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Chambers of Tracey Hennessey
No.18 Barristers Chambers
21 Carlton Crescent
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2ET
England

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Western Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence Tier 2

No.18 Barristers Chambers, a ‘strong set with few weak links’, hosts a ‘great range of barristers’ with broad expertise in children law work. Tracey Hennessey, an ‘incredibly competent barrister’, regularly represents local authorities, parents, guardians, children and interveners in care proceedings. She is widely recognised for her skillful handling of vulnerable clients, including those with learning difficulties. Rachel Chapman already has experience in a wide range of cases, including those involving serious physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse and international elements.

Rising stars

Sara Chalk – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Sara is a very strong advocate, always thoroughly prepared and able to tease out the relevant information and ask the difficult questions. She is also well-liked and particularly adept at giving difficult advice to vulnerable clients.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Rachel Chapman - No.18 Barristers Chambers 'Rachel is able to get to grips quickly with complex cases. She is incredibly approachable and her advocacy is clear and firm.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Nigel Cholerton – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Nigel is an excellent advocate. His preparation is exemplary and he has a very good manner with clients, immediately putting them at ease. Nigel's attention to detail and his preparation set him apart.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Katherine Henry – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Katherine is an all-round class act. One of the best in conference with clients – she is so reassuring and empathetic. Her preparation for a case is meticulous, and her written documents are top-drawer. She is superb in court too – she gets to the heart of issues, is very persuasive, and the respect that judges have for her is obvious.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Tracey Hennessey – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Tracey is an excellent advocate who is always thoroughly prepared and well-liked by clients.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Laura Baines – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Laura is a fantastic all round barrister who excels at every level. Her real strength is her ability to relate to her clients and present information in an easy to understand format whilst offering an excellent service. She is also a strong advocate in court.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Testimonials

‘Mark Windebank is a very helpful and enthusiastic clerk who will offer help whenever possible.’

‘Mark Windebank is the best clerk around. He is fast, efficient and always gets back to you.’

‘The clerks are really helpful and Mark Windebank in particular is incredibly good at giving a personal touch and doing everything he can to help.’

‘No 18 Chambers is a very good barristers set. They offer a range of barristers with different experience and different qualities.’

‘No 18 is a strong set with few weak links and they are always willing to go the extra mile to assist. They also offer training which is always strong and are willing to provide bespoke training when requested.’

‘The set is extremely strong with a great range of barristers.’

Western Circuit > Immigration

Leading Juniors

Sarah Hirech – No.18 Barristers Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Laura Baines - No.18 Barristers Chambers

Ranked: Tier 1

Western Circuit > Employment

Leading Juniors

Barnaby Large – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Barnaby is extremely knowledgeable and takes great care in his work. He is a fantastic advocate who not only knows the case well but also judges the personalities involved on the other side and uses that when considering the best way to attack the case. Barnaby's advocacy is direct and considered, which is the best approach for most employment matters.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Ian Wheaton – No.18 Barristers Chambers ‘Ian is excellent with clients, always providing them with good explanations of their legal positions and the options open to them. He engages well with strategy sessions and is an excellent advocate.'

Ranked: Tier 3

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 and clinical negligence, property and immigration law.

Family: Care and children: The care and 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 and 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 and separation
Cohabitation including Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
Inheritance Act claims

Employment and 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 and 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 and LLPs
Professional negligence

Personal injury and clinical negligence: Members 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 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.

Department	Name	Email	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 KC (1985) (KC 2011)

Name	Position	Profile
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
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
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 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
Lee Young	Areas of practice include: Family: Finance ( Divorce & Separation, Cohabitation including…	View Profile