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LONDON The Chambers of William Clegg QC ATKINS CHAMBERS Specialists in all aspects of Criminal Law including Atkins Chambers all serious and complex criminal offences, 1 Atkin Building Confi scation proceedings, Extradition, Financial services, Gray’s Inn Fraud, Health and Safety, Inside Dealing, London International Criminal Law, Market Abuse, WC1R 5AT Medico-Legal, Money Laundering, T: 020 7404 0102 F: 020 7405 7456 Professional Disciplinary Tribunals, E: [email protected] Public Enquiries, Regulatory, Sports Law, DX: 1033 Lond/Chancery Ln Trading Standards and Tribunals. W: www.atkinchambers.com M: 07799 844018 (out-of-hours) Advice and representation provided from investigation Atkin Chambers is a leading set of chambers specialising in various aspects of to appellate advocacy. commercial law. It is particularly well known for its advocacy and advice on cases concerning domestic and international construction and engineering contracts and projects. However, along with this wide area of practice it has developed extensive Mr William Clegg QC Mr Timothy Kendal expertise and experience in areas such as information technology, insurance, oil and Mr Howard Godfrey QC Mr Richard Matthews gas, professional negligence, dry shipping and general commercial law. Th e quality Lord Morris of Aberavon Mr Craig Rush and strength of chambers across a number of fi elds and the international character KG, QC Mr James Ageros of its work have recently been recognised by it becoming the fi rst chambers in the Mr Peter Griffi ths QC Mr Sean Hammond to be granted a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the international Mr Andrew Munday QC Miss Valerie Charbit trade category. Mr Alun Jenkins QC Mr Adam Budworth Mr Nigel Lithman QC Miss Christine Agnew Mr Michael Wolkind QC Mr Michael Epstein 9-12 BELL YARD Miss Maura McGowan QC Mr John Hurlock Mr Peter Lodder QC Miss Alison Pople 9-12 Bell Yard Mr Jim Sturman QC Mr Richard Ferry-Swainson London Mr Guy Kearl QC * Mr Allan Compton WC2A 2JR Mr Richard Kovalevsky QC Mr Stephen Vullo T: 020 7400 1800 Mr John Dodd QC Mr Kieran Galvin F: 020 7404 1405 Miss Tracy Ayling QC Miss Maria Dineen E: [email protected] Mr Ian Stern QC Miss Navaz Daruwalla DX: 390 Lond/Chancery Ln Mr Mark Milliken-Smith QC Mr Jamas Hodivala W: www.9-12bellyard.com Mr Brian Altman QC Mr Andrew McGee 9-12 Bell Yard is a leading set of ’s Chambers specialising in criminal law. Mr Richard Whittam QC Miss Jacqueline Carey All Members of Chambers have experience and expertise in criminal litigation, Dr David Thomas QC * Mr Charles Langley both prosecuting and defending, and many individuals possess specialist Mr Robert Flach Miss Emma King knowledge in other fi elds, including common law, administrative law, licensing Mr Charles Conway Mr Quentin Hunt and the regulatory sector. Miss Deborah Champion Miss Shauna Ritchie Mr Nigel Ingram Miss Louise Oakley Mr Mark Halsey Miss Harriet Bathurst Norman 2 BEDFORD ROW Mr Robert Neill MP Mr Tony Wyatt Mr John Caudle Mr Dean George London Mr Anthony Abell Mr James Harrison WC1R 4BU Mr Barry Gilbert Mr Samuel Magee Tel: 020 7440 8888 Mr Michael Haynes Miss Rebecca Dix Fax: 020 7242 1738 Mrs Margaret Dodd * Mr Kevin Toomey DX: LDE 17 Mr Michael Levy Mr Sandesh Singh Email: [email protected] Mr John Livingston Miss Eleanor Sanderson Specialists in all aspects of Criminal Law including: all serious and complex Mr Jeremy Barnett * criminal off ences, Confi scation proceedings, Extradition, Financial services, Fraud, Mr John Donnelly *Associate Tenant Health and Safety, Insider Dealing, International Criminal Law, Market Abuse, Mr Gelaga King Medico-Legal, Money Laundering, Professional Disciplinary Tribunals, Public Inquiries, Regulatory, Sports Law, Trading Standards and Tribunals. Advice and representation provided from investigation to appellate advocacy 2 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON WC1R 4BU Tel: 020 7440 8888, Fax: 020 7242 1738 DX: LDE 17 To advertise in New Law Journal Email: [email protected] please contact Alain de Maurier www.2bedfordrow.co.uk Senior Clerk: Mr John Grimmer on 020 8212 1925

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Excellence across a wide area of civil & common law...

