7 Harrington Street > Liverpool, England > Set Profile
7 Harrington Street Offices
Chambers of Richard Pratt KC
7 Harrington Street
7 HARRINGTON STREET
LIVERPOOL
L2 9YH
England
7 Harrington Street
7 HARRINGTON STREET
LIVERPOOL
L2 9YH
England
7 Harrington Street > The Legal 500 Rankings
Northern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
The criminal law team at 7 Harrington Street has broad-ranging expertise and its members handle a broad range of criminal cases. The set is home to Nicholas Johnson KC, who is regularly instructed on cases regarding gross negligence manslaughter, alleged gangland murders, major drug importation and distribution networks, serious sexual offences, and fraud. A notable highlight was his defence of a 14-year-old boy charged with the murder of 12-year-old Ava White, who was stabbed to death in central Liverpool. Head of chambers Richard Pratt KC prosecutes and defends, and he defended a woman who was convicted of abusing her husband in addition to subjecting him to severe controlling and coercive behaviour. Nigel Power KC is another key member of the set and he has significant expertise in murder and fraud cases.Leading Silks
Nicholas Johnson KC – 7 Harrington Street 'Nicholas is undoubtedly one of the very best criminal KCs practising today. Committed, hard-working, urbane, relatable, sensible, laconic, charming, and persuasive, he is trusted by judges without giving an inch in the promotion of his client's interests.'
Richard Pratt KC – 7 Harrington Street 'Richard is never flustered and he always looks like he is in full control. When you are facing life in prison, it is that calmness and overall professional confidence that you want to see from your leader.'
2022 Silks
Andrew Ford KC – 7 Harrington Street 'Andrew's attention to detail and in depth preparation is of a very high quality.'
2024 Silks
Leading Juniors
Jonathan Duffy – 7 Harrington Street 'Jonathan is a tremendous court presence. He has the intellectual capacity to never be caught out by a response or question from a judge and he is always in command of his own arguments.'
Testimonials
‘The set is very user friendly and very approachable for solicitors, and they are understanding of the difficulties solicitors face in the modern, professional world.’
‘7 Harrington Street has added greater depth over the years and now ranks as the best in the Liverpool area.’
‘The set is very approachable and understands the difficulties of a solicitor’s practice.’
‘All the clerks are very efficient. The head clerk is excellent at making an instructing solicitor feel valued.’
‘The clerks are always keen to assist. They have a proper understanding of how a solicitor’s practice works.’
‘The clerks are very approachable and very willing to assist and engage with solicitors.’
Northern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy Tier 2
The members at 7 Harrington Street undertake a variety of financial remedy cases, and the team includes Tom Fazackerley, who practices exclusively in divorce and financial remedy work. Additionally, Fazackerley undertakes cohabitation disputes and applications for financial provision for children. The set is also home to Grant Lazarus, who is skilled in complex pension-related issues.Northern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence Tier 3
7 Harrington Street ‘has strength in depth with a large and varied family team.’ The members are highly adept at handling all types of public and private children law cases. Margaret Parr has appeared in the Court of Appeal and the High Court, representing children, parents, and local authorities in cases concerning allegations of sexual abuse, violence against children, substance misuse, mental health issues, and child neglect. Natasha Johnson has experience with cases that have jurisdictional and international issues, and in the private law arena, she handles applications for child arrangements orders, prohibited steps orders, and specific issues applications. Natasha Harrison is another notable member of the set and she represents a range of clients in both public law and private law proceedings.Leading Juniors
Margaret Parr – 7 Harrington Street ‘Margaret is a razor-sharp, excellent advocate who quickly grasps all the issues. She puts clients at ease with her calm, unflappable, and firm manner, and she is a formidable opponent.’
Natasha Johnson – 7 Harrington Street ‘It is very rare to find a barrister who is exceptionally intelligent and is also able to show empathy towards their clients. Natasha has it all; she is extremely intelligent, her personal skills are exceptional, her delivery in court is second-to-none, and she has a passion for the law and takes pride in the work she delivers.’
Testimonials
‘The Clerks are excellent, particularly Carolyn Creegan, who works phenomenally well under pressure and is always calm and available.’
‘John Kilgallon runs an excellent ship at 7 Harrington Street, ensuring client needs are met.’
‘The clerks are led by John Kilgallon, who is by far the most outstanding clerk. He makes sure that his instructing solicitors are supported and that excellent service is provided.’
‘Carolyn Cregeen has always been wonderful to deal with. She is helpful, approachable, and willing to assist.’
‘Carolyn Cregreen is an experienced family clerk, and she is friendly and helpful.’
‘7 Harrington Street are a go-to chambers. They have barristers across the board, from KCs to junior barristers, and they are able to accommodate a varying client base.’
‘The family team are second to none in the North West; they always go the extra mile for the client and support their instructing solicitor.’
‘7 Harrington Street has a diverse family offering and there is always somebody available to assist.’
Northern Circuit > Personal injury Tier 3
Defendant and claimant barristers at 7 Harrington Street expertly handle catastrophic and serious injury matters, as well as cases regarding industrial accidents and disease. Tim Grover has expertise across a broad range of high-value and complex personal injury claims. The set also houses Fraser Lindsay, who is instructed by both claimants on defendants on cases regarding employers’ liability, public liability, and road traffic accidentsNorthern Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
Northern Circuit > Professional disciplinary law
7 Harrington Street > Set Profile
7 Harrington Street is one of the largest sets of chambers in the country. It has a policy of excellence, innovation and expansion with expertise in all aspects of the law. The set has earned its reputation through continued professional excellence and a commitment to working to the highest ethical standards.
The set: Currently there are 102 barristers, including 15 KCs. They are supported by a large and dedicated team of clerking and administrative staff who consistently provide clients with a high level of service.
As holders of the Legal Services Quality mark, the set offers quality-assured services to members of the public who need legal information, advice and assistance. Chambers is firmly committed to equal opportunities and accepts instructions from anyone, regardless of background or circumstances.
7 Harrington Street is located in the heart of the commercial and legal centre of Liverpool, only a short walk from the QEII Combined Courts Centre and the Liverpool Civil and Family Courts. The set has extensive, state-of-the-art conference and seminar facilities, including a video conferencing suite.
Types of work undertaken: Chambers provides experienced advocates at every level of criminal work, in a comprehensive range of matters. Specific areas of expertise include commercial fraud, defence insurance fraud, police discipline, drugs offences, consumer protection and all kinds of local government legislation, trade descriptions, civil liberties cases and actions against the police, food and safety, health and safety, noise nuisance, and regulation of goods and public service vehicles, as well as road traffic and other common offences.
Civil expertise includes all types of common law work. All aspects of personal injury, including catastrophic cases, industrial accidents and disease, are dealt with, as well as clinical and professional negligence, including legal and surveyor matters. All types of contract and commercial work are handled, together with landlord and tenant matters, environmental nuisance and employment cases, immigration, redundancy, dismissal, and sex and race discrimination. Planning cases are handled, as well as product liability actions, insurance, liquor and betting licensing, mental health, housing, and welfare law.
Family expertise includes every aspect of child and matrimonial proceedings, including finance and property distribution, Human Rights Act cases, all types of public and private child law cases including adoption and care proceedings, and Children Act matters, as well as mediation, separation and divorce. Chambers intends to further develop its existing areas of expertise through organic growth.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Head of Chambers | PRATT KC, Richard (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BERRY KC, Anthony (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOHNSON KC, Nicholas (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POWER KC, Nigel (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAWRENCE KC, Nigel (1988) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McLACHLAN KC, David (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GLENSER KC, Peter | ||
| Members of Chambers | CRAY KC, Timothy | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORD KC, Andrew (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GEEY, David (1970) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PICKAVANCE, Michael (1974) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RAE, James (1976) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GIBSON, Arthur (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RIDING, Henry (1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAZARUS, Grant (1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BYRNE, James (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | READE, Kevin (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KHAN, Jamil (1986) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KIDD, Peter (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SUTTON, Keith (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOLDER, Simon (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SYMMS, Kate (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WATSON, David | ||
| Members of Chambers | DRIVER, Simon (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GROVER, Tim (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SEED, Stephen (1991) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PARRY-JONES, Trevor (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GARSIDE, Mark (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POLGLASE, David | ||
| Members of Chambers | REYNOLDS, Gary (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Ben | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURKE, Brendan (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURNER, Nicola (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAUSTON, Peter | ||
| Members of Chambers | BALL, Steven (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALLON, Joanna (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLARKE, Susan (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRANT, Kenneth (1997) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TITCHMARSH, Katy (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROGERS, Daniel (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BISARYA, Neil (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLT, Sarah (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HUYTON, Kate | ||
| Members of Chambers | MILES, Nicola (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROBERTS, Mark (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | APPLETON, Katy (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DUFFY, Jonathan (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FREEMAN, Emma (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCLOSKEY, Louise | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOTTRAM, Cheryl | ||
| Members of Chambers | REID, Martin (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH, Rebecca | ||
| Members of Chambers | WRIGHT, Paul (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHALLINOR, Tom (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FISHER, Emma (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MAQBOUL, Neair (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TARGETT PARKER, Leanne (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEARDMORE, William (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COCKRELL, Nick (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KNAGG, Christopher (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LINDSAY, Fraser (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CLIFF, James (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PARR, Margaret (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Bernice (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WATTERS, Sarah (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARTHAN, Peter (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | THOMAS, Gemma (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROOKFIELD, Hannah (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LANGHORN, Alex (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FAZACKERLEY, Tom (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DILLON, Frank (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CRACKNELL, Alex (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURNER, Fiona (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOHNSON, Natasha (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAXTER, Jamie (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAYNE, Suzanne | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROWNSON, Jonathan (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WAKE, Rachael (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GILCHRIST, Megan (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WHELAN, Jacqueline (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BASSINDER, Laura (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CONWAY, Matthew (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WALMSLEY, Alaric (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAPPIN, Hope (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILSON, Peter (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RICHARDSON, Georgia | ||
| Members of Chambers | WALSH, Martyn | ||
| Members of Chambers | OAKDENE, Rachel (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SZCZESNIAK, Leszek (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BRAMHALL, Daniel (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'BRIEN, Michael | ||
| Member of Chambers | MENARY, Holly (2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STANLEY, Benjamin | ||
| Members of Chambers | MOUCARRY, Renn | ||
| Members of Chambers | DENN WHITE, Isabella | ||
| Members of Chambers | COYNE, Paul | ||
| Members of Chambers | COPE, Maxwell | ||
| Members of Chambers | COX, Megan | ||
| Pupil | LAND, Emily | ||
| Door Tenant | GOLDREIN KC, Iain (1975) | ||
| Door Tenant | HOWLING KC, Rex (1991) | ||
| Door Tenant | LEE KC. Taryn (1992) | ||
| Door Tenant | LUMLEY KC, Nicholas (1992) | ||
| Door Tenant | KENT KC, Alan | ||
| Door Tenant | ORR KC, Julian | ||
| Door Tenant | HARTLEY KC, Richard | ||
| Door Tenant | EDWARDS KC, Owen | ||
| Door Tenant | AKUDOLU KC, Nneka | ||
| Door Tenant | THORNE KC, Katy (1994) | ||
| Door Tenant | BOLT, Matthew | ||
| Door Tenant | JONES, Daniel | ||
| Door Tenant | GRICE, Kevin (1997) | ||
| Door Tenant | RALSTON, William (2000) | ||
| Door Tenant | KNAPP, Stephen (1986) | ||
| Door Tenant | DUNNE, David (2005) | ||
| Door Tenant | PATON, Danielle (2007) | ||
| Door Tenant | COUSINS, Andrew (2017) |
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Laura Bassinder | Practice Areas Miss Bassinder has specific experience in personal injury claims arising… | View Profile |
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Jamie Baxter | Practice Areas Crime Mr Baxter is a specialist criminal practitioner who joined… | View Profile |
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Anthony Berry | Practice Areas Crime Practice Areas: Serious and Heavyweight Crime Murder Large-Scale Fraud… | View Profile |
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Anthony Berry | Practice Areas Crime Practice Areas: Serious and Heavyweight Crime Murder Large-Scale Fraud… | View Profile |
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Neil Bisarya | BA [Law tripos] Queens’ College, Cambridge University [MA Hons] Call: 1998 Lincoln’s… | View Profile |
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Daniel Bramhall | View Profile | |
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Hannah Brookfield | Miss Brookfield is an established practitioner and was called to the Bar… | View Profile |
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James Byrne | View Profile | |
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Bernice Campbell | Practice Areas Crime Prosecution Defence Assault, Robbery and other violent crime Burglary… | View Profile |
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James Cliff | Practice Areas Civil Personal Injury James has considerable experience of all types… | View Profile |
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Nick Cockrell | View Profile | |
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Matthew Conway | View Profile | |
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Andrew Cousins | Door Tenant | View Profile |
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Alexandra Cracknell | Practice Areas Family Miss Cracknell accepts instructions on behalf of local authorities,… | View Profile |
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Mr Timothy Cray | View Profile | |
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Frank Dillon | Practice Areas Crime Frank Dillon is a former solicitor and Higher Courts… | View Profile |
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Simon Driver | View Profile | |
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Jonathan Duffy | View Profile | |
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David Dunne | View Profile | |
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Tom Fazackerley | Practice Areas Family Matrimonial Finance Private Law Children Cohabitee disputes Legal… | View Profile |
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Emma Fisher | Call: 2004 Practice Areas Civil Claimant and Defendant written work and court… | View Profile |
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Mr Andrew Ford | Practice Areas Crime Heavy indictable work Prosecution and Defence. ” Approachable… | View Profile |
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Emma Freeman | View Profile | |
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Mark Garside | View Profile | |
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Arthur Gibson | Call: 1980 CPS Fraud Panel Level 3 Practice Areas Civil Personal Injury… | View Profile |
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Megan Gilchrist | Miss Gilchrist was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of… | View Profile |
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Mr Peter Glenser | AREAS OF WORK Crime Serious Crime Firearms Specialist Court Martial… | View Profile |
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Iain Goldrein | Practice Areas Civil Privacy and the Media – injunctive and “super” injunctive… | View Profile |
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Kenneth Grant | Graduate of the University of York BA (Hons) College of Law 1978… | View Profile |
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Kevin Grice | Kevin Grice is a retired barrister who is a Door Tenant at… | View Profile |
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Tim Grover | View Profile | |
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Peter Harthan | Personal Injury Peter Harthan is an experienced and proficient advocate practising across… | View Profile |
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Mr Richard Hartley | Practice Areas He is a Civil Practitioner with a busy paper and… | View Profile |
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Simon Holder | Call: 1989 Practice Areas Civil Brain Injury Catastrophic Injury Clinical Negligence Employers… | View Profile |
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Sarah Holt | Call: 1999 Practice Areas Crime Specialist criminal advocate with particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
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Rex Howling | Door Tenant | View Profile |
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Kate Huyton | View Profile | |
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Nicholas Johnson | Practice Areas Crime Mr Johnson is currently prosecuting in the case of… | View Profile |
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Natasha Johnson | Miss Johnson was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of… | View Profile |
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Ben Jones | View Profile | |
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Mr Alan Kent | View Profile | |
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Jamil Khan | Call: 1986 Practice Areas Family Public law children cases including care and… | View Profile |
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Peter Kidd | Call: 1987 Lincoln’s Inn LLB 2:1, Liverpool University Practice Areas Civil Personal… | View Profile |
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Christopher Knagg | Barrister specialising in civil law; personal injury; RTA; fatal accident litigation; employers’… | View Profile |
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Stephen Knapp | Barrister specialising in personal injury; industrial injury; licensing; professional negligence; contract; industrial… | View Profile |
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Alex Langhorn | Barrister | View Profile |
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Hope Lappin | Family Miss Lappin Acts for both the Local Authority and parents in public… | View Profile |
