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We work with and for a diverse range of professional and lay clients. Chambers’ expertise across a wide range of areas, our commitment to excellence, to finding solutions for our clients, and our collegiate working environment means that we are able to share our knowledge between and within areas, be approachable and offer the highest standards of representation.
Chambers is guided by its commitment to the communities it serves. We strive to support our members’ innovative, and often quiet, efforts to use law both to obtain justice for our individual clients and more broadly as a tool for social change. We owe much of our ethos to the leadership of Len Woodley KC, the first Afro-Caribbean to become a KC, who was head of chambers for the twelve years from 1988 to 2000. He was involved in some of the most important race trials in the in the 70s and 80s. His dedication to civil liberties and equality of opportunity was not showy but it was radical and it is this approach that remains evident in chambers today.
We are a very diverse set of chambers with a breadth and depth of expertise across a broad range of areas including crime, immigration and asylum, housing and community care, family, actions against the police, public law, international law and civil litigation. It is important to us that we continue to not only continue to do legally aided work but try to find ways to share our knowledge and offer support; the pressures on legal aid providers, following deep cuts and ongoing funding issues, continues to challenge the sector as well as access to justice.
Chambers supports its members’ strong links with community organisations and charities committed to bringing about structural change and addressing inequality both locally and internationally. Members regularly provide expert advice and representation for these organisations as well as to representatives and on a direct access basis.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Criminal Clerks | Adam Brosnan | crimeclerks@1mcb.com | 020 7452 8900 |
Civil Clerks | Tim Markham | civilclerks@1mcb.com | 020 7452 8900 |
Criminal Clerks | Lauren Hibbard | crimeclerks@1mcb.com | 020 7452 8900 |
Civil Clerks | Joe Critchell | civilclerks@1mcb.com | 020 7452 8900 |
Head of Chambers | John Benson KC (1978) | ||
Member of Chambers | Caroline Gassman (1974) | ||
Member of Chambers | Janette Haywood (1977) | ||
Member of Chambers | Pamela Rose (1980) | ||
Member of Chambers | Ignatius Fessal (1981) | ||
Member of Chambers | Philip Romans (1982) | ||
Member of Chambers | Jacqueline McIntosh (1987) | ||
Member of Chambers | James Murray-Smith (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | Michael Murphy (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | Rajesh Rai (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | Neelim Sultan (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | David Langwallner (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | Jackie Bond (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | Shashi Jaisri (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | Barnabas Lams (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | Salma Lalani (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | Shuyeb Muquit (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | Shiraz Rustom (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | Ranjeet Dulay (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | Iain Edwards (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | Parveen Judge (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | Jemma Levinson (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | Tamsin Silver (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | Michael Chambers (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | Cynthia McFarlane (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | Michael Tanney (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | Ghazala Hussain (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | Anna Watterson (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | Gwawr Thomas (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | Alex Chakmakjian (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | David Parvin (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | Bernadette Smith (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | Amritpal Bachu (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | Michael Sprack (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | Michael Peters (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | Mike Hollis (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | Alex Bennie (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | Geeta Koska (2018) | ||
Door Tenant | John Dunning (1973) | ||
Door Tenant | Geoffrey Yearwood (1975) | ||
Door Tenant | Peter Mullen (1977) | ||
Door Tenant | Allan Williams (1978) | ||
Door Tenant | Dr Christa Fielden (1982) | ||
Door Tenant | Sylvia Allen (1983) | ||
Door Tenant | Nicola Williams (1985) | ||
Door Tenant | Lord Paul Boateng (1989) | ||
Door Tenant | Rafaquat Hussain (1996) | ||
Door Tenant | Jacqueline Lule (1999) | ||
Door Tenant | Tanya Murshed (2006) | ||
Door Tenant | Ariane Adam (2011) |