With the recent appointment of Christina Lambert and Wendy Outhwaite as Queen's Counsel, we now have six female Silks - more, we believe, than any other set. Excellence not only in law, but also in our support for equality and diversity at the Bar.

Specialisms: clinical negligence, professional disciplinary, public and administrative law, human rights, judicial review and public inquiries, inquests, personal injury including child abuse compensation law and other torts, medical and health, environmental law, professional negligence, employment, technology and construction, value added tax, costs, 1 matrimonial finance and sports law.

1 Crown Office Row, Temple, London EC4Y 7HH Contact: Senior Clerk, Matthew Phipps T 020 7797 7500 F 020 7797 7550 E [email protected] Crown Office Row, 119 Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD Contact: Senior Clerk, David Bingham T 01273 625 625 F 01273 698 888 E [email protected] www.1cor.com

been recognised as leading practitioners in areas including: clinical negligence; CARMELITE CHAMBERS professional disciplinary work; personal injury; public and administrative law; public inquiries; human rights; healthcare; environmental law; matrimonial Carmelite Chambers fi nance and property; professional negligence; costs; and VAT and duties. We also 9 Carmelite Street have many members with successful practices in employment and discrimination London EC4Y 0DR law, immigration and asylum, multi-party actions, technology and construction T: 020 7936 6300 and sports law. F: 020 7936 6301 E: [email protected] DX: LDE 226 2 CROWN OFFICE ROW Web: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk Carmelite Chambers is one of the largest and longest established criminal sets in Crown Offi ce Chambers the UK. Our are at the forefront of UK and international practice and 2 Crown Offi ce Row are regularly instructed in high profi le cases. Temple For 25 years we have thrived under the continuous leadership of Richard London Ferguson QC, one of the most formidable advocates in the UK. During this time EC4Y 7HJ chambers has grown in numbers and prestige and now consists of 72 members of T: 020 7797 8100 chambers including 11 QC’s. Th e set was one of the fi rst chambers to be awarded F: 020 7797 8101 the prestigious Quality Mark, the Bar’s independent “kitemark” for excellence and E: mail@crownoffi cechambers.com good practice management. Our premises have been fully refurbished in order to DX: 80 London Chancery Lane off er an innovative working environment that includes the latest technology and Web: www.crownoffi cechambers.com conference facilities. Chambers was the fi rst criminal set to off er in-house video M: 07931 328751, or conferencing facilities linking chambers to 62 major prisons. 07949 031372 Crown Offi ce Chambers is the largest civil common law set of chambers in London, with 84 practising members. 1 CROWN OFFICE ROW Chambers’ specialist areas include professional and clinical negligence, product liability, personal injury, health and safety and all areas of regulatory law, insurance Temple and reinsurance, commercial & chancery and construction. Within these areas London EC4Y 7HH Chambers is able to off er depth and breadth of experience at all levels of call, and Senior Clerk: Matthew Phipps is widely recognised as a market leader. T: 020 7797 7500 Members of Chambers have particular expertise in other areas of law. Such F: 020 7797 7550 specialities include administrative law and judicial review, employment law, E: [email protected] commercial fraud and banking. Chambers also undertakes all forms of residual W: www.1cor.com negligence and nuisance claims. We are a leading civil set providing advisory, advocacy and mediation services. Chambers off ers a modern, fl exible and friendly service. It operates block Our Members practise in an exceptionally wide range of specialisms and have agreements and protocols for the return of paperwork and for court appearances.

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pi_pvii_BarDir_2009.indd ii 18/03/2009 17:57:55 We operate at all levels in the civil Courts, as well as in ADR, including Arbitration, QC’s), the excellent reputations of these individual’s includes additional fi elds of Mediation, Tr ibunals and Committees, and also sit as arbitrators and mediators. arbitration and dispute resolution, company, banking, insolvency, oil and gas law, We are based in well-appointed, computerised offi ces in the heart of the Temple, intellectual property, sports and media law, planning, employment and charities. within easy reach of the Royal Courts of Justice.

RADCLIFFE CHAMBERS 11 New Square Matrix Chambers Lincolns Inn Griffi n Building London Gray’s Inn WC2A 3QB London T: 020 7831 0081 WC1R 5LN F: 020 7405 2560 DX: LDE 46 E: [email protected] T: 020 7404 3447 DX: 319 London/Chancery Lane F: 020 7404 3448 W: www.radcliffechambers.com W: www.matrixlaw.co.uk Our practise in the fi elds of Banking and Financial Services; Charities; Matrix now has 65 members with legal practices which are multi-disciplinary and Company and Commercial; Consumer Credit and Mortgages; Insolvency; cover in excess of 25 practice areas. Members are involved in cases at the highest Pensions; Planning, Environment and Local Government; Professional Negligence; level. Property; and Trusts and Estates, as well as a number of other specialist areas. Matrix has some of the leading lawyers in all of the practice areas listed but We provide advice in contentious and non-contentious matters within these and is unique in being able to combine experts in diff erent areas of law into teams of associated areas of work; and appear as advocates before all levels of courts and advisers and advocates. Th e principal areas of practice are in: tribunals. „ Commercial and competition law; „ Crime, criminal due process and regulatory law; „ Criminal civil fraud; 13 OLD SQUARE CHAMBERS „ Discrimination and equality law; „ Education law and community care; Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3UE „ Employment law; T: 020 7831 4445 „ European Union law; E: [email protected] „ Human rights law; W: www.13oldsquare.com „ Immigration, asylum and free movement; Chambers was established in 2004 by leading QC, John McDonnell, with the „ International law and international arbitration; aim of combining the best traditions of the English Bar with a fully commercial „ Media and information law; approach and the most modern technology. We seek to achieve the highest „ Prison and inquest law; and standards of objectivity in our advice, tenacity in defence of our clients’ interests, „ Public law awareness of their business requirements, and effi ciency in our service. Matrix also has extensive experience in health law, mental health law, sports We have 27 barristers, ranging from highly experienced practitioners to junior law, local government law and planning law. members with outstanding qualifi cations, and a fi rst-rate team of clerks led by For further information on the expertise of members of Matrix, visit the website Justin Brown. We provide legal advice and draft documents in both contentious at: www.matrixlaw.co.uk. and non-contentious matters, and represent clients in litigation, inquiries, arbitrations and mediations.

MONCKTON CHAMBERS 2 1 & 2 Raymond Buildings Grays Inn Temple London London EC4Y 7ET WC1R 5NR T: 020 7556 5500 T: 020 7405 7211 F: 020 7583 3423 F: 020 7405 2084 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] DX: LDE 494 DX: 257 Lond/Chancery Ln W: www.2pb.co.uk W: www.monckton.com M: 07860 416061 (Out of Hours) M: 07973 757979 (Out of offi ce hours) Th e Chambers of Sir Desmond de Silva QC is one of the longest-established sets We are a leading set of chambers specialising in European Law, human rights, in the Temple, with six Queen’s Counsel and fi fty Junior Barristers providing commercial law, competition law, public and administrative law and VAT. criminal advice and advocacy in both defence and prosecution matters, as well as in Licensing, Immigration, Extradition and Prison Law.

WILBERFORCE CHAMBERS 4 PAPER BUILDINGS 8 New Square Lincolns Inn Temple London London WC2A 3QP EC4Y 7EX T: 020 7306 0102 T: 020 7583 0816 F: 020 7306 0095 F: 020 7353 4979 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] DX: 311 London/Chancery Lane WC2 DX: 1035 Lond/Chancery Ln W: www.wilberforce.co.uk W: www.4pb.com Wilberforce Chambers is widely recognised as one of the leading commercial/ M: 07810 482828 (Out of hours) chancery sets with core specialist areas of commercial and fi nancial services, pensions, 4 Paper Buildings has a long history as a friendly team of specialist barristers private client and trusts, property and professional services. With 50 barristers (21 providing excellent expert yet common sense and practical advice and advocacy

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pi_pvii_BarDir_2009.indd iv 18/03/2009 17:57:57 We operate at all levels in the civil Courts, as well as in ADR, including Arbitration, QC’s), the excellent reputations of these individual’s includes additional fi elds of Mediation, Tr ibunals and Committees, and also sit as arbitrators and mediators. arbitration and dispute resolution, company, banking, insolvency, oil and gas law, We are based in well-appointed, computerised offi ces in the heart of the Temple, intellectual property, sports and media law, planning, employment and charities. within easy reach of the Royal Courts of Justice.

RADCLIFFE CHAMBERS MATRIX CHAMBERS 11 New Square Matrix Chambers Lincolns Inn Griffi n Building London Gray’s Inn WC2A 3QB London T: 020 7831 0081 WC1R 5LN F: 020 7405 2560 DX: LDE 46 E: [email protected] T: 020 7404 3447 DX: 319 London/Chancery Lane F: 020 7404 3448 W: www.radcliffechambers.com W: www.matrixlaw.co.uk Our barristers practise in the fi elds of Banking and Financial Services; Charities; Matrix now has 65 members with legal practices which are multi-disciplinary and Company and Commercial; Consumer Credit and Mortgages; Insolvency; cover in excess of 25 practice areas. Members are involved in cases at the highest Pensions; Planning, Environment and Local Government; Professional Negligence; level. Property; and Trusts and Estates, as well as a number of other specialist areas. Matrix has some of the leading lawyers in all of the practice areas listed but We provide advice in contentious and non-contentious matters within these and is unique in being able to combine experts in diff erent areas of law into teams of associated areas of work; and appear as advocates before all levels of courts and advisers and advocates. Th e principal areas of practice are in: tribunals. „ Commercial and competition law; „ Crime, criminal due process and regulatory law; „ Criminal civil fraud; 13 OLD SQUARE CHAMBERS „ Discrimination and equality law; „ Education law and community care; Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3UE „ Employment law; T: 020 7831 4445 „ European Union law; E: [email protected] „ Human rights law; W: www.13oldsquare.com „ Immigration, asylum and free movement; Chambers was established in 2004 by leading QC, John McDonnell, with the „ International law and international arbitration; aim of combining the best traditions of the English Bar with a fully commercial „ Media and information law; approach and the most modern technology. We seek to achieve the highest „ Prison and inquest law; and standards of objectivity in our advice, tenacity in defence of our clients’ interests, „ Public law awareness of their business requirements, and effi ciency in our service. Matrix also has extensive experience in health law, mental health law, sports We have 27 barristers, ranging from highly experienced practitioners to junior law, local government law and planning law. members with outstanding qualifi cations, and a fi rst-rate team of clerks led by For further information on the expertise of members of Matrix, visit the website Justin Brown. We provide legal advice and draft documents in both contentious at: www.matrixlaw.co.uk. and non-contentious matters, and represent clients in litigation, inquiries, arbitrations and mediations.

MONCKTON CHAMBERS 2 PAPER BUILDINGS 1 & 2 Raymond Buildings Grays Inn Temple London London EC4Y 7ET WC1R 5NR T: 020 7556 5500 T: 020 7405 7211 F: 020 7583 3423 F: 020 7405 2084 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] DX: LDE 494 DX: 257 Lond/Chancery Ln W: www.2pb.co.uk W: www.monckton.com M: 07860 416061 (Out of Hours) M: 07973 757979 (Out of offi ce hours) Th e Chambers of Sir Desmond de Silva QC is one of the longest-established sets We are a leading set of chambers specialising in European Law, human rights, in the Temple, with six Queen’s Counsel and fi fty Junior Barristers providing commercial law, competition law, public and administrative law and VAT. criminal advice and advocacy in both defence and prosecution matters, as well as in Licensing, Immigration, Extradition and Prison Law.

WILBERFORCE CHAMBERS 4 PAPER BUILDINGS 8 New Square Lincolns Inn Temple London London WC2A 3QP EC4Y 7EX T: 020 7306 0102 T: 020 7583 0816 F: 020 7306 0095 F: 020 7353 4979 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] DX: 311 London/Chancery Lane WC2 DX: 1035 Lond/Chancery Ln W: www.wilberforce.co.uk W: www.4pb.com Wilberforce Chambers is widely recognised as one of the leading commercial/ M: 07810 482828 (Out of hours) chancery sets with core specialist areas of commercial and fi nancial services, pensions, 4 Paper Buildings has a long history as a friendly team of specialist barristers private client and trusts, property and professional services. With 50 barristers (21 providing excellent expert yet common sense and practical advice and advocacy

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pi_pvii_BarDir_2009.indd iv 18/03/2009 17:57:57 Members of Chambers Vivian Chapman QC Michael Ashe QC, SC Isaac Jacob Cenydd I Howells David Rowell Christopher I Cant Robert Bourne Edward Denehan Martin Young 9 provides a fi rst class service to its domestic and overseas Araba Taylor Lynne M Counsell clientele on all aspects of the law relating to land and property, private Sheila Foley Lawrence Jones client, companies, personal and corporate insolvency, fi nance, business Timothy Sisley and commerce. John AC Smart Philip Flower Helene Pines Richman Susan Brown This socially conscious property and chancery set offers “friendly, Lana Wood client-focused advice of a uniformly excellent quality.” Peter Shaw Jonathan Lewis Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession (2008 Edition) James Hanham Daniel Bromilow Richard Wilson Constance Mahoney Many members of Chambers are recognised as leading practitioners in their Stephen Arthur fi elds. 9 Stone Buildings possesses the necessary ingredients of expertise and Elaine Palser Jonathan O'Mahony commitment to provide a service as good as any at the Bar. Matthew Slater Overseas Members: Nicholas Critelli (USA) 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3NN James Levy QC (Gibraltar) Tel: 020 7404 5055 Fax: 020 7405 1551 DX: 314 London Chancery Lane Anthony Provasoli (Gi bral tar) Raymond Ashton (Guernsey) Email: [email protected] Website: www.9stonebuildings.com Senior Clerk: Alan Austin Door Tenant Marc Beaumont

in all areas of family law. Th is reputation of Chambers is unrivalled and marks out Chambers as exceptional amongst its competitors. 18 RED LION COURT 4 Paper Buildings is consistently ranked as a leading family set of chambers, with currently 14 members recommended in the legal directories in all areas of Thornwood House family law. 102 New London Road Many of the most serious, sensitive and signifi cant family cases are undertaken Chelmsford by members of 4 Paper Buildings and instructions are received from a diverse array CM2 0RG of clients including Government departments, media organizations, the rich and/ T: 01245 280880 or famous, parents seeking to prevent children from being removed into care and F: 01245 280882 Guardians. E: [email protected] DX: 139165 Chelmsford 11 W: www.18rlc.co.uk PUMP COURT TAX CHAMBERS Chambers specialises in criminal law. We take instructions across the full range of criminal off ences, for both prosecution and defence, at all levels of court. For full 16 Bedford Row Pump Court Tax Chambers details, see our main entry under 18 Red Lion Court (London). London WC1R 4EF T: 020 7414 8080 F: 020 7414 8099 3-4 SOUTH SQUARE E: [email protected] DX: 312 Lond/Chancery Ln Gray’s Inn W: www.pumptax.com London M: 07887 992575 WC1R 5HP „ Revenue Law in the UK and UK dependencies, and the Commonwealth. T: 020 7696 9900 „ Drafting and Advice (including Trusts and Variation of Trusts, Pensions F: 020 7696 9911 and Employee Share Schemes, and Corporate Mergers Acquisitions and E: [email protected] Floatations). DX: 338 Chancery Ln „ Tax Appeals in all relevant courts and tribunals. W: www.southsquare.com „ International Litigation and Planning (including Off shore Trusts). 3-4 South Square practises primarily in business, fi nancial and commercial law „ Tax Related Litigation and Arbitration including Professional Negligence and and has a well-known expertise in insolvency law. Chambers’ practice regularly Judicial Review. covers the following subjects: corporate, international and personal insolvency, including receivership, administration, liquidation, arrangements with creditors and bankruptcy; banking and fi nance; company law, including mergers and To advertise in New Law Journal acquisitions, shareholders’ and directors’ disputes, and partnership disputes; please contact Alain de Maurier fi nancial services. on 020 8212 1925 Within Chambers individual members also practise in a variety of other areas including civil aspects of commercial fraud; trust law; insurance and reinsurance;

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Crown Offi ce Row 9 STONE BUILDINGS 119 Church Street Brighton Barristers’ Chambers BN1 1UD Lincoln’s Inn Senior Clerk: David Bingham London T: 01273 625 625 WC2A 3NN F: 01273 698 888 T: 020 7404 5055 E: [email protected] F: 020 7405 1551 W: 1cor.com E: [email protected] We are a leading civil set providing advisory, advocacy and mediation services. W: www.9stonebuildings.com Our Members practise in an exceptionally wide range of specialisms and have 9 Stone Buildings provides a fi rst class service to its domestic and overseas clientele been recognised as leading practitioners in areas including: clinical negligence; on all aspects of the law relating to land and property, private client, companies, professional disciplinary work; personal injury; public and administrative law; personal and corporate insolvency, fi nance, business and commerce. public inquiries; human rights; healthcare; environmental law; matrimonial Many members of Chambers are recognised as leading practitioners in their fi nance and property; professional negligence; costs; and VAT and duties. We also fi elds. 9 Stone Buildings possesses the necessary ingredients of expertise and have many members with successful practices in employment and discrimination commitment to provide a service as good as any at the Bar. law, immigration and asylum, multi-party actions, technology and construction and sports law.

2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS PORTSMOUTH BARRISTERS’ CHAMBERS Temple London EC4Y 9DB Victory House Atkinson Bevan Chambers 7 Bellevue Terrace T: 020 7353 2112 Portsmouth F: 020 7353 8339 PO5 3AT E: [email protected] T: 023 9283 1292/9281 1811 DX: 489 London/Chancery Lane F: 023 9229 1262 W: www.2hb.co.uk E: [email protected] With 4 QCs, including 1 Treasury Counsel and over 30 juniors, Atkinson DX: 2239 Portsmouth Bevan Chambers is a leading specialist criminal set, defending and prosecuting W: www.portsmouthbar.com predominantly in London and on the SE and Western Circuits. Th ese chambers were founded by Andrew Parsons in 1990. Andrew is an experienced barrister, mediator and arbitrator. Prior to practising at the Bar he worked as a money and corporate fi nance broker in the City of London. 3 VERULAM BUILDINGS He has a purely civil practice. He has for many years been committed to the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution processes such as mediation as a more sensible Gray’s Inn and civilised way to resolve disputes. He sits on the ADR Committee of the Bar London WC1R 5NT Council and on the Committee of the Southern Branch of the Chartered Institute Contact: Nicholas Hill of Arbitrators. His work essentially concerns Business, Commerce, Family Finance, T: 020 7831 8441 Personal Injury, Professional Negligence and Property. E: [email protected] In real life, cases do not fi t into neat categories. Nor do the means of resolving W: www.3vb.com them. A key advantage to instructing Andrew is that he is versatile, having 3 Verulam Buildings is a leading set of Chambers specialising in commercial experience and expertise in overlapping categories of work, not only in litigation work. Members of Chambers accept briefs and instructions to represent clients but also in mediation and arbitration. in court, arbitrations and other tribunals in England, Wales and internationally. Although based in Portsmouth on the South Coast, Andrew travels widely to Th ey undertake advisory work, settle pleadings and draft contacts and other undertake his work. For example, he has conducted conferences and appeared at documentation. court hearings or mediation meetings in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff , Members are recognised as specialists in many fi elds of commercial law Cheltenham, Exeter, Leeds, London, Maidstone, Manchester, Oxford, Preston including, banking, insurance and reinsurance, commercial fraud, professional and Stoke-on-Trent. Th e fact that a case involves parties, and/or other negligence, fi nancial services, company law, entertainment and media, insolvency, representatives who are nowhere near Portsmouth or the South Coast is therefore public international law, EU/ECHR, arbitration and ADR, environmental law, not a problem. building and engineering, information technology and telecoms, pensions and For more information, please call Jackie Morrison on 023 8283 1292 or 07970 various other areas of commercial law. 779671 – or email us at [email protected].

