No5 Barristers' Chambers

Abid Mahmood

Abid has appeared in some of the leading cases in his preferred areas of practice over 25 years. These include successful appearances at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and at the former House of Lords. Additionally, he has appeared in scores of Court of Appeal cases. His High Court and other work is extensive across England and Wales. Abid also sits as a part time Judge in the Crown Court, County Court and Tribunals.   Immigration and Nationality Business and Commercial Immigration Law Human Rights Public and Administrative Review Court of Protection Commercial Law International Movement and International Family Law  

Adam Porte

Alex Henderson *

Alexander Heylin

Commercial / Chancery / Insolvency / Civil Fraud   Alexander has broad commercial and insolvency litigation experience covering a wide range of contractual, property and regulatory disputes.   His work includes an emphasis on civil fraud, white collar fraud, company, insolvency and regulatory matters, as well as complex commercial disputes generally.  Alexander regularly advises shareholders in joint venture disputes and acts in contentious matters involving trusts and involuntary liquidation. He has been the lead counsel in several long, complex, document heavy cases.   Alexander has conducted a considerable amount of complex contested trials and hearings and therefore is an experienced advocate and cross examiner in highly contentious and hard-fought cases in England and overseas.  Alexander has appeared numerous times in the highest courts and appellate courts of multiple jurisdictions.   Alexander has substantial experience of witness actions and in cross-examination and is well used to coping with the challenges presented by trials and major applications.   Alexander has not only practised at the Bar but also as a partner in an offshore law firm and as a Principal in a New York Law firm. Alexander is therefore used to taking a client friendly and pragmatic approach to cases with an emphasis on providing optimal solutions to client’s problems. Alexander’s international experience makes him particularly well suited to cases involved cross border issues and has much experience working with other legal teams in multiple jurisdictions on the same case.  

Alice Beech

Alison Harvey

Barrister specialising in nationality, immigration, and asylum and in public law, with a particular focus on cases with an immigration element and court of protection cases.

Ami Bartholomew

Ami is a children law specialist instructed in both private and public law cases. She has a broad client base - representing local authorities, parents, wider family members and the child/children’s guardian. Ami is highly experienced in challenging cases involving: • serious allegations including of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, domestic abuse and coercive control and implacable hostility; • complex medical evidence and serious injuries to young children; • forced marriage. She specialises in cases with a forensic fact-finding element, particularly concerning very significant harm to adults and children. She is highly experienced in supporting vulnerable clients. Ami receives instructions in the most complex of children cases. In. 2023 she has been led by King’s Counsel in 3 cases. Ami also continues to be instructed as lead junior counsel and has led in 2 cases over the last 12 months. Leading counsel, juniors Ami has led, professional clients and direct access clients praise her judgment, meticulous preparation, skilled advocacy and dedicated client care.

Andrew Rhodes

Annie Townley

Anthony Bell

Anthony has a criminal defence practice including serious fraud of all descriptions, drugs conspiracies, firearms, money laundering, murder, rape and large scale disorder.  He is familiar with the forfeiture, confiscation and civil recovery provisions of POCA.  His cases are prosecuted by all the principle prosecuting authorities.  He acts as a Junior and as a Leading Junior.  He works mainly in London and the Midlands.  He is also a member of the regulatory group. He is married with three children but still finds the time occasionally to watch Portsmouth FCSome of the more serious cases in which Anthony has appeared in the recent past have included: B (2009 Reading Crown Court) Murder by stabbing in Reading town centre.  Unled and without a Junior J (2010 Southwark Crown Court) Prosecution by HSE after a worker drowned in River Thames.  Case stopped at half-time, and prosecution appeal against ruling not proceeded with   H & ots (2011 Birmingham Crown Court) Laundering the proceeds of a very large construction industry tax fraud   M (2011 Isleworth Crown Court) Conspiracy to import £50m of cannabis   B (2012 CCC) Murder and subsequent hiding of body.  Leading Junior   K (2013 Birmingham) Rape allegations against Defendant previously found unfit to stand trial   B (2013-2015 Mold) Drugs conspiracy.  Issues of A-G’s consent to prosecute   C (2014-2017 Southwark) Insider Trading   S (2015 Birmingham) Conspiracy to supply firearms   R (2016 Warwick) Murder   N (2016 Court of Appeal) CCRC confiscation reference   A (2016 – 2018 CCC) Computer hacking   P (2016-2017 Worcester) Fraudulent variation of will   R (2017 Woolwich) Duty fraud (tobacco and cigarettes)   B (2017 Wolverhampton) Allegation of supply of drugs by soldier to friend who died   B (2017-2018 Warwick) Conspiracy to import firearms   S (2017 Wolverhampton) Allegation of rape against serving soldier   T (2018-2019 Birmingham) Conspiracy to import cigarettes and tobacco   L (2018-2019 Isleworth) Importing rare birds eggs into UK B (2017-2019 Stafford) County lines drugs conspiracy B (2018-2020 Birmingham) Investment fraud F (2018 Birmingham) Attempted Murder   Reported Cases Choudhury [1996] 2 Cr.App.R 484 (VAT Act 1983 section 39(3) / drafting of Indictment) Sookoo  The Times, April 10, 2002 (Perverting the course of justice) Bianco  [2002] 1 Archbold News 2 (Duress – withdrawing defence from Jury) Eubank [2002] 1 Cr.App.R.(S) 4 (Need for separate count alleging possession of firearm in Robbery Indictment when in issue) Sagoo [2014] 2 W.L.R. 233 (Confiscation – delay, apportionment) Neuberg (Karen) (No 2) [2017] 4 W.L.R. 58 (CCRC reference re pre-Waya confiscation order)  

Anthony Korn

All aspects of employment, particularly TUPE, equal pay, discrimination law, whistleblowing and contractual claims including High Court injunction to enforce restrictive covenants. Recent reported cases include: Tansell v Henley College [2013] IRLR 174; Landmark Brickwork Ltd v Sutcliffe [2011] IRLR 976; Nationwide Building Society v Benn and ors [2010] IRLR 922 and Korashi v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board, [2012] IRLR 4.

