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Guildhall Chambers Portsmouth 9-12 Bell Yard is a leading set of barrister chambers specialising in Criminal Law. All members of Chambers have experience & expertise in criminal litigation both prosecuting and defending.

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  • Falcon Chambers is a set of 35 barristers, 9 Queen's Counsel and 26 juniors, all of whom specialise in property law. The members of chambers work principally in the litigation of the many aspects of real property and property-related law, and also in advisory and drafting work in the same fields. A number of free articles are available on the site on property topics
  • Farrars Building, the Chambers of Patrick Harrington QC, is a long established set of common law chambers with an excellent reputation built up over many years. They provide a high quality service for Claimants and Defendants in a wide range of work. Practice areas fall within the broad categorisation 'General Common Law', but Members of Chambers specialise in the distinct fields both individually and collectively. Chambers is not formally divided into practice groups, but there are informal meetings of those practising in Personal Injury/Professional Negligence and Employment. Members of Chambers practice primarily in London and the South East but they retain strong connections with the Wales and Chester circuit with a number of silks practising predominantly on that circuit, although still clerked from London. There are free email bulletins on employment topics and personal injury topics respectively.
  • Fenners Chambers, founded in Cambridge in 1973, has established a reputation in East Anglia and the East Midlands for a professional and businesslike approach to the provision of legal services. There is also a base in Peterborough. Fenners Chambers is organised around groups of barristers, each led by a senior member of chambers and specialising in different areas of work: Commercial, Crime, Environment & Planning, Employment, Family, Personal Injury, Property and Probate & Inheritance law. Within each group there is further individual specialisation.
  • Field Court Chambers has now been established from the merger of 2 Field Court and 17 Bedford Row and is based at 5 Field Court, Gray's Inn. The specialisms are in Civil, Family and Public Law. Head of Chambers is Lucy Theis QC.
  • 4 Field Court is now replaced by Stone chambers - so see under S.
  • 187 Fleet Street, the Chambers of Andrew Trollope QC, is a specialist criminal set of Chambers, conducting prosecution and defence work, principally, but not exclusively, in London and the South East. They moved from 1 Middle Temple Lane in 2001, having been there since its inception in 1976. Chambers covers all aspects of crime, with particular expertise in the fields of: serious fraud, financial regulatory offences, murder, drugs offences and matters arising out of both the Drugs Trafficking Offences Act and Proceeds of Crime Act, mental health cases, sexual offences, health and safety, police disciplinary matters, terrorism and war crimes.
  • Foregate Chambers is an established set of barrisers' chambers conveniently situated 50 yards from the Crown, County and Magistrates Courts in Worcester. They offer a combination of experienced Counsel and reliable Clerking, with a distinctive competence and identity. Specialist areas include Crime, Family and Common Law, Commercial and Employment law, Personal Injury and Credit Hire.
  • Fountain Chambers was established as Middlesbrough's first Barristers' Chambers in 1970 to satisfy the demand for specialist advocates in all areas of law to serve Teesside and the North East. It is mainly a criminal and common law chambers and also has specialists who deal with commercial and business law, clinical negligence, local government and licensing.
  • Fountain Court Chambers, the chambers of Michael Brindle QC and Michael Lerego QC, is a long established and substantial set of commercial barristers' chambers, based in the Temple, London. There are 59 members of which 21 are silks. The site includes updates to a book published by Sweet and Maxwell called Commercial Court Procedure.
  • 5 Fountain Court, Birmingham is now called No5 chambers, so see under "N".
  • 8 Fountain Court, Birmingham is now called No8 chambers, so see under "N".
  • Francis Taylor Building (formerly at 2 Harcourt Buildings) is a long-established and leading set of Public Law Chambers specialising in planning, environmental, licensing, administrative and parliamentary work, all increasingly influenced by E.C. Law and the European Convention on Human Rights. Members of Chambers undertake specialist advisory work and appear regularly at planning inquiries, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords, the Lands Tribunal and before Select Committees in Parliament. They also appear at the ECJ.
