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We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service. Our teams have a broad spread of expertise and experience, with the more junior members well supported by the more senior members.

Please use the links to the right for further information about the practice areas we specialise in.

Administrative & Public Law: A leading set in the South West for all aspects of administrative and public law.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Extensive experience of various Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures.

Clinical