St John's Buildings > Liverpool, England > Set Profile
St John's Buildings Offices
St John's Buildings
38 VERNON STREET
LIVERPOOL
L2 2AY
England
St John's Buildings > The Legal 500 Rankings
North Eastern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care Tier 1
St John’s Buildings garners praise as ‘a great Court of Protection set – all the advocates are knowledgeable and approachable‘. The ‘forensic‘ Joseph O’Brien KC, who heads up the practice, has expertise in deprivation of liberty issues, and regularly acts for the Official Solicitor and family members in cases. Natalia Levine stands out for her experience in handling deputyship applications, issues of health and welfare and mental capacity, and contentious property and financial affairs. Rising star Hannah Bakshani is ‘able to get to grips with complex issues at short notice‘, and is experienced in advising on contested capacity matters.Rising stars
2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘A very good set with a large supportive team.’
‘Brilliant set with a wide variety of counsel.’
‘The barristers in this set are simply outstanding.’
‘The clerks at St John’s Buildings are simply superb and a dream to work with.’
‘The clerks are always responsive and ready to assist.’
‘Clerks are very helpful.’
Northern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care Tier 1
Led by the 'renowned' Joseph O'Brien KC, St John's Buildings' Court of Protection team has established expertise in handling cases concerning deprivation of liberty and medical treatment matters. Lorraine Cavanagh KC is highly regarded for her excellent track record in handling complex health and welfare cases. Among the juniors, Eleanor Keehan is 'a very eloquent advocate', and regularly acts for the Official Solicitor, family members and local authorities, while Lucinda France-Hayhurst is well known for advising on personal welfare, deprivation of liberty and capacity to consent matters. Laura Twist 'has excellent knowledge of the law relating to mental capacity and is always exceptionally well prepared'.Leading Silks
2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘A go-to set in the North.’
‘St John’s Buildings is simply fantastic. The barristers are all high calibre.’
‘St John’s Buildings is a very professional set.’
‘Valuable training sessions and there a number of very experienced counsel.’
‘The clerks are simply outstanding.’
‘The clerks are simply brilliant and will move mountains to ensure counsel is available for any hearing.’
‘The clerks are all very friendly, professional, and will always go the extra mile to assist.’
‘Clerks are responsive and helpful.’
Northern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence Tier 1
The members of ‘go-to chambers’ St John’s Buildings handle cases at all levels of courts, including the Family Division of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court, and they are praised for ‘extensive experience in the field’. Frances Heaton KC is instructed by local authorities, parents, grandparents, children, and interveners in complex public law children proceedings, and she has expertise in parental alienation cases. Karl Rowley KC is skilled regarding cases that concern complex medical evidence, and Lorraine Cavanagh KC has a thriving practice, frequently handling complex brain injury cases and medically challenging fatal injury cases. Shaun Spencer KC made Silk in 2023 and has substantial experience in cases regarding child deaths and sexual abuse.Leading Silks
2023 Silks
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‘Dan Johnson is professional, dependable, and always goes above and beyond to help.’
‘Paul Laverty is fabulous.’
‘The clerks are amazing and Dan Johnson and Ryan Barker are professional, approachable, and they value everyone they speak to. They are well respected on the circuit.’
‘Good service and helpful clerks who coordinate well with other chambers where necessary.’
‘The clerks are approachable and accommodating.’
‘St John’s Buildings is a quality set, offering counsel at all levels with a wide range of skills. They are a go-to chambers.’
‘A very good and well organised set of chambers.’
‘Strong set of chambers throughout the North of England with a broad range of counsel. They are a reliable choice.’
Northern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy Tier 1
St John’s Buildings is ‘the go-to team in the North for matrimonial finances work with two of the best silks in the country and a team of juniors who are all excellent.’ The members represent national and international clients in their family and matrimonial finance cases, and the members handle matters concerning inheritance, trusts, hidden assets, and bankruptcy. Sally Harrison KC undertakes high-value matrimonial finance cases concerning complex valuations regarding pensions and companies. Samantha Hillas KC handles financial remedy work exclusively, and she frequently acts for clients regarding their pre and post-nuptial agreements, as well as tax and corporate structures. The set is also home to Charles Eastwood who handles Schedule 1 claims, and Frances De Navarro‘s practice includes handling business valuations and family trusts. Archna Dawar specialise in high-value financial remedy work, and Hannah Wood has expertise in handling separation agreements, business assets, and Schedule 1 cases.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Emma Manning is excellent and beyond helpful.’
