Barristers' Chambers in the UK - K to M
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KCH Barristers, based in Nottingham,
have four practice teams, Crime, Civil, Family and Immigration. Members of the civil team also
belong to specialist practice groups of Property, Personal Injury and Employment.
There are articles on the site from each of these groups.
Keating Chambers, at 15 Essex Street,
was founded in 1934 and is one of the country's leading specialist Barristers Chambers in construction
and engineering related law. Members of Chambers are frequently involved in every aspect of
dispute resolution, in all capacities, in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and alternative
dispute resolution. There are regular case law review updates placed on the site prepared by the Professional
Support Director, Professor Anthony Lavers.
King's Bench Chambers, Bournmouth, was formed in 1996 by a
group of senior established London Barristers from 4 Kings Bench Walk in London. The idea was to enjoy a
London and South Coast Practice and to reduce the ever spiralling cost of practicing in London.
Chambers grew rapidly, recruiting experienced practitioners from the South Coast, London, and from many other
parts of the country. Using modern Technology for library and data transfer, Barristers can work from
bases all over the country thus negating the need for large amounts of unused office space.
King's Bench Chambers, Plymouth, is a long established common law set with three teams,
civil, family and crime. Originally founded in The Crescent in 1972, Chambers moved to its present, more spacious
premises at 115 North Hill in 1992. Until becoming an independent set in 2001, King's Bench Chambers was an
annexe of 2 King's Bench Walk, Temple. They are able to offer a range of expertise and have members practising
as specialists in crime, civil and family work.
1 King's Bench Walk, the Chambers of
Richard Anelay QC, is a well established set of barristers chambers situated in the Temple at the heart of legal London.
Consistently among the top ranked sets in the leading law directories, they have a long and distinguished history
and have appeared in many groundbreaking cases in the House of Lords. They have 54 members of whom 14 are distinguished QCs
complemented by an excellent team of junior barristers encompassing a range of call to suit all requirements.
2 Kings Bench Walk have been practising for 50 years
from the Temple. There are currently 46 members of Chambers who work mainly in courts on the
Western Circuit. A wide variety of work is undertaken in the criminal and civil field in all courts,
from the Magistrates Court to the House of Lords. Criminal work consists of the most serious offences,
such as murder and manslaughter, to road traffic. In the civil field, members undertake work from
multi-million pound actions to less heavy matters in the Family Proceedings and County courts.
4 King's Bench Walk, the chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, is over thirty strong,
with expertise in virtually every area of common law. They have developed groups of specialists
who work together in teams (Civil, Crime, Immigration and Family) to provide advisory and advocacy services
in a wide variety of fields and at all levels of seniority. They now offer fixed rates for advocacy in hearings before
District Judges in the London County Courts.
5 King's Bench Walk, the Chambers of Brian Higgs QC, are a long
established, specialist Barristers' Chambers, founded in 1966, with expertise in all areas of criminal law,
Prosecuting and Defending Commercial & Serious and Organised Crime.
With over 40 Barristers, they provide high quality advocacy and advisory services.
6 King's Bench Walk,
the chambers of Sibghat Kadri QC, is a set of barristers committed to providing legal representation
and advice to all individuals and groups in the community. They recognise that the provision of advocacy
and advice is an important service that allows people to exercise, defend and rely upon their rights.
They aim to ensure that vulnerable and socially excluded individuals and groups receive a professional
service that enables them to uphold their rights and interests and gives them full access to the benefits of the law.
Individual members of chambers hail from African, Asian, Caribbean and European backgrounds.
They also have a gender mix of approximately equal numbers of male and female barristers.
6 King's Bench Walk, the chambers of Roy Amlot QC,
is recognised as a leading set in the field of criminal law. All members of chambers are experienced in trial
preparation, advocacy and advisory work.
In the past members of Chambers have been involved in an extensive number of high profile cases, ranging from
murder and terrorism to fraud and dishonesty. They continue to be involved in these areas as well as developing
expertise in Extradition, Judicial Review and Tribunal work.
7 King's Bench Walk, the Chambers of Gavin Kealey QC and
Julian Flaux QC, specialises in all aspects of commercial law.
The general character of Chambers' work is of an international flavour and members of Chambers
regularly deal with foreign clients, foreign lawyers and foreign law.
Eight King's Bench Walk has moved to 1 Mitre Court Buildings
10 King's Bench Walk, the Chambers of Claudius Algar,
has 36 barristers providing specialist advocacy and advice, and undertaking a wide range of work
in Civil, Criminal, Immigration and Human Rights. Chambers has formed itself into practice groups that reflect
the principal areas of speciality within Chambers.
10 King's Bench Walk,
the Chambers of Georges Khayat, is apparently no longer at this address. Can anyone help me?
11 Kings Bench Walk,
jointly headed by Eldred Tabachnik QC and James
Goudie QC, was founded in 1981. Members specialise in employment law, public and administrative law
and commercial law. The site has a "newsy" format and offers topical case notes, seminar papers and other
articles written by members of Chambers in the areas of employment law,
public law and European and human rights law. These are kept well up to date.
Viewers can register on the site for a newsletter containing articles on cases of particular interest.
11 Kings Bench Walk, the Chambers
of F.J.Muller QC, is London set of chambers that serves every town and city on the North
Eastern Circuit. There is fully staffed annexe in Leeds.
12 Kings Bench Walk
is one of the best known and respected civil sets of barristers' chambers in London. Over 50
barristers offer a wealth of expertise and skill in the areas of personal injury, clinical negligence,
professional negligence, insurance, industrial disease, fire & flood and employment law.
They also provide a wide range of seminars and training events at no cost to the participants.
13 Kings Bench Walk is an established set of chambers
with some forty members in premises in the Inner Temple in London and Beaumont Street in Oxford.
They cover a wide spectrum of Common Law and Chancery matters and have an expanding Family practice.
The Criminal team is the largest in Oxford and the Thames Valley, providing a comprehensive service in
all Criminal Courts.
Kings Chambers (formerly 40 King Street) is
one of the leading civil sets outside London, practising from Manchester
and Leeds with a national reputation in many areas and specialising in
Chancery & Commercial Law; Planning, Environment and Public Law; and Common Law
(Clinical negligence, Personal Injury, Employment and Regulatory).
King Street Chambers is
a long established common law set with 21 tenants based in Leicester and practising
on the Midlands circuit. Head of chambers is Mrs Nancy Hillier.
8 King Street, Manchester,
was established over 50 years ago, and is a large civil and
commercial Chambers with a particular speciality in employment law. There is
material on the site relating to CPR and also family law.
Lamb Building, the Chambers of Ami Feder,
is in the heart of the Temple and has an eventful history.
Lamb Chambers,
the Chambers of Christopher Gardner QC, is organised into three
groups specialising in the following areas of civil work: commercial;
property and construction; personal injury and clinical negligence.
Landmark Chambers was formed in October 2002 by
the merger of Eldon Chambers and 4 Breams Buildings. The merger created a 54 member set, including
15 QCs, specialising in planning and environmental law, property law and public and administrative law.
Lincoln House Chambers, in Manchester,
led by Mukhtar Hussain Q.C., is a chambers of 35 Barristers
specialising principally in the area of criminal law, human rights,
personal injury law, employment law, immigration law, judicial review
and general common law.
Littleton Chambers, at 3 King's Bench Walk North,
is a progressive and flexible Chambers, with a strong reputation across a broad range of commercial and
business work, including specialist expertise in employment, professional negligence and ADR, comprising
international and domestic arbitration and mediation. There is an additional site for
Dispute Resolution - they are the only chanbers to
offer a dedicated ADR company.
Littman
Chambers, at 12 Gray's Inn Square, is an expanding
commercial set, practising principally in five complementary areas of law:
Chancery, Commercial property, Construction, General commercial &
European Union. A significant proportion of our work has an international element.
Maidstone Chambers
is the largest independent set in Kent with deep local ties, regional business
throughout the UK, and strong London associations.
The Litigation and Criminal Practice teams are widely experienced in their specialist fields.
Maitland Chambers
was previously formed from 13 Old Square and 7 Stone Buildings and now is about to merge again, this
time withh 9 Old Square. All the previous chambers were long-established sets practising
commercial chancery law and considered to be leaders in their field. There are some articles
on the site.
Matrix Chambers
is a new legal practice set up in anticipation of the complex
challenges facing the law in the new century, particularly the new
Human Rights act. The lawyers who set
up Matrix aim to innovate in the way legal services are delivered
and to move beyond traditional divisions - between practitioners
and academics, private and public law, and domestic and
international law.
Medina Chambers is the Isle of Wight's first
barristers chambers. Sole practitioner Julian David Samiloff is also able to serve
Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and London. He has a first degree in science as well as
as a Masters Degree in International Law, specialising in International Criminal Law.
Merchant Chambers is now the commercial department of St John's Buildings, in Manchester
1 Mitre Court Buildings - now 1 Hare Court.
1 Mitre Court Buildings, previously 8 King's Bench Walk,
was founded in the early 1970s with the aim of ensuring that all members of the community can enjoy
access to Justice, via first class representation.
Over the 30 years, they have grown and now cover many areas of practice, but they remain committed to their original aims.
Their informal and friendly approach means they are responsive and accessible to both professional and lay clients
whilst offering the highest standards of preparation and representation.
2 Mitre Court Buildings is a set of London barristers'
chambers specialising in planning, environment and local government law, including compulsory purchase and
compensation, highways, minerals, water, waste, rating, human rights and administrative law.
They receive many plaudits, e.g. "A fantastic planning set..." from
Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession 2001/2.
Mitre House Chambers, in Devereux Court, London,
was established in 1984 and is a progressive set with strong commitment to
defending the rights of individuals. Francis Gilbert, a founding member, is Head of Chambers.
Chambers specialises in Crime, Employment and Immigration.
Monckton Chambers is one of the English Bar's leading
civil practices with 31 barristers including 10 QCs.
They provide specialised advocacy and advice in European Community law, commercial law,
competition law, human rights, judicial review, utilities regulation and VAT and customs law.
The Chambers moved to Grays Inn in the early 1960s and is now at 4 Raymond Buildings.
All barristers have direct telephone lines and email adddresses given on the site.