Barrister Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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![]() | Amritpal Bachu | An approachable barrister, a formidable opponent; Amritpal practises housing and employment law. … | View Profile |
![]() | Soraya Bauwens | Soraya combines a busy Crown Court practice with an established career in… | View Profile |
![]() | Alex Bennie | Alex originally joined 1MCB as a pupil. His interests range across crime, social… | View Profile |
![]() | John Benson | John Benson QC is a multi-disciplinary silk with expertise and extensive experience… | View Profile |
![]() | Jackie Bond | Jackie specialises in all aspects of immigration and asylum law, including immigration… | View Profile |
![]() | Alex Chakmakjian | Alex is regularly instructed on complex and challenging immigration and asylum cases.… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Chambers | Michael has a mixed general criminal and civil practice. His criminal practice… | View Profile |
![]() | Ranjeet Dulay | Ranjeet is a highly regarded barrister who specialises in crime, immigration, asylum… | View Profile |
![]() | Iain Edwards | Iain is a seasoned and compassionate barrister specialising in serious crime. He… | View Profile |
![]() | Ignatius Fessal | Ignatius’s practice is exclusively criminal defence. He specialises in all areas of… | View Profile |
![]() | Caroline Gassman | Caroline provides pertinent advice and ruthless advocacy in serious criminal offences. She… | View Profile |
![]() | Janette Haywood | Janette is a highly experienced practitioner who has always been passionate about… | View Profile |
![]() | Mike Hollis | Mike prosecutes and defends in the Crown Court on a range of… | View Profile |
![]() | Ghazala Hussain | Ghazala is a strategic and tenacious barrister dedicated to the needs of… | View Profile |
![]() | Shashi Jaisri | Shashi was called to the Bar in 1995 by Lincoln’s Inn and has… | View Profile |
![]() | Parveen Judge | Parveen is an experienced barrister who believes in representing her clients fearlessly… | View Profile |
![]() | Geeta Koska | Geeta practises in all areas of housing, actions against the police and… | View Profile |
![]() | Salma Lalani | Salma specialises mainly in criminal defence work and has developed a highly… | View Profile |
![]() | Barnabas Lams | Barnabas is a barrister specialising in immigration and asylum law and related… | View Profile |
![]() | David Langwallner | David is an experienced advocate in a broad range of legal practice… | View Profile |
![]() | Jemma Levinson | Jemma is an experienced criminal defence barrister who regularly represents defendants charged… | View Profile |
![]() | Jacqueline McIntosh | Jacqueline provides advice in family, crime and immigration work. She now specialises… | View Profile |
![]() | Shuyeb Muquit | Shuyeb is a highly regarded practitioner specialising in the fields of immigration,… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Murphy | Michael’s career at the Bar has involved a number of high profile… | View Profile |
![]() | James Murray-Smith | James has wide experience of practice at the Bar. For many years… | View Profile |
![]() | David Parvin | David specialises in all areas of criminal law, both prosecution and defence,… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Peters | Michael is a dual qualified solicitor and barrister. He was admitted to… | View Profile |
![]() | Rajesh Rai | Rajesh specialises in Public Law with emphasis on Human Rights, Immigration, Nationality… | View Profile |
![]() | Philip Romans | Philip has prosecuted and defended, but now exclusively defends, in all areas… | View Profile |
![]() | Pamela Rose | Pamela Rose is known for representing her clients fearlessly and with unwavering… | View Profile |
![]() | Shiraz Rustom | As a barrister of considerable experience in criminal and civil as well… | View Profile |
![]() | Bernadette Smith | Bernadette has a busy practice with a focus on immigration, asylum and judicial… | View Profile |
![]() | Michael Sprack | Michael has a busy junior practice, combining housing, employment law and criminal… | View Profile |
![]() | Neelim Sultan | Neelim is an established practitioner in criminal and public law children cases.… | View Profile |
![]() | Gwawr Thomas | Throughout all areas of her practice, Gwawr is dedicated to promoting human rights… | View Profile |
![]() | Anna Watterson | Anna has a busy and varied practice. This allows her to maintain… | View Profile |
![]() | Jeffrey Yearwood | Jeffrey practises exclusively as a defence advocate in the Crown Court, principally… | View Profile |
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Criminal Bar Association (CBA) South Eastern Circuit Family Law Bar Association (FLBA) International Bar Association (IBA) Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA) Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA)Diversity
1) 1 MCB Chambers is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all barristers, employees, applicants and clients.
2) 1 MCB Chambers does not discriminate against its barristers, staff, applicants or clients on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (‘protected characteristics’).
3) 1 MCB Chambers confirms that members have adopted a written Equality and Diversity Policy. Further, barristers are under a professional duty to ensure that they comply with the Equality Rules contained within the Bar Handbook.