‘Mark Robinson and the team are a pleasure to deal with and work hard to accommodate requests.’
‘Ryan Barker is exceptional.’
‘Both Ryan Barker and Emma Manning in the clerking team are the best in the business and are always very responsive and helpful.’
‘The clerks are excellent; commercial and honest, and they match counsel to client as opposed to merely being a diary service.’
‘St John’s Buildings is the go-to team in the North for matrimonial finances work with two of the best Silks in the country and a team of juniors who are all excellent.’
‘St John’s Buildings is the leading financial remedy set in the North West. The financial remedy team as a whole is fantastic and there are numerous excellent counsel.’
‘Strong on matrimonial finance, particularly at the senior end, and a good range of different levels of experienced barristers available.’
Northern Circuit > Clinical negligence Tier 2
St John’s Buildings is praised as ‘an excellent chambers providing a good selection of solid barristers in the clinical negligence field’. One such member is Philip Grundy, who has significant expertise in handling cases around consent and cauda equina, in addition to delayed diagnosis of illnesses. The set is also home to Henry Vanderpump, who works almost exclusively for claimants, and his cases often involve complex surgical procedures and delayed cancer diagnoses. Like Vanderpump, Richard Norton also focuses on claimant work, especially cases regarding surgical negligence and negligent post-operative care. Alastair Wright has a well-established clinical negligence practice, and Rebecca Titus-Cobb is another notable name, acting for claimants and defendants, including NHS trusts.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Chris Shaw and Martin Craggs provide a first-class service supporting counsel in this area of law. They add the personal touch to communications with chambers and will always endeavour to do their utmost to facilitate requests.’
‘Martin Craggs and Jennifer Carr are both helpful when arranging diaries and setting up discussions.’
‘The clerks are all very helpful. Chris Shaw and Martin Craggs have a wealth of experience between them.’
‘Martin Craggs is an excellent clerk; very efficient and helpful.’
‘The clerks are very helpful, particularly with new matters and recommending appropriate counsel. Martin Craggs is very friendly and helpful, as well as Paul Reeves, Chris Shaw, and Jennifer Carr. All the clerks at chambers are fantastic.’
‘A great set of chambers with a variety of barristers who have a range of experience to assist on a range of matters.’
‘St John’s Buildings have a diverse range of barristers and on several occasions have been willing to provide barrister cover on short notice for hearings.’
‘St John’s Buildings is an excellent chambers providing a good selection of solid barristers in the clinical negligence field. They offer great training opportunities on a regular basis covering a wide range of medico-legal and procedural topics.’
Northern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
St John’s Buildings is praised for its ‘good strength in depth’ and ‘range of expertise’. The criminal law team at the set handles a broad variety of matters, from murder and serious sexual offences, to human and drug trafficking, child abduction, and the most serious road traffic offences. David John James, who is frequently instructed on cases involving serious violence and fraud, is representing a serving police officer accused of attempting to murder his partner. Mark Connor acts for both the defence and prosecution in cases regarding murder, death by dangerous driving, and firearms conspiracies. Other notable members of the set include Rebecca Penfold, who represented a co-defendant in a complex modern slavery and human trafficking case.2022 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Brilliant clerks who are great at communicating listing information and clashes, and they work seamlessly. Andrew Booth is particularly helpful and Mark Heald is a brilliant head clerk.’
‘Very good clerking team. The chief criminal clerk, Mark Heald, is a consummate professional.’
‘The clerks are incredibly well organised and make the job of a solicitor easier by arranging listings.’
‘The clerks work hard to ensure the counsel of choice is available.’
‘St John’s Buildings is a brilliant set.’
‘The set as a whole is strong.’
‘St John’s buildings is a large chambers with good strength in depth and a range of expertise.’
‘A very strong set with talent at all levels.’
Northern Circuit > Inquests and inquiries Tier 2
St John’s Buildings‘ ‘offering for inquests is strong’, and its members have expertise in matters across the space. In recent instructions for the set, Laura Nash represented the Earlsheaton Conservative Club in an inquest into the death of a patron who fell down the stairs of the club.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘The clerks are fantastic, particularly Mark Heald.’
‘Joe Murphy is very organised and efficient.’