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101 Victoria Street Bristol BS1 6PU T: 0117 921 3456 F: 0117 929 4821 Criminal advocates E: [email protected] W: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk At Zenith Chambers we are strengthening our DX 78138 Bristol Crime Team to manage an expanding workload, St John’s Chambers has over 60 members including six silks with a strong reputation and we have two vacancies: in key areas of practice. We off er specialist advocacy and advice in all aspects of Civil and Family jurisdictions across all types of tribunal and court and we are • Senior – a barrister of 8-10 years call – committed to fi nding solutions through early practical advice, mediation and other or a with Higher Rights, who wishes to forms of dispute resolution as well as conventional litigation. Th e civil practitioners are divided into three broad practice groups: Commercial & Chancery, Personal transfer to the Bar. Injury and Public & Administrative Law. Within these groups, we have further • Junior of up to 2 years call, already specialising specialisms in niche areas which you will fi nd on our website. in crime.

HOME COUNTIES For more information, visit our website www.zenithchambers.co.uk For an informal discussion, call: HARCOURT CHAMBERS Simon Kealey or Robin Butchard on Churchill House 0113 245 5438 3 St Aldates Courtyard 38 St Aldgates To apply, send your CV to Simon Kealey by Oxford OX1 1BN 17th April 2009 T: 0844 561 7135 F: 01865 791585 Zenith, 10 Park Square East, Leeds LS1 2LH E: [email protected] DX: 96453 Oxford 4 DX26412 Leeds Park Square W: www.harcourtchambers.law.co.uk M: 07973 316959/Tim Wheeler (Out of Hours) With two family silks and 33 juniors, Harcourt Chambers have now established themselves as one of the top 10 specialist family law sets in the country. Based in London and on the SE and Western Circuits.

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ZENITH CHAMBERS THE CHAMBERS OF JOHN McDONNELL QC ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME AS FROM 10 Park Square 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 Leeds LS1 2LH Contact: Robin Butchard DAVID OLIVER QC E: [email protected] (Formerly of Erskine Chambers) T: 0113 2455438 W: www.zenithchambers.co.uk Chambers also invite applications, in the strictest confi dence, Th e exceptional spread of talent and the depth of experience amongst our team from established Chancery practitioners. Applicants should of 60 plus barristers enables Zenith to supply the right level of expertise across write in the fi rst instance to the Senior Clerk, Mr Justin Brown a wide range of practice areas such as Family, Crime, Business Aff airs, Property, (marked “confi dential”) Employment, Housing, Regulatory, Mental Health, Social Welfare and Personal Injury. Based in the heart of the North East, Zenith’s reputation is built on a John McDonnell QC Richard Astor David Mohyuddin strong tradition of legal expertise, a dedication to outstanding client service with a David Lowe QC Raymond Davern James Couser dynamic, approachable and highly experienced clerking team. David Oliver QC Laurence Vaughan-Williams Adam Chichester-Clark Edward Bartley Jones QC Mark Watson-Gandy Simon Olleson Michael Booth QC Giles Maynard-Connor Ekaterina Sjostrand Peter Castle Richard Peat Duncan Henderson Stephen Lloyd Tim Ludbrook Mungo Lowe Michael Jefferis Marianne Perkins Katherine Hallett Christopher Jarman Sandradee Joseph Jonathan D.C. Turner Richard Devereux-Cooke

Senior Clerk: Justin Brown Chambers Administrator: Warren Lee 13 Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3UE DX 52 London - Chancery Lane 020 7831 4445 [email protected] [email protected]

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