Avril Rushe

Barrister

Baldip Singh Aulak

Baldip is a leading Junior in Family Law, boasting over a decade of experience it the field of International Family Law. His practice encompasses all aspects of Family Law, including Divorce, Children, and Financial Remedies, with recognised expertise in cases involving International and immigration elements. This includes addressing divorce jurisdiction and forum disputes, international enforcement in financial and children cases, child abduction and relocation, and the protection of vulnerable adults under the inherent jurisdiction and in the Court of Protection. He has notably appeared in several ground-breaking cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. While Baldip is an exceptionally effective advocate and highly experienced in court disputes, he is equally passionate about alternative methods of Dispute Resolution and is a trained Arbitrator. Fluent in Punjabi and conversational in Hindi and Urdu, Baldip is licensed to accept Direct Public Access work. Family Finance & Property Baldip offers advice and advocacy services across all facets of divorce, encompassing financial remedies. Renowned for his insightful counsel supported by a keen commercial awareness, he brings expertise to cases involving trusts, business assets, overseas assets, pension issues, and scenarios with third-party interests. Regularly engaged in intricate cases, particularly those featuring high net worth individuals, Baldip places emphasis on matters where assets are abroad. He holds a niche interest in cases representing Equestrians and animal disputes. Widely recognized as a formidable negotiator and highly skilled advocate, both in and out of court, he possesses a keen eye for detail. Demonstrating an excellent track record, he has achieved success in interim stages and contested final hearings. Child Arrangement Baldip provides advice and representation on all issues relating to the care and upbringing of children arising from a family breakdown. He represents mothers, fathers, children, and other family members in disputes regarding child custody, arrangements for where the children should live, or the time they should spend with each parent. This includes specific issues such as schooling, medical treatment, religious upbringing, or taking children abroad temporarily or permanently. He possesses a wealth of experience in representing parties in complex and intractable disputes, including parental alienation, abduction, adoption, and urgent cases requiring injunctions, wardship, or involving the inherent jurisdiction of the courts. Baldip is also well-versed in the enforcement of orders related to children's arrangements in instances where a party fails to comply with court orders. Relocation Internal & Abroad International relocation cases are widely regarded as some of the most complex and challenging matters to come before the Family Court. Baldip has a depth of expertise in international relocation, and he is a trusted and safe pair of hands for his clients and his solicitors when such cases arise. He understands that the stakes can be incredibly high for the families involved, and as such, he provides compassionate advice combined with a robust and strategic approach to proceedings from the outset. He acts for both parents and children at first instance and also on appeal. Child Abduction A significant portion of Baldip's work involves an international element, owing to his extensive background in Immigration, Asylum, and Nationality Laws. He possesses a wealth of experience in all aspects of cross-border children cases, encompassing child abduction cases (under the Hague Conventions of 1980 and 1996, as well as under wardship); the recognition and enforcement of foreign orders; jurisdictional disputes; and international contact disputes. He frequently appears in the High Court Family Division to handle such cases.Baldip has a significant international practice and has been instructed to assist in cases involving Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Libya and a number of countries in Asia including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Molestation & Occupation Baldip accepts instructions in domestic violence cases. He has undergone extensive training and honed his skills in dealing with vulnerable adults, having previously worked with torture and persecuted victims, trafficked men, women, and children. He represents parties in cases involving allegations of female genital mutilation and forced marriage, as well as non-molestation orders and occupation orders on behalf of applicants and respondents. Currently, he is collaborating with several focus groups and charities, including the Department of Public Prosecution, to develop a better understanding and guidance on Honour-Based Violence cases. He has a reputation for being thorough, persuasive, and highly effective. Care & Supervision Baldip’s Public Law practice encompasses all aspects of care proceedings and adoption. He represents Local Authorities, parents, family members, and Children’s Guardians in the complete range of Part IV proceedings, participating in numerous lengthy fact-finding and final hearings that last weeks, and appearing in appeals at all stages up to the Supreme Court. He has been instructed in cases involving factitious induced illness, sexual abuse, inflicted injury, the death of a child, Wardship proceedings in Public Law, abduction during proceedings, Forced Marriage Protection Orders, and honour-based violence. Additionally, he has successfully contested Care, Placement, and Adoption Orders. Baldip is also a regular appearance in the National Deprivation of Liberty Courts (DOLS Court), known for his robust advice and creative solutions to best protect vulnerable young people in his cases. He provides counsel to authorities on their policies and procedures, as well as on the evidence in individual cases. Immigration & Nationality For many years, Baldip had a mixed Family and Immigration practice, but since 2015 has specialised exclusively in Family Law. However, he continues to make use of this background by advising parents, children and Local Authorities on their rights and remedies where the Family Court is not able to assist.

Caroline Sumeray

Caroline specialises in criminal law and her practice has encompassed almost every type of case. Within the last year Caroline has been instructed on various extremely serious matters, including murder, rape, child rape and kidnapping, a case involving bombs being left around central London, a large scale drugs importation worth £20m, counterfeiting Microsoft software, unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12 year-old, a complex forgery involving a 101 year-old victim, serious sexual assaults on children, charities fraud, GBH, armed robbery and arson. She has also defended in video pornography, and cases involving automatic life sentences. She is currently instructed on various cases, a selection of which includes two murders, an IRA case, GBH, robbery, aggravated burglary, importation and conspiracy to supply class A drugs, violent disorder, threats to kill, and a multi-handed controlling prostitution, among other matters. Computer literate – can receive work by fax, e-mail or on CD. Instructed on a large-scale MTIC VHCC Fraud.

Caroline Jennings

Caroline specialises in all aspects of employment law. She is instructed on behalf of both claimants and respondents to advise and represent them in employment tribunals across the country as well as the EAT. Her range of instructions cover high value and complex cases and see her representing some of the largest companies in the country as well as individual claimants. She also has a busy public sector practice, frequently acting for NHS Trusts and local authorities. Caroline also undertakes a broad range of advisory work and acts as an independent party in internal investigations and disciplinary matters. Caroline is regularly instructed to advise on compromise agreements and also in judicial mediations. Caroline also represents appellants at the Police Medical Appeals Board. Caroline has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel). In addition to her employment work, Caroline sits as a Deputy District Judge on the London and South Eastern Circuit.