‘They are very approachable, easy to work with, and understanding of the importance of quick and effective communication in urgent cases.’
‘St John’s Buildings are always willing to offer training sessions to support firms. They have a number of excellent members and are working to increase their numbers in this field.’
‘The offering for inquests is strong and they offer bespoke training.’
‘The clerks are all excellent. They respond quickly and always do what they can to assist. Mark Heald and Joe Murphy in particular are excellent to work with.’
‘The clerks respond quickly and helpfully.’
‘The clerks are efficient.’
Northern Circuit > Employment Tier 3
St John’s Buildings ‘has great breadth and depth of skill and experience in the employment team’. Its members appear before the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, as well as varied levels of the court system. Head of the employment group Jason Searle represented the respondent in a case where a shop worker was dismissed for gross misconduct after refusing to sanitise her hands and subsequently lying about it. Thomas Wood is strong in discrimination and whistleblowing cases, often representing executives and large organisations, and Ghazan Mahmood is skilled in representing health professionals in internal and external disciplinary proceedings. The set also houses Jamie Jenkins, who has expertise in discrimination cases and mandates in the education sector - he is instructed to represent the former CEO of Liverpool City Council, who has brought a constructive dismissal claim concerning his resignation in May 2017 after a disciplinary process by the council triggered by his arrest for misconduct in a public office.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Robert Lang is friendly, approachable, and provides the highest quality of service delivery.’
‘Chris Brown and Chris Shaw are both fabulous! Unbelievably helpful and endeavour to source counsel.’
‘The clerks are excellent, experienced, professional, friendly, and helpful. Gemma Eachus is proactive and very good, and Rob Lang is also worth a mention as an excellent clerk.’
‘Joe Murphy is very organised and efficient.’
‘The clerks are fantastic, particularly Mark Heald.’
‘An excellent set with impressive barristers.’
‘A very strong set as a whole and their seminars and webinars are informative and interesting.’
‘St John’s Buildings has great breadth and depth of skill and experience in the employment team. There is a healthy spread of experience and skillset so that clients’ cases can be matched well. There are some truly excellent counsel in these chambers.’
Northern Circuit > Personal injury Tier 3
St John’s Buildings ‘has an excellent set of personal injury counsel’ and its members act for claimants and defendants across a broad range of matters, from road traffic accidents and employers’ liability, to industrial diseases and fatal accidents claims. Philip Grundy frequently represents claimants in major brain injury, amputee, and paraplegic cases, and Richard Norton predominantly acts for claimants in high-value claims - he acted for a claimant who alleged an allergic skin reaction as a result of exposure to excessively bright lights at his workplace, causing an unusual skin disorder.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Chris Shaw and Martin Craggs provide a first-class service supporting counsel. They add the personal touch to communications with chambers and will always endeavour to do their utmost to facilitate requests.’
‘Allan Weston and Michael Wolff have always been brilliant.’
‘A good set of clerks who always assist and are prepared to share the load of logistical arrangements. Martin Craggs is particularly personable and understands the importance of good client relationships and good solicitor-counsel-clerk relationships.’
‘Superb clerking service. They are receptive to client needs, accommodating, and supportive. They have a very warm and friendly approach to all they come into contact with.’
‘The clerking is very efficient. Particular mention to Martin Craggs, who always goes the extra mile.’
‘St John’s Buildings has an excellent set of personal injury counsel who offer vast experience and expertise at various levels and complexity.’
‘A very strong set of chambers in an extremely competitive city. They have a wide breadth of experience and skills, which means that when complex cases require input from other specialist counsel, it can remain within chambers, which is of a benefit to clients.’
‘This is a fantastic set and one of the leading personal injury sets in the North West with huge talent to cover any and all complex personal injury cases.’
Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation Tier 4
The members at St John’s Buildings have expertise in handling contractual disputes. The set houses Pépin Aslett, who has a thriving practice in multi-party claims, as well as banking and financial services litigation. Daniel Metcalfe regularly appears in the High Court, and he recently represented the claimant in Sale Property Consultants Ltd v JD Sports Plc, a claim for a loss of profit of £350,000.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Chris Shaw is an excellent clerk who is responsive, easy to deal with, and commercial.’
‘Rob Lang, Chis Shaw, and Gemma Eachus are wonderful and fair clerks.’
‘The chambers has an excellent offering.’
Northern Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
Leading Silks
Northern Circuit > Education
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Northern Circuit > IT, telecoms and data protection
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Northern Circuit > Professional disciplinary law
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Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
2022 Silks
North Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence
Leading Juniors
St John's Buildings > Set Profile
An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multidisciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.
St John’s Buildings has a proven reputation for providing expert barristers and delivering a complete legal solution. We build long-term partnerships with clients by providing exceptional counsel backed by professional, reliable and consistently high quality standards of service.
Chambers is an early and enthusiastic adopter of new technology and AI to facilitate better and more cost effective service delivery. Innovations include, electronic booking, cloud storage, online diaries, remote access and automated billing. We invest heavily in our IT infrastructure and surrounding technologies.
Already one of the largest Chambers in the country, St John’s Buildings is following a strategy for growth to enhance the ability to service clients’ needs by providing advocacy and advisory services nationally. This strategy is underpinned and enabled by our values of Service Excellence, Approachability, Community and Agility. The values define how we behave collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues.
Chambers is managed by a Board of Directors and audited to ISO 9001 standards. Corporate governance and information security are taken very seriously; all members and staff have been trained on GDPR regulations.
As well as market-leading facilities including video conferencing, mediation suites, private meeting rooms and conference facilities, clients can take advantage of a wide programme of CPD seminars, and members offer bespoke in-house training on request. Regular client surveys are undertaken, feedback is acted upon immediately and improvements built into the Quality Manual.
SJB clients are spread nationally and range from the full spectrum of legal firms, insurance firms, local authorities and high-net-worth individuals through to commercial enterprises and SMEs. Members of Chambers also accept instructions from members of the public under the direct access rules.
Other addresses:
21 White Friars, Chester CH1 1NZ, Phone 01244 323070, Fax 01244 342930
38 Vernon Street, Liverpool L2 2AY, Phone 0151 243 6000, Fax 0151 243 6040
7 Leopold Street, Sheffield S1 2GY, Phone 0114 273 8951, Fax 0114 276 0848
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Chief Executive | Chris Ronan | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0161 214 1500 |
Head of Corporate Services | David Anderson | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0161 214 1500 |
Senior Family Clerk | Paul Laverty | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0161 214 1500 |
Senior Criminal Clerk | Mark Heald | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0161 214 1500 |
Senior Civil Clerk | Chris Shaw | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0161 214 1500 |
Senior Clerk, Chester | Mark Robinson | clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 01244 323070 |
Senior Clerk, Sheffield | Tim Booth | sheffield.clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk | 0114 273 8951 |
Joint Head of Chambers | HEATON KC, Frances (1985) | ||
Joint Head of Chambers | NORTON, Richard (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | REDFERN KC, Michael (1970) | ||
Members of Chambers | BERKLEY KC, David (1979) | ||
Members of Chambers | O'BYRNE KC, Andrew (1978) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRISON KC, Sally (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROWLEY KC, Karl (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | CAVANAGH KC, Lorraine (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | HILLAS KC, Samantha (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | BURNELL KC, Kate (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | O'BRIEN KC, Joseph (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | THYNE KC, Richard (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | SPENCER KC, Shaun (2005) | ||
Associate Member | CROWLEY KC, Jane (1976) | ||
Associate Member | HILL KC, Jamie (1984) | ||
Associate Member | KELLY KC, Brendan (1988) | ||
Associate Member | VATER KC, John (1995) | ||
Associate Member | SMART KC, Julia (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | WOOD, Graeme (1968) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEDGECOE, John (1972) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHANNON, Eric (1974) | ||
Members of Chambers | LONGWORTH, Antony (1978) | ||
Members of Chambers | GRUNDY, Philip (1980) | ||
Members of Chambers | GAL, Sonia (1982) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Peter (1983) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Keith (1983) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHAW, Julian (1984) | ||
Members of Chambers | LLOYD, Julian (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | DICKINSON, Jonathan (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | TAYLOR, Julian (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | KLOSS, Diana MBE (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | WALKER, Jane (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAGNALL, Jane (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | OATES, John (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | PRICE, Nicholas (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | BATRA, Bunty (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | EASTWOOD, Charles (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | CRABTREE, Simon (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVITT, Paula (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | SANDERS, Damian (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | GRUNDY, Clare (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | PARTINGTON, Lisa (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | THOMPSON, Jonathan (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | REEVELL, Simon (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | WRIGHT, Alastair (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROBERTS, Mark (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | TAYLOR, Jonathan (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | PRATT, Patricia (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | SAVAGE, Tim (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHIELD, Deborah (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREEN, Andrew (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | McNERNEY, Kevin (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | ASHMOLE, Timothy (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | WALKER, Fiona (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | JACKSON, Nicholas (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | FITZHARRIS, Ginnette (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | BANKS, Rachael (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUGHES, Dermot (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | STANISTREET, Penelope (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | SEARLE, Jason (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILSON, Myles (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | ORME, Richard (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | FLOOD, David (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | RHYS, Megan (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | CONNOR, Mark (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | COLE, Justine (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | WRENN, Helen (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | LOWE, Craig (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOUGHTON, Lisa (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | MANN, Sara (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | GUMBS, Annette (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | FRIEZE, Daniel (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | STABLES, Gordon (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | HICKEY, Julian (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | LAWSON, Andrew (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | McHUGH, Pauline (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | ASLETT, Pépin (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAWAR, Archna (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | GOLDSACK, Ian (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | KHURRAM, Karim (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | BAILEY, Andrew (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Zillah (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | DENTON, Douglas (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAHMOOD, Ghazan (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | EVANS, Simeon (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | PARRY, Simon (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | SWAIN, Jacqueline (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROBERTS, Dafydd (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROWLEY-FOX, Rachael (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | THOMAS, Clare (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | TAYLOR, David (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | JAMES, David (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | MURDIN, Liam (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | SIMMONDS, Alexandra (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDWARDS, Susan (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | BYRNE, Philip (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | RANA, Sufiyan (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | LORD, Andrew (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOLSGROVE, Lara (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | ASTBURY, Philip (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | BHAT, Saima (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | RATLEDGE, John (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | LIVESLEY, Rhian (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHALLEY, Alison (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | KING, Oliver (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | MARSHALL, Laura (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | QUINNEY, Nicola (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | BRIDGMAN, Andrew (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | VIR SINGH, Sylvia (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | REEVELL, Louise (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | KHAN, Aaminah (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | CLINE, Robert (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | SENIOR, Mark (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | SMITH, Paul (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | MOSS, Christopher (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | MONTALDO, Neil (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUDSON, Abigail (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | PALLO, Simon (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAGUIRE, Clodagh (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | ALI, Kashif (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | LAWRENCE, Benjamin (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | BROWN, Stephen (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | ABRAHAM, Jade (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | WADDELL, Philippa (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | RIMMER, Catherine (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | CONNOLLY, Timothy (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | POOLE, William (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | STANBURY, Louise (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRISON, Peta (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | SUTTON, Rebecca (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILSON, Helen (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHARLES, Simon (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | McGARRY, Steven (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | OPENSHAW, Samantha (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITE, Debra (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | THOMPSON, Gareth (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | MARSHALL, Lucy (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHRISTIAN, Neil (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | DE NAVARRO, Frances (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | KELLY, Ben (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | MORLEY, Kate (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVEY, Helen (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | PARE, Christopher (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | BUNTING, Diarmuid (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | BROUGHTON, Kerrie (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | VENI, Richard (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHEATLEY, Jane (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | VANDERPUMP, Henry (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | OWEN-CASEY, Neil (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | CLEMO, Philip (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | GILMOUR, Peter (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | HAGGIS, Andrew (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | WOOD, Hannah (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHU, Josephine (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | DODGSON, Lance (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEVINE, Natalia (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Cerys (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | METCALFE, Daniel (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | COOPER, Elisabeth (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | MURRAY, Simon (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | WALKER, Hannah (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | CAREY, Matthew (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | BELLAMY, Jonathan (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | JENKINS, Jamie (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | FRANCE-HAYHURST, Lucinda (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOLT, Kerry (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | NASH, Laura (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | BAINES, David (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | SINGH, Ashley (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROBERTS, Elliw (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITELEY, Ginny (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | BAQRI, Zahra (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | SOUTHCOTE-WANT, Jessica (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAGUIRE, Helen (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHENG, Zoe (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUGHES, Rachael (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | DENTON, Jessica (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | BURLEY, Michelle (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | TWIST, Laura (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | KEEHAN, Eleanor (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | BROOK, Callum (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | SPENCE, Kate (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | GIHAIR, Navpreeth (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAXWELL, Gemma (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | AHARI, Tarlun (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUTCHINSON, Kelly (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | JONES, Harriet (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | GRAY, Hunter (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHERRINGTON, Thomas (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | ZAFAR, Fatima (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | GORDON, Jemma (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | GOLLINS, Sebastian (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | CARR, Rebecca (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | BELL, Stuart (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDWARDS, Robert (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | JONES, Kevin (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | BURDON, Matthew (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROSS, Niamh (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEANEY, Simon (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUGHES, Thomas (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVIES, Richard (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | BRANNAN, Maria (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | RICHARDSON, Julie (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | POWELL, Natalie (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | TITUS-COBB, Rebecca (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | WOOD, Thomas (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | PURCHASE, Jessica (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | VARLO LARSEN, Urd (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | BAKSHANI, Hannah (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | HALSALL, Laura (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | GALLAGHER, Naomh (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | MCKENNA, John (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | KINNEAR, Daniel (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITE, Katherine (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARRISON-FISHER, Sara (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | VARTY, Helen (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | JONES, David (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | MOUNTAIN, Andrew (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | CROWELL, Helen (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | PLATTS, Alex (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | CURRIE, Daniel (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | ABUKHALIL, Rhia (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | O'CONNOR, Cressida (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | CONIAH, Emmanuel (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | CARRIER, Alexandra (2020) | ||
Members of Chambers | PROCTOR, Rosemary (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | NAVAID, Adil (2021) |
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Michelle Burley | Michelle is a junior barrister specialising in family law. Michelle has a… | View Profile | |
Kate Burnell | Kate practises solely within Family Law and has specialised in children cases… | View Profile | |
Douglas Denton | Douglas has developed a practice encompassing commercial litigation, medical negligence, professional negligence,… | View Profile | |
Ginnette Fitzharris | Ginnette practices in public and private Children Law. Ginnette has represented the… | View Profile | |
David Flood | David is a specialist employment law practitioner with a particular interest in… | View Profile | |
Andrew Haggis | Andrew specialises in family proceedings. He acts for parents and guardians in… | View Profile | |
Laura Halsall | Laura is a civil practitioner, with focus on employment law, and as… | View Profile | |
Peta Harrison | Peta has significant experience representing local authorities, parents and children at all… | View Profile | |
Simon Heaney | Simon has developed a strong reputation for acting in a wide range… | View Profile | |
Samantha Hillas | Sam Hillas is a senior member of the matrimonial finance team, dealing… | View Profile | |
Lara Holsgrove | Lara specialises in personal injury work and has acted for both Claimants… | View Profile | |
Aaminah Khan | Aaminah specialises primarily in Information Law and Regulatory work, with particular experience… | View Profile | |
Rhian Livesley | Rhian is an experienced, specialist family law practitioner whose practice encompasses all… | View Profile | |
John McKenna | John specialises in public law care proceedings, including representing children via their… | View Profile | |
Natalie Powell | Natalie accepts instructions from all parties in all children law matters, representing… | View Profile | |
Patricia Pratt | Patricia is an experienced, specialist family law practitioner. She has appeared at… | View Profile | |
Catherine Rimmer | Catherine’s area of practice is Family Law and encompasses all aspects of… | View Profile | |
Damian Sanders | Damian Sanders is a family practitioner and has experience of all aspects… | View Profile | |
Mark Senior | Mark has appeared at every level of the Family Court since 1989… | View Profile | |
Rebecca Sutton | Rebecca is a civil law barrister specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence,… | View Profile | |
David Taylor | David is regularly instructed in the areas of Personal Injury and Insurance… | View Profile | |
Ginny Whiteley | Ginny is an experienced family barrister, dealing exclusively with proceedings relating to… | View Profile | |
Cerys Williams | Cerys’ practice includes all aspects of the law relating to children in… | View Profile | |
Helen Wilson | Helen has extensive experience in children cases. She has appeared at all… | View Profile | |
Helen Wrenn | Helen practises in all areas of family law. Helen has 20 years’… | View Profile |
- North Eastern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
- Northern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
- Northern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence
- Northern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Northern Circuit > Clinical negligence
- Northern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
- Northern Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
Set Rankings
- Northern Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
- Northern Circuit > Education
- Northern Circuit > IT, telecoms and data protection
- Northern Circuit > Professional disciplinary law
- Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
- North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
- North Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence