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Chambers of Sir Geoffrey Cox KC
Thomas More Chambers
7 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3BP
England

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Mathew Sherratt KC – Thomas More Chambers ‘Mathew is a charming and persuasive advocate. He is able to assimilate large volumes of complex material very quickly, and to draw incisive and pertinent conclusions from it. His advocacy style is good humoured and down to earth and he is popular with juries. Mathew fights hard in court, but is a pleasure to deal with out of it.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Tara McCarthy – Thomas More Chambers ‘Tara is an industry leader when it comes to complex and serious crime. Always approaching her cases in a level-headed and neutral fashion, she is able to pick apart the prosecution case and provide thorough, reasoned advice which galvanises the defence case. Her advocacy is world class and her record of results in that respect speaks for itself.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Simon Gladwell – Thomas More Chambers

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy

Leading Juniors

Sarah Lucy Cooper – Thomas More Chambers ‘Sarah is a straight talker and is not afraid to tell the clients the strengths and weaknesses of their cases but, at the same time, is gifted in putting clients at ease and making complex issues easy to digest. She is a tireless and fierce advocate.‘

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Personal injury

Personal injury - Leading Juniors

Laura Collignon –Thomas More Chambers ‘Laura is a formidable advocate, and leaves no stone unturned when representing the interests of her clients.’

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse

Leading Juniors

Sarah Lucy Cooper – Thomas More Chambers ‘Sarah has exceptional attention to detail. A committed barrister.'

Ranked: Tier 6

Thomas More Chambers is a progressive Common Law Chambers with 58 members including 4 silks.

The members practise in a wide range of areas and are dedicated to providing the highest levels of client service to both professionals and lay clients alike.

Thomas More Chambers has ‘astonishingly bright’ and ‘formidable specialist advocates’ practising across a dozen core areas, including arbitration, crime, employment, insolvency and property. Head of chambers Sir Geoffrey Cox KC was Attorney General 2018-2020.

Chief clerk Stuart Sellen ‘runs a tight ship and is entirely client-focused’. He oversees an ‘excellent clerking team, offering a top notch service’ that is described by solicitors as ‘reliable, pleasant, polite, and accommodating’. ‘Knowledgable and proactive’ senior civil clerk Craig Brown ‘provides a first-rate clerking service; he is a consummate professional and will pull out every stop to accommodate clients and solicitors’. Senior criminal clerk Clifford Strong ‘is a gem and he gets things done.’ First Junior clerks Tony Meates, Jack Phillips and Junior clerk Luke Holland complete the team.

Expertise links:

Arbitration

Civil Alternative Dispute Resolution

Civil and Commercial Mediation

Commercial Law

Courts Martial

Criminal Law

Direct Public Access

Employment Law

Family Law

Family Non-Court Dispute Resolution

Financial & Regulatory Crime

GDPR & Information Security

Inquests & Inquiries

Insolvency Law

Media Entertainment & Sports Law

Personal Injury Law

Professional Negligence

Property and Planning Law

Public & Human Rights Law

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chief Clerk	Stuart Sellen	ssellen@thomasmore.co.uk	020 7404 7000
Senior Civil Clerk	Craig Brown	cbrown@thomasmore.co.uk	020 7404 7000
Senior Criminal Clerk	Clifford Strong	cstrong@thomasmore.co.uk	020 7404 7000
Senior Civil Clerk	Mark Byrne	mbyrne@thomasmore.co.uk	020 7404 7000

Name	Position	Profile
Kerry Anne Currie	Family: Kerry is an experienced family barrister whose practice covers a broad…	View Profile
Desiree Artesi	Desiree is regularly instructed and has successfully appeared in the Privy Council…	View Profile
Rima Baruah	Practice: • Family – Public Law and Abduction proceedings Experience: Rima is…	View Profile
Nadim Bashir	Nadim practices in both civil and crime with particular experience of Court…	View Profile
Charles Benson KC	Charles honed his skills at the cutting edge of very serious crime…	View Profile
Tracy Bird	Tracy is an experienced junior, with a broad practice in property, landlord…	View Profile
Mr Richard Buswell	Practice overview Client work – Richard specialises in Family financial remedy cases…	View Profile
Ms Laura Collignon	Areas of Practice: Employment Personal Injury Direct Public Access Personal Injury Clinical…	View Profile
Sarah Lucy Cooper	Domestic Practice: Sarah practises exclusively in family law dealing with both children…	View Profile
Mr Barry Coulter	Barry practices in commercial and civil litigation particularly in international arbitration, construction…	View Profile
Sir Sir Geoffrey Cox KC	Practice: Sir Geoffrey has appeared in many high-profile cases receiving national and…	View Profile
Richard Cross	Wide experience of advocacy at all levels of Court and advises on…	View Profile
Mr Adrian Crossley	Adrian has a busy and almost exclusively civil practice. He started his…	View Profile
Robert Deacon	Robert is a practitioner of long-standing whose expertise covers the breadth of…	View Profile
Ravi Dogra	Ravi has specialised in advocacy for over 25 years, since qualifying as…	View Profile
Juliet Donovan	Defending – Road Traffic and Regulatory Matters in the Magistrates Court Domestic…	View Profile
Bernard Eaton	Principally in practice in the Crown Court an Appellate Courts in Criminal…	View Profile
Fiona Edington	Crime and Courts Martial: Regular appearance in courts martial and the Crown…	View Profile
Manus Egan	Experience: Civil law with a particular emphasis on employment law and related…	View Profile
William Frain-Bell KC	Principal Areas of Practice: • International Arbitration (as counsel and arbitrator) •…	View Profile
Samuel Frost	Samuel specialises in a range of areas across family and civil law,…	View Profile
Zoe Gibbon	Areas of Practice: • Family • Direct Public Access • Probate •…	View Profile
Mr Jacob Gifford Head	Areas of Practice: • Arbitration • Commercial • Family • Direct Public…	View Profile
Simon Gladwell	Simon is a seasoned barrister with over 25 years’ experience. He receives…	View Profile
David Gotlieb	David Gottlieb is a leading junior practitioner and trial lawyer with an…	View Profile
Dr Francis Graydon	Francis has a diverse and overlapping practice that incorporates the following general…	View Profile
Johan Grefstad	Johan became a tenant on completion of pupillage at chambers. Prior to…	View Profile
Miss Naila Hadid	Naila joined Thomas More Chambers in January 2024. She has a busy…	View Profile
Christopher Harding	Practice: Crime – Murder, serious sexual offences, major drug importations, financial and regulatory…	View Profile
Gary Hayes	Gary’s practice is focused on chancery, commercial litigation, insolvency and personal injury.…	View Profile
Mr Rhys Johns	Rhys is a well respected practitioner who advises on high value and…	View Profile
Mr Kevin Leigh	Practice Kevin appears in court, tribunals and inquiries, and in mediations. In…	View Profile
Simon Livingstone	Comfortably into my fourth decade of practice, I provide robust, authoritative and…	View Profile
Hector MacLean-Watt	Hector is instructed in a broad range of criminal cases and courts,…	View Profile
San-Mari Martins	San-Mari enjoys a diverse and busy court practice, she receives instructions to…	View Profile
Tara McCarthy	She has been instructed as a junior in a number of high-profile…	View Profile
Charlotte Mitchell-Dunn	Charlotte excels in a wide array of legal disciplines, showcasing her versatility…	View Profile
Genevieve Moss	Genevieve has a busy criminal practice, with a focus on serious and…	View Profile
Philip Noble	Property: Extensive experience in property and landlord and tenant work including a…	View Profile
Dr Hina Pattani	Hina joined Thomas More Chambers in October 2023 as a twelve month…	View Profile
Mr Matthew Peake	Matthew combines legal, maritime, and academic knowledge to provide informed and pragmatic…	View Profile
Puneet Rai	Areas of Practice: • Family • General Crime • Courts Martial •…	View Profile
Jonathan Ray	Court work in tribunals ranging from the Crown Court to appellate courts.…	View Profile
Simon Reevell	Simon undertakes the detailed analysis of the financial history of businesses where…	View Profile
Edward Risso-Gill	Property: Edward Risso-Gill has expertise in a broad range of property-related work,…	View Profile
Freya Rowe	Experience: Coming from a background in hard hitting criminal litigation, including complex…	View Profile
Mr Faisal Saifee	Since November 2024, Faisal has been a door tenant of Chambers. Please…	View Profile
Mr Mathew Sherratt KC	FINANCIAL AND REGULATORY With a predominantly civil practice in his early years…	View Profile
Nicola Thompson	Nicola is developing a mixed common law practice and welcomes instructions in…	View Profile
Mr Jack Ventress	Jack joined Chambers in October 2024, on successful completion of his pupillage.…	View Profile
Amiot Vollenweider	Private Client/Family: Mr Vollenweider is leading junior counsel and deals with cases…	View Profile
Ben Walker Nolan	Practice: Property Law, Regulatory and Disciplinary Law, Public Law, Financial and Regulatory…	View Profile
Patrick Wise-Walsh	Since successfully completing his 12-month pupillage in chambers, Patrick has been developing…	View Profile
Clive Wolman	My practice is quite eclectic and diverse, consisting primarily of commercial litigation,…	View Profile
Stephanie Wookey	Areas of Practice: • Commercial • Employment • Family • Insolvency •…	View Profile