Set Profile > Ropewalk Chambers > Nottingham, England
Ropewalk Chambers Offices
24 THE ROPEWALK
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 5EF
England
Ropewalk Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
Inquests and inquiries Tier 1
Ropewalk Chambers' inquests team is instructed on a wide range of inquests touching upon issues such as care home deaths, murders and other offences committed by individuals released from prison on license, custody deaths and medical negligence matters. Richard Seabrook is particularly active in the field of care deaths, acting for a range of parties including care home operators and the families of the deceased, while Georgina Cursham has experience in health and safety related matters, having recently represented an infrastructure contractor following the death of a cyclist who hit a pot-hole.
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Personal injury Tier 1
Ropewalk Chambers one of the premier names in the East Midlands for personal injury cases, with clients praising the 'tremendous wealth of expertise' on show and the team's 'strength at all levels'. Industrial disease remains the set's most notable area of practice, with several solicitors referring to them as a 'go-to' for this area, and several barristers regularly acting on noise-induced hearing loss, hand-arm vibration syndrome, and mesothelioma cases, with most practitioners leaning more towards defendant-side work. Jayne Adams QC represented the employer, and Patrick Limb QC acted for the claimant, in the first beryllium poisoning case brought before the English courts. Notable figures from the junior ranks include Andrew Lyons, who recently represented an employer in a multi-track claim where it was alleged that it was vicariously liable for the consequences of a prank played by one employee on another, and industrial disease specialist Richard Gregory whose recent work has included several complex noise-induced hearing loss cases.
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Leading Juniors
Clinical negligence Tier 2
Ropewalk Chambers is a force in clinical negligence work in the East Midlands, primarily acting for claimants against NHS trusts. The set also handles some defendant work for individual practitioners, though members such as Jason Cox and Rachel Young also act for NHS defendants. Senior junior Richard Seabrook is another key name in the team, with a practice that includes surgery and missed diagnoses cases.
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Property and construction Tier 2
Members of Ropewalk Chambers appear in a wide range of property cases throughout the East Midlands, with recent work including boundary and easement disputes, as well as dilapidation and possession claims. Tom Carter is a particularly notable figure within the team for his specialism in cases relating to Japanese knotweed, having recently appeared in several agenda-setting nuisance, misrepresentation and professional negligence cases around infestations of the invasive species.
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Commercial litigation
One of the busiest sets for commercial work in the East Midlands, Ropewalk Chambers is praised by clients for its 'good range of counsel at all levels'. Notable practitioners include Jonathan Owen, who provides a 'Rolls-Royce service' , and John Campbell who 'thinks on his feet and sees all possible solutions in a case'.
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Costs
The costs team at Ropewalk Chambers handles both claimant and defendant work in the costs area, in inter-party cases as well as solicitor-client disputes. Andrew Lyons is particularly recommended by clients for his 'good presence in court' along with 'sufficient gravitas to hit home with the more complex legal arguments' in complex matters. Shilpa Shah is another key figure within the team whose recent work has included long-running disputes between solicitors and clients, as well as costs cases arising from high-value clinical negligence matters.
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Inquests and inquiries Tier 1
Ropewalk Chambers' inquests team is instructed on a wide range of inquests touching upon issues such as care home deaths, murders and other offences committed by individuals released from prison on license, custody deaths and medical negligence matters. Richard Seabrook is particularly active in the field of care deaths, acting for a range of parties including care home operators and the families of the deceased, while Georgina Cursham has experience in health and safety related matters, having recently represented an infrastructure contractor following the death of a cyclist who hit a pot-hole.
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Personal injury Tier 1
Ropewalk Chambers one of the premier names in the East Midlands for personal injury cases, with clients praising the 'tremendous wealth of expertise' on show and the team's 'strength at all levels'. Industrial disease remains the set's most notable area of practice, with several solicitors referring to them as a 'go-to' for this area, and several barristers regularly acting on noise-induced hearing loss, hand-arm vibration syndrome, and mesothelioma cases, with most practitioners leaning more towards defendant-side work. Jayne Adams QC represented the employer, and Patrick Limb QC acted for the claimant, in the first beryllium poisoning case brought before the English courts. Notable figures from the junior ranks include Andrew Lyons, who recently represented an employer in a multi-track claim where it was alleged that it was vicariously liable for the consequences of a prank played by one employee on another, and industrial disease specialist Richard Gregory whose recent work has included several complex noise-induced hearing loss cases.