  • Furnival Street, with particular expertise in Asset Forfeiture, Money Laundering, and Criminal Law.

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  • One Garden Court, Family Law Chambers, has 47 members. This is the largest set of Chambers in which all members specialise in family law. There are a number of articles on family law issues on the site (kept well up to date) as well as a pdf version of their newsletter which also includes articles on family law topics.
  • Two Garden Court has now moved and has changed its name to Garden Court Chambers - see below.
  • Garden Court Chambers is built upon professional excellence, a fearless commitment to further human rights and social justice working to the highest ethical standards. Over the past 30 years, they have built a reputation as one of the leading multi-disciplinary chambers in the UK with over 100 highly regarded barristers. Garden Court has been involved in many landmark cases and decisions, particularly in the areas of crime, immigration, claims against the police and public authorities and inquests. They have created a bank of specialist legal resources on their web site, relevant to their practice areas (take "Resources" and then "Legal Resources"). Case-law, legislation and useful links are all organised under major headings such as Civil, Community Care, Crime, Family, Housing and Immigration. All of the resources (cases, relevant legislation and useful links) are organised under these headings. The site makes extensive use of the new Statute Law database, thus providing links to up-to-date versions of the legislation. The key reported cases cited in each section involving Garden Court Chambers make extensive use of BAILII. Chambers also produces key current awareness bulletins on Community Care Law, Employment Law, Housing Law and Immigration Law. These are free of charge and sent monthly by email. You can sign up on the website.
  • Garden Court North Chambers (The Chambers of Ian Macdonald QC), formed in 1996, is a progressive set of barristers with a strong commitment to publicly funded work and to offering representation to those disadvantaged by discrimination and inequality. This ethos underpins their emphasis upon criminal defence and civil rights based work in all the areas in which they practice. Based in Manchester, they were recommended as "only set in the North which has set its stall out to do human rights work" in Chambers & Partners 2006. The site offers a substantial number of case commentaries in their areas of work and also a series of news items on legal rulings and topics.
  • Garden Square is a newly formed specialist criminal law chambers in Leicester, founded with the specific aim of providing experienced jury advocates to the East Midlands area and beyond. All members of chambers are well known and established members of the Midland Circuit. Chambers' areas of expertise covers all aspects of the criminal law, both prosecution and defence, legally aided and privately funded. In addition, some of the barristers also have specialist areas of knowledge which extend to Mental Health Review Tribunals, Courts-Martial, Licensing Law, Police Disciplinary hearings, Personal injury, Health and Safety and Trading Standards cases.
  • Goldophin Chambers is the only barristers' chambers in Cornwall. Barristers practising at Godolphin Chambers appear in courts and tribunals in Truro, Penzance, Bodmin, Launceston, Liskeard, Plymouth, Exeter and other courts in the South West and further afield. The three broad practice areas in Chambers are family, civil and crime with specialists in all fields. They accept publicly and privately funded work and direct public access work.
  • Goldsmith Chambers the Chambers of Philip Sapsford QC, are specialists in Family Law, Criminal Law and Civil Law.
  • 9 Gough Square - a leading multi-disciplinary Common Law barristers chambers. In addition to accepting privately funded, insurance-backed and legally-aided work they are pleased to consider conditional fee agreements where appropriate.
  • 1 Gray's Inn Square is the chambers of Angus Gloag and Jonathan Goodman. It is is one of the largest and longest established Barristers' Chambers in Gray's Inn. Chambers boasts an excellent reputation both within the Inn and at the Bar in general, both for its high quality work and progressive outlook. Chambers is particularly proud of its diverse composition and commitment to equal opportunities.
  • 2-3 Gray's Inn Square are a modern set, recognised as a leader in their fields by all the current guides. They are recognised experts in the areas of law: Local Government, Planning, Housing, Environment, Licensing, Civil Litigation and Regulatory Crime. Many current members hold part-time judicial appointments, sit as legal assessors on various disciplinary boards and tribunals, including the RICS, the Lands Tribunal, the Adjudication Panel of England & Wales and sporting bodies' dispute resolution panels. Members also sit as arbitrators and act as treasury counsel. They act for over 300 local authorities, central government departments and public bodies as well as companies and individuals. Their work extends as far as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the West Indies and includes European law and the Convention on Human Rights. They offer direct access to approved professional bodies.
  • 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers is a general common law set, established in 1992. Chambers work particularly in Employment, Family (Financial & Property), Family (Children) and Property & Commercial law. Since 1993, Chambers has been at the forefront of organising continuing education seminars, all accredited for CPD. There is also a section relating to Direct Public Access, and the barristers who are able to take on work under this scheme, here.
  • 3 Gray's Inn Square is now 25 Bedford Row.
  • 4-5 Gray's Inn Square - a large and well established set with many QC's, the areas of law covered include public law and judicial review, planning and environmental law, commercial law, European Community law, human rights and employment law.
  • 10-11 Gray's Inn Square is a progressive set of chambers dedicated to the provision of expert legal services to all sectors of society. Members act on behalf of a range of individual, professional, corporate and public clients as well as for a number of NGOs and voluntary organisations. Chambers offers a full range of legal services in both domestic and international jurisdictions, from research to representation in the fields of crime, family, civil, public and international law.
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  • Gray's Inn Tax Chambers provide specialist tax advice and tax appeal litigation. A tax and VAT case reporting service is offered on the site, which provides online digests of all recent tax cases in which members of chambers have appeared (although not very up to date), with full transcripts in some cases. There are also articles and comprehensive links to other tax links worldwide.
  • Great James Street Chambers, led by Alun Jones QC, now has fourteen full members. Most of their work is based in criminal law. They prosecute and defend in the Crown Court, but maintain diverse practices, and are determined not to become too dependent on publicly-funded work. They value not only their Crown Court work but also extradition, judicial review and mutual legal assistance specialisations, building upon the practice which Alun Jones has developed over many years, and advisory work in the field of international criminal law. Three members are immigration practitioners, conducting work in business immigration and asylum. Members are regularly involved in judicial review, and two members specialise in the obtaining of emergency interlocutory injunctions.
  • Guernsey Bar introduces the profession of Guernsey Advocate and Guernsey law itself. There is extensive background information on the legal system in Guernsey, an introduction to the Guernsey Bar, contact details for Guernsey firms and advice about how best to work with a Guernsey Advocate. There is also a detailed glossary of legal terms and links to other legal sites in the Channel Islands.
  • Guildford Chambers provides a comprehensive service in all areas of criminal, civil and family advisory and advocacy work to all solicitors in private or corporate practice, prosecuting and local authorities.
  • Guildhall Chambers is one of the largest chambers in the South West of England, based in Bristol with 65 barristers (including six QCs). In large part its success has come from pursuing a rigorous policy of specialisation in the following practice areas - Commercial, Crime, Insolvency, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, and Property. Banking, Local Authorities and Sports Law are among its other areas of expertise. Guildhall Chambers aims to combine high standards of efficiency in case management with a professional, modern approach based on flexibility and client care. Chambers’ clerks are highly experienced and provide objective and realistic advice on choice of counsel.
  • Guildhall Chambers Portsmouth is a medium sized Barristers’ Chambers with an established presence on the Western Circuit. Each individual barrister’s practice encompasses several specialist fields and accordingly Chambers is able to offer a choice of Counsel to suit both the professional and lay client’s needs. Chambers has particular strengths in civil law including all aspects of family and children matters, personal injury, employment law, property law and insolvency.

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  • Hailsham Chambers, practising at 4 Paper Buildings, is a long established set whose members practise civil and commercial law. The main practice areas are medical law, costs, professional negligence, personal injury, employment and disciplinary and commercial litigation.
  • 2 Harcourt Buildings are now at Francis Taylor Building.
  • Harcourt Chambers (The Chambers of Jonathan Baker Q.C) is based in London and Oxford. With 2 Queen's Counsel and 38 juniors, it is one of the top ten specialist family law sets in the country, with expertise including public and private children's work, ancillary relief, divorce, abduction and domestic violence. Civil expertise includes trusts, chancery, property and planning.
  • Hardwicke, the Chambers of Nigel Jones QC, is a broad based civil set located in Lincoln’s Inn. Specialist teams include: Commercial; Education; Employment; Intellectual Property; Housing; Insurance and Reinsurance; Family; Property; Public and administrative law, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. The site includes customizable CVs for all members, newsletters on Property and Injury, articles and case reports. A digest of the Chambers and Partners 2008 writeup is available on the site where Hardwicke scores highly and appears as a leading set in both Education and Housing.
  • 1 Hare Court (previously 1 Mitre Court Buildings) the chambers of Bruce Blair QC, is a leading specialist set of chambers, all of whose members practise solely in the field of family law. The site contains news of some recent cases.
  • 2 Hare Court - a leading set specialising in criminal law and prosecuting and defending at all levels. In recent years, chambers has increasingly specialised in commercial fraud and corruption cases and in financial services work.
  • 3 Hare Court came here from One Crown office Row in September 2001. The Chambers of James Guthrie QC, Chambers' work is concentrated in International and domestic business and commercial law, appeals to the Privy Council and common law.
  • Henderson Chambers at 2 Harcourt Buildings, the Chambers of Roger Henderson QC, is a leading set of Barristers Chambers offering representation and advisory services to clients in a wide range of different areas of civil litigation.
  • Highgate Chambers is a new set based in North London offering specialist advice and advocacy services in Civil Litigation matters. Sole practitioner Jonathan Wragg has particular expertise in the areas of Housing and Commercial Property Litigation.
  • 1 High Pavement of Nottingham are regularly involved in defending and prosecuting complex, high profile and grave cases across the whole of the Midlands. They have have five QCs and thirty eight junior counsel.
  • High Street Chambers, Godalming, is a general common law set with the emphasis on complex and serious crime. Members of chambers work throughout the country. I cannot get this site at the moment - can anyone help me?
  • Hogarth Chambers has been formed from 5 New Square and One Raymond Buildings. The areas of practice have three main strands: Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment and Chancery/Commercial & Insolvency.
  • Hollis Whiteman Chambers is now QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

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  • India Buildings Chambers, in Liverpool, is a long established set of Chambers providing advocacy and advice in all aspects of Criminal, Civil, and Family work. Formed over 50 years ago, they provide a comprehensive service to Solicitors and their Clients throughout the North-West region and North Wales.
  • 1 Inner Temple Lane, the Chambers of Steven Hadley, is primarily a criminal set. Individual members also practice family law, civil litigation and tribunal work ensuring ensuring that we can offer a wide range of expertise.
  • Intellectual Property and Technology Group, based in Manchester, is the Intellectual Property and Technology Group of Kingsgate Chambers (from 1997 to early 2002, it practised from Lancaster Buildings in Manchester). It is the first and so far only group of specialist intellectual property and technology counsel to be based outside London (there are annexes in Bradford and London). The site is designed as a resource for solicitors to use and a slightly unusual menu system is used on the site. For each of the work areas covered (ADR, Arbitration, Chancery, Chancery Litigation, Competion Law, Copyright, Database Rights, etc), internal links to material produced by chambers appear to the left of the main explanatory text and extensive links to external sites and materials appear to the right.
  • International Family Law Chambers practise family law exclusively and have special expertise in matters concerning international law. There are lawyers qualified in England and Wales, Australia, the United States, Germany and Sweden. Expertise covers divorce; child custody, access, abduction; financial claims including property, maintenance and enforcement action; injunctions to protect against violence and asset stripping.
  • Iscoed Chambers, the chambers of Miss Elwen Evans QC, based in Swansea, is a leading, successful and long established set of chambers with a large client base. They have established specialist groups with a view to reinforcing the strength and depth of the service including the provision of lectures and training courses and they were the first Chambers in Wales to be awarded the Legal Service Commissions Quality Mark for the Bar.

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