Hailsham Chambers ‘Simon is exceptionally good to work with and very collaborative. He is one of the best for financial services professional negligence claims and regulatory matters.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

Derek Holwill –Hailsham Chambers ‘Derek is extremely intelligent and analytical. He is pragmatic and realistic and sets good expectations with clients.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Francis Bacon –Hailsham Chambers ‘Francis is a class act. His legal knowledge and commercial understanding are unrivalled. His written and oral advice is clear, concise, and well structured.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Imran Benson –Hailsham Chambers ‘He gives clear advice and is extremely good on his feet. He’s a joy to work with.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Dan Stacey –Hailsham Chambers ‘Dan offers a wealth of knowledge. He provides insightful and pragmatic advice while also taking the client’s wider objectives into account. His bedside manner with clients is second to none.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Ranked: Tier 3
Joshua Munro –Hailsham Chambers ‘His advice is fearless and commercially very sound. Clients find him very easy to engage with.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Niamh O’Reilly – Hailsham Chambers ‘Niamh is phenomenally bright and well able to deal with the most complex cases. She is enjoyable to work with too.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Nicholas Pilsbury –Hailsham Chambers ‘He gives clear, commercial advice and is great with the clients. He is an excellent and persuasive advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 4
Alexander Echlin – Hailsham Chambers ‘He is quite simply superb. He gets to the crux of the case in no time at all and his advice is always clear and incisive. He is bright, responsive, and a joy to work with.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘He is incredibly knowledgeable and he gives sound commercial advice. He is great with clients and his advocacy is amazing at all levels of hearings.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Heather McMahon –Hailsham Chambers ‘Heather is a very intelligent barrister who works extremely well in a team to get the best possible results for her instructing solicitors and clients. Heather is very skillful at drafting documents. She is also a robust and agile advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Alicia Tew – Hailsham Chambers ‘Alicia is a careful, thoughtful barrister. Her advice is thorough and well researched.’
Ranked: Tier 5
Ranked: Tier 6
Stephen Bailey –Hailsham Chambers ‘Stephen is precise and thorough. He is a robust and confident advocate.’  
Ranked: Tier 6
Richard Anderton –Hailsham Chambers ‘Richard is absolutely thorough and has fine attention to detail. He is also extremely hardworking and a team player in all aspects.’
Ranked: Tier 6

Testimonials

‘The clerks are very accommodating and a pleasure to work with. Stephen Smith and Stuart Paley are brilliant.’

‘Hailsham Chambers boasts an extremely effective clerking team. In particular, Stuart Paley stands out.’

‘A very friendly and experienced team of clerks who are able to direct work to the appropriate counsel. The clerks are all supportive and responsive to deadlines.’

‘Hailsham Chambers is a leading set for professional indemnity and insurance. The set has an outstanding reputation and first-class client service.’

‘A go-to set for professional negligence.’

‘Hailsham is an excellent set with a great choice of barristers both at junior and KC level.’

‘Hailsham remains one of the standout chambers for professional indemnity work.’

‘The clerks are fantastic. They are responsive, helpful, and commercial.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 1

Highlighted for its ‘strong showing in clinical negligence’, the clinical negligence practitioners at Hailsham Chambers offer ‘quality advice and excellent results’ across the full spectrum of medical negligence litigation. In addition to their extensive work for NHS Resolution, the set’s members routinely take on highly sophisticated medical negligence disputes pertaining to surgical and medicinal negligence, along with advisory and diagnostic errors. David Pittaway KC - who now practices exclusively as an arbitrator and a mediator - was instructed in SJ v IM v University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, in a case regarding the failure of a GP to appropriately advise a claimant to undergo vaccination prior to starting immune suppressants, resulting in a bacterial infection, optical damage and amputation of a leg. Additionally, Clementine Coram James represented the claimant in a trial pertaining to a catastrophic infection caused by an injury during intubation, where liability and quantum were both in contention.