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Clinical negligence Tier 2
Ropewalk Chambers is a force in clinical negligence work in the East Midlands, primarily acting for claimants against NHS trusts. The set also handles some defendant work for individual practitioners, though members such as Jason Cox and Rachel Young also act for NHS defendants. Senior junior Richard Seabrook is another key name in the team, with a practice that includes surgery and missed diagnoses cases.
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Property and construction Tier 2
Members of Ropewalk Chambers appear in a wide range of property cases throughout the East Midlands, with recent work including boundary and easement disputes, as well as dilapidation and possession claims. Tom Carter is a particularly notable figure within the team for his specialism in cases relating to Japanese knotweed, having recently appeared in several agenda-setting nuisance, misrepresentation and professional negligence cases around infestations of the invasive species.
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation
One of the busiest sets for commercial work in the East Midlands, Ropewalk Chambers is praised by clients for its 'good range of counsel at all levels'. Notable practitioners include Jonathan Owen, who provides a 'Rolls-Royce service' , and John Campbell who 'thinks on his feet and sees all possible solutions in a case'.
Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Costs
The costs team at Ropewalk Chambers handles both claimant and defendant work in the costs area, in inter-party cases as well as solicitor-client disputes. Andrew Lyons is particularly recommended by clients for his 'good presence in court' along with 'sufficient gravitas to hit home with the more complex legal arguments' in complex matters. Shilpa Shah is another key figure within the team whose recent work has included long-running disputes between solicitors and clients, as well as costs cases arising from high-value clinical negligence matters.
Leading Juniors
Ropewalk Chambers > Set Profile
The set: A multi-disciplinary set with an established national reputation.
The set gives every single case the care and attention it deserves.
You will receive more than just advice and representation from it; you will secure consistently excellent oral and written advocacy, delivered with the highest levels of service and integrity.
Quality advocacy starts with thorough preparation. The setâs attention to detail produces the level of understanding that promotes sound judgements and advice of the highest calibre. This gives the added value that will improve the prospects of achieving the best possible outcome for you and your clients.
Communication is at the heart of the service you will receive. You will find Ropewalk Chambersâ barristers and clerks to be approachable and responsive. The setâs assistance is accessible when you need it; it is always available to discuss your case outside of formal instruction.
Integrity is about more than just honesty. For Ropewalk, integrity also means giving the unwavering direction necessary to give your case stability and cohesion. To do that, the setâs barristers make decisions, take responsibility for them and then stand by those decisions.
This is what you should expect of Ropewalk Chambers for every single case.
Types of work undertaken:
Abuse
Animals and Equine
Catastrophic Injury
Clinical Negligence
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Counter Fraud
Costs and Litigation Funding
Credit Hire
Criminal Regulatory
Data Protection and Information
Disease
Employment
Group Actions
Housing
Insolvency
Inquests
Insurance
Motor
Personal Injury
Planning and Environmental
Professional Discipline and Regulation
Property and Real Estate
Professional Negligence
Public Sector and Not for Profit
Sports
Wills, Probate and Inheritance
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior clerk | Tony Hill | ||
| Members of Chambers | LIMB QC, Patrick (1987) (QC 2006) | ||
| Head of Chambers | ADAMS QC, Jayne (1982) (QC 2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOWLETT, James (1980) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DIN, Soofi (1984) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SEABROOK, Richard (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEWART, Toby (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | TURTON, Philip (1989) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MITCHELL, Jonathan (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COX, Jason (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McNAMARA, Andrew (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVIES, Deborah (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREGORY, Richard (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARTWRIGHT, Ivan (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JACKSON, Myles (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOGAN, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DIGGLE, Mark (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAH, Shilpa (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HADDON, Clare (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LYONS, Andrew (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LOWE, Christopher (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JAMES, Edward (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARHAM, Jonathan (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALAM, Jan (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OWEN, Jonathan (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JASPAL, Kam (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RONG, Rochelle (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YOUNG, Rachel (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CURSHAM, Georgina (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROBINSON, Nicholas (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOD, Daniel (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, John (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVY, Philip (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Cassandra (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GODFREY, Philip (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McALOON, Gareth (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ARORA, Nikhil (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARTER, Tom (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BRADY, Stuart (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCRACKEN, Jack (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOPKINSON, Sarah (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LONGSON, Kate (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HERBERT, Thomas (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POUNTNEY, Alexandra (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POWELL, Damian (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CRAWFORD, Georgina (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHELTON, Samuel (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McFARLANE, Katie (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BROOKS, Kayleigh (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | VERITY, Megan (2016) |
