Byrom Street Chambers

Commercial, Clinical Negligence, Professional Negligence, Regulatory.

Human Rights/Group Litigation: lead counsel on the Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation (Kimathi v FCO) for the Claimants. Fraud: civil, unfair prejudice petitions and criminal. Acted for Mark Langford of Tag in the civil proceedings. Recent criminal cases include Kudus v R [2019] EWCA 837 (knowledge of risk of death in gross negligence manslaughter). Tax tribunal work includes Herefordshire Property Company v Revenue & Customs [2015] UKFTT 79 (TC) (unfair imposition of penalty) and Foulser v Revenue and Customs [2015] UKFTT 220 (TC) (valuation of shares in a private company for the purposes of CGT). Commercial disputes, particularly advising solicitors Commercial disputes, particularly advising solicitors leaving the partnership and quasi partnership disputes Leslie v Farrar Construction Limited [2015] EWHC 58; . Defamation and harassment: Levi v Bates [2009] EWHC 1495 and [2015] EWCA Civ 206; Weston v Bates [2012] EWHC 590; Johnson v McArdle & Anor [2020] EWHC 644; Clinical negligence: Bancroft v Harrogate HA (1997) 8MedLR 398. Administrative law: R v Education Leeds [2005] EWHC 2495; Ashton v Chief Constable West Yorkshire [2005] 975; Crown Prosecution Service v Cambridge CC [2010] EWHC 663 (Admin); PSCT v Milton Keynes Council [2013] EWHC 1237 (Admin). Professional discipline: Solicitors The Law Society v Waddingham & Ors [2012] EWHC 1519 (Admin): Barristers: police officers (Cross Border and Alder matters and Bichard Enquiry (Soham murders)): customs officers.

Called 1986, Middle Inn Temple; recorder 2001; Appointed Silk 2003; SFO Panel QCs 2009-2012; Bencher Middle Temple (2013) Pupillage and How to Get It: https://pupillageandhowtogetit.com

Basic Hebrew.

Education Committee Middle Temple.

Carmel College, Wallingford; Downing College, Cambridge (1984 MA).

Sailing, running, teaching for adults for the Hebrew University, reading.