Rising stars

Bramble Badenach-Nicolson – Hailsham Chambers ‘Bramble is an extremely bright and talented barrister, who is also approachable and easy to work with.’
Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Dominic Nolan KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Pleasure to work with, great negotiator and team player.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Alexander Hutton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘One of the very best KCs in his field. His tactical and technical analysis is without equal. He enjoys thinking outside of the box, which brings fresh insight to the most complex of cases. He is a delight to work with.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Julian Picton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Covers absolutely everything and always fights for the clients to be heard in the litigation process. A formidable advocate who never gives up.’ 
Ranked: Tier 2
Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Peter Ellis –Hailsham Chambers ‘Peter is very good in Joint Settlement Meetings and definitely raises his game when it matters. He is very astute, and can adapt and respond any challenges that arise on the day extremely well.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Jane Tracy Forster –Hailsham Chambers ‘Jane has an excellent reputation for being thorough and detailed in her approach. She understand complex medical reports and can communicate the issues to clients well.’  
Ranked: Tier 1
Matthew Jackson –Hailsham Chambers ‘Matthew is outstanding. He gives you the best possible defence arguments and has won numerous trials on behalf of his lay clients. He makes the difficult easy and the complex simple.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Tejina Mangat –Hailsham Chambers 'Tejina has an outstanding grasp of even the most complex medical issues. Her thoroughness and attention to detail are first class. She works so well with medics and clients alike. Her advice is always sound and well reasoned. She is simply first class.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Nicholas Peacock –Hailsham Chambers ‘Nick is a pleasure to work with: straight talking and a true team player with an excellent grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of a case.’ 
Ranked: Tier 1
Catherine Ewins –Hailsham Chambers ‘Catherine is meticulously forensic and is absolutely someone you want in your corner on a complex claim. A particular strength is speed of response which allows momentum to continue on a case.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Jane Mishcon –Hailsham Chambers  ‘Jane is sensible and pragmatic always, approachable and responsive and highly knowledgeable.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Richard Anderton – Hailsham Chambers ‘Richard is a knowledgeable, thorough and supportive barrister.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Ranked: Tier 3
Eva Ferguson –Hailsham Chambers ‘A very incisive legal mind and a persuasive advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 3
James Gilberthorpe –Hailsham Chambers ‘James works incredibly hard to get fantastic results for his clients in complex clinical negligence claims. He has a fierce eye for detail and is superb with clients and experts.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Henry Bankes-Jones –Hailsham Chambers ‘Has an understated yet steely resolve which is often underestimated by others. A razor sharp focus on key issues and an ability to cut through irrelevant things with great efficiency.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Justin Meiland – Hailsham Chambers ‘Justin has an impressive ability to extract the key issues in complex cases. He is excellent with dealing with multiple experts in conference, combined with a robust negotiating style which achieves excellent outcomes for clients.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Nicholas Pilsbury –Hailsham Chambers ‘Nicholas is excellent: his astute technical ability, incredible eye for detail, and sound strategic thinking truly make him an exceptional advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Thomas Crockett –Hailsham Chambers ‘Thomas is extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with, He is charming and his style is direct and robust and his advocacy at JSMs is impressive.’
Ranked: Tier 3
Nicola Campbell-Clause –Hailsham Chambers ‘Nicola's strengths are her attention to detail, her commercial insights and her decisiveness. She provides clear, persuasive advice and ensures that those instructing her are kept fully up to date with her availability.'
Ranked: Tier 3
Clementine Coram James –Hailsham Chambers ‘Clementine is very approachable and well-prepared, and she is good at exploring complex issues with clients and engaging with them.’  
Ranked: Tier 3
David Story – Hailsham Chambers ‘Calm, thorough and with strong and clear drafting skills, David creates a nice working relationship.’
Ranked: Tier 4
David Juckes –Hailsham Chambers ‘David is excellent at written advice and conferences. In a trial, he is very calm, considered and measured in his approach. Experts find him impressive and clients are reassured by him.’
Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘Stuart Paley has always been very helpful.’

‘Stephen Smith runs a tight ship.  The clerks are always helpful and efficient.’

‘Michael Kilbey and Stuart Paley are particularly helpful.’

‘The clerks are always helpful and respond quickly especially with dates of availability etc. They are also conscious and aware of the need for information barriers with some cases. ‘

‘Hailsham Chambers is an excellent Chambers particularly in the field of clinical negligence with significant strength in depth and a consistent approach.’

 ‘I am always confident to instruct counsel from Hailsham chambers for clinical negligence matters. The set are excellent in terms of providing quality advice and excellent results for my client.’ 

‘Hailsham offers a strong showing in clinical negligence.’

‘Clerks are very responsive and keen to assist with securing dates etc.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Costs and litigation funding Tier 2

Hailsham Chambers have established ‘an excellent reputation for costs’, having been highly active in the recent significant developments related to litigation funding following the PACCAR judgment, the fallout from the Belsner case concerning solicitor-client costs, and the extension of the fixed recoverable costs regime. Jamie Carpenter KC acted for Bugsby Property LLC in the first dispute between litigation funders and a successfully funded client to reach the courts since PACCAR, with the High Court rejecting the first attempt to use the judgment to invalidate a previously agreed litigation funding agreement. ‘On the top of his game in this practice area’, Imran Benson successfully represented the respondent in Paper Mache Tiger v Mathews, an important High Court judgment on non-party costs orders in the situation of small businesses. Stephen Bailey was also successful for the respondents in Kindertons Ltd v Murtagh & Esure Services, with the decision of the High Court providing a significant win for insurers in relation to non-party costs orders.

Rising stars

Thomas Mason – Hailsham Chambers ‘Thomas is meticulous in his preparation for any advice or hearing. He has impressive understanding of legal costs authorities and is a formidable advocate.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Alexander Hutton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Alexander is the go to person for costs matters. He is knowledgeable, practical and very user friendly.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Ranked: Tier 2

Jamie Carpenter KC – Hailsham Chambers ‘Absolutely at the top of his game. His advice is clear and unequivocal and his advocacy is extremely effective.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Dan Stacey –Hailsham Chambers ‘Dan is exceptional at costs litigation, and takes a real commercial approach to the advice he gives.’
Ranked: Tier 1
Mark Friston –Hailsham Chambers ‘Clearly an expert in his field. Mark has great technical knowledge and is a persuasive advocate with an excellent manner.' 
Ranked: Tier 1
Joshua Munro –Hailsham Chambers ‘Joshua gives measured advice and is a very competent and assured advocate.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Imran Benson –Hailsham Chambers ‘Imran is an intelligent, eloquent and perceptive barrister who is good at getting the ear of the court. He focuses on his client's best arguments and expresses them with economy and strength. He is also a creative thinker, good at finding new perspectives to recurring and seemingly intractable problems.’
Ranked: Tier 2

Stephen Bailey – Hailsham Chambers ‘Stephen is excellent at advising on complex costs and procedural issues. He is very user friendly and his advice is clear and practical. He is a go-to for costs work, and in particular wasted costs cases.’ 

Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘Clerks are incredibly helpful – Stuart Paley in particular.’

‘The clerks are very helpful in advising on the suitable barrister for the task required.’ 

‘The clerks are the best there is.’ 

‘The Clerks are thorough, thoughtful and diligent.’

‘Hailsham have an excellent reputation for costs and are one of the sets go-to for this type of work.’

‘A very highly regarded set in the area of costs law – good range of middle juniors and experienced seniors and some leading KCs.’ 

‘Hailsham Chambers is pre-eminent in costs litigation. It has some of the biggest hitters and most impressive advocates in the field.

‘Members of the costs group are all genuine specialists’ 

Work highlights

London Bar > Personal injury

Leading Silks

Julian Picton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘In terms of his knowledge and experience in the injury field, Julian is one of the most helpful, approachable and amenable barristers, let alone KCs, that instructing solicitors have ever worked with.’
Ranked: Tier 2
Dominic Nolan KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘He understands the issues in a case and takes a good commercial view. A fierce negotiator who gets the best for clients .’
Ranked: Tier 2

Personal injury - Leading Juniors

Thomas Crockett –Hailsham Chambers ‘Tom is very knowledgeable, quick to respond and not scared to take on a difficult case.’ 
Ranked: Tier 5

North Eastern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax

Leading Juniors

Margaret Griffin – Hailsham Chambers 'A first-rate, serene advocate, who sees angles where others do not.'
Ranked: Tier 1

North Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation

Leading Juniors

Margaret Griffin – Hailsham Chambers 'A junior with excellent judgement. She fights tenaciously for her clients.'
Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Leading Juniors

Nicholas Peacock –Hailsham Chambers ‘He is an outstanding advocate. He is dedicated to obtaining the best possible results for the client and has a huge work ethic.'
Ranked: Tier 2

Hailsham Chambers strives to provide clients with excellent service. The multi-award winning set is frequently praised for its friendly and helpful clerking, the quality of its members’ work and for its reliability.

The set: Established more than 100 years ago and today offering 55 barristers, elevan of whom are silks, Hailsham Chambers contains many of the most sought-after barristers at the London Bar. The set’s progressive thinking and use of modern technologies help chambers to run efficiently and to offer clients choice and flexibility.

Types of work undertaken: Chambers acts for claimants and defendants, providing advice and representation before all levels of courts and tribunals throughout the world, in the specialist areas of:

Professional negligence: in cases involving lawyers, accountants, auditors, surveyors, valuers, financial professionals and trustees, as well as advising about professional indemnity insurance coverage points.

Clinical negligence: acting for patients and their relatives and dependants, trusts, doctors, dentists, healthcare professionals, health authorities, private hospitals and clinics in civil litigation, at inquests and in the Court of Protection.

Costs litigation: involving points of principle and advising in disputes between solicitor and client, retainers, funding arrangements, DBAs, CFAs and costs budgets.

Professional discipline: advice and advocacy before tribunals and regulatory bodies, both medical and non-medical.

Personal injury: acting for claimants and defendants and their insurers in RTA claims and claims based upon employer’s, occupier’s, public and product liability, with an emphasis on cases of high value and complexity.

Commercial litigation: acting in general commercial matters, such as insurance claims, fraud and partnership disputes.

To find out about the availability of counsel, please contact Hailsham’s clerking team by telephone (0)20 7643 5000 or email [email protected].

Department Name Email Telephone
Senior clerk Stephen Smith 0207 643 5000
Deputy senior clerk Michael Kilbey 0207 643 5000
Head of Chambers PICTON KC, Julian (1988) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers DAVIDSON KC, Nicholas (1974) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers POOLES KC, Michael (1978) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers PITTAWAY KC, David (1977) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers NOLAN KC, Dominic (1985) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers FLENLEY KC, William (1988) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers POST KC, Andrew (1988) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers HUTTON KC, Alexander (1992) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers RUSHTON KC, Nicola (1993) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers CARPENTER KC, Jamie (2000) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers HOWARTH KC, Simon (1991) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers TRACY FORSTER, Jane (1975) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers MISHCON, Jane (1979) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers HOLWILL, Derek (1982) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers JACKSON, Matthew (1986) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers BACON, Francis (1988) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers MANGAT, Dr Tejina (1990) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers WILTON, Simon (1993) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers PEACOCK, Nicholas (1992) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers CHRISTIE-BROWN, Sarah (1994) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers EWINS, Catherine (1995) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers STACEY, Dan (1996) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers FRISTON, Dr Mark (1997) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers ELLIS, Dr Peter (1997) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers FERGUSON, Eva (1999) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers MUNRO, Joshua (2001) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers GILBERTHORPE, James (2002) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers MACKINNON, Lucy (2003) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers GRIFFIN, Margaret (2004) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers BENSON, Imran (2005) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers NASH, Alice (2006) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers BANKES-JONES, Henry (2004) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers O'REILLY, Niamh (2007) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers McMAHON, Heather (1999) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers BAILEY, Stephen (2006) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers JUCKES, David (2008) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers MEILAND, Justin (2010) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers PILSBURY, Nicholas (2008) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers CROCKETT, Thomas (2009) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers CAMPBELL-CLAUSE, Nicola (2010) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers ANDERTON, Richard (2010) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers CORAM JAMES, Clementine (2012) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers TEW, Alicia (2012) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers STORY, David (2012) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers STEER, Jack (2013) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers COLEMAN, Jake (2013) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers PATRICK, Michael (2014) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers ELLIOTT, Clare (2015) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers ECHLIN, Alexander (2017) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers TAYLOR, Lucile (2018) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers STAFFORD, Tom (2018) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers COOKE, Christopher (2018) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers DOCHERTY, Joe (2019) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers BADENACH-NICOLSON, Bramble (2019) 0207 643 5000
Members of Chambers PHILLIPS, Thomas (2021) 0207 643 5000
Photo Name Position Profile
Richard Anderton photo Richard Anderton Richard joined Chambers in October 2012 and has developed his practice in…
Francis Bacon photo Francis Bacon Francis specialises in professional negligence, commercial insurance and commercial litigation. He has…
Bramble Badenach-Nicolson photo Bramble Badenach-Nicolson Following the successful completion of her probationary tenancy, Bramble joined Hailsham in…
Stephen Bailey photo Stephen Bailey Stephen specialises in professional liability, medical law, commercial disputes and costs. He…
Henry Bankes-Jones photo Henry Bankes-Jones Described by Legal 500, 2021 as “fantastic. He always delivers his work on…
Imran Benson photo Imran Benson Imran is an experienced litigator who is well known for a robust…
Nicola Campbell-Clause photo Nicola Campbell-Clause Nicola has a busy practice and specialises in claims arising out of…
Jamie Carpenter KC photo Jamie Carpenter KC Jamie specialises in costs and professional and clinical negligence. Leading firms of…
Sarah Christie-Brown photo Sarah Christie-Brown Sarah specialises in medical law, clinical negligence, inquests and disciplinary work. She…
Jake Coleman photo Jake Coleman Jake has a busy practice spanning the full range of Chambers’ core…
Christopher Cooke photo Christopher Cooke Christopher accepts instructions in Chambers’ core practice areas including commercial, costs and…
Clementine Coram James photo Clementine Coram James Clementine’s main areas of practice are personal injury, clinical negligence and professional…
Thomas Crockett photo Thomas Crockett Thomas specialises in clinical negligence, professional negligence, and personal injury law. He…
Nicholas Davidson KC photo Nicholas Davidson KC Nicholas Davidson KC is a commercial litigator, mediator and arbitrator.  One of…
Joe Docherty photo Joe Docherty Joe accepts instructions in professional negligence, clinical negligence, personal injury, and regulatory…
Lewis  Dunsmure photo Lewis Dunsmure Lewis joined Hailsham as a tenant following successful completion of his pupillage.…
Alexander Echlin photo Alexander Echlin Alexander accepts instructions in professional negligence, clinical negligence, costs, and commercial disputes.…
Clare Elliott photo Clare Elliott Clare has a busy practice across all Hailsham’s key practice areas and…
Peter Ellis photo Dr Peter Ellis Dr Peter Ellis joined Hailsham Chambers in January 2018. He is ranked…
Catherine Ewins photo Catherine Ewins Catherine acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants in clinical negligence…
Eva Ferguson photo Eva Ferguson Eva is a determined and meticulous advocate who wants to win and…
William Flenley KC photo William Flenley KC William Flenley KC practises in the fields of professional liability, insurance, regulatory…
Mark Friston photo Dr Mark Friston Dr Mark Friston is a leading expert on the law of costs…
James Gilberthorpe photo James Gilberthorpe James gravitated from a general common law practice towards a practice in…
Margaret Griffin photo Margaret Griffin Margaret has a formidable reputation in the fields of commercial, commercial chancery…
Derek Holwill photo Derek Holwill Derek Holwill specialises in professional negligence and clinical negligence claims. He is…
Simon Howarth KC photo Simon Howarth KC Simon concentrates on professional negligence. His work principally involves lawyers, accountants, and…
Alexander Hutton KC photo Alexander Hutton KC Alexander’s practice is focused in two fields: clinical negligence, for claimants and…
Matthew Jackson photo Matthew Jackson Matthew specialises in clinical negligence, professional negligence, personal injury and general insurance…
Connor Jones photo Connor Jones Connor Jones joined Hailsham as a member of Chambers in June 2023…
David Juckes photo David Juckes David has a broad practice including clinical and professional negligence, professional discipline,…
Lucy MacKinnon photo Lucy MacKinnon Lucy specialises in all aspects of medical law including clinical negligence claims…
Tejina Mangat photo Dr Tejina Mangat Before being called to the Bar, Tejina worked as a junior doctor…
Heather McMahon photo Heather McMahon Heather’s areas of practice are professional liability, commercial law, professional discipline and…
Justin Meiland photo Justin Meiland Justin specialises in medical law, professional liability, and professional discipline. He offers…
Jane Malca Mishcon photo Jane Malca Mishcon Jane’s principal areas of practice are medical law (specialising in clinical negligence…
Joshua Munro photo Joshua Munro Joshua is a leading junior in costs, professional negligence, construction, commercial litigation…
Alice Nash photo Alice Nash Alice’s practice is primarily focused on professional liability, medical law, costs and…
Dominic Nolan KC photo Dominic Nolan KC Dominic’s practice principally comprises complex clinical negligence and high-value, catastrophic personal injury…
Niamh O'Reilly photo Niamh O'Reilly Niamh specialises in professional liability matters with particular experience in claims against…
Michael Patrick photo Michael Patrick Michael joined Chambers in September 2017, following successful completion of his pupillage under…
Nicholas Peacock photo Nicholas Peacock Nick specialises in clinical negligence work, regulatory and disciplinary work (particularly GDC,…
Thomas Phillips photo Thomas Phillips Thomas completed his pupillage at Hailsham Chambers under the supervision of Thomas…
Julian Picton KC photo Julian Picton KC Julian specialises in professional indemnity, clinical negligence and personal injury claims. He frequently…
Nicholas Pilsbury photo Nicholas Pilsbury Nicholas specialises in professional and clinical negligence. He also acts in commercial…
David Pittaway KC photo David Pittaway KC David Pittaway KC was Head of Chambers for a number of years,…
Michael Pooles KC photo Michael Pooles KC Michael Pooles KC’s principal area of practice is that of professional indemnity…
Andrew Post KC photo Andrew Post KC Andrew undertakes clinical negligence, healthcare and disciplinary cases, and has particular expertise in dealing…
Nicola Rushton KC photo Nicola Rushton KC Nicola specialises in professional negligence and commercial claims, especially those with a…
Dan Stacey photo Dan Stacey Dan Stacey is a senior junior barrister who specialises in professional indemnity…
Tom Stafford photo Tom Stafford Tom joined chambers in 2019, after the successful completion of his pupillage…
David Story photo David Story David’s areas of practice are professional negligence, commercial law, medical negligence, inquests,…
Lucile Taylor photo Lucile Taylor Lucile joined Chambers in 2019, having successfully completed pupillage under the supervision…
Alicia Tew photo Alicia Tew Alicia’s practice spans professional negligence, commercial, insurance, regulatory, medical law, public law…
Jane Tracy Forster photo Jane Tracy Forster Jane specialises in medical law including clinical negligence claims and applications in…
Simon Wilton KC photo Simon Wilton KC Simon is a highly experienced junior barrister specialising in professional negligence, professional…
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