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No.18 Barristers Chambers
21 Carlton Crescent
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2ET
England
No.18 Barristers Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
Western Circuit > Family and children law Tier 3
'Excellent set' No.18 Barristers Chambers is home to a family team that is adept at handling both high-value matrimonial finance cases and complex public and private children law matters. Katherine Henry's 'knowledge of family law is exceptional', and is regularly instructed in cases involving parental alienation and domestic abuse. Nigel Cholerton is recommended for advising on both financial remedy and care proceedings, while Laura Baines handles the full range of public family law matters for local authorities, guardians, parents and children. Lee Young brings expertise in child abduction cases.
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Testimonials
Set
‘No18 Barristers Chambers is friendly and approachable‘.
‘Very helpful and accommodating‘.
Clerking
‘The clerks are very professional – a well run machine‘.
‘Senior clerk Mark Windebank is extremely helpful, courteous and friendly‘.
‘Mark Windebank is simply superb. He is accessible, communicative and incredibly helpful. Mark never leaves you waiting for an answer‘.
‘Mark Windebank, Dan Fantham and Beth Miles will go above and beyond to ensure that they can help‘.
Western Circuit > Immigration
Western Circuit > Employment
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family and children law Tier 3
'Excellent set' No.18 Barristers Chambers is home to a family team that is adept at handling both high-value matrimonial finance cases and complex public and private children law matters. Katherine Henry's 'knowledge of family law is exceptional', and is regularly instructed in cases involving parental alienation and domestic abuse. Nigel Cholerton is recommended for advising on both financial remedy and care proceedings, while Laura Baines handles the full range of public family law matters for local authorities, guardians, parents and children. Lee Young brings expertise in child abduction cases.
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Testimonials
Set
‘No18 Barristers Chambers is friendly and approachable‘.
‘Very helpful and accommodating‘.
Clerking
‘The clerks are very professional – a well run machine‘.
‘Senior clerk Mark Windebank is extremely helpful, courteous and friendly‘.
‘Mark Windebank is simply superb. He is accessible, communicative and incredibly helpful. Mark never leaves you waiting for an answer‘.
‘Mark Windebank, Dan Fantham and Beth Miles will go above and beyond to ensure that they can help‘.
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Immigration
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Employment
Leading Juniors
No.18 Barristers Chambers > Set Profile
No18 Chambers is a modern, diverse and a dynamic set of chambers comprising of dedicated barristers.
We have been established for over 60 years. Our barristers regularly appear in courts across the south of England and London. No.18 barristers deliver high standards of legal advice, advocacy, drafting and mediation At No.18 we are committed to our clients by providing both expert advocacy and advice. We provide our clients with a personal, tailored service; we are fair, flexible and transparent on fees and we look to build a pro-active partnership with our professional and lay clients.
No18 Chambers offer a wealth of experience in a wide range of areas. Our Barristers are specialists in family law (Public law Children, Family Finance, Private law Children), employment law, civil and commercial disputes, Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, Property & immigration law.
Family: Care & Children
The Care & Children team are a well-established and highly committed team of practitioners with a depth and breadth of experience in both private and public law matters at all levels of call to ensure that we are able to match our clients to the most suitable barrister.
- Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings
- Contact and Residence disputes under the Children Act 1989
- Domestic violence & injunctions
- (International) child abduction
Family: Finance
The Family Finance team is a well-established and highly committed team of practitioners with a wealth of experience in ancillary relief and trusts of land.
- Divorce & Separation
- Cohabitation including Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
- Inheritance Act claims
Employment & Discrimination
Chambers has a well-established employment practice. Members of our team provide a high quality, effective and approachable service, focusing on the particular needs of the client. We regularly represent clients in cases of all complexity, from high value restrictive covenant claims and directors’ duties to unfair dismissal and minimum wage disputes.
Chancery and Commercial
Members of the Chancery & Commercial practice group cover a broad and diverse range of disputes, we are highly experienced, able to assist with both non contentious and contentious issues and able confidently to advise at all stages, from initial tactics through to drafting and representation at mediation or trial.
Traditional Chancery
- Court of Protection
- Inheritance Act claims
- Trusts and Trustees
- Wills, Probate and the Administration of Estates
Commercial Chancery
- Commercial Disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Insolvency and liquidation
- Partnerships & LLPs
- Professional Negligence
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Members of Chambers act for both claimants and defendants in personal injury, clinical negligence, product liability and fatal accident claims. We have experienced advocates at all levels of seniority. Our work includes (but is not limited to): road traffic accidents; catastrophic brain and spinal injury; accidents at work; industrial disease; stress and bullying at work; and failures to diagnose. We have represented Properly Interested Parties at Inquests. We have also been involved in cases where jurisdictional issues engage and claims against the Ministry of Defence.
Immigration
Members of Chambers offer advice and representation in respect of a full range of immigration and asylum matters; representing clients across the country in the First Tier Tribunal; the Upper Tribunal; the Administrative Court and the higher Appellate Courts.
Property
Members of Chambers advise and represent clients in the full range of property matters appearing in the County Court, High Court, Appellate Courts and the Land Tribunal.
- Real property
- Social Housing
- Landlord and tenant
- Trusts of land and proprietary estoppel
No 18 Resolution
Dispute Resolution is an alternative to the uncertainty of court proceedings and litigation. It is a way of managing litigation, stress and delay. The benefits are that it is faster than litigation as things are able to get moving in weeks not months, it’s flexible with less formality and above all it’s very cost effective.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerks Room | MARK WINDEBANK LLB (Hons) | clerks@no18chambers.com | 02380 736 812 |
| Head of Chambers | Tracey Hennessey (2001) | ||
| Barrister | Gary Fawcett (1975) | ||
| Barrister | Lee Young (1991) | ||
| Barrister | Ian Wheaton (2002) | ||
| Barrister | James Vatcher (2006) | ||
| Barrister | Richard Carroll (2006) | ||
| Barrister | Nigel Cholerton (2007) | ||
| Barrister | Barnaby Large (2007) | ||
| Barrister | Laura Baines (2007) | ||
| Barrister | Francis Payne (2014) | ||
| Barrister | John Franklin (2016) | ||
| Barrister | Sara Chalk (2018) | ||
| Barrister | Amelia King (2016) | ||
| Barrister | Rachel Chapman (2017) | ||
| Barrister | Sarah Barber (2018) | ||
| Door Tenant | Theo Huckle QC (1985) (QC 2011) |
Barrister Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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| Laura Baines | Areas of practice include: Family: Care & Children (Public Law / Care… | View Profile |
 | Sarah Barber | Areas of practice include: Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings, ,… | View Profile |
 | Sara Chalk | Areas of practice include: Family: Care & Children (Public Law / Care… | View Profile |
 | Rachel Chapman | Areas of practice include: Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings, ,… | View Profile |
 | Nigel Cholerton | Areas of practice include: Family: Finance ( Divorce & Separation, Cohabitation including… | View Profile |
 | Gary Fawcett | Areas of practice include: Family: Finance ( Divorce & Separation, Cohabitation including… | View Profile |
 | John Franklin | Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include: Employment & Discrimination ,… | View Profile |
 | Tracey Hennessey | Areas of practice include: Family: Care & Children (Public Law / Care… | View Profile |
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| Katherine Henry | Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include:… | View Profile |
 | Sarah Hirech | Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include:… | View Profile |
 | Claire Hook | Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include:… | View Profile |
 | Amelia King | Areas of practice include: Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings, ,… | View Profile |
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| Barnaby Large | Areas of practice include: Employment & Discrimination, Family: Children ( Private law… | View Profile |
 | Francis Payne | Areas of practice include: Family: Children ( Private law children: Contact and… | View Profile |
 | Asher Robin Shane | Areas of practice include: Areas of practice include: Family: Children ( (International)… | View Profile |
 | James Vatcher | Areas of practice include: Family: Finance ( Divorce & Separation, Cohabitation including… | View Profile |
 | Ian Wheaton | Areas of practice include: Employment & Discrimination , Chancery and Commercial (Trusts… | View Profile |
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| Lee Young | Areas of practice include: Family: Finance ( Divorce & Separation, Cohabitation including… | View Profile |