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3 Hare Court > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury Tier 4
3 Hare Court is highlighted as a ‘highly educated, approachable and commercially astute set’, noted in particular for its ‘first class service’ in travel injury litigation. Katherine Deal KC handles personal injury, often encompassing several jurisdictions, sport injuries, maximum severity cognitive and orthopaedic injuries as a result of collisions. Andrew Young acts for both defendants and claimants in serious physical injury incurred abroad and as a result of defective products, psychiatric injuries incurred at workplaces, as well as fatal claims arising from catastrophic traffic collisions.Leading Silks
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘The clerks are great; extremely accommodating, very friendly, and they will always try to help. James Donovan in particular is an absolute pleasure to deal with.’
‘Always had very good service. I have a good working relationship with Toby Eales, always very helpful.’
‘One of the best when it comes to travel claims, with a number of specialist barristers in this area, there is real strength in depth.’
‘3 Hare Court has a strong stable of talent in the international/ travel work. ‘
‘A truly exceptional set full of some of the best barristers in their respective fields, highly educated, approachable and commercially astute set of barristers.’
‘They provide a first class service in the Travel Package injury claims arena and have been involved in many of the seminal judgements in this area. They have extensive expertise in this area.’
‘3 Hare Court has always been my first choice when it comes to instructing barristers for this type of work.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
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London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Commercial litigation
Rising stars
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London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
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London Bar > Aviation and Travel
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London Bar > Employment
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London Bar > Fraud: civil
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London Bar > Insolvency
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation
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London Bar > Clinical negligence
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London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
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London Bar > Sport
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London Bar > Property litigation
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The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 3
Members of 3 Hare Court undertake a broad range of public and constitutional law work in a significant number of non-UK common law jurisdictions, particularly throughout the Caribbean and Gibraltar. Noted for its ‘strength in depth’, the set is known in the offshore market for its involvement in a diverse range of Privy Council cases. One such example saw Thomas Roe KC involved in Chandler v The State, concerning the lawfulness of the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. Rowan Pennington-Benton is known for his Chancery, insurance and insolvency matters in Gibraltar but also receives instructions in the BVI and Cayman Islands, among others.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘I often deal with Darren Whitbread who is approachable, friendly and will always try and assist.’
‘Very strong and very good with international solicitors and international clients, including in government. James Donovan is the standout player.’
‘Excellent strength in depth.’
‘Wide ranging experience in the Caribbean and in the Privy Council.’
‘Top of the tree when it comes to appellate work.’
‘3 Hare Court are a fantastic set. They have some young barristers who are really hungry and very reliable.’
‘Known for their extensive Caribbean and Privy Council footprint.’
‘3 Hare Court have a long track record of representing clients in the Caribbean and in the Privy Council. They are almost unrivalled in this area and have great strength in depth.’
3 Hare Court > Set Profile
Chambers works as advisers and as advocates across a range of civil and commercial areas of law. Members are recognised for the depth and breadth of their expertise, and for their persuasive advocacy and sound advice.
The set: Described as a leading civil and commercial set, chambers has established a first-class reputation in its fields of practice, providing a wide range of advisory and advocacy services both domestically and internationally in an environment that meets modern business needs.
Types of work undertaken: Work is concentrated in the following areas (listed alphabetically):
- Civil fraud
- Commercial (including international arbitrations)
- Employment
- Insolvency
- International work
- Personal injury and travel/accidents abroad
- Professional negligence
- Public, administrative and constitutional law.
Privy Council work is a notable area of expertise; the set is regularly instructed by governments, corporations and individuals in a wide range of cases. A number of cases deal with the written constitutions of Commonwealth countries, as well as commercial and general common law work. Chambers has strong links with the Caribbean, often appearing in those jurisdictions.
Insolvency and restructuring is a growing area for chambers. Work includes liquidations, bankruptcies, director’s disqualifications, administrations, and international and cross-border insolvencies. The set often acts for the main insolvency practitioners.
Chambers has particular expertise in personal injury and travel law cases, including serious head and spinal injury, industrial injury and claims relating to accidents abroad where jurisdictional issues arise. Fatal accident work and product liability cases are dealt with.
The commercial work (often acting for foreign clients, and in particular Russian/CIS clients) here also extends to international arbitrations, for and against governments, companies, institutions and individuals throughout the world and chambers has an international reputation for effective advocacy.
The set is strong on languages, with members fluent in Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Punjabi, Spanish, Swahili and Urdu.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Head of Chambers | STEVENS KC, Howard (1990) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | STRACHAN KC SC, Mark (1969) | ||
Members of Chambers | KNOX KC, Peter (1983) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | GOLDEN KC (HON), Jeffrey ** | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | ROE KC, Thomas (1995) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | DEAL KC, Katherine (1997) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | POOLE KC, Tom (2001) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | FEETHAM KC, Daniel (1994) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | YOUNG, Andrew (1977) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | EVANS. William (1977) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | JANUSZ, Pierre (1979) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | JUSS, Satvinder (1989) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | PRUDHOE, Tim (1994) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | SAMUEL, Richard (1996) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | SAXBY, Dan (2000) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | STRANG, Robert (2003) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | HAWKINS, James (2003) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Richard (2007) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | WIJEYARATNE, Asela (2008) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | PENNINGTON-BENTON, Rowan (2008) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | CHANNER, Benjamin (2008) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | NKRUMAH, Michael (2008) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | LOXTON, Christopher (2009) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | HACKETT, Stephen (2011) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | SORENSEN, Charles (2011) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | POPE-WILLIAMS, Charlotte (2011) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | BARNS-GRAHAM, Andrew (2011) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | JANDU, Jas (2014) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | HORTON, Tom (2015) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | MOORE, Emily (2016) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | SIDOSSIS, Alexandra (2016) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | GOLDBLATT, Daniel (2017) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | GALE, James (2017) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | PURNELL, Georgia (2018) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | MCNEIL, Samuel (2018) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | RILEY, Adam (2018) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | BAILEY, Katharine (2019) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | ERRINGTON, Claire (2021) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | LANCY, Anna (2021) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | TURNBULL, Rory (2021) | [email protected] | |
Member of Chambers | LEAH, Nicholas (2022) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | HUTCHISON, Tabitha (2022) | [email protected] | |
Members of Chambers | GATRELL, Anna (2023) | [email protected] | |
Door Tenant | ASTAPHAN SC, Anthony* | ||
Door Tenant | BARAGWANATH, Sir David* | ||
Door Tenant | BUDWORTH, Martin (1999)* | ||
Door Tenant | BUTLER, Rupert (1988)* | ||
Door Tenant | COOPER-ROUSSEAU, Bertha (1993)* | ||
Door Tenant | GODWIN KC, William (1986)* | ||
HARPER KC, Mark (1993)* | |||
Door Tenant | LLEWWLLYN, Paul (1999)* | ||
Door Tenant | MCLEOD, Iain (1969)* | ||
Door Tenant | McMILLEN KC, David, (1985)* | ||
Door Tenant | MORTARA, Adam* | ||
Door Tenant | SMALL, Hugh (1963)* | ||
Door Tenant | TIVADAR, Daniel (2005)* | ||
* Door tenants | |||
** Arbitrator | |||
Senior Clerk | DONOVAN, James | [email protected] | |
Chambers Manager | MITCHELL, Guy | [email protected] | |
Director of Marketing & BD | Happe, Lisa | [email protected] | |
Barrister Profiles
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Katharine Bailey | Katharine’s practice focuses on commercial, employment, insolvency and public/constitutional law. She has… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Barns-Graham | Andrew Barns-Graham specialises in civil fraud litigation and asset recovery, banking and other commercial disputes,… | View Profile | |
Richard Campbell | Richard accepts instructions on a wide range of civil and commercial matters.… | View Profile | |
Benjamin Channer | Ben specialises in commercial and chancery, property and public law. He is… | View Profile | |
Katherine Deal KC | Barrister specialising in personal injury work with a particular focus on travel… | View Profile | |
Miss Claire Errington | Claire Errington joined 3 Hare Court as a tenant in October 2022… | View Profile | |
William Evans | Having practised at the Bar for 9 years, Bill Evans re-qualified as… | View Profile | |
Mr Daniel Feetham KC | Daniel is an experienced courtroom and advisory leader. He specialises in complex… | View Profile | |
James Gale | James has a broad commercial, public and civil litigation practice in the… | View Profile | |
Ms Anna Gatrell | Anna Gatrell joined Chambers in October 2024, following successful completion of her… | View Profile | |
Daniel Goldblatt | Daniel has a broad practice across Chambers’ core areas of expertise, with… | View Profile | |
Jeffrey Golden | Jeffrey is a specialist arbitrator, mediator and expert with broad experience of… | View Profile | |
Stephen Hackett | Stephen is a commercial and Chancery practitioner. He advises on complex and… | View Profile | |
James Hawkins | James specialises in personal injury, travel law and professional negligence claims. In… | View Profile | |
Thomas Horton | Thomas Horton is a commercial and sports barrister who acts in contractual… | View Profile | |
Ms Tabitha Hutchison | Tabitha Hutchison is building a broad practice across all of Chambers’ core… | View Profile | |
Mr Jas Jandu | Jas Jandu’s practice ranges from Regulatory Enforcement (with a focus on FCA… | View Profile | |
Pierre Janusz | Pierre Janusz’s practice areas cover all aspects of general common law and… | View Profile | |
Mr Satvinder Juss | Barrister specialising in constitutional law (including public and administrative law), civil liberties… | View Profile | |
Peter Knox KC | Peter Knox QC is an extremely experienced advocate in commercial law, with… | View Profile | |
Miss Anna Lancy | Anna has a civil practice comprising commercial law, civil fraud, international arbitration,… | View Profile | |
Mr Nicholas Leah | Nicholas has a broad commercial and civil practice, encompassing commercial litigation, international… | View Profile | |
Christopher Loxton | Chris’ practice encompasses a broad range of civil work, namely: Aviation and… | View Profile | |
Samuel McNeil | Samuel appears on a weekly basis as sole counsel in County Court… | View Profile | |
Emily Moore | Emily acts in a wide range of civil and commercial matters with… | View Profile | |
Mike Nkrumah | Mike specialises in personal injury and travel law litigation, representing both claimants… | View Profile | |
Rowan Pennington-Benton | Rowan practices in two main areas – general commercial/civil law and public… | View Profile | |
Tom Poole KC | Tom has a broad commercial and commercial chancery practice, with particular specialisms… | View Profile | |
Miss Charlotte Pope-Williams | Charlotte is an award-winning Barrister with a broad commercial and commercial chancery… | View Profile | |
Tim Prudhoe | Tim maintains both a Caribbean and London practice. He is admitted in… | View Profile | |
Miss Georgia Purnell | Georgia is a commercial litigator. She specialises in banking and financial services… | View Profile | |
Adam Riley | Adam Riley joined 3 Hare Court as a Tenant in October 2021… | View Profile | |
Thomas Roe KC | Thomas Roe QC has a vigorous and wide-ranging practice encompassing commercial and… | View Profile | |
Richard Samuel | Barrister practising in general commercial litigation and arbitration. Practice areas include contract… | View Profile | |
Dan Saxby | Dan Saxby has a substantial common law practice, with a particular speciality… | View Profile | |
Alexandra Sidossis | Alexandra is dually-qualified as a barrister in England and Wales and as… | View Profile | |
Mr Charles Sorensen | Charles practises as both an English Barrister and Jersey Advocate. His practice… | View Profile | |
Howard Stevens KC | Howard has a broadly based common law practice, including both first instance… | View Profile | |
SC, Mark Strachan KC | Mark Strachan QC SC, formerly Head of Chambers, has an international practice,… | View Profile | |
Robert Strang | Barrister specialising in commercial and property litigation; general common law; professional negligence;… | View Profile | |
Mr Rory Turnbull | Rory Turnbull joined Chambers in October 2023 and accepts instructions in all… | View Profile | |
Asela Wijeyaratne | Barrister specialising in travel and personal injury, professional negligence and indemnity and… | View Profile | |
Andrew Young | Andrew Young is the senior junior in chambers and has been a… | View Profile |
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CLIENT: Annabel Clark – Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Keystone Law
TESTIMONIAL: 3 Hare Court is my first port of call for any civil or commercial advice I need from Counsel. I have used them for 3 decades and have a strong relationship with their excellent senior clerk James and many members of chambers. Excellent team.
CLIENT: Kamal Aggarwal – Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP
TESTIMONIAL: I have worked with the clerks and barristers at 3 Hare Court for roughly 30 years. The clerking team is quite exceptional – friendly, responsive and commercial. The barristers are, without exception, top tier. They are not only extremely clever people but just as important they client friendly, commercial, practical and effective.
CLIENT: Keith Barrett – Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Fieldfisher
TESTIMONIAL: I have instructed 3 Hare Court chambers for over 15 years now. To me, they are THE number one set in travel litigation in London. I would describe them as my “go to” chambers and a chambers who stand out from the competition. 3 Hare Court is a truly exception set of chambers in this area of law. It is a strong set consisting of barristers who are extremely knowledgeable, always accessible and willing to offer specialist advice. This set goes from strength to strength. 3 Hare Court is truly blessed with barristers such as Katherine Deal QC, Christopher Loxton and Asela Wijeyaratne to name but a few. I cannot finish without adding a comment about the impressive clerking room led by the highly experienced James Donovan assisted by the impressive Toby Eales.
CLIENT: Katherine Allen
COMPANY/FIRM: Hugh James
TESTIMONIAL: For many years now I have regarded 3HC as one of the “go to” sets for travel litigation work. A set blessed with stellar advocates together with a strong and always helpful clerking team, I have worked with them for so long that I know their telephone number by heart! I have worked with the brilliant Katherine Deal QC, and her superb former pupil Asela Wijeyaratne time and time again. Recent experience of Sam McNeil has been excellent.
CLIENT: Rico Dexiades
COMPANY/FIRM: Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP
TESTIMONIAL: I have been very impressed with 3 Hare Court throughout the years I have used them, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic by going the extra mile to assist on matters, and making it easy to send instructions and
documents electronically to progress matters without delay. My first port of call is Darren Whitbread, followed by Duane Hitchman who are both proactive and very helpful.
CLIENT: Olivia Taylor-James
COMPANY/FIRM: Pinder Reaux
TESTIMONIAL: Working with 3 Hare Court never fails to be anything other than efficient and reliable. The clerks’ abilities to propose appropriate and adept Counsel for the matter in hand are flawless. In particular, Darren Whitbread, shows true professionalism and expertise and is always willing to go above and beyond to accommodate the needs of clients. Overall, a delightful, quality and very skilled set to work with.
CLIENT: Theo Solley
COMPANY/FIRM: Sheridans
TESTIMONIAL: 3HC are a fantastic set. James Donovan heads a great clerking team, and with a positive experience across all the barristers, this is a set to return to for a top quality service everytime
Diversity
3 Hare Court is committed to the promotion of equality and diversity in Chambers and to providing equality of opportunity and a fair working environment so that members and staff can flourish regardless of their socio-economic background.
Chambers has a dedicated and proactive Equality and Diversity Committee, including members who have completed the Bar Standards Board’s Advanced Equality and Diversity Awareness training. The Committee oversees our Equality Action Plan and continually considers equality, diversity and inclusivity issues in the context of fair allocation of work, social mobility initiatives, mentoring, wellbeing, marketing, and diversity monitoring (including in recruitment).
Current policies
3 Hare Court has in place the following policies, whose drafting and implementation the Equality and Diversity Committee regularly reviews:
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- Flexible Working Policy
- Anti-harassment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments Policy
- Equal Access to and Fair Allocation of Work Policy
Other initiatives and commitments
3 Hare Court and its individual members and staff are proactively involved in various initiatives and charities that promote the furtherance of equality and diversity as well as access to the legal profession and to the Bar. Some examples include:
- Women in Law pledge: 3 Hare Court is a proud signatory to the Women in Law Pledge created by the Bar Council of England and Wales, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). We are committed to the progress of equality and elimination of sex discrimination and pledge to make positive change for the legal profession. To view our Women in Law Pledge Action Plan please click here
- Anti-Racist Statement: Chambers is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and to continually review how we can do things better to embed an anti-racist culture and bring positive change. To view our Anti-Racist Statement please click here
- IntoUniversity: Chambers works with IntoUniversity, mentoring students and providing work experience days to support those from disadvantaged backgrounds who wish to consider a career as a barrister
- Bridging the Bar: Chambers is a Sponsor and Partner of Bridging the Bar, a charity working to promote diversity and equal opportunities at the Bar
- BLAGG and LGBT+ Network for Barristers, which provides a support network for LGBTQ+ persons at the Ba
- Education and Employers and Inspiring the Future, a charity which connects volunteers from various professions with schools in order to inspire and improve the career opportunities of young people
- Greener Litigation Pledge: 3 Hare Court is pleased to announce that it is a founding signatory to the Greener Litigation Pledge, a commitment by solicitors’ firms, barristers’ chambers and other disputes professionals to take action to reduce the environmental impact of dispute resolution. More information on the Greener Litigation Pledge can be found at www.greenerlitigation.org.
Recruitment
Chambers strives to achieve diversity among its members, pupils, mini-pupils and staff. Recognising those that are typically underrepresented at the Bar, we encourage and welcome applications from women, individuals with Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and those who are LGBTQ+, as well as those from other groups that tend to be underrepresented in the legal profession.
Applicants will always be assessed using objective and fair criteria, and without discrimination based on their socio-economic background.
In relation to pupillage applications:
- Candidates’ applications are assessed and scored strictly by reference to defined objective and fair criteria.
- Applications are blind marked at the sifting stage, with only the candidate’s number (each candidate is allocated a number) being visible to the assessor. The assessor does not know any of the candidate’s personal information that would identify sex, gender identity, age, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics, save insofar as such information is disclosed by the candidate in their answers to any questions.
- At the interview stage, candidates’ performances are again assessed and scored strictly by reference to defined objective and fair criteria.
- Members involved in the selection process are trained in fair recruitment and selection processes.
- Chambers collects and reviews anonymised diversity data for pupillage applications through to offers and such data informs Chambers’ ongoing efforts to attract and encourage applicants from groups that are underrepresented at the Bar.
Diversity data
In accordance with the Bar Standards Board’s equality and diversity rules, 3 Hare Court has conducted a survey of its members, staff and pupils in order to collect and publish equality and diversity data. The survey was conducted anonymously and in accordance with the BSB rules. Participation was voluntary. To view 3 Hare Court’s diversity data results for 2024, please click here.
- Personal injury
Set Rankings
- Administrative law and human rights
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Commercial litigation
- Crypto and blockchain assets
- Aviation and Travel
- Employment
- Fraud: civil
- Insolvency
- Financial services and fintech regulation
- Clinical negligence
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Sport
- Property litigation
- The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore