Barristers

Niamh Herrett

Niamh Herrett

Serle Court, London

Position

Niamh joined Chambers in October 2022 following the successful completion of pupillage. She sat with Dan McCourt Fritz KC, Gareth Tilley, Constance McDonnell KC, Thomas Elias and Stephanie Wickenden developing a broad commercial chancery practice in line with chambers’ profile. During pupillage, Niamh worked on cases across Serle Court’s core practice areas, with particular experience in private client work, commercial litigation, company law and intellectual property.

Before joining Serle Court, Niamh studied law at Merton College, Oxford graduating with a first-class undergraduate degree and a Distinction in the BCL receiving numerous academic scholarships and prizes. During her BPC year Niamh was a Guest Teacher at the London School of Economics and Political Science where she taught undergraduate seminars on the Property II course (Land and Trusts).

Niamh spent her first six months in practice on secondment to Farrer & Co in their contentious trusts team where she worked on complex and high-profile private client trusts and probate matters.

Niamh is interested in the whole range of Commercial and Chancery work and is developing a broad practice in all of Chambers’ core areas, as well as in Intellectual Property.

Career

Year of Call: 2021

Education

BA in Law, Merton College, University of Oxford (First Class)

BCL, Merton College, University of Oxford (Distinction)

BPC, University of Law (Outstanding)