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Nigel Lawrence | Practice Areas Civil Personal injury Clinical negligence Coroners inquests Occupational health Regulatory… | View Profile |
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Grant Lazarus | View Profile | |
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Taryn Lee | Door Tenant at 7 Harrington Street Chambers | View Profile |
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Fraser Lindsay | Practice Areas Civil Catastrophic Injuries Mr. Lindsay has a wide experience of… | View Profile |
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Teresa Loftus | Barrister specialising in criminal law for both prosecution and defence. Undertakes serious… | View Profile |
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Dorian Lovell-Pank | Mr Lovell-Pank has defended in and prosecuted almost every kind of criminal… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Lumley | Door Tenant | View Profile |
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Joanna Mallon | Call: 1996 Professional Memberships: Family Law Bar Association 7HS Family Committee Practice… | View Profile |
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Neair Maqboul | Call: 2004 Education and Qualifications: Law LLB (Hons) BVC Memberships: Association… | View Profile |
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Louise McCloskey | View Profile | |
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James McKeon | Barrister specialising in all aspects of personal injury, industrial injury and disease… | View Profile |
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David McLachlan | Barrister specialising in crime. | View Profile |
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Holly Menary | Barrister | View Profile |
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Nicola Miles | Call: October 1999 Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Education University of Leicester… | View Profile |
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Cheryl Mottram | View Profile | |
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Katherine O"Donohue | Areas of Practice Miss O’Donohue has a general Common Law Civil practice… | View Profile |
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Rachel Oakdene | Miss Oakdene joins chambers after being called to the Bar in July… | View Profile |
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Margarett Parr | Family Miss Parr’s practice is primarily focused on family law, including ancillary… | View Profile |
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Trevor Parry-Jones | View Profile | |
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Danielle Paton | Counsel with a practice in civil, family and criminal law. Immigration, personal… | View Profile |
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Michael Pickavance | View Profile | |
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David Polglase | View Profile | |
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Nigel Power | Practice Areas Crime Fraud Murder & Manslaughter Confiscation Regulatory Terrorism Firearms Appeals… | View Profile |
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Richard Pratt | Areas of Practice In the first fifteen years of my practice I… | View Profile |
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James Rae | Call: 1976 Practice Areas Crime Murder / Manslaughter Local Government legislation Licensing… | View Profile |
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William Ralston | Barrister specialising in civil: general common law and employment; personal injury, contract,… | View Profile |
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Kevin Reade | View Profile | |
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Martin Reid KC | View Profile | |
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Gary Reynolds | View Profile | |
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Helen Richardson | Civil – Personal Injury– RTA– Costs Litigation– Credit Hire– Public Liability– Contract–… | View Profile |
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Henry Riding | Call: 1981 Practice Areas Crime All areas of Criminal Law | View Profile |
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Mark Roberts | View Profile | |
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Daniel Rogers | Year of Call 1997 Inner Temple Nottingham University BA (Jt Hons:… | View Profile |
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Paul Russell | Barrister specialising in fields of personal injury and clinical negligence, being regularly… | View Profile |
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Stephen Seed | View Profile | |
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Rebecca Smith | View Profile | |
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Keith Sutton | Call: 1988 Practice Areas Crime Prosecution & Defence Serious crime (including confiscation… | View Profile |
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Kate Symms | Call: 1990 Practice Areas Family Private Law Child Cases Public Law Child… | View Profile |
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Leszek Szczesniak | Leszek Szczesniak was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 2018.… | View Profile |
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Leanne Targett Parker | View Profile | |
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Gemma Thomas | Areas of Practice A robust and principled barrister, since her call to… | View Profile |
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Katharine Titchmarsh | View Profile | |
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Nicola Turner | View Profile | |
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Fiona Turner | CivilMiss Turner undertook a common law pupillage supervised by Daniel Rogers and… | View Profile |
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Ian Unsworth | Ian Unsworth QC is cited by Chambers UK and the Legal 500… | View Profile |
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Rachael Wake | Practice Areas Family Care Miss Wake is experienced in public law applications,… | View Profile |
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Alaric Walmsley | Alaric Walmsley is an experienced lawyer who specialises in crime, fraud and… | View Profile |
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David Watson | View Profile | |
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Sarah Watters | Practice Areas Civil Personal Injury Contract RTA Credit hire Family Public… | View Profile |
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Jacqueline Whelan | Jacqueline Whelan has a wealth of experience in family law including; –… | View Profile |
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Peter Wilson | Peter joined Chambers in September 2019 following his successful completion of pupillage… | View Profile |
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