Barrister Profiles
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Jayne Adams | Jayne has extensive experience in personal injury, clinical negligence, disease and fraudulent… | View Profile |
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Nikhil Arora | Nikhil completed his undergraduate degree in Law and French Law at The… | View Profile |
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Stephen Beresford | Stephen has wide experience of appearing in specialist and general high courts… | View Profile |
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Tom Carter | Tom became a member of Chambers in October 2013 following successful completion… | View Profile |
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Ivan Cartwright | Ivan was called to the Bar in 1993 and worked as an… | View Profile |
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Jason Cox | Jason specialises principally in high-value personal injury, clinical negligence, disease, counter fraud… | View Profile |
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Georgina Cursham | Georgina is registered with the Bar Council to undertake Public Access work,… | View Profile |
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Deborah Davies | Having achieved a good grounding in all areas of general common law,… | View Profile |
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Philip Davy | Philip has a general civil law practice, with particular experience in personal… | View Profile |
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Mark Diggle | Mark is a specialist in personal injury, commercial, property and chancery, counter… | View Profile |
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Soofi Din | Soofi began his practice in London after a pupillage in The Temple… | View Profile |
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Philip Godfrey | Philip studied Law at the University of Nottingham, where he graduated with… | View Profile |
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Richard Gregory | In the event that claimants are not union-backed or insurance-funded, Richard regards… | View Profile |
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Clare Haddon | Clare practises principally in personal injury-related claims, clnical negligence, counter fraud, professional… | View Profile |
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James Howlett | James read Law at the University of Bristol before being awarded a… | View Profile |
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Edward James | During his early years at the Bar in Chambers in London, Edward… | View Profile |
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Kam Jaspal | Kam regularly appears in the County and High Courts, and has also… | View Profile |
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Patrick Limb QC | Patrick specialises principally in disease, all aspects of personal injury, clinical negligence… | View Profile |
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Christopher Lowe | Chris’ practice spans all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular focus… | View Profile |
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Andrew Lyons | Andrew specialises in cases involving personal injury (all areas, including clinical negligence… | View Profile |
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Jack McCracken | Jack studied the GDL and BPTC at Nottingham Law School. While there… | View Profile |
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Andrew McNamara | Andrew practices primarily in personal injury-related claims and housing matters. He acts… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Mitchell | Believing that variety is the spice of life, Jonathan has a broad-ranging… | View Profile |
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Jonathan Owen | Jonathan specialises in commercial, property and chancery, personal injury, disease, clinical negligence,… | View Profile |
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Nicholas Robinson | Nicholas has a broad common law practice. He has developed a reputation… | View Profile |
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Rochelle Rong | Rochelle has a successful civil law practice, with particular emphasis on commercial… | View Profile |
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Richard Seabrook | Richard specialises principally in personal injury, clinical negligence, disease, counter fraud, criminal… | View Profile |
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Shilpa Shah | Shilpa practises within civil work generally, with a particular specialism in cases… | View Profile |
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Toby Stewart | Toby specialises principally in personal injury-related claims, including disease, clinical negligence, counter… | View Profile |
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Philip Turton | Philip has over 20 years’ experience of personal injury cases and specialises… | View Profile |
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Cassandra Williams | Cassandra has a successful civil law practice. She regularly appears in the… | View Profile |
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Daniel Wood | Dan practises in all areas of civil law, and specialises in the… | View Profile |
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Rachel Young | Rachel has a general civil law practice, with particular interests in personal… | View Profile |