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Chambers of Susan Hunter
St John's Chambers
101 VICTORIA STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 6PU
South West

Email firm Visit website 0117 923 4700 0117 929 4821

Set overviews: England and Wales

For some, St John's Chambers is ‘unquestionably the go-to set for private client litigation in the South West’, while others say it is ‘a must instruct for personal injury and clinical negligence’, as well as covering the gamut of other practice areas including commercial, construction, and property law. In recent chambers news, dual-qualified Ryan Morgan, formerly of Queen Square Chambers, joined the family and divorce team. The ‘excellent’ clerks are ‘always helpful and approachable, they are a main cog in the process of the great communication between instructing solicitor and barrister – they just get it’; chief executive Derek Jenkins heads the team that ‘makes the lives of instructing solicitors so much easer, making the set feel like an extension of the solicitors’ own departments and not a standalone body’. Practice managers Rob Bocock, Luke Hodgson, and Annette Bushell manage the commercial, family, and personal injury teams respectively. Offices in: Bristol

St John’s Chambers is one of the largest and most prestigious barristers’ sets in the South West, with 9 silks and 76 juniors attracting high-quality work in all major areas of civil law. We were voted ‘Regional Set of the Year 2018’ by Legal 500 and ‘Chambers of the Year 2018‘ by Bristol Law Society, these awards endorse our position as a stand-out national set. Chambers has recently been shortlisted ‘Regional Set of the Year’ by Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019.

We demonstrate excellence and innovation in the provision of legal services having been involved in a number of landmark decisions in the High Court and Court of Appeal. As one of the go-to chambers for legal advice outside London, we receive high level complex instructions from law firms across the UK, multi-national businesses, high net-worth individuals and people from all walks of life. The leading directories describe us as a ‘Western Circuit Powerhouse’ (Legal 500) and ‘Like having London-quality barristers on your doorstep.’ (Chambers UK).

Our commitment

Whether you are a law firm, a business, a public sector organisation or a private individual, you can be sure you will receive legal expertise and client care of the very highest standards from St John’s. Our barristers are described by peers as easy to work with and committed to delivering quality advice on time. They will prepare the strongest possible case and keep all parties informed at every stage. As part of our commitment to our clients, we make sure all communications are timely, clear and concise.

Our clients

Our client base includes regional and national law firms, representing and advising prominent businesses and private individuals. We also provide advice and representation under the public access scheme to members of the public and individual professionals and executives such as planning consultants, managing directors and doctors.

Areas of work

We have top tier expertise in: agriculture and rural affairs, clinical negligence, commercial, construction and engineering, Court of Protection, employment, family and divorce, health & safety, inquests and public inquiries, international arbitration, licensing, personal injury, planning, professional negligence, public and administrative law, real estate, tax, wills and trusts. Chambers UK consistently ranks us in Band 1 for our main practice areas. Each core practice area has a dedicated clerking team to advise clients on the most suitable barrister for their case. Read more

Mediation

For cases where mediation is appropriate, we have a team of 26 qualified mediators available to assist in the capacity of adviser, advocate or mediator. Our modern, purpose-built office premises include rooms that are designed specifically for mediations.

Seminars and events

We are committed to providing first class CPD courses in all major areas of law. Clients have described our seminars as

“an excellent day and one of the best I have ever been on.”

St John’s Chambers provides full, half-day and evening events, short tailored talks, bespoke courses and seminars in conjunction with law firms, charities and insurance companies. We offer outstanding hospitality at venues selected for their comfort, convenience and excellent catering.

History

St John’s Chambers opened in 1978 in Broad Street, Bristol with five members; the life expectancy of the business was six months. Forty years on, the business is one of the leading sets in the South West, with over 85 members and recognised as top tier in all major areas of law.

Our offices

Our modern purpose-built offices in the centre of Bristol are easily accessible, close to the City’s historic harbour and major road links and just a short walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station.

Our recent charitable commitments include:

Raised £5,400 for the Spinal Injuries Association from its spinal injuries conference and drinks reception.
Participated in the annual Taunton Dragon Boat Festival in support of Headway Somerset, raising over £2,000 for this worthy cause.
Raised £930 for The Coroners’ Courts Support Service.
Hosted and organised the AvMA 35th anniversary dinner in the autumn which brought together all the major clinical negligence firms and Chambers in the South West, and raised £3,600.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chief executive	Derek Jenkins
Head of Marketing & Events	Sarah Sands
Office manager	Isabelle Mills
Key clerking contacts	Rob Bocock (commercial and Chancery)
Key clerking contacts	Luke Hodgson (family)
Key clerking contacts	Annette Bushell (personal injury and clinical negligence)
Members of Chambers	SHARP QC, Christopher (1975)
Members of Chambers	BLOHM QC, Leslie (1982)
Members of Chambers	SKELLORN QC, Kathryn (1993)
Members of Chambers	WILSON-SMITH QC, Christopher (1965)*
Members of Chambers	ORNSBY QC, Suzanne (1986)*
Members of Chambers	PHILLIPS QC, Matthew (1993)
Members of Chambers	GODWIN QC, William (1986)*
Members of Chambers	O'SULLIVAN QC, Derek (1990)*
Members of Chambers	BULLOCK, Ian (1975)
Members of Chambers	GRICE, Timothy (1975)
Members of Chambers	BLACKMORE, John (1983)
Members of Chambers	STEAD, Richard (1979)
Members of Chambers	NEILL, Robin (1979)
Members of Chambers	AULD, Charles (1980)
Members of Chambers	WADSLEY, Peter (1984)
Members of Chambers	DUTHIE, Catriona (1981)
Members of Chambers	HUNTER, Susan (1985)
Members of Chambers	MILLER, Nick (1994)
Members of Chambers	MORGAN, Simon (1988)
Members of Chambers	DAS, Kamala (1975)
Members of Chambers	LEEPER, Tom (1991)
Members of Chambers	SHARPLES, John (1992)
Members of Chambers	KEARNEY, Andrew (2007)
Members of Chambers	MARTIN, Dianne (1992)
Members of Chambers	LIGHT, Prof Roy (1992)
Members of Chambers	McLAUGHLIN, Andrew (1993)
Members of Chambers	MAXWELL, Adrian (1993)
Members of Chambers	PHILLIMORE, Sarah (1994)
Members of Chambers	REGAN, David (1994)
Members of Chambers	PEARCE-SMITH, James (2002)
Members of Chambers	DICKINSON, John (1995)
Members of Chambers	EVANS, Judi (1996)
Members of Chambers	WHITE, Matthew (1997)
Members of Chambers	O'REGAN, Matthew (2015)
Members of Chambers	HARRISON, Graeme (1997)
Members of Chambers	ZEB, Emma (1998)
Members of Chambers	HORNE, Julian (1998)
Members of Chambers	TROUP, Alex (1998)
Members of Chambers	BOND, Abigail (1999)
Members of Chambers	VALENTINE, Justin (1999)
Members of Chambers	THORNTON, Delia (1999}
Members of Chambers	MCKINLAY, Vanessa (2000)
Members of Chambers	HUSSAIN, Zahid (2001)
Members of Chambers	RUSSELL, Rachel (2001)
Members of Chambers	REED, Lucy (2002)
Members of Chambers	ELFORD, Caroline (2002)
Members of Chambers	BELYAVIN, Julia (2003)
Members of Chambers	SAUNDERS, Zoe (2003)
Members of Chambers	TAYLOR, Rebecca (2003)
Members of Chambers	JONES, Christopher (2004)
Members of Chambers	LEWIS, Darren (2004)
Members of Chambers	COMMINS, Andrew (2004)
Members of Chambers	ATKINSON, Jody (2005)
Members of Chambers	GOLD, Richard (2006)
Members of Chambers	WEST, Patrick (2007)
Members of Chambers	HANDY, Ben (2008)
Members of Chambers	PIKE, Olivia (2008)
Members of Chambers	BARBER, Jimmy (2008)
Members of Chambers	MARWICK, James (2008)
Members of Chambers	CLARKE, Michael (2009)
Members of Chambers	WOODING, Oliver (2009)
Members of Chambers	NORMAN, Richard (2009)
Members of Chambers	POINTON, Nick (2010)
Members of Chambers	DZAMEH, Natasha (2010)
Members of Chambers	NEWINGTON-BRIDGES, Charlie (2011)
Members of Chambers	HUGHES, James (2011)
Members of Chambers	BOYLE, Adam (2012)
Members of Chambers	HARRIS, Jack (2012)
Members of Chambers	COATES-WALKER, Marcus (2013)
Members of Chambers	GROVES, Asha (2013)
Members of Chambers	SEGAL, Rachel (2013)
Members of Chambers	MILLS, Robert (2014)
Members of Chambers	KNIGHT, Joss (2014)
Members of Chambers	PRICE, Emma (2014)
Members of Chambers	LARGE, Iain (2016)
Members of Chambers	Scarsbrook, Bethany (2014)
Members of Chambers	RILEY, Oliver (2013)
Members of Chambers	Smith-Holland, SOPHIE (2015)
Members of Chambers	Dudbridge, HARRIET (2015)
Members of Chambers	Lindfield, JONATHAN (2017)
Members of Chambers	Sampson, ANNIE (2017)

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