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Aisha exclusively practices family law and has a busy practice.

Amelia predominantly practices criminal law and is regularly instructed by both the prosecution and defence.

Dan practices in all areas of Criminal Law and has appeared in all courts from Magistrates’ and Youth Courts, the Crown Court and Divisional Court and Court of Appeal.

David is a highly regarded criminal practitioner for both defence and prosecution.

Dolores specialises in Family Law at all court levels:

Donna Longcroft

Donna has a busy Criminal Law practice

Erika has a busy practice in all areas of family law. She has experience across public, private and international children law and in financial matters.

Eve has a busy Family Law Practice

Fay is a very approachable senior junior, with over 20 years experience at the family bar.

Gary is a highly experienced and diligent barrister with a busy family practice.

Gregory Hopewell

Gregory is a highly experienced Barrister with over 30 years experience in all aspects of family law.

She joined chambers in 1998 initially as a criminal practitioner but gradually transitioned to family law.

Jasbinder Chopra

Jas is a registered Qualified Legal Representative and has assisted the court by conducting cross examination on behalf of both prohibited and protected parties following court appointment

Jean-Jack Chalmers

Jean-Jack benefits from having practised in family, regulatory and criminal law. This background has provided a solid foundation of knowledge, expertise, and skills.

Jessie Mond-Wedd

Jessie is an experienced practitioner, specialising in criminal law, regulatory law and family law.

Joe has built a busy Crown Court practice and focuses increasingly on defending. His regular instructions for trial include allegations of serious offences against the person, major drugs conspiracies, weapons/firearms cases and sexual violence.

John has an interest in Crime and Family Law and is able to accept instructions in both areas.

Karen McLaughlin

Karen McLaughlin has been practising family law for over 25 years, specialising in children’s work for the majority of her career.

Kristina Hopper

Kristina, is an experienced Family Law practitioner, Mediator and Arbitrator.

Manjit has built up a strong practice in Crime, Immigration and Family law, successfully representing Clients in all jurisdictions and in a variety of matters.

Mark is Head of Chambers and has held that role for over twenty years and has a substantial family practice.

He practices in both Family and Criminal law, undertaking both private and public law family work on behalf of parents and local authority clients.

Michael McAlinden

Michael is a specialist criminal defence barrister, successfully representing defendants in relation to every major offence in criminal law.

Neil's practice is in Family Law and exclusively in children matters, representing parties across the range in such proceedings: local authorities, parents and guardians.

Pankaj is focusing all his experience and skills on providing a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution known as Private FDR(pFDR).

Peter is a powerful and highly persuasive trial advocate. Peter’s trial work includes murder, attempted murder and manslaughter as leading junior, junior and sole counsel.

Peter Thomas-Pedder

Peter is an experienced barrister in chambers, practicing predominately in family law.

Robin Griffiths

Robin undertakes a wide range of criminal work, but fraud, drugs and serious sexual offences have figured particularly prominently in recent years.

Rossano Cifonelli

Rossano’s practice now focuses on the areas of contract law, property disputes, (including actions under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996) employment law and sports law.

Samantha Wright

Samantha both prosecutes and defends in the Magistrates’, Youth and Crown Court.

Samrat Sengupta

Samrat joined Chambers in 2023, having established a busy criminal and Inquest practice.

An experienced Barrister of many years who initially practiced in Crime, then for many years Housing (representing Local Authorities and Tenants) and Immigration.

Shanda is an approachable, very experienced, senior junior. She is regularly instructed by the CPS.

Simon Collingham

Simon is a highly regarded road traffic specialist. He has considerable knowledge of Road Traffic Law complemented by a unique practicable experience in this area.

Simon Blackford

Simon specialises in criminal prosecutions including non-regulatory work.

Sophia Stapleton

Sophia accepts instructions in all areas of criminal law, and within family in private and public children cases.

Stacey-Lee Holland

Since joining Chambers in May 2019, Stacey-lee has established a busy criminal law practice.

Timothy Sleigh-Johnson

Tim has developed a solely criminal practice which sees him prosecute and defend trials in the Crown Court, and represent appellants in the Court of Appeal.