London Bar
Professional negligence
Leading junior1Francis Bacon –Hailsham Chambers ‘Francis is a class act. His legal knowledge and commercial understanding are unrivalled. His written and oral advice is clear, concise, and well structured.’
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Francis Bacon
Hailsham Chambers, London
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Position
Francis specialises in professional negligence, commercial insurance and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in acting for individual claimants, lending institutions and professional indemnity insurers in obtaining interim remedies in London and overseas.
In 2017, Francis was named Professional Negligence Junior Barrister of the Year by Chambers & Partners. Francis has for many years been listed in the first ranks of Professional Negligence barristers in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Legal 500 2019 rates Francis as “the outstanding professional indemnity junior at the bar and a silk in all but name.”
Career
Called 1988; Gray’s Inn, Karmel Commercial Scholar; Recorder 2004.
Languages
Working knowledge French.
Memberships
Former PNBA executive committee member.
Education
Wycliffe College; Keele (BA Hons Law and Economics); Loughborough (MSc Recreation Management).