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Grahame has been named as a "Leader in the Field" in Clinical and Professional Negligence by Chambers UK Guide, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Professional Negligence Bar Association. He has extensive experience of Personal Injury with particular expertise in marine accidents and cases involving conflicts of laws. Grahame is a CEDR accredited mediator and is also experienced in the fields of Employment, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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John Foy QC has appeared in many reported cases in the House of Lords and in the Court of Appeal on subjects such as Personal Injury liability and quantum, occupational disease litigation and serious crime. Most of his work now is serious Personal Injury such as brain damage, paraplegics etc., Clinical/Professional Negligence, costs cases and major crime.
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Andrew has tackled cases ranging from inquests and public enquiries, through many large criminal cases, personal injuries actions including fatal accident claims, to Professional Negligence and a Chancery Division action for the rectification of a lease. He has conducted over two dozen commercial frauds and, since taking silk, he has advised and represented financial regulators and conducted several murder trials.
He has extensive experience in the use of computer systems in support and presentation of his cases.
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Andrew has extensive experience in large multi track personal injury cases. He represents parties in asbestos cases, road traffic and clinical negligence cases and often tackles cutting edge points of principle or law (Corr v IBC for instance).
He writes the chapter in Kemp on Quantum on Fatal Accidents (amongst 8 others) and on the MIB in Kemp Personal Injury LPP.
Andrew gave evidence to the Judicial Committee of the House of Commons in January 2010 on fatal accidents and the Civil Law Reform bill.
Chambers & Ptnrs Guide 2010 records that "Andrew Ritchie is certainly one of the most celebrated silks." “An extremely astute barrister of undoubtedly high calibre,” he “offers a guarantee of excellence.” His practice focuses on mesothelioma, brain and spinal injury claims and he has a high profile in Motor Insurers Bureau work"
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Personal Injury for claimants and defendants has formed Chris's practice for over 15 years. He has wide experience in occupational illness and stress cases and handles Professional Negligence, Clinical Negligence and Health and Safety criminal work. He has contributed to a number of publications and is an author of the APIL Guide to Occupational Illness Claims and Health & Safety: The Modern Legal Framework. Listed in Legal 500 as a Leading Junior and in Chambers' Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession as a Leader at the Bar.
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Giles has extensive experience in all aspects of Personal Injury claims arising from work place and road accidents, and relating to occupational health issues, and frequently handles claims involving head and spinal injuries. In Clinical Negligence he has particular experience of claims concerning accident & emergency failures, brain surgery, cervical cancer screening, failed sterilisations and general practitioners' negligence. He also deals with claims in relation to solicitor's negligence in pursuing such litigation. He is a lead mediator on the CEDR Solve panel of mediators.
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Trevor’s practice covers all areas of Personal Injury, including industrial accident, industrial disease, WRULD, road traffic, highway and fatal accidents.
His Professional Negligence work includes solicitors' negligence in handling litigation. He is prepared to travel for conferences and gives realistic advice for payments into court, round table conferences etc.
He has extensive experience in drafting complex schedules of loss.
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Fred Ferguson’s practice focuses on white collar crime and serious criminal offences.
He defends offences including, arson, drug trafficking, fraud, offences against intellectual property and public order, rape and other sexual offences, murder and other offences of violence.
He prosecutes in fraud and corruption cases for organisations including the Serious Fraud Office.
He deals with cases involving vulnerable defendants or complainants, and cases involving expert witnesses.
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Prior to joining 9 Gough Square, Philip had a successful career in the Serious Fraud Office prosecuting some of their biggest cases in financial and insurance fraud; appropriation of managed funds; corruption by public officials; and Insolvency and Company Act offences.
Since joining chambers he deals with cases for the Accountants Joint Disciplinary Scheme, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the SFO, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Department of Trade, The Attorney General of Jersey and the CPS.
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Christopher has undertaken highly technical arbitrations on behalf of the Government and is specialised in the use and storage of sensitive documents and electronic document management and e-disclosure systems.
He has wide experience in all aspects of property and business disputes and his Professional Negligence work includes: claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, surveyors and insurance brokers.
Christopher's Personal Injury work covers employers' liability actions, road traffic, highway, occupiers' liability and product liability claims.
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Martin was a Prosecutor for the Criminal Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office for over 20 years before joining chambers, where he continues to specialise in serious fraud work.
Martin has developed a general crime practice involving work for both Prosecution and Defence successfully conducting cases of serious violence, sexual offences and dishonesty. He is presently instructed to defend a case of rape, kidnapping and false imprisonment and to prosecute a seven handed conspiracy to cultivate cannabis.
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Nicolas’ practice is principally employers' liability claims for both accidents and disease (including asbestos disease, noise induced hearing loss, HAVS, RSI/WRULD and stress at work) but also road traffic, highway and product liability claims. He has considerable experience of catastrophic injuries/brain damage, Fatal Accidents Act and industrial disease litigation.
His Clinical Negligence experience is predominantly in obstetric, orthopaedic and dental claims and his Professional Negligence work predominantly solicitor’s negligence actions originating from failed Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence claims.
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Roger was one of John Foy QC's pupils and received the best possible grounding in all aspects of Personal Injury and fatal accident cases. Having initially practised in all areas of common law work, for many years now he has specialised in Personal Injury, fatal accident and Clinical Negligence cases. He has a particular interest in occupational disease claims and is noted for his expertise in claims involving work related upper limb disorders (WRULD), asbestos and deafness.
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Gaurang’s Personal Injury work focuses on employer's liability for trade union solicitors including industrial disease cases and work-place accidents.
His commercial experience includes: partnership disputes, sale of goods contractual disputes, building disputes, employment and professional negligence. His landlord & tenant work covers residential and commercial disputes and mortgage possession actions.
Gaurang's practice also encompasses both defending and prosecuting civil and criminal fraud.
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Vincent is listed as a 'Leader at the Bar' in Police Law. He has advised and/or been to trial in a very large number of civil actions and is instructed by a number of police forces. His Personal Injury experience includes: claims arising from road traffic accidents; injuries at work; and rail disasters (Watford, Paddington, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield). He has been involved in a number of sensitive Coroners’ inquests and was instructed in the Inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié
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Jacob's practice is in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work with a smaller proportion of Professional Negligence claims arising out of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases that have gone awry.
Strongly Claimant based he still manages a healthy smattering of Defence work. Slippers, trippers, nippers, wheezers, clippers, lifters, strainers, brainers and rear-end shunters are the staple diet of his Personal Injury practice. He has represented all the major Trade Unions over the years and lectures on many aspects of Personal Injury law.
Jacob’s Clinical Negligence practice is wholly Claimant oriented and he undertakes work in all areas of medical negligence.
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Jonathan has extensive experience of fraud prosecution for the Serious Fraud Office and CPS Special Casework, including: conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent trading, large-scale industrial corruption, mortgage fraud and offences under the Insolvency Act. His defence work involves allegations of mortgage and legal aid fraud.
He also has experience involving serious allegations of assaults, false imprisonment, malicious prosecutions and deaths in custody. He undertakes all types of Personal Injury work, principally industrial accidents and disease, Professional and Clinical Negligence.
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Edwin specialises in Personal Injury, Police and Property Law.
He is regularly instructed by trade union solicitors for claimants, as well as defendant insurer solicitors. He has a wide experience of industrial accident and disease claims.
Most of the police work he undertakes comes from police services and includes civil actions, inquests, applications for judicial review, disciplinary hearings and police led applications for civil orders.
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Rosina is a specialist Criminal practitioner. She also has considerable experience in Family and child care work.
As a Leading Junior, her Criminal practice covers white collar fraud, murder, rape and child abuse, kidnap, drug trafficking and serious offences of violence.
She prosecutes and defends cases involving vulnerable witnesses, especially children and adults involved in sexual cases.
In her Family work, Rosina concentrates on Public Law in the Principal Registry and High Court, representing Local Authorities, Children’s Guardians and parents.
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Mark Whalan is experienced in all aspects of Personal Injury litigation, particularly road traffic accident claims, employers' liability, occupiers' liability, industrial disease and stress at work claims. He has a particular interest and expertise in costs.
In Professional Negligence he specialises in solicitors' negligence in handling litigation.
Mark is also experienced in all areas of residential and commercial tenancies, dilapidations, housing disrepair, boundary disputes, easements and, in particular, co-ownership.
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Susan undertakes advocacy and advisory work on behalf of claimants and employers in all types of discrimination claims, redundancy, unfair dismissal, TUPE, restrictive covenants, working time and whistleblowing claims. She has extensive experience in the areas of public sector law including local government, nhs trusts, education and housing judicial reviews with particular emphasis on the impact of European law and issues arising under the European Convention on Human Rights. Susan is currently Co-ordinator of chambers' employment team.
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Stephen’s Personal Injury practice comprises predominantly industrial disease and employer’s liability work for claimants. His experience of asbestos-induced disease, HAVS and deafness work is extensive. His employer’s liability practice is mainly union-funded/sourced. He is also instructed by public and self-insured bodies.
Stephen is instructed in claimant and defendant Clinical Negligence matters, and his Professional Negligence experience is primarily related to solicitor’s negligence arising out of failed Personal Injury claims, accountant’s and surveyor’s negligence.
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Philip is experienced in all areas of property work, appearing for both landlords and tenants in tribunals from the LVT to Court of Appeal, with particular expertise in leasehold enfranchisement and tenants’ rights of first refusal.
His practice also covers the full range of Personal Injury work, particularly industrial disease and respiratory claims, all areas of Clinical Negligence litigation, Employment litigation, including injunctive work in the High Court, Professional Negligence claims, and commercial contract work.
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Jeremy has a well-established Personal Injury practice which is predominantly claimant based. The majority of his work concerns industrial accidents and disease, although he is also regularly instructed in road traffic, stress, and fatal accident claims.
Jeremy also undertakes Clinical Negligence work (again, claimant based) and has extensive experience representing applicants in the CICAP.
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Edward is a specialist criminal barrister with experience in serious criminal offences. He also has experience of complex Immigration and Court Martial cases.
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In her Family practice Aileen specialises in work relating to children including residence, contact disputes, abduction, and represents local authorities, guardians and parents /relatives, in cases ranging from fictitious illness syndrome, to sexual abuse and long term neglect. She appears at all levels of court from the Family Proceedings Court to the Court of Appeal.
Aileen’s Personal Injury claimant practice covers workplace accidents/diseases, road traffic accidents, occupier’s liability and CICA cases.
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Laura is a specialist Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence practitioner with particular expertise in employer’s liability claims and criminal injuries compensation claims. She is regularly instructed by major Trade Union firms in disease and accident claims and is also regularly instructed in criminal injuries claims. She has considerable experience of appeals before the Criminal Injuries Appeal Panel concerning matters of eligibility and quantum.
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Christopher is a specialist Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence practitioner. He also undertakes civil actions against and by the police.
His PI practice is Claimant based he has particular expertise of employers’ liability claims principally asbestos related litigation, deafness, HAVS and WRULD. He is instructed in a broad range of clinical negligence claims, including fatal misdiagnosis and cerebral palsy actions.
He has extensive experience of appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
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Tim offers advocacy and advisory expertise in all areas of family finance, property and child law. He has a particular interest in financial provision on divorce and separation including the enforcement of orders, Children Act Schedule 1 applications, I(PFD)A claims and contested probate cases. In public law, he is instructed by local authorities and parents in complex non-accidental child injury cases, cases involving allegations of sexual abuse and adoption applications.
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Raj works for both Claimants and Defendants in all areas of Personal Injury including employers’ liability, public liability, road traffic and criminal injuries compensation authority cases. He has a special interest in hand arm vibration syndrome, noise induced hearing loss, industrial disease cases and sports related accidents and injuries.
He also has considerable experience in Police, Fraud and Regulatory work and General Crime.
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Laura’s Employment practice, for claimants and respondents, covers discrimination, unfair dismissal, whistle blowing, transfer of undertakings, workplace stress, commercial agency agreements, breach of contract and restraint of trade.
In Personal Injury she covers slippers and trippers and road traffic accidents to work related upper limb disorders and industrial disease. She is particularly interested in the interface between Employment and Personal Injury Law.
Laura has a developing Human Rights/Constitutional Law practice.
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Melanie is a specialist criminal practitioner and prosecutes and defends a broad spectrum of serious offences including arson, drug trafficking, rape and other serious sexual offences, serious offences of violence, fraud, complex mortgage frauds and conspiracies to defraud.
She has particular skill in the handling of vulnerable or mentally handicapped defendants or complainants and good experience in dealing with special measures cases.
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Jeremy specialises in Personal Injury and Commercial Dispute Resolution. His Personal Injury practice includes Claimant and Defendant work and he has a particular interest in construction site accidents. As well as commercial and insurance disputes, including fraud, Jeremy specialises in underground damage litigation (mainly electrical and fibre optic) acting for both utility companies and contractors.
Jeremy lives in Derbyshire and is happy to practice in the South-East, Midlands and the North
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Tara predominately practises in the areas of Personal injury, Family and
Police Disputes. She specialises in cases involving children, particularly in public law proceedings.
Her Personal Injury practice involves all aspects of employers' liability claims. She undertakes other multi-track claims such as highway accidents, road traffic accidents and injuries suffered abroad or from animals. Tara has a specialist interest in claims involving the Motor Insurers Bureau.
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Tom’s practice comprises criminal and regulatory cases in the Crown Court and for the Metropolitan Police and other Constabularies in relation to civil actions against the Police and applications for ASBOs and cash seizures.
He has developed a widespread fraud practice and is instructed both to Prosecute and Defend in cases brought by the SFO, RCPO, DTI, CPS and the DWP. He has particular expertise and experience in relation to restraint and confiscation proceedings.
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Tim has a busy criminal practice prosecuting and defending. He is a London CPS grade 3 prosecutor, is instructed by the SFO and the CPS fraud prosecution service. He also prosecutes serious sexual and violent offences for the CPS.
He has experience of defending cases of money laundering, drugs smuggling, serious sexual offences and armed robbery. He has prosecuted and defended numerous confiscation proceedings.
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Stuart has extensive experience in a complete range of personal injury work, including road traffic accidents, employers’ liability claims, consumer protection law, occupational diseases, holiday claims, occupiers’ liability and sporting accidents acting predominantly for claimants. . He also has considerable experience in the coroner’s court; including lengthy and well-publicised inquests. Quantum experience includes injuries involving multiple experts across a wide range of multi-track cases. In 2008 Stuart advised and/or represented claimants in cases with a combined estimated value of at least Ł12 million.
Stuart’s Clinical Negligence work covers gynaecological, urological, dental ophthalmic, general surgical and nursing error cases.
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Simon has extensive experience acting for both Claimants and Defendants in all areas of Personal Injury work, including fatal accidents, employers’ liability claims, road traffic accident claims, consumer protection claims, holiday claims, highway claims and occupiers’ liability claims.
He undertakes work in the coroners’ court and had successfully defended health and safety prosecutions.
Simon has growing experience in all areas of Clinical Negligence work, ranging from negligent treatment to delayed diagnosis.
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Perrin’s practice encompasses all aspects of civil ligitation. Her personal injury work includes multi-track employers liability claims, industrial disease litigation, road traffic disputes, Highways Act and Occupiers Liability Act claims. Perrin also undertakes costs litigation, contract disputes, clinical and professional negligence claims, as well as regularly appearing in the Coroners Court and before the CICAP.
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Giles specialises in all areas of Personal Injury for both Claimant and Defendant including employer’s liability, public liability, road traffic, occupiers’ liability, industrial disease litigation, criminal injuries compensation and clinical negligence. He has a particular interest in animal related claims.
He has extensive experience of contractual claims, trusts of land claims, insolvency and landlord and tenant. Giles is regularly instructed in a range of regulatory law
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Shahram has a broad civil practice encompassing PI, property and business disputes with a specialism in personal injury law and contracted disputes.
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Linda’s Personal Injury practice encompasses claims in employers liability, Highways Act, RTAs, animals claims, aviation/carriage by air and holiday claims. She acts for both claimants and defendants. Her experience extends to clinical negligence, coroners' inquests and CICB/CICAP work.
Linda is also regularly instructed in relation to contractual disputes and by Local Authorities, Housing Associations and private landlords for property work including housing and disrepair claims.
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Adam specialises in a variety of Personal Injury work, road traffic accidents, slipping and tripping and employers liability, appearing regularly for claimants and defendants at all levels of court, Coroner's Inquests, CICB and CICAP.
He appears principally on behalf of claimants in Clinical Negligence disputes and, in addition to County and High Court work, is experienced in the Magistrates Court particularly transport related crime on behalf of road haulage companies and private individuals.
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Claire is an experienced criminal barrister. She prosecutes and defends those accused of serious criminal offences including fraud, rape, violent and drugs offences. She also has a niche practice prosecuting and defending health and safety cases.
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Gareth prosecutes and defends in mixed crime fraud and regulatory matters. Gareth is a Grade 2 prosecutor on the List of External Advocates for the CPS and is on the grade C Panel of the Attorney General’s List of Prosecuting Counsel.
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Eleanor is instructed in a variety of criminal work, for the Prosecution and Defence. She spent a year working with the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office on Operation Brandfield (R v Ashraf Chaudhrey and others CA) and has considerable knowledge of drugs cases and trials involving the use of informants. She is regularly instructed in serious violence, sexual offences, football violence cases and ASBO trials.
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Emma specialises in Family Law having gained experience in crime, civil and family law. She has experience of family work in the Family Proceedings Court, the County Court and the High Court covering a wide range of family issues.
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Robert has a particular interest in Personal Injury, Professional (including clinical) Negligence and matters relating to contract, tort and land law.
Robert’s PI practice includes written work, regular instructions to appear in the CICA, in fast-track trials and in applications and assessment of damage hearings at the fast and multi-track level.
Robert's Police practice focuses on applications for ASBOs, Closure Orders, Cash Seizure and Forfeiture and matters relating to the Police Property Act.
Robert also undertakes property and L&T work, including boundary disputes, adverse possession claims and has appeared before the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.
In respect of Family work, Robert has acted for London Local Authorities, parents and children within care proceedings and for parents in private law proceedings.
Oliver has a very busy personal injury practice which encompasses a wide variety of fast and multi track claims concerning employers’ liability, road traffic accidents, accidents abroad, public liability, fatal accidents and MIB claims. His work also includes clinical negligence claims, coroner’s inquests and CICAP hearings.
Oliver is also regularly instructed in relation to general tortious, contractual and Landlord & Tenant disputes.
In terms of police work, Oliver’s practice includes applications for ASBOs, SOPOs, POCA orders and Closure Orders on behalf of several police forces.
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Oliver’s family practice includes public law proceedings acting for local authorities, parents, extended family members, prospective adopters and guardians. He has a particular interest in and significant experience of care proceedings. He regularly appears at Family Proceedings Court, County Court and High Court levels.
Oliver is also regularly instructed in ancillary relief matters.
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A wide range of personal injury cases including employers’ and occupiers’ liability together with road traffic, highways act claims and experience of acting for trade unions. Work for the Metropolitan Police and has a special interest in medical cases.
Regularly instructed by the CPS to prosecute ABH, serious disorder, robbery, supply of drugs and dishonesty offences, Esther also conducts defence work in the Crown Court and the Magistrates’ Court.
Family work involves instruction by local authorities in relation to care proceedings; principally care orders, supervision orders and emergency protection orders. Also instructed on behalf of parents and guardians in care proceedings and on behalf of parents in private law proceedings, Esther appears with some regularity at the County Court, the Principal Registry and the High Court.
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Emily is instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service; recently prosecuting serious violence, drug supply, fraud and dishonesty offences. She defends in the Crown and Magistrates Courts in violent disorder, drug supply and sex offence cases. She is also regularly instructed by government departments, in particular the Serious Fraud Office.
Emily represents Claimants and Defendants in fast and multi-track cases in all areas of Personal Injury.
Her Family work includes care proceedings and contact and residence applications.
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Esther has a busy and varied common law practice encompassing civil, crime and family work. She is keen to develop her civil practice further particularly in the areas of Employment law and Personal Injury. She has advised and appeared in court with respect to contractual and tortious disputes and numerous landlord and tenant matters. She has also represented Claimants in several CICAP hearings.
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Busy common law practice encompassing Chambers’ key areas of Civil Litigation, Property, Crime, and Family Law. Regularly appears in fast track cases in the County Court, for both claimants and defendants, covering a wide range of trials, disposal hearings and interlocutory applications. Al has a keen interest in quantum of damages for injuries and other recoverable heads of loss arising out of accidents. He is also a committed criminal advocate, acting for both Prosecution and Defence in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts.Regularly appears in the Family courts representing parties in both public and private family law matters.
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Ed is a committed common law practitioner and has a wide civil practice that includes: personal injury, employment, landlord and tenant, cohabitation and general contractual work. Ed also practises family law with an emphasis on ancillary relief and has appeared in both the magistrates’ and crown court in criminal cases.
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