Changez Khan

Changez is a specialist in employment and discrimination law. He has the confidence to take on difficult cases – having appeared three times in the Court of Appeal and many more times in the EAT as sole counsel. He acts for employers and employees alike. A non-exhaustive list of his cases is provided below.AdvocacyAs an advocate, Changez is experienced across the spectrum of employment disputes. He acts in cases involving dismissals, alleged discrimination, wages, bonuses and whistleblowing. He appears at preliminary hearings and in multi-day (or multi-week) trials.Cross-over commercial workChangez has a growing niche in cases with a commercial flavour, where the parties have a choice of jurisdiction between the ET and the civil courts. For example, he is currently acting in a long-running shareholder dispute worth several million pounds in the High Court. Other recent cases have involved injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants or to restrain breaches of directors’ duties. For further detail, see his separate profile for the Business and Property group.Advisory workChangez aims to deliver advice that is clear, focussed and decisive. He advises on merits and quantum. He also enjoys guiding clients who face difficult judgement calls. Often, Changez is instructed at the nascent stage of a dispute to help shape the case strategy or to offer a fresh perspective.He is happy to advise in writing or to test matters in conference, including by video-conference. By maintaining a balanced employer/ employee practice, he is able to retain a sharp eye for tactics used on both sides.In appropriate cases Changez accepts instructions on a direct access basis. He is fluent in French, including legal French, and is happy to accept instructions from Francophone clients.OtherELA Briefing, July 2018: “Morris v Metrolink: trade union activity and confidential data”The Times, 7th November 2018: “Luxury goods giant Richemont UK spied on black worker it discriminated against” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luxury-goods-giant-richemont-uk-spied-on-black-worker-it-victimised-2htkm9zwmELA Briefing, November 2019: “Lies, damned lies and discrimination: Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi” Notable CasesBase Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi [2019] EWCA Civ 1648Race discrimination; shifting burden of proof; whether a prima facie case could properly be inferred from marginal evidence; successful in resisting appeal.https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2019/1648.htmlMorris v Metrolink RATP Dev Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1358Dismissal for trade union activity; s.152 TULRCA 1992; unauthorised leak of sensitive data; whether using such data in a collective grievance was legitimate union activity; successful in overturning EAT’s decision on appeal.https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2018/1358.htmlR and R Plant Hire v Bailey [2012] EWCA Civ 410Age discrimination; compulsory retirement at 65; extent of employer’s duties; appeal on a point of interpretation of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, Schedule 6https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2012/410.htmlSpragg v Richemont (UK) LtdTwo-week race discrimination trial against the owner of the Cartier and Mont Blanc brands; black employee consistently overlooked for promotion; sub-conscious bias proven; employer also shown to have spied on employee using surveillance agency; victimisation claim also proven; reported in The Times.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luxury-goods-giant-richemont-uk-spied-on-black-worker-it-victimised-2htkm9zwmDee v Suffolk County Council UKEAT/0180/18/BATwo-week unfair dismissal trial, followed by an appeal; headmaster dismissed for using physical restraint on a disruptive pupil; interplay between gross misconduct and the Department for Education guidelines on the use of reasonable force.Re Solitair Ltd, EWHC 2019Theft of client database by departing director; secured interim injunction to prohibit the use of client lists and sensitive pricing information; breach of director’s duty to avoid conflicts of interest (s.175 CA 2006); on-going damages claim for diversion of business opportunity.Re Icon College of Technology and Management Ltd [2017] EWHC 3177 and [2019] EWHC 1826 (Ch)Joint venture; substantial claim for damages in lieu of a one-third shareholding; issues over share valuation (date of valuation, minority discount) and disguised distributions.AppointmentsAttorney General’s panel of counsel – London B panelAwardsClifford Chance prize for outstanding performance (2nd year, LLB): King’s College, LondonLord Denning scholarship, Hardwick entrance award and Levitt award: Lincoln’s Inn

Colin Banham

Colin is a mixed criminal and civil practitioner. He specialises in criminal law, employment law and regulatory and disciplinary law. Colin has over 14 years’ experience both defending and prosecuting in the criminal courts. He has been instructed as a leading junior, led junior and acting alone in the most serious of cases. On his own he regularly defends cases including aggravated burglary, grievous bodily harm with intent, violent disorder, serious drugs allegations, robbery and fraud. He also prosecutes similar matters and has recently conducted cases involving a multi-handed conspiracy to burgle, a multi-handed conspiracy to handle stolen goods and fraud in breach of trust. Colin is a member of chambers’ regulatory and disciplinary team. He undertakes cases in front of all manner of regulatory bodies. As one of his specialisms, for over a decade Colin has been instructed by the Police Federation to appear on behalf of officers at disciplinary hearings, gross incompetence meetings and associated appeals to the Police Appeals Tribunal and High Court. He has conducted cases for officers following a number of IPCC-led investigations (including those deemed to be ‘Force Critical Incidents’) and also at coroner’s inquests. Colin is also possibly one of only a handful of advocates who regularly advise upon the Police Performance and Attendance Regulations (UPP and UPP(A) 2012). He is often instructed to draft grounds of appeal in relation to those hearings and also from Stage 3 performance and attendance meetings. He has also assisted a number of officers in front of Police Medical Appeals Boards and in relation to police pensions regulations. Colin conducts training for members of the Police Federation in advocacy skills, discrimination law, UPP and the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012.

Edward Nicholson

Prior to obtaining a tenancy in 2003 Edward worked at the Refugee Legal Centre from 1992, appearing before the Immigration Appellate Authority – predominantly the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for over ten years. He held the position of legal officer at the RLC from 1995. In addition to his practice in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal Edward also provides regular advice and training sessions to staff at solicitors firms. In 2009 he appeared before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in what became its first reported determination on the UK Border Agency’s new Points Based System: NA & ors (Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) – funds) [2009] UKAIT 00025. Notable cases include: R (G) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] EWHC 2848 (Admin); R on the application of Yussuf v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] EWHC 2847 (Admin); Secretary of State for the Home Department v Abbas [2005] EWCA Civ 992; KR (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 514; AG (Eritrea) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 801 [2007] NLJR 1235, [2007] INLR 407; DL (Democratic Republic of Congo) v. Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria; ZN (Afghanistan) v. Entry Clearance Officer, Kirachi [2008] EWCA Civ 1420; MQ (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ. On 15 February 2010 the UK Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s judgment in ZN (Afghanistan) v Entry Clearance Officer, Kirachi.

Emma Edhem

Frances Shaw

Practice Groups: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality International Human Rights Public Law Direct Access Qualified Frances is an experienced advocate specialising in all areas of immigration law, international human rights, asylum, nationality, and administrative law, with a particular focus on deportation and human rights family and private life claims. Frances represents private and publicly funded clients in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First Tier and Upper Tribunals, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Frances is highly regarded for her ability to engage vulnerable clients and she acts as a Litigation Friend on behalf of adults who lack capacity in the immigration system. More specifically, Frances’ practice encompasses appeals and judicial review challenges against the refusal and/or decision-making process in the following areas: adult dependent relatives, asylum, bail, business immigration, Civil Penalty Notices (issued for the alleged employment of illegal workers), Turkish business persons, deportation, deprivation of nationality, domestic violence, ETS/TOEIC deception allegations, EEA rights of residence, EEA marriage of convenience allegations, entry clearance, fresh claims, family reunion, long residence, the points based system, right of abode, revocation of indefinite leave to remain, unlawful detention, unaccompanied children and victims of trafficking.  Additionally, Frances undertakes judicial review challenges to age-assessments of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and the non-provision of housing etc. As well as providing written and oral advice, representation and advocacy in all areas of immigration, international human rights, asylum and nationality law, Frances drafts pleadings, further representations, grounds of appeal to the First Tier, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal, and judicial review challenges, including grounds and letters before claim, often on an urgent basis. Frances is also regularly instructed to provide expert oral and/or written immigration advice to family law solicitors, local authorities, courts and the judiciary for use in family court proceedings. As Frances previously specialised in family law, this work particularly encompasses her cross-discipline expertise.   Frances is direct access qualified and accepts instructions on this basis in all her specialist areas. Notable Cases:  SSHD v Barry [2018] EWCA Civ 790; Led by Manjit Gill Q.C. - Indemnity costs awarded against the Home Secretary after she failed to ‘make good’ her allegation of ‘systemic failure’ by the IAC Tribunals to properly apply IR’s 398 and 399 in foreign criminal deportation cases. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2018/790.html   MA (Pakistan) & Ors v SSHD [2016] EWCA Civ 705; Linked appeals in which the COA considered when it’s reasonable to remove a non-British child with seven continuous years residence within Paragraphs 276ADE(1)(iv) and EX.1 of the Immigration Rules and s.117B(6) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2016/705.html   Rodriguez, Mandalia and Patel v SSHD [2014] EWCA Civ 2; Linked appeals in which the COA determined the ambit of the SSHD's Evidential Flexibility Policy. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2014/2.html   Barry (conduct of hearing) [2015] UKUT 00541 (IAC); The President concluded that appeals may be determined without hearing from the Respondent’s representative where the grounds and arguments involve an unmeritorious challenge. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/IAC/2015/541.html   R (on the application of Singh and another) v SSHD [2015] UKUT 134 (IAC); Challenge against certification of a long-residence application. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/IAC/2015/134.html

Francesca Martin

Geraldine More O’Ferrall

Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce Family Family Finance & Property Financial Provision Forced Marriage Molestation & Occupation Property Co-Ownership Relocation Internal and Abroad Wills, Trusts & Estates Geraldine is a specialist family practitioner who has over 30 years experience dealing with all aspects of family work. She is known not only for professional standards but also her ability to listen with compassion and to work with clients including those who are vulnerable and have special difficulties and challenges. Geraldine has in-depth experience representing parties in complex public law cases which include fabricated illness, sexual abuse (including multi-generational abuse)  violence, disputed medical and psychiatric evidence as well as chronic neglect. She regularly appears in cases with a foreign element. Geraldine is known for a variety of cases relating to disputed medical treatment of children where parents have not been able to agree a course of action or where medical views differ from those of the parents. She is known for the detail of her preparation and ability to work with clients both lay and professional to achieve best outcomes in challenging circumstances. Geraldine has an impressive track record of success in the Court of Appeal dealing with cases that have addressed fundamental issues relating to Child Abduction (Hague and non Hague), relocation both internal and international, European enforcement including Brussels II and placements abroad. Geraldine is also experienced in cases relating to family finance following relationship breakdown including married couples, unmarried co-habitants and provision for children. Geraldine is available to assist with mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. In addition to her work in the area of children and relationship breakdown Geraldine is committed to the human rights issues that arise in the family context including claims for damages. Geraldine is known as an experienced advocacy trainer including the training of psychiatrists and social workers and guardians in how to provide evidence effectively.   Geraldine participates in 33 Bedford Rows Annual Family Law Update lectures and is a keen member of the Family Law Practice Team. A selection of Geraldine’s reported cases gives an indication of the depth and breadth of her professional experience. For a more comprehensive list see “Notable cases”. NIB v TS &ES [2016] EWHC 3213 (Fam) Application to discharge wardship when child found to have been wrongfully removed from jurisdiction had lived in Egypt for five years PH v AH [2016] EWHC 1131 (Fam) Circumstances in which oral examination of a CAFCASS officer in a final Hague Convention hearing may be dispensed with MD v CT [2014] EWHC 871 (Fam) Acted for appellant mother against registration and enforcement of a French order granting sole residence to father.  First case on consideration of the effect of Article 23(c), Brussels II a when French service complied with Annex II  and a certificate had been granted but actual service had not been effected.  Appeal allowed. X v Y & Z Police Force,  A, B and C [2013] 1 FLR 1277 Police joined as parties in child abduction case where client was an undercover police officer. Re S (A Child) [2012] UKSC 10 Further consideration of Art 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 in case where client resisting return of a toddler to Australia and had a pre-existing anxiety condition and applicant had admitted domestic abuse. Re W [2012] 2 FLR 133 First case where successive orders for committal were made against abducting father.  Acted for mother whose three year old daughter was abducted to father’s family in Pakistan.  Child eventually returned to Mother’s care. Direct Access Geraldine is accredited to accept work under Direct access, also known as Public access, in suitable cases.   Notable Cases Geraldine’s reported cases include: NIB v TS & ES [2016] EWHC 3213 (Fam) Application to discharge wardship when child found to have been wrongfully removed from jurisdiction had lived in Egypt for five years PH v AH [2016] EWHC 1131 (Fam) Circumstances in which oral examination of a CAFCASS officer in a final Hague Convention hearing may be dispensed with MD v CT [2014] EWHC 871 (Fam) Acted for appellant mother against registration and enforcement of a French order granting sole residence to father.  First case on consideration of the effect of Article 23(c), Brussels II a when French service rules complied with Annex II certificated granted but actual service had not been effected.  Appeal allowed. X v Y & Z Police Force,  A, B and C [2013] 1 FLR 1277 Police joined as parties in child abduction case where client was an undercover police officer. Re S (A Child) [2012] UKSC 10 Further consideration of Art 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 in case where client resisting return of a toddler to Australia and had a pre-existing anxiety condition and applicant had admitted domestic abuse. Re W [2012] 2 FLR 133 First case where successive orders for committal were made against abducting father.  Acted for mother whose three year old daughter was abducted to father’s family in Pakistan.  The daughter was finally returned to the Mother’s care. Re D (Abduction: Child’s Objections) [2012] 2 FLR 266 CA Consideration by Court of Appeal of its discretion to return when child’s objections defence is made out. DT v LBT (Abduction: Domestic Abuse [2011] 1 FLR 1215 Junior Counsel in case where client raised Art 13(b) defences to Hague Convention return order.  Unusually evidence was heard at length and court made findings in respect of serious and sustained domestic abuse including sexual violence.  Consideration of ECJ decision of Neulinger in respect of Art 13(b) and compliance with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998. Re B (Care Proceedings:  Withdrawal [2010] AllER (D) 190 Acted for Local Authority  in case of child with severe physical disabilities.  Parents would not agree recommended radical treatment plan resulting in treating hospital referring case to Local Authority.  At final hearing hospital indicated it would not seek court authority for recommended treatment if parents did not agree.  Care proceedings withdrawn. Other Reported Cases include: Camden LBC v Goldenberg [1997] 1FLR 556 Court of Appeal Re E (Child Abduction: Non Convention Country) [1999] 2 FLR 642 CA Re RC and BC (Child Abduction) (Brussels II Revised:  Art 11(7) 2009 1 FLR 574

Gurprit Kaur Mattu

Barrister

Harj Narulla

Howard Leithead

Barrister  

Ian Bridge

Defends in regulatory crime especially health and safety and environment, corporate crime, serious financial crime, tax fraud; Attorney General’s regulatory ‘A list’. Defends in serious injury and fatal RTA and other accident and disease cases – regularly appearing in linked inquests and undertaking linked personal injury. Specialist in VAT and excise duty appearing on behalf of appellants in the tax tribunals – instructed by national firms of solicitors and accountants. Instructed in statutory and private professional disciplinary tribunals. Leading junior based in London – works throughout the UK. Please refer to No5’s website for more information.

Irvine Maccabe

Combines court room presence, pugnacious advocacy, straight-forward advice with sound commercial judgment as befits 30 years litigation experience; regularly in the Employment Tribunal in all manner of cases and in the Employment Appeal Tribunal; advises and appears in the High Court and county court in cases involving restrictive covenants and injunctions; acted for senior and highly remunerated executives in the City of London in sex discrimination and race discrimination and wrongful dismissal; acted in cases involving local authorities, a children’s nursery, state primary and public schools, a government quango, charities, manufacturing companies, franchise car dealers, a railway company, the Ministry of Defence (forced pregnancies), senior employees of state corporations, senior employees of numerous major public and private limited companies; instructed by all levels of employee or worker (shop workers, bar steward, a chauffeur, a chef etc) and by professionals such as GP’s, hospital consultants, solicitors, solicitors’ firms, accountants, university lecturers, teachers (including a headteacher), etc; acted for a Formula 1 grand prix team, an international airline, a Jersey-based Trust Company, two major organised religious institutions, an Olympic athlete, ex-premiership footballers, an ex-premiership manager, a golf professional, and is currently instructed on behalf of a major figure in the League Championship; regularly instructed by a number of London bus companies in all manner of employment disputes. Notable cases in the last year include Arriva London North Ltd v Eleftheriou UKEAT/0272/12/12- reinstatement and Polkey. Licensed for Direct Access.

Jack Feeny

Jack is a specialist employment practitioner and acts on behalf of claimants and respondents. He has a broad practice encompassing unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal and breach of contract claims and he specialises in complex claims involving discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE, and trade union disputes. He also acts in professional discipline proceedings. Jack is regularly instructed to act on behalf of FTSE-100 companies and international corporations in retail, manufacturing, logisitcs, hospitality, sport, leisure and energy. He also has a busy public sector practice, acting on behalf of local authorities and NHS Trusts. Jack has significant experience in industrial disease claims, including: asbestos litigation, noise-induced hearing loss; vibration white finger; COSHH claims; carbon monoxide poisoning; and repetitive strain injuries. Jack is a specialist practitioner in respect of noise-induced hearing loss. He is frequently instructed to advise and appear in such claims and has a detailed knowledge of the common issues that arise, particularly in respect of limitation and causation. He is happy to accept instructions on a CFA where appropriate. Jack is also regularly involved in asbestos litigation and is instructed to advise, draft statements of case and appear at hearings in such claims. He often appears in the specialist mesothelioma list in the High Court. He has acted in multi-track trials, taken evidence on commision in living claims and represented parties at coroner’s inquests. He has acted in a number of cases for defendants where exposure and causation has been challenged in asbestosis and asbestos-induced lung cancer claims based on histology evidence.

James Corbet Burcher

Special areas of practice: Planning/Environmental law; Public law, European Union law

Jessica Smeaton

Barrister specialising in all aspects of employment and immigration law. Jessica is a specialist in employment litigation and regularly acts in multi-day trials. She has particular experience in representing respondent public authorities, often acting for the NHS. She has an increasing appellate practice in the EAT. In addition to court representation at first instance and appeals, Jessica advises on all aspects of employment litigation, including unfair dismissal, equal pay and discrimination and provides day-to-day advice on employment issues and employee relations. Jessica is also an experienced immigration practitioner, undertaking work on a private and publicly-funded basis. She frequently appears in the first-tier and upper tribunals in both immigration and asylum cases and is regularly led in cases of significant legal value at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Her Business Immigration practice centres on JR challenges to sponsor licence revocations and appeals against civil penalties imposed on businesses found to have been employing illegal workers. She regularly advise business on day-to-day immigration issues, including navigating the Resident Labour Market Test. Jessica is well-placed to undertake matters involving an overlap between employment and immigration issues including unfair dismissal and discrimination claims concerning the right to work. Jessica has considerable experience in working with vulnerable clients, including clients who lack capacity to give evidence or conduct proceedings. Prior to joining the Bar Jessica worked in the pro bono department at Hogan Lovells LLP, advising and representing clients in a range of matters including corporate law, employment, immigration, landlord and tenant, and a broad range of human rights work. She is experienced in advising charities and start-up social enterprises on employment rights. Jessica continues to undertake pro bono employment work for charities and social enterprises.  

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Kawsar Zaman

Kawsar Zaman is a UK qualified Barrister, Mediator and Solicitor (non-practising). He enjoys a diverse practice with particular expertise in Employment, Regulatory and Public Law. He has appeared before a range of courts and specialist tribunals. He is regularly instructed in complex matters - beyond his level of call – both as an advocate as well as in an advisory and investigatory capacity. Kawsar graduated with a First-Class law degree from the London School of Economics, before reading for the BCL at Oxford University as an OCIS Scholar, and then the LLM at Harvard Law School, where he was Fulbright Scholar. Kawsar is accredited to accept direct instructions from members of the public where appropriate. Kawsar is also a CEDR Accredited Mediator, internationally recognised as the standard of excellence for mediators. He accepts instructions to act as a Mediator or as a Mediation Advocate, from both professional clients and on a direct access basis.

Keri Tayler

Laura Davidson

Laura specialises in all aspects of medical law and is well known for her particular expertise in mental health law and ‘best interests’ cases. The bulk of her work is in the public law arena, and she is instructed in many judicial review applications in healthcare law, representing hospital trusts, local authorities, the Official Solicitor and patients. She also has vast experience of complex Mental Health Review Tribunal hearings (usually involving restricted patients), contentious nearest relative displacement applications, and habeas corpus applications brought by those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended). Laura appears regularly for various parties in applications under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for declarations of incapacity and best interests, including the Official Solicitor (such as a hunger-striking prisoner case, and one where a child Jehovah’s Witness urgently requiring a blood transfusion and blood products refused treatment). Her expansive experience in this area has included: two PVS cases in declaratory proceedings seeking the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment measures; permission to withdraw artificial ventilation from a premature baby suffering from severe myotonic dystrophy; and an application for the termination of a catatonic patient’s pregnancy. She also appears in cases brought by local authorities concerning the residence of incapacitated persons. Much of Laura’s work involves human rights, which was the focus of her doctoral studies at Cambridge, including cases challenging refusals to fund specific treatment. Laura undertakes inquest work involving psychiatric patients (such as an inquest into the death of a psychiatric patient against the Ministry of Defence in a week-long jury inquest into the death of a young learning disabled soldier). She also has expertise in cases resisting the disclosure of medical records and Data Protection Act cases. Recent cases include: R v South Region MHRT, ex parte B [2008] EWHC 2356 (Admin) (2008) ACD 91); R v East London & City NHS Trust, ex parte M (2009) (to be reported); R v Cygnet Healthcare & Another, ex parte BB [2008] EWHC 1259 (Admin); Sutcliffe v BMI Healthcare Limited [2007] EWCA Civ 476, CA.

Leanne Buckley-Thomson

Leanne is a specialist Housing and Planning Law practitioner.  In planning law, Leanne regularly advises and represents developers, local planning authorities and Rule 6 parties on a broad range of planning matters representing clients in all stages of the process.  She is an experienced inquiry advocate both in respect of section 78 appeals and planning enforcement matters.  She has a particular interest in judicial and statutory review and her experience dealing with housing injunctive proceedings gives her an advantage when instructed to obtain and enforce injunctions in a planning context. In her housing practice, she is a busy and experienced junior frequently instructed to act across a spectrum of housing and land law matters, with a particular focus on social housing.  She deals with all manner of security of tenure welcoming interesting and more complex points of law.  Her practice sees her routinely dealing with possession proceedings and related stay applications and appeals, applying her wide experience in Equality Act 2010, Children Act 2004, anti-social behaviour, disrepair, tenancy deposit and technical defences.  Leanne also deals with cases concerning unlawful eviction, harassment, trespass, nuisance, demotion, succession (including only or principal home arguments and concerning minors) and injunctive proceedings including committals. Leanne has a particular interest in advising and representing clients in homelessness appeals pursuant to Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and Judicial Review claims.  She most recently acted in Rother D.C. v Freeman-Roach [2018] EWCA Civ 368 concerning vulnerability in light of Hotak and Panayiotou.    

Manjit Singh Gill

Head of international human rights law. Specialist in public law, human rights, immigration, and public/private international law, discrimination, regulatory law, international crime, and international commercial and arbitration law. He has dealt with cases on the return of terror suspects to foreign regimes where torture is feared, the use human rights in bilateral investment treaties, international family law involving the adoption and movement of children, extradition, consular law, internal armed conflict, the arrest abroad of war crimes suspects, advising corporations on large scale international movement of labour. He has argued many of the leading immigration cases over the last 16 years and also represented various interveners. Also works in property, employment, privacy and media, prison law, sports law. He has conducted numerous cases in the House of Lords and Supreme Court and represented clients abroad and in international courts. His leading cases include: Bibi and Ali, UKSC (2015), discriminatory requirement on foreign spouses to learn English; MM (Lebanon), CA (2014), minimum income requirements and family life; Re A (Children), UKSC (2013), child abduction and conflict of laws; New London College, UKSC (2013), administrative powers in support of legislative powers; AA (Somalia), UKSC (2013), adoption of refugee children; HH v Italy, UKSC (2012), children’s best interests in extradition; Stopyrah and Debreceni (2012) extradition, legality of legal aid system in extradition; McAuley v Coventry Crown Court, [2012] 1 WLR 2766, custody time limits; Cart and MR (Pakistan), UKSC (2011), limitation of judicial review of Upper Tribunal; ZH (Tanzania), UKSC (2011), landmark decision on domestic implementation of art 3 of UN Convention on Rights of the Child; ZN (Afghanistan) UKSC (2010) refugee family reunion; Mahad, UKSC (2009), third party support; Mucelli and Moulai, HL (2009), extradition appeal time limits; O’Donoghue v UK (ECtHR 2010) Acted for Equality and Human Rights Commission on UK’s sham marriage laws contravening the right to marry; TB (Jamaica), CA (2009), on abuse of process; EN (Serbia), [2010] QB 633, quashing of Particularly Serious Crimes Order; Baiai, HL (2008), first case on art 12 ECHR right to marry in UK; JJ v SSHD, HL (2007), first case on control orders; Secretary of State v S, CA (2007), effect of delay and fettering of discretion and conspicuous unfairness; NH (India), CA (2007), East African Asians and righting historical wrongs; Januzi, Hamid et al, HL (2006) internal relocation; Carson and Reynolds, HL, (2005) discrimination in awards of benefits; Hoxha and B v SSHD, HL, (2005) rape as a weapon of war; the Belmarsh indefinite detention case, HL (2004); Sritharan v Law Society, CA (2005), human rights in interventions; E and R v SSHD, (2004) QB 1044 CA, distinction between errors of fact and errors of law; Ullah and Do, HL (2004), leading case on extra-territoriality and human rights; Krotov, CA (2004), internal armed conflict and conscientious objection; Anufrijeva, CA (2002), notice of decisions; Manjit Kaur, ECJ (2001) effect in international law of UK’s declarations on nationality; Butt v Foreign Secretary (1999) International Law Reports, consular protection of British nationals abroad.

Mark Kelly

Specialises in serious fraud and money laundering and regulatory crime. Has particular interest in all aspects of criminal work where EU and/or human rights law may be directly or indirectly applicable, or where there is an international dimension to the case. Extensive experience in dealing with disciplinary tribunals.

Michael Bimmler

Mike O"Brien

Mike is a former law officer, he was solicitor general for the UK 2005-07, and he served for 14 years as a Government Minister. Mike trained in Birmingham as a solicitor. He was a lecturer in Contract and Business Law 1981-87. He practised criminal law 1987-92 dealing with insider dealing, fraud, five cases of murder and a defendant in the Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Robbery, allegedly the biggest robbery in British history. He was also a solicitor advocate for two years. Elected to Parliament in 1992 he was on the Home Affairs and Treasury Select Committees and was Parliamentary adviser to the Police Federation before being appointed to the front bench as a Shadow Treasury minister in 1994 and later going into government. He is a member of HM Privy Council and was appointed by HM as a Queens Counsel in 2007 whilst solicitor general. On leaving Parliament in May 2010, he practised briefly as a solicitor before deciding to transfer to the Bar. He worked on a series of cases with David Lock QC from January 2011 to the March including local government and health related judicial reviews and procurement cases. Clients have the opportunity to brief counsel with an extensive experience of how the public sector works, as well as the person who brought into law many important Acts of Parliament. Mike specialises in public law, where the rights of citizens and the public sector are involved.

Mohammed Zaman KC

Nabila Hani Mallick

Barrister

Nicholas Ferrari

Specialist area of practice: personal injury. Also extensive experience of general common law and employment.

Nigel Brockley

Having been pupilled at a banking/insurance set of chambers, his practice is broadly-based modern chancery/commercial; undertakes predominantly advisory work, in areas as diverse as professional negligence and associated disciplinary matters (in particular, interventions into solicitors’ practice), personal and corporate insolvency, and ‘O’Brien’ defences in mortgage claims; has a keen interest in contractual and quasi-commercial disputes and undertakes drafting which arises as a consequence of his involvement in a complimentary practice area, namely employment; undertakes advisory work of both a contentious and non-contentious nature in all core areas of employment law; his practice is neither applicant nor respondent dominant although he is retained as standing counsel to a large international retailer; has particular expertise in redundancy claims having been involved in a number of claims involving the dismissal of City workers; also often instructed in claims proceeding against NHS trusts and has a keen interest in discrimination claims generally; also specialises in personal injury work, and his practice ranges from straightforward infant settlements to fatal accident and severe injury claims; is able to offer practical advice from the commencement of investigations into liability and the settlement of pleadings through to the conclusion of any necessary appeal hearings; approximately 75% of his work is advisory and he receives instructions from both defendant insurers and claimant firms; in addition to the conventional practice areas of industrial accidents, product liability, and road traffic claims, also receives instructions in civil claims against the police, and is able to give specific advice concerning the instructing of appropriate experts.

Odette Chalby

Odette is a Barrister in the Planning and Environment team. She is quickly developing a broad practice across all areas of planning and environmental law, representing developers, local authorities, and third parties both unled and as a junior to senior members of chambers. Recent examples of her unled work have included a planning appeal hearing for the erection of 25 holiday lodges, a one-day enforcement inquiry, and a two-day environmental waste prosecution in the magistrates’ court. As to led work, she has been instructed as junior counsel on a number of significant planning inquiries, including minerals development (with Richard Kimblin KC), large housing schemes (with Chris Young KC), and solar farms (with Thea Osmund Smith). During her pupillage she gained experience of judicial and statutory reviews in the High Court and Court of Appeal, enforcement inquiries, and compulsory purchase matters. Particular highlights included supporting her supervisor Nina Pindham in the successful judicial review of the Government’s Net Zero Strategy (R (Friends of the Earth) et al. v SS BEIS [2022] EWHC 1841 (Admin)), and also in the landmark Court of Appeal case on EIA assessment and downstream greenhouse gas emissions R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2022] EWCA Civ 187 (for which permission to appeal to the Supreme Court has been granted). Odette has additionally developed broad experience of advisory work in relation to planning matters including: • Green Belt • Housing Land Supply • Biodiversity Net Gain • Nutrient Neutrality and Habitats Regulations Assessment • CIL and s106 Obligations • Permitted Development • Listed Buildings • Planning Enforcement Odette is an elected trustee of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA), where she has special responsibility for coordinating regional groups, editing the e-law publication and organising Junior UKELA seminars. She is also a member of the Attorney General’s “Junior Junior” scheme. Before coming to the Bar, Odette was a policy journalist at Apolitical. Recent notable cases include: • 8 day inquiry re: extraction of 1.5million tonnes of sand and gravel in Ottery St Mary, Devon APP/J1155/W/22/3299799 & APP/J1155/W/22/3299802 (led by Richard Kimblin KC) • 4 day inquiry re: 49.9 MW solar farm and battery storage in Langford, Devon APP/Y1138/W/22/3293104 (led by Thea Osmund-Smith) • 1 day hearing re: 25 holiday lodges in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire APP/J1860/W/21/3273533 (unled) • 4 day inquiry re: 233 dwellings in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford PP/C1570/W/22/3296426 (led by Chris Young KC) • 1 day enforcement inquiry re: Thorncliffe, Staffordshire APP/B3438/C/20/3244823 (unled) • 4 day inquiry re: 76 dwellings in Angmering, West Sussex APP/C3810/W/22/3295115 (led by Thea Osmund-Smith) • 4 day inquiry re: 45 dwellings in Leigh Sinton, Malvern APP/J1860/W/21/3289643 (led by Richard Kimblin KC)

Oliver May

Barrister

Olivia Chaffin-Laird

Commercial disputes constitute the largest proportion of Olivia’s practice encompassing contractual disputes, finance and financial regulation. Her cases frequently arise from complex commercial arrangements and she consequently has extensive experience of contract law and financial regulations and the application thereof. Olivia has uncompromising standards and is utterly committed to her cases; her conscientious approach is well suited to complicated finance, fraud and deception cases. She is recognised for her meticulous preparation and attention to detail, combined with thorough and tenacious advocacy and yet retains a down to earth and pragmatic approach to both people and their disputes. She has developed the ability to digest complex reports as well as detailed financial statements and enjoys the challenge of explaining difficult issues in terms acceptable to, and understandable by, her client. She provides a clear, analytical approach with a degree of pragmatism. She is experienced in advising and appearing both for and against financial institutions and in advising in financial disputes including cases where customers have suffered the consequences of misrepresentation and breach of lending agreements. She has extensive experience of disputes affecting financial services professionals and consumers and in particular claims for breach of duty by IFAs. These include group actions arising from negligent financial advice both in the UK and overseas with remedies having been recovered through FOS, FCA and the courts.

Olivia Whitworth

Barrister

Parminder Saini

Philip Dayle

Rebecca Livesey

Rebekah Wilson

Rebekah is an experienced family law barrister who specialises in all aspects of the law relating to children. Rebekah has particular expertise in public law proceedings where she acts for parents, guardians and local authorities. She is regularly instructed in complex cases involving allegations of serious non- accidental injury and sexual abuse. Rebekah is experienced in cases involving an international element, including placement overseas and habitual residence. Rebekah regularly acts in matters engaging children’s fundamental human rights including orders involving the deprivation of their liberty. Rebekah is regularly instructed in private law disputes As an advocate, Rebekah has the benefit of drawing on her wealth of experience working with international organisations including the United Nations ( Mission in Nepal), ICC women ( the Hague) and OHCHR. Rebekah has particularly expertise in human rights and is a committed advocate for the rights of children. Rebekah is qualified to accept Direct Access instructions.

Richard Hignett

Overview Richard practises exclusively in the field of employment and discrimination law. He is instructed by a wide range of clients in both the public and private sectors. Richard served as Head of Employment Law at No5 Chambers between 2012 - 2018.   Practice and Experience 20 years plus experience of advising and acting for clients on employment law matters Undertakes all aspects of employment law with an emphasis on discrimination, contractual disputes and whistleblowing Standing counsel to an international logistics company, a broking house, a high street retailer, a brewery chain, a car manufacturer, a constabulary, several NHS Trusts and a local authority Regularly appears in Employment Tribunals up and down the country Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal experience Presents to solicitors and heads of HR on a wide range of employment law related issues Trains managers in equality practises and how to recognise unconscious bias Licensed to undertake Public Access Work Richard acts as a barrister mentor for the citizenship foundation Particular Areas of Expertise   High-value complex claims, Whistleblowing, Interim relief, Disability discrimination, Sexual harassment, TUPE, Professional disciplinary tribunals, Professional misconduct of healthcare staff. Sector Experience Retail, Fashion, Banking, Finance, Leisure, Healthcare, Education, Social Care, local government, Police, Fire and Rescue, NHS, Airlines, Financial services. Investigations Richard is an experienced investigator. He has undertaken investigations in the education sector, social services and legal sectors. Recent investigations include a complex sexual harassment complaint and infighting amongst staff in a stately home.

Richard Humphreys

Richard Alomo

Rizwan Ashiq

Rowena Meager

General chancery and commercial practitioner with experience of, amongst other things, insolvency (personal and corporate), property disputes (including landlord and tenant, commercial and residential), trusts and estates, contractual disputes and professional negligence. Experience also of planning and related practice areas including the acquisition of public rights such as rights of way and the registration of new greens.

Samir Amin

Barrister

Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson

Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson specialises in Employment, Public Law and Regulatory. He has appeared before a range of courts and specialist tribunals. Sapandeep is accredited to accept direct instructions from members of the public where appropriate.

Scott Stemp

Sioned Davies

Stephen Goodfellow

Stephen has obtained great breadth of experience in common law matters but now specialises in Clinical Negligence, Professional Negligence and Commercial.  He is increasingly recognised and instructed by solicitors for his expertise in respect of Costs matters, including CCMCs, appeals against costs orders, third party costs orders and detailed assessments.  Stephen prides himself on his detailed knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, used to great effect in case management and litigation, his meticulous preparation and on client care.

Stuart Withers

Sultana Tafadar

Susan Monaghan

Susan has extensive experience in the field of Regulatory and Public Law. She represents parties before their Regulatory Bodies. She has been involved in proceedings concerning the following Regulatory Bodies:- • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)• General Medical Council (GMC)• General Dental Council (GDC)• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)• Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) Legal Panel Member (preferred Counsel)• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Lay Panel Member Susan has been involved in the updating and training of Panel Members. Susan has Public Access rights. Susan has been a speaker at the CLT Regulatory Conference. APPOINTMENTS 2007- to date: Appointed Legal Assessor to the MPTS (formerly General Medical Council in accordance with Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 of the Medical Act 1986(as amended).2009- to date: Appointed Legal Assessor to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).2010- to date: Appointed Legal Adviser to the General Dental Council (GDC).2011- 1 March 2014: Lay Panellist for CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)2012- to date: Legal Adviser to the HCPC (Health Care Professionals Council) Relevant Work Composition As Regulatory Counsel I advise on regulation interpretation, policies and procedure. I am a member of the Bar Standards Board prosecution panel. In that role I advise on prosecution and act on behalf of the Bar Standards Board at their hearings.  In 2010 I was appointed to IAASA’s (Irish Auditing Accounting Standards Authority) list of preferred Counsel to advise. I advise a number of regulatory panels on the law and any procedural matters arising during the course of hearings. I am instructed by ACCA at its Disciplinary and Appeal and Admissions hearings. I advise on drafting regulations and rule changes. Immigration / Human Rights:Susan since being called to the bar has been involved in Immigration and Human Rights. She has gained extensive experience in this field and has taken a case to the House of Lords, appeared on a number of occasions before the Court of Appeal and is regularly in the High Court. She represents clients at all levels of the Immigration Tribunals. Family Law/ Human Rights:Susan has extensive experience in Private and Public Law matters concerning children and Human Rights. 

Tim Sheppard

An employment and discrimination law practitioner, who also specialises in planning and public law. On the employment/discrimination front, has been instructed by a wide range of clients from multi-national companies, NHS Trusts, national charities, local authorities to the individual; acts for Respondents and Claimants. Tim has extensive experience of discrimination claims, unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, redundancy, breach of contract and restraint of trade disputes. He has represented clients in the court of Appeal, the High Court, the EAT, the County Court and in most of the ETs nationally. On the planning/public law front Tim practices in planning, environmental and administrative law, including judicial and statutory review. He acts for developers, including major house builders, local authorities, residents associations and also undertakes voluntary work for Planning Aid for London. Tim has experience of major public inquiries and multi-party appeals. A regular public speaker at Chambers and other events, Tim has also appeared in Legal T.V and on BBC local radio.

Tom Perry

Barrister

Varsha Jagadesham

Varsha specialises in mental capacity, mental health, inquests, and community care law. She is a member of the Attorney General’s London C Panel of Junior Counsel.

Yasmin Yasseri

Barrister in the Business and Property Group at No5 Barristers' Chambers.