Set Profile > Park Square Barristers Ltd. > Leeds, England
Park Square Barristers Ltd. Offices
6 PARK SQUARE
LEEDS
LS1 2LW
England
Park Square Barristers Ltd. > The Legal 500 Rankings
Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) Tier 1
Led by its head of chambers Richard Wright QC, Park Square Barristers has an established and experienced business regulatory crime team, acting in corporate manslaughter, serious workplace injuries, food standards and animal welfare among others. The head of the regulatory and public law Craig Hassall, head of health and safety Tom Gent, and the head of consumer protection Robert Stevenson are key names to note. Simon Clegg is a go-to junior for the Environment Agency, specialising in the prosecution of serious environmental offences. Recent instructions include the prosecution of a construction company that illegally deposited illicit material in two ponds killing several Great Crested Newts, a protected species.
Leading Silks
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors
Crime (general and fraud) Tier 1
'A fantastic set with great reach and depth', Park Square Barristers is 'a large set with considerable strength in depth across age and experience ranges'. The team has grown of late following the arrival of several practitioners from the now-closed Zenith Chambers. In recent instructions of note, Richard Wright QC prosecuted a teenager who was convicted of the murder of a solicitor in broad daylight at the entrance to a Newcastle shopping centre. Kama Melly QC and Kate Batty prosecuted an incestuous half-brother and half-sister who attempted to murder all six of their children and killed two; in a separate matter, Batty prosecuted as junior alone a woman who was convicted of attempted murder after chasing members of the public around Barnsley town centre with knives and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Turning to defence work, Mark McKone successfully defended a vigilante who was charged with falsely imprisoning men he lured online who he alleged were paedophiles.
Leading Silks
2021 Silks
Mark McKone QC-Park Square Barristers‘A compelling advocate, a consummate professional and a joy to work with.’
Leading Juniors
Inquests and inquiries Tier 1
Park Square Barristers counts assistant coroners, treasury counsel and specialist regulatory panel members among its team. The set takes on pro bono work as well as representing the Government Legal Department and Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Head of the team, Lorraine Harris, was formerly the Head of Crime Scene Investigation for Kent Police, and uses her breadth of knowledge and experience in representing interested parties including families, health care, local authorities, unions, and emergency workers. Janine Wolstenholme frequently undertakes Regulation 28 reporting and Article 2 matters, representing the Treasury Solicitor in an Article 2 inquest into a prisoner's death which involved far-reaching systemic failings. Tom Gent is experienced in acting for companies and individuals in inquests which involve the HSE as an interested party, as well as in representing local authorities and care providers in inquests over care home deaths. Former solicitor Simon Connolly has developed an impressive death in custody inquest practice.
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Family and children law Tier 2
Park Square Barristers is home to experienced family practitioners in the North Eastern circuit. The team is involved in many complex cases such as non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, radicalisation, and often involves an international element. Charlotte Worsley heads the family team and handles all aspects of children cases, particularly on public-law and care and adoption proceedings. Martin Todd specialises in child care injury and abuse cases; David Orbaum is noted for his involvement in cases with difficult and potentially dangerous parties; Jane Curnin undertakes cases involving serious injury and sexual abuse in children. Mark Henley has strengthened the set's family finance practice following his arrival from Zenith Chambers.
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Personal injury Tier 2
Park Square Barristers has a nationally renowned personal injury, disease, and clinical negligence team, representing both claimants and defendants nationwide. Andrew Lewis QC's practice involves high-value catastrophic injury claims, particularly brain and spinal cord injury cases. Lewis QC was involved in the first case in which an order approving periodical payments of future heads of expenses and losses had been made in the Isle of Man. The value of the claim was £25m. Simon Anderson is a leading name in disease litigation and psychiatric injury claims on the North East Circuit. Judy Dawson is regularly instructed by defendants in high-value claims and she is well-versed in the technicalities that arise in relation to such issues and complex disclosure arguments. Richard Paige has practiced for over 20 years in all areas of personal injury and acts for defendant insurers in defending spurious claims. The arrivals of Andrew Wilson, Ruwena Khan, and Mark Henley from the now-closed Zenith Chambers have further strengthened the team.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Chancery, probate, and tax
Park Square Barristers' David Rose is a senior junior 'but of a silk quality', according to instructing solicitors. He is experienced in probate and inheritance matters, including those with an international dimension. He has particular expertise in contentious probate, such as challenges to wills upon the grounds of lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. He is commended for 'excellent personable skills and always manages to build a good rapport with clients especially during meditations'. His experience is 'invaluable when dealing with complex and challenging cases and he is an excellent negotiator when it comes to achieving the right outcome for clients'.
Leading Juniors
Clinical negligence
Andrew Lewis QC heads the clinical negligence team at Park Square Barristers. Noted for his 'very detailed and thorough assessment of the evidence', Andrew has experience in all areas of clinical negligence and undertakes cases of all types up to the most serious cerebral palsy negligent-birth claims, and was recently involved in a case which was the first occasion in than an order approving periodical payments of future heads of expenses and losses had been made in the Isle of Man. The 'well-prepared' Richard Paige is another key member of the team and has significant experience of claims with values up to £1m.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Set overviews: England and Wales
Leeds set Park Square Barristers covers a range of work, with particular bright sports in criminal law and child law as well as handling a broader range of civil, regulatory and public law. A number of members have had judicial and other appointments of late: Judy Dawson and Kate Batty are two new recorders, Craig Hassall is now a bencher of Inner Temple, Chris Dunn was appointed to the disciplinary committee of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and Simon Clegg and William Lindsay were appointed as deputy district judges. As far as recruitment is concerned, the set swelled its ranks by absorbing fifteen members and two clerks from the now-collapsed Zenith Chambers (adding a housing law string to its bow in the process) and Lisa Phillips returned to the independent Bar from Switalskis Solicitors.
Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
All the Clerks are professional and extremely helpful.
Always excellent service from the clerks, really helpful in obtaining availability and helping with any questions or queries.
Claudine Cooper is a major asset to the family clerk team. Her knowledge and experience is second to none.
Have never been let down by any of the clerking team which is one of -the reasons we like using these Chambers.
I normally deal with Madeleine Gray who has a fantastic client manner and can never do enough to help. She goes above and beyond to respond late at evenings or weekends to try and assist. She is superb!
The clerking staff were very good and were able to offer advice as to who best suited the needs of my client.
The Clerks as PSQB are one of the reasons it is easy to instruct PSQB – they will bend over backwards to ensure that your needs are met where possible. They are great at keeping you up to date. I would particularly mention Claudine Cooper who is fabulous. She is helpful, approachable, understanding and most importantly good at her job.
The clerks at Park Square Barristers can only be described as superstars, very efficient and proactive, the criminal clerk team as a whole have been nothing but wonderful over the years.
The clerks, led by Claudine Cooper, really are very good. They set the tone for the set and nothing is too much trouble, they are easy to get hold of, they are quick to respond to enquiries and often go over and above to assist.
Set:
A large set with considerable strength in depth across age and experience ranges.
Approachable, experienced and always available. Run a fantastic training schedule which also allows for networking.
Extremely helpful, well organised and excellent focus on customer service
Good availability of counsel – alternatives offered when our first choice is not available.
In relation to the Chambers this is set have a huge pool of talent and a number of skilled counsel for family matters. I would have no hesitation and indeed have recommended them on a number of occasions. The training is always topical and straight forward. The events they run are superb.
Park Square Barristers is an exceptional set and they have a wealth of counsel who are specialists in and have an innate understanding of Public Children law work. They are my “go to “ chambers for care work.
Park Square Barristers are a fantastic set, with great reach and depth, a incredible array of talented barristers available to take on the most difficult of briefs.
Park Square Barristers are a well organised and streamlined Chambers.
Park Square Barristers has grown in recent years and now offers a significant number of practitioners dealing with a range of work across a range of experience. The strength in numbers ensures availability of Counsel especially for last minute briefs.
Park Square Barristers is one of the ‘go to’ chambers when seeking to instruct counsel.
Strong set of chambers especially in terms of being able to offer the right person for a particular set of instructions. Good spread of advocates.
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) Tier 1
Led by its head of chambers Richard Wright QC, Park Square Barristers has an established and experienced business regulatory crime team, acting in corporate manslaughter, serious workplace injuries, food standards and animal welfare among others. The head of the regulatory and public law Craig Hassall, head of health and safety Tom Gent, and the head of consumer protection Robert Stevenson are key names to note. Simon Clegg is a go-to junior for the Environment Agency, specialising in the prosecution of serious environmental offences. Recent instructions include the prosecution of a construction company that illegally deposited illicit material in two ponds killing several Great Crested Newts, a protected species.
Leading Silks
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 1
'A fantastic set with great reach and depth', Park Square Barristers is 'a large set with considerable strength in depth across age and experience ranges'. The team has grown of late following the arrival of several practitioners from the now-closed Zenith Chambers. In recent instructions of note, Richard Wright QC prosecuted a teenager who was convicted of the murder of a solicitor in broad daylight at the entrance to a Newcastle shopping centre. Kama Melly QC and Kate Batty prosecuted an incestuous half-brother and half-sister who attempted to murder all six of their children and killed two; in a separate matter, Batty prosecuted as junior alone a woman who was convicted of attempted murder after chasing members of the public around Barnsley town centre with knives and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Turning to defence work, Mark McKone successfully defended a vigilante who was charged with falsely imprisoning men he lured online who he alleged were paedophiles.
Leading Silks
2021 Silks
Mark McKone QC-Park Square Barristers‘A compelling advocate, a consummate professional and a joy to work with.’
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Inquests and inquiries Tier 1
Park Square Barristers counts assistant coroners, treasury counsel and specialist regulatory panel members among its team. The set takes on pro bono work as well as representing the Government Legal Department and Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Head of the team, Lorraine Harris, was formerly the Head of Crime Scene Investigation for Kent Police, and uses her breadth of knowledge and experience in representing interested parties including families, health care, local authorities, unions, and emergency workers. Janine Wolstenholme frequently undertakes Regulation 28 reporting and Article 2 matters, representing the Treasury Solicitor in an Article 2 inquest into a prisoner's death which involved far-reaching systemic failings. Tom Gent is experienced in acting for companies and individuals in inquests which involve the HSE as an interested party, as well as in representing local authorities and care providers in inquests over care home deaths. Former solicitor Simon Connolly has developed an impressive death in custody inquest practice.
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Family and children law Tier 2
Park Square Barristers is home to experienced family practitioners in the North Eastern circuit. The team is involved in many complex cases such as non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, radicalisation, and often involves an international element. Charlotte Worsley heads the family team and handles all aspects of children cases, particularly on public-law and care and adoption proceedings. Martin Todd specialises in child care injury and abuse cases; David Orbaum is noted for his involvement in cases with difficult and potentially dangerous parties; Jane Curnin undertakes cases involving serious injury and sexual abuse in children. Mark Henley has strengthened the set's family finance practice following his arrival from Zenith Chambers.
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Personal injury Tier 2
Park Square Barristers has a nationally renowned personal injury, disease, and clinical negligence team, representing both claimants and defendants nationwide. Andrew Lewis QC's practice involves high-value catastrophic injury claims, particularly brain and spinal cord injury cases. Lewis QC was involved in the first case in which an order approving periodical payments of future heads of expenses and losses had been made in the Isle of Man. The value of the claim was £25m. Simon Anderson is a leading name in disease litigation and psychiatric injury claims on the North East Circuit. Judy Dawson is regularly instructed by defendants in high-value claims and she is well-versed in the technicalities that arise in relation to such issues and complex disclosure arguments. Richard Paige has practiced for over 20 years in all areas of personal injury and acts for defendant insurers in defending spurious claims. The arrivals of Andrew Wilson, Ruwena Khan, and Mark Henley from the now-closed Zenith Chambers have further strengthened the team.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
Park Square Barristers' David Rose is a senior junior 'but of a silk quality', according to instructing solicitors. He is experienced in probate and inheritance matters, including those with an international dimension. He has particular expertise in contentious probate, such as challenges to wills upon the grounds of lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. He is commended for 'excellent personable skills and always manages to build a good rapport with clients especially during meditations'. His experience is 'invaluable when dealing with complex and challenging cases and he is an excellent negotiator when it comes to achieving the right outcome for clients'.
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Clinical negligence
Andrew Lewis QC heads the clinical negligence team at Park Square Barristers. Noted for his 'very detailed and thorough assessment of the evidence', Andrew has experience in all areas of clinical negligence and undertakes cases of all types up to the most serious cerebral palsy negligent-birth claims, and was recently involved in a case which was the first occasion in than an order approving periodical payments of future heads of expenses and losses had been made in the Isle of Man. The 'well-prepared' Richard Paige is another key member of the team and has significant experience of claims with values up to £1m.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Set overviews: England and Wales
Leeds set Park Square Barristers covers a range of work, with particular bright sports in criminal law and child law as well as handling a broader range of civil, regulatory and public law. A number of members have had judicial and other appointments of late: Judy Dawson and Kate Batty are two new recorders, Craig Hassall is now a bencher of Inner Temple, Chris Dunn was appointed to the disciplinary committee of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and Simon Clegg and William Lindsay were appointed as deputy district judges. As far as recruitment is concerned, the set swelled its ranks by absorbing fifteen members and two clerks from the now-collapsed Zenith Chambers (adding a housing law string to its bow in the process) and Lisa Phillips returned to the independent Bar from Switalskis Solicitors.
Clerks:
Testimonials
Clerks:
All the Clerks are professional and extremely helpful.
Always excellent service from the clerks, really helpful in obtaining availability and helping with any questions or queries.
Claudine Cooper is a major asset to the family clerk team. Her knowledge and experience is second to none.
Have never been let down by any of the clerking team which is one of -the reasons we like using these Chambers.
I normally deal with Madeleine Gray who has a fantastic client manner and can never do enough to help. She goes above and beyond to respond late at evenings or weekends to try and assist. She is superb!
The clerking staff were very good and were able to offer advice as to who best suited the needs of my client.
The Clerks as PSQB are one of the reasons it is easy to instruct PSQB – they will bend over backwards to ensure that your needs are met where possible. They are great at keeping you up to date. I would particularly mention Claudine Cooper who is fabulous. She is helpful, approachable, understanding and most importantly good at her job.
The clerks at Park Square Barristers can only be described as superstars, very efficient and proactive, the criminal clerk team as a whole have been nothing but wonderful over the years.
The clerks, led by Claudine Cooper, really are very good. They set the tone for the set and nothing is too much trouble, they are easy to get hold of, they are quick to respond to enquiries and often go over and above to assist.
Set:
A large set with considerable strength in depth across age and experience ranges.
Approachable, experienced and always available. Run a fantastic training schedule which also allows for networking.
Extremely helpful, well organised and excellent focus on customer service
Good availability of counsel – alternatives offered when our first choice is not available.
In relation to the Chambers this is set have a huge pool of talent and a number of skilled counsel for family matters. I would have no hesitation and indeed have recommended them on a number of occasions. The training is always topical and straight forward. The events they run are superb.
Park Square Barristers is an exceptional set and they have a wealth of counsel who are specialists in and have an innate understanding of Public Children law work. They are my “go to “ chambers for care work.
Park Square Barristers are a fantastic set, with great reach and depth, a incredible array of talented barristers available to take on the most difficult of briefs.
Park Square Barristers are a well organised and streamlined Chambers.
Park Square Barristers has grown in recent years and now offers a significant number of practitioners dealing with a range of work across a range of experience. The strength in numbers ensures availability of Counsel especially for last minute briefs.
Park Square Barristers is one of the ‘go to’ chambers when seeking to instruct counsel.
Strong set of chambers especially in terms of being able to offer the right person for a particular set of instructions. Good spread of advocates.
Park Square Barristers Ltd. > Set Profile
Based in the heart of the legal quarter of Leeds, Park Square Barristers has changed the face of advocacy in the North East and we have now strengthened our set even further with our new office in Middlesbrough, former Old Court Chambers.
It is the largest multidisciplinary set on the North Eastern Circuit offering the highest standards of advice, representation, mediation and legal training. It has a client-focused ethos and is committed to providing excellent service, countrywide, to legal firms (from high street to international), insurance companies, local authorities and other public and regulatory bodies including HMRC, BIS, NHS Protect and the Environment Agency. Many accept Direct Access instructions. Members and clients enjoy the benefits of highly experienced, responsive and supportive clerking and support teams.
The teams share best practice, knowledge and expertise for the benefit of clients and junior members. The strength of the membership means hearings can be covered at short notice and enables the set to provide a one-stop service for clients, where cases cross into other specialist areas.
A number of members have been appointed to specialist panels, including the Attorney General, Treasury Solicitor, insurance companies, health trusts, CPS Specialist Fraud, POCA, RASSO and Serious Organised Crime panels. In 2016 PSQB was instructed to prosecute what is understood to be the first gross negligence manslaughter case concerning food allergies and the first private prosecution of a fraudulent ‘cash for crash’ staged road traffic accident, for which it received the Personal Injury Award 2016 for ‘Outstanding Case of the Year’.
Types of work undertaken
Commercial and company: insurance, including indemnity and recovery, banking, finance, insolvency, company, including formation of companies through to dissolution, unfair prejudice, minority shareholders, sale and carriage of goods, travel and package holiday claims, product liability, defamation, international disputes and letters of credit, professional negligence, restraint of trade, intellectual property, partnership disputes, guarantees/indemnities, travel, tourism and package holidays, timeshares and mis-selling.
Court of Protection: vulnerable adults, consent to treatment, deprivation of liberty, deputyship, property and finance, capacity, accommodation, contact, residence, consent to marriage and sexual relationships.
Costs: all aspects of costs in all jurisdictions.
Crime: prosecutes and defends every type of case from the Magistrates’ to the Supreme Court. Significant expertise in murder, manslaughter, terrorism, serious violence, rape and other sexual offences (including historical), public disorder, dishonesty, large-scale conspiracies, drugs, technical road traffic issues, plus more unusual offences dealt with by specialist prosecuting agencies. Specialisms of asset forfeiture, confiscation and cash detention and restraint.
Education: special educational needs and disability, EHC plans, admissions, exclusions.
Employment: wrongful dismissal, discrimination, restrictive covenants, redundancy; TUPE; equal pay; wages; Working Time Regulations and contractual claims.
Family (children and finance): care, particularly the most serious and medically complex cases, such as serious injury or death, neglect, abuse, fictitious illness, adoption and special guardianship, child abduction, child arrangements, injunctions and committals, domestic violence, forced marriage, terrorism and jurisdiction disputes. The set represents the full range of clients: local authorities, parents, extended family and children. Other work includes matrimonial and non-matrimonial finance, divorce, financial remedies, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements.
Fraud: nationally renowned for civil fraud work, with unparalleled depth and breadth of experience. An outstanding national reputation for defence work within the insurance sector. Expertise in extensive criminal frauds, including VAT, Revenue and Customs. A number of members are on the Serious Fraud Office specialist panel.
Health and safety: advocacy and advisory work in cases involving the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency, Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority, and smaller local regulators such as fire and rescue authorities and environmental health authorities, for the regulator, businesses and individuals.
Inquests and inquiries: experience of representing families, interested persons in the coroner’s court and healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists and pharmacists), accountants and police officers before their professional bodies.
Mediation and ADR: mediation specialists dealing with the full range of disputes involving property, including landlord and tenant, boundaries and rights of way, families and family finance, business agreements, employment, leases, neighbour disputes, personal injury, professional negligence, probate and trusts, company disputes and insolvency.
Personal injury and clinical negligence: accidents abroad, catastrophic injury, birth injuries, cerebral palsy, pediatric cardiac surgery, dental, cosmetic and orthopedic surgery, obstetrics, failures in proper diagnoses, reduced life expectancy, group actions, including the Mau Mau litigation, complex and high-profile cases, road traffic, occupiers’ and employers’ liability, industrial disease, asbestos-induced mesothelioma. The team also acts for parties in linked inquests and HSE prosecutions.
Professional negligence: expertise in all aspects of litigation and advisory work in relation to claims against professionals, up to and including final hearing on issues such as duty of care, breach of duty or contract, causation and quantification of loss, claims both for and against solicitors, barristers, insolvency practitioners, surveyors, architects, engineers, accountants, financial advisers, bankers, insurance brokers and other professionals.
Property: agricultural tenancies, boundary disputes, buildings including listed buildings, commercial leases, easements and rights of way, planning, right to light, adverse possession, trespass, nuisance, village greens and commons, landlord and tenant disputes including commercial and residential, such as possession, dilapidations, terminal obligations, and public sector housing management, including anti-social behaviour injunctions, committal, and homelessness.
Private client: property, trusts, wills and probate, Inheritance Act, Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees (TOLATA).
Private Prosecution: advise on and pursue committal proceedings for contempt of court and private prosecutions at various stages of litigation. Both in relation to fraudulent civil matters and criminal proceedings such as the production and sale of counterfeit goods, fraud / abuse of position of trust etc.
Public and administrative law: judicial review and challenging decisions concerning community care, education, health, housing, mental health, VAT and customs and excise.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior managing clerk | Richard Sadler | ||
| Senior criminal clerk | Andrew Thornton | ||
| Senior civil clerk | Francine Kirk | ||
| Business development Clerk | Andy Reeves | ||
| Senior regulatory clerk | Madeleine Gray | ||
| Senior family clerk | Claudine Cooper | ||
| Head of Chambers | WRIGHT QC, Richard (1998) | ||
| Deputy Head of Chambers | MELLY QC, Kama (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEWIS QC, Andrew (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOULSON QC, Peter (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | IQBAL QC, Abdul (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McKONE QC, Mark (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HASSALL QC, Craig (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HALL QC, Andrew (1991)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | KARU QC, Lee (1985)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAXBY QC, Oliver (1992)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | TYLER QC, William (1996)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | STONOR QC, Nicholas (1993)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRADSHAW, David (1975) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROSE, David (1977) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DALLAS, Andrew (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ORBAUM, David (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISHERWOOD, John (1978)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | PALMER, Patrick (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FERGUSON, Christopher (1979) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Michael (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HALL, David (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SOPPITT, Nigel (1996, Solicitor 1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARING, Simon (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEPHEN, Spence (1983)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | HILL-BAKER, Jeremy (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HENDRY, Helen (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ARMBRISTER, Allan (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GORDON, David (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURNER, Taryn (1990, Solicitor 1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FRIEZE, Robin (1985) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WHITE, Andrew (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NEWMAN, Austin (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURNIN, Jane (2016, Solicitor 1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HILL, Louise (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BASHIR, Nadim (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TIGHE, Dawn (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARGAN, James (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMALES, Suzanne (1990)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | NEWCOMBE, Paul (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TODD, Martin (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHIELS, Ian (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOUMPHREY, John (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLEY, Kitty (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SABISTON, Peter (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOLFALL, Richard (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AL'HASSAN, Khadim (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CASWELL, Benjamin (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SEMPLE, Andrew (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAWSON, Judy (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BATCHELOR, John (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JAMES, Victoria (2012, Solicitor 1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORD, Caroline (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VINCENT, Claire (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Adam (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAKER, Christopher (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FINLAY, Darren (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DRYDEN, Shaun (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VALLI, Yunus (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HENLEY, Mark (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JACOBS, Timothy (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREENHALGH, Michael (2004, Solicitor 1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WITHYMAN, Elizabeth (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Peter J (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORLEY, Michael (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Andrew R (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DUNN, Christopher (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Matthew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Shufqat (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CADMAN, David (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURRIE, Fergus (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAIGE, Richard M (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ANDERSON, Simon (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LIPPIATT, Huw (2010, Solicitor 1997)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MEGYERY, Ayshea (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PHILLIPS, Lisa (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLINS, Michael (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GENT, Tom (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HUSSAIN, Rukhshanda (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOD, Caroline (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HUDSON, Ian (2016, Solicitor 1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BATTS, Gillian (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAW, Howard (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEVALL, Sally (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PARSONS, Glenn (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Julian (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MASON, Catherine (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SEKHON, Narinder (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Ifzal (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MCKINLAY, Kate (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DUNN, Paul (2011, Solicitor 2000)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SILVERTON, Catherine (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ELLIOTT, Julie-Ann (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BATTY, Kate (2011, Solicitor 2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Imran (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WORSLEY, Charlotte (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOLSTENHOLME, Janine (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROBINSON, Katherine (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAUNDERS, Mark (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARDING, Matthew (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DICKINSON, Zarah (2002)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | ABRAHAMS, Paul (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAMBALLE, Victoria (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEER, Julia (2003)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEVENSON, Robert (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BLAKE-BARNARD, Vince (2012, Solicitor 2003)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CONNOLLY, Simon (2019, Solicitor 2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'SULLIVAN, Lee (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DUFFY, Catherine (2003 | ||
| Members of Chambers | LENNON. Karen (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RENVOIZE, Edward (2004)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROSS, Fiona (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ADDY, Laura (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PERRETT, Natalia (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Uzma (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, James (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARLEY, Jon (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COADE, Georgina (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLEGG, Simon (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RANDALL, Rebecca (2005)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Ruwena (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRANT, Giles (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HASSON, James (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MERCER, Kirsten (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PHILIPSON, Amy (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHIELDS, Caroline (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWN, Lucy (2016, Solicitor 2007)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILKINSON, Anna (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOXON, Catherine (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORAN, Christopher (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORRISON, Christopher (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Soheil J (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WESTWOOD, Victoria (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUCK, Camilla (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOD, Christopher (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BISSET, Kate (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOWETT, Michael (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YOUNG, Stuart (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LINDSAY, William (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAWLINSON, Carla (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SIDDIQUE, Fiaz (2017, Solicitor 2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | THOMAS, Ben (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRISON, LOUISE (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAFFERTY, Christopher (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILSON, Kate (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARRIS, Lorraine (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLSGROVE, Jonathan (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ATWAL, Amrit (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STANWAY, Thomas (2012)* | ||
| Members of Chambers | PARNHAM, Andrea (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | REED, Emily (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HILDYARD, Phillipa (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BOXALL, Christopher (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAIRSTOW, Joseph (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLEGG, Holly (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLDING, James (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GITTINS, Jonathan (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RIAZ, Anaum (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEACH, Ashleigh (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NELSON, Laura (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MCLOUGHLIN, Naomi (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BROOKE-WARD, Chelsea (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MACHIN, Christopher (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CRONIN, Kelly (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HUDSON, Joseph (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JACKSON, Tom (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAVIS, Nathan (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MITTEN, Eleanor (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PHILLIPS, Sophie (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WOODLEY, Shannon (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STEWART, Matthew (2019) | ||
| Pupil | DURDY, Eleanor (2017) | ||
| Pupil | TALEB, Leila (2018) | ||
| Pupil | DYSON, Harry (2018) |
Barrister Profiles
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Paul Abrahams | CrimePaul has extensive experience in dealing with serious sexual offences, particularly cases… | View Profile |
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Laura Addy | CrimeLaura Addy undertakes criminal work at all levels in the criminal justice… | View Profile |
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Khadim Al’Hassan | Crime Khadim Al’Hassan has a heavyweight practice in Serious crime and Regulatory… | View Profile |
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Simon Anderson | Personal InjurySimon is a leading name in employers’ liability personal injury claims… | View Profile |
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Allan Armbrister | Crime Allan specialises in serious sexual and violent offences, particularly rape, sex… | View Profile |
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Amrit Atwal | Amrit worked as in-house counsel specialising in Industrial Disease prior to joining… | View Profile |
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Joseph Bairstow | Crime Joseph Bairstow successfully completed a common law pupillage under the supervision… | View Profile |
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Christopher Baker | Much in demand, Chris appears in courts at the more northern end… | View Profile |
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Nadim Bashir | Regulatory & Public Nadim Bashir is an B-List Specialist Regulatory Advocate. Nadim… | View Profile |
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John Batchelor | CrimeOriginally from Leeds, John Batchelor has specialised in defending serious crime since… | View Profile |
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Gill Batts | CrimeGillian Batts is an experienced criminal practitioner and is regularly instructed to… | View Profile |
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Kate Batty | Kate Batty is a very experienced criminal practitioner who is frequently instructed… | View Profile |
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Julia Beer | ChanceryJulia’s practice principally focuses on wills, probate, the administration of estate, family… | View Profile |
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Kate Bisset | CrimeKate Bisset is a Grade-3 prosecutor with a predominantly defence practice. She… | View Profile |
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Vince Blake-Barnard | Crime Vince Blake-Barnard has a broad criminal practice in which he represents… | View Profile |
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John Boumphrey | Personal Injury John handles all aspects of personal injury, ranging from modest… | View Profile |
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Christopher Boxall | Civil Fraud Christopher has quickly established a busy practice in civil insurance… | View Profile |
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David Bradshaw | David Bradshaw’s extensive well-developed practice focuses exclusively on crime. With over 40… | View Profile |
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Chelsea Brooke-Ward | Employment Before embarking on a career in law Chelsea was a very… | View Profile |
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Lucy Brown | Crime Lucy defends and prosecutes across a wide range of criminal offences.… | View Profile |
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Camilla Buck | Civil Fraud & Private Prosecutions Camilla deals with all aspects of Civil… | View Profile |
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David Cadman | David is unavailable to accept instructions at the moment. Civil FraudDavid has… | View Profile |
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Benjamin Caswell | Personal InjuryFor over 20 years Ben has had a thriving and high… | View Profile |
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Simon Clegg | Civil Fraud Simon specialises in representing insurance companies in claims where fraud… | View Profile |
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Holly Clegg | Crime Holly has quickly developed a strong practice in all areas of… | View Profile |
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Georgina Coade | Crime Georgina enjoys a practice prosecuting and defending in equal measure. She… | View Profile |
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Kitty Colley | Kitty Colley specialises exclusively in all areas of serious crime. She is… | View Profile |
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Michael Collins | Michael Collins is not only a “tenacious and effective advocate he is… | View Profile |
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Simon Connolly | Simon has practised in the field of healthcare regulatory law for over… | View Profile |
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Kelly Cronin | Commercial & Chancery Prior to commencing pupillage, Kelly undertook the BPTC at… | View Profile |
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Jane Curnin | Jane Curnin is the deputy head of the Family team and has… | View Profile |
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Fergus Currie | Civil Fraud Fergus Currie’s long-standing background in general personal-injury work has resulted… | View Profile |
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Andrew Dallas | Andrew Dallas has worked extensively in criminal law for over 30 years,… | View Profile |
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Nathan Davis | Nathan Davis is a common law pupil currently undertaking his second six. … | View Profile |
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Judy Dawson | Civil FraudJudy is at the forefront of the development of this area… | View Profile |
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Sally Devall | Children Law Sally Devall has specialised in family law since 1999. She… | View Profile |
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Zarah Dickinson | Zarah Dickinson is a criminal specialist with a practice covering a wide… | View Profile |
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Shaun Dryden | Shaun Dryden has many years of experience appearing in Crown Courts across… | View Profile |
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Paul Dunn | Commercial & ChanceryPaul Dunn is the deputy head of the Civil Team… | View Profile |
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Christopher Dunn | Christopher Dunn has defended or prosecuted a wide range of cases including… | View Profile |
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Eleanor Durdy | Eleanor is currently undertaking her pupillage at Park Square Barristers. Prior to… | View Profile |
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Harry Dyson | Prior to commencing pupillage, Harry was a Paralegal in the commercial litigation… | View Profile |
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Julie-Ann Elliott | Children Law Julie-Ann Elliott is a specialist family practitioner engaging in all… | View Profile |
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Christopher Ferguson | Christopher Ferguson has specialised in family law for several years. His extensive… | View Profile |
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Darren Finlay | Darren Finlay is the head of our civil team. Commercial & ChanceryDarren’s core… | View Profile |
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Caroline Ford | Caroline read law at The University of Buckingham. After completing her undergraduate… | View Profile |
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Robin Frieze | Robin Frieze has over 30 years’ successful practice in criminal law in… | View Profile |
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Tom Gent | Regulatory & Public Tom is the Head of the Health and Safety… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Gittins | Since December 2019, Jonathan has been under the supervision of Christopher Baker,… | View Profile |
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David Gordon | David Gordon practised in crime and general common law for 10 years… | View Profile |
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Giles Grant | CrimeGiles has a growing criminal practice and he undertakes all areas of… | View Profile |
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Michael Greenhalgh | Crime Michael is a RASSO-accredited Grade 4 Crown Prosecutor who regularly deals… | View Profile |
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David Hall | David has a well-established criminal practice, with a substantial caseload. He deals… | View Profile |
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Andrew Hall QC | Andrew Hall QC is consistently named as a leader in his field… | View Profile |
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Matthew Harding | Crime Matthew Harding is an experienced and accomplished jury advocate, regularly instructed… | View Profile |
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James Hargan | Children Law James Hargan is a skilled and formidable advocate with considerable… | View Profile |
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Simon Haring | Currently not available to receive instructions. Simon Haring has defended or prosecuted criminal… | View Profile |
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Jon Harley | Crime Jon is an experienced criminal practitioner who prosecutes and defends cases… | View Profile |
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Lorraine Harris | Regulatory & Public In December 2017 Lorraine Harris was appointed as Assistant Coroner… | View Profile |
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Louise Harrison | Louise specialises in all aspects of public law proceedings and regularly represents… | View Profile |
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Craig Hassall | Regulatory & Public Head of the Regulatory and Public Law Team at PSQB, and… | View Profile |
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James Hasson | Children Law James accepts instructions in respect of all matters arising out… | View Profile |
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Helen Hendry | Children LawHelen honed her skills as an advocate in High Court proceedings… | View Profile |
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Mark Henley | Personal Injury & Clinical NegligenceMark is an experienced personal injury practitioner. He… | View Profile |
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Phillipa Hildyard | Children Law Phillipa appears in both public and private children law matters… | View Profile |
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Louise Hill | Children Law Louise has specialised exclusively in family law for over 20… | View Profile |
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Jeremy Hill-Baker | Jeremy Hill-Baker specialises exclusively in crime. He has considerable experience in complex… | View Profile |
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James Holding | Crime James is a Grade 1 Panel Advocate for the Crown Prosecution… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Holsgrove | Personal Injury Jonathan maintains a practice in all areas of personal injury… | View Profile |
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Ian Hudson | After being admitted as a Solicitor in 1998 Ian has represented clients… | View Profile |
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Joseph Hudson | Crime Joe is a CPS Grade 2 Prosecutor and conducts all manner… | View Profile |
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Rukhshanda Hussain | Rukhshanda is an experienced Crown Court advocate who has defended and prosecuted… | View Profile |
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Abdul Iqbal QC | Crime Abdul Iqbal QC is a favoured choice of counsel among both… | View Profile |
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John Isherwood | John Isherwood is instructed on a regular basis for both claimant and… | View Profile |
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Tom Jackson | Prior to pupillage Tom worked for Leeds City Council Social Services, as… | View Profile |
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Timothy Jacobs | Crime Timothy Jacobs is a mature and confident advocate with twenty years… | View Profile |
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Victoria James | Victoria (Vicki) James was a solicitor in private practice for 19 years,… | View Profile |
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Julian Jones | Julian is a specialist in serious and complex crime. He is instructed… | View Profile |
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Michael Jowett | Michael Jowett accepts instructions for both prosecution and defence work. His practice… | View Profile |
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Lee Karu QC | Lee is a highly experienced specialist criminal defence counsel. He has been… | View Profile |
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Shufqat Khan | Crime Shufqat is a very experienced criminal barrister who is regularly instructed… | View Profile |
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Soheil Khan | CrimeSoheil specialises in criminal defence and prosecution work. His work includes serious… | View Profile |
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Uzma Khan | Crime Uzma appears regularly before the Magistrates Court and Crown Court on… | View Profile |
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Imran Khan | Imran Khan is an experienced and accomplished advocate, who can be relied… | View Profile |
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Ruwena Khan | Ruwena is a Legal 500 Leading Junior in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence… | View Profile |
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Ifzal Khan | Personal InjuryIfzal Khan has a thriving practice in the area of criminal… | View Profile |
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Victoria Lamballe | Victoria has a busy Crown Court practice appearing for both the defence… | View Profile |
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Ashleigh Leach | Children Law Ashleigh appears in a variety of family matters representing clients… | View Profile |
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Karen Lennon | Children Law Public Law Serious Non-accidental Injuries and Child Death Significant Neglect… | View Profile |
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Andrew Lewis QC | Personal InjuryAndrew Lewis QC has vast experience in all areas of personal… | View Profile |
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William Lindsay | William represents local authorities, parents, children and interveners in care proceedings and… | View Profile |
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Huw Lippiatt | Children LawHuw was a specialist family law solicitor for 13 years before… | View Profile |
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Christopher Machin | Personal Injury Christopher is known for his detailed case analysis, client-focused approach… | View Profile |
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Catherine Mason | Children LawCatherine undertakes all aspects of both public and private Children Act… | View Profile |
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Kate McKinlay | Children Law Kate was a member of Zenith Chambers from 2001 to… | View Profile |
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Mark McKone | Mark McKone practises exclusively in criminal law, appearing for the defence or… | View Profile |
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Naomi McLoughlin | Personal Injury Prior to commencing pupillage, Naomi was employed as an Advocate… | View Profile |
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Ayshea Megyery | Ayshea Megyery specialises in private and public children law. Ayshea has extensive… | View Profile |
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Kama Melly QC | CrimeKama Melly QC is widely recognised as one of the foremost female advocates… | View Profile |
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Kirsten Mercer | Regulatory & Public Kirsten is a highly experienced inquest advocate, who represents… | View Profile |
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Christopher Moran | Crime Chris Moran is instructed in substantial criminal matters including serious sexual… | View Profile |
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Michael Morley | Michael has 20 years’ experience of prosecuting and defending all aspects of… | View Profile |
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Christopher Morrison | Chris accepts instructions in all aspects of criminal law for both the defence… | View Profile |
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Peter Moulson QC | During his career as Silk; Peter has been instructed in lengthy, complex,… | View Profile |
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Catherine Moxon | CrimeCatherine Moxon specialises in crime. She is experienced in both prosecution and… | View Profile |
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Laura Nelson | Personal Injury Laura has a busy personal injury practice, acting for both… | View Profile |
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Paul Newcombe | Crime A busy and popular advocate, Paul deals with complex and serious… | View Profile |
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Austin Newman | CrimeWith over 30 years at the Bar, Austin’s well-established criminal practice encompasses… | View Profile |
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David Orbaum | Children LawDavid Orbaum has practiced as a barrister and solicitor for over… | View Profile |
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Lee O’Sullivan | Having previously been in-house as a solicitor advocate at a large law… | View Profile |
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Richard Paige | Clinical NegligenceRichard Paige’s background is in all areas of civil law, but… | View Profile |
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Patrick Palmer | Patrick Palmer undertakes defence and prosecution work of all types, especially serious… | View Profile |
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Andrea Parnham | CrimeAndrea Parnham regularly appears in the crown court on behalf of the… | View Profile |
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Glenn Parsons | CrimeGlenn Parsons has a predominantly criminal practice. He defends or prosecutes in… | View Profile |
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Natalia Perrett | Children Law Natalia Perrett specialises in private and public children law. Natalia… | View Profile |
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Amy Philipson | Commercial & Chancery Amy Philipson has extensive experience and expertise advising and… | View Profile |
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Sophie Phillips | Commercial & Chancery Sophie’s work involves a variety of contractual and commercial… | View Profile |
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Lisa Phillips | Joining us in September 2020 Lisa’s experience in Children Act matters spans… | View Profile |
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Christopher Rafferty | Commercial & Chancery Chris practises across the entire spectrum of commercial, chancery… | View Profile |
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Rebecca Randall | An experienced criminal defence practitioner. Rebecca Randall is recognised for her straightforward… | View Profile |
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Carla Rawlinson | Children Law Carla Rawlinson specialises in all aspects of Family Law. Carla… | View Profile |
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Emily Reed | Children Law Emily Reed has a busy children law practice, covering the… | View Profile |
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Edward Renvoize | Ed Renvoize specialises in serious criminal work. His particular focus is fraud… | View Profile |
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Anaum Riaz | Children Law Anaum is regularly instructed to represent parents in private child… | View Profile |
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Katherine Robinson | Crime Katherine is a grade 4 prosecutor and is regularly instructed in… | View Profile |
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David Rose | A major part of David’s practice relates to probate and inheritance matters,… | View Profile |
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Fiona Ross | Personal Injury Fiona Ross’s background is in all areas of civil law,… | View Profile |
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Peter Sabiston | Instructed by both the Crown and Defence, Peter undertakes all types of… | View Profile |
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Mark Saunders | Children Law Mark Saunders has a very strong track record dealing with… | View Profile |
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Oliver Saxby QC | Oliver Saxby QC was called to the Bar in 1992 and appointed… | View Profile |
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Narinder Sekhon | Crime Narinder Sekhon’s practice reflects a mixture of criminal matters, and he undertakes… | View Profile |
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Andrew Semple | Andrew has been in practice for over 25 years and chose to… | View Profile |
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Howard Shaw | CrimeHoward defends and prosecutes the whole range of serious criminal offences, including… | View Profile |
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Caroline Shields | Caroline has been practising exclusively in family and family-related civil law since… | View Profile |
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Ian Shiels | Ian Shiels has 22 years’ experience in the law relating to children,… | View Profile |
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Catherine Silverton | Crime Catherine Silverton prosecutes or defends, primarily in serious and high-profile crime cases… | View Profile |
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Michael Smith | Currently not available to receive instructions. Michael Smith has prosecuted or defended… | View Profile |
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Matthew Smith | Commercial & Chancery Matthew has extensive experience and skill in commercial and chancery work, ranging from partnership,… | View Profile |
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Nigel Soppitt | Crime Admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. During early years Nigel was… | View Profile |
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Stephen Spence | Crime:Stephen Spence has considerable experience both prosecuting and defending in all aspects… | View Profile |
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Thomas Stanway | Crime:Thomas Stanway has a busy Crown Court practice and is regularly instructed… | View Profile |
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Robert Stevenson | CrimeRobert has a very busy and well-respected criminal practitioner who prosecutes and defends… | View Profile |
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Matthew Stewart | Crime Having completed his pupillage under the supervision of Gill Batts, Matthew has… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Stonor QC | Children Law Nicholas Stonor QC was called to the Bar in 1993… | View Profile |
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Leila Taleb | Leila is currently undertaking her pupillage at Park Square Barristers. Prior to… | View Profile |
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Ben Thomas | Crime Ben has a strong practice in all areas of criminal law.… | View Profile |
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Dawn Tighe | Dawn Tighe is a specialist family practitioner with 25 years’ experience in… | View Profile |
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Martin Todd | Martin is a highly respected and sought after Family specialist practitioner. He… | View Profile |
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Taryn Turner | Taryn Turner is a specialist criminal-defence advocate. She is a Legal 500 ‘Leading… | View Profile |
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William Tyler QC | Children LawWilliam Tyler QC is a specialist children law barrister appearing in… | View Profile |
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Yunus Valli | Yunus Valli practices exclusively in criminal defence. His practice covers the full… | View Profile |
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Claire Vincent | Claire is a specialist PI barrister who undertakes personal injury claims relating… | View Profile |
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Victoria Westwood | Victoria joined PSQB in January 2020, Zenith having previously been a tenant… | View Profile |
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Andrew White | Crime After a 25-year career as a Legal Adviser and then Legal… | View Profile |
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Anna Wilkinson | Civil Fraud Anna Wilkinson has an established practice in civil insurance fraud… | View Profile |
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Peter Wilson | Peter works exclusively for insurers defending suspicious or fraudulent personal injury claims,… | View Profile |
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Adam Wilson | Family Finance Adam Wilson has very extensive experience in applications for financial… | View Profile |
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James Wilson | Personal Injury James is an experienced personal injury practitioner. He is available… | View Profile |
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Kate Wilson | Regulatory & Public Kate is an established inquest advocate. Her approachable empathetic manner… | View Profile |
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Andrew R Wilson | Andrew has undertaken personal injury work since 1996. His practice covers the… | View Profile |
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Elizabeth Withyman | Currently not available to receive instructions. Elizabeth Withyman practises exclusively in family… | View Profile |
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Janine Wolstenholme | Regulatory & Public Janine has vast experience in the Coroner’s Court (coroner… | View Profile |
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Christopher Wood | Crime Chris is an experienced criminal practitioner, dealing with prosecution and defence,… | View Profile |
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Caroline Wood | Personal Injury & Clinical NegligenceCaroline specialises in all areas of personal injury… | View Profile |
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Gary Wood | Crime Gary has experience of defending a wide range of criminal allegations.… | View Profile |
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Richard Woolfall | Richard Woolfall deals with serious sexual offences and is a specialist rape… | View Profile |
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Charlotte Worsley | Charlotte Worsley is Head of our Family Team and has been a practitioner… | View Profile |
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Mr Richard Wright | Crime Richard Wright QC is a criminal advocate who has defended or… | View Profile |
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Stuart Young | Personal Injury Stuart prides himself on his busy personal injury practice, regularly… | View Profile |
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As a progressive set, Park Square Barristers is committed to promoting equality and diversity in both policy and practice. We believe and uphold the view that diversity is something to be celebrated; combining people from different backgrounds and experiences is essential to reflect the varied and nuanced society that our Chambers serves.
The collection of diversity data is part of Park Square Barristers’ strategy to ensure that checks can be made on whether or not policies and action plans are being implemented and whether or not they are working. Without data, it is impossible to establish the nature or extent of any inequality and therefore devise appropriate measures to reduce or remove it. We were proud of our 2018 Diversity Data results following a chambers wide survey, notable features of which were:
- PSQB is above the national average in respect of gender representation. The national average is 37% and PSQB is 40%.
- PSQB is above the national average in respect of practicing barristers who are Black Minority Ethnic (BME)
- The majority of those members of Park Square Barristers who participated in the survey attended state secondary school
- Nearly half of Park Square Barristers’ members who attended university were the first generation in their family to do so
- 38 members of chambers are primary carers for a child/ren aged under 18
Park Square Barrister’s aims to tackle discrimination in any form pro-actively and to ensure that nobody experiences discrimination or prejudice in any form as either employees, members or clients.
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Regional Bar Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
- Regional Bar Crime (general and fraud)
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