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1 Crown Office Row Brighton Offices
1 Crown Office Row Brighton
119 Church Street
Brighton
BN1 1UD
England
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Rachel Baker
Position
Rachel accepts instructions across a range of civil and Court of Protection matters.
With her extensive experience in a range of courts and tribunals and having previously had a busy criminal practice, Rachel has strong advocacy skills as well as the attention to detail and analytical skills required in her paperwork practice.
Rachel has a deserved reputation for her friendly but professional and thorough approach as well as her excellent client care and the ability to put even the most nervous and vulnerable of litigants and witnesses at ease.
She acts for a full range of clients including companies, educational institutions, insurers, local authorities, the police and charities.
Career
Call: 2000
Rachel returned to the Bar in 2016 after a long absence, during which time she worked in-house, ran a business and also had a career break with her family.
Rachel spent some years as a Trustee of a local educational charity as well as Governor of a large local primary school and has a particular interest in Special Educational Needs provision and education law in general.
Her wide range of life experience away from the Bar informs Rachel’s legal practice and approach and is highly valued by solicitors and clients alike.
Rachel is also an Associate Lecturer of Law, a pupil supervisor and provides training and seminars to solicitors and professional clients.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Rachel Baker – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Rachel provides a clear advice which goes over and above the initial instructions given to the client. She provides a quick turnaround on advice.’
1 Crown Office Row Brighton is ‘a good and experienced set of chambers with a wide depth of experience’ in the full range of property disputes, including complex issues relating to easements, breach of covenants and enfranchisement, along with landlord and tenant disputes. Practice head Simon Sinnatt appeared before the Court of Appeal in Savage v Savage, an ongoing dispute related to the right of pre-emption in ToLATA proceedings between beneficiaries. Paul Ashwell is known for his expertise in handling property issues for both private and public sector clients. Michael Walker is praised for his ‘good advocacy skills’, while Kate Richmond is an ‘exceptionally good and all-round’ advocate adept at handling commercial and residential property matters. Other key members of the team include Stuart Wright, who is ‘always thorough and concise in his written advice’, and Rachel Baker, who successfully acted for an elderly and disabled claimant seeking removal of a defendant who had occupied a caravan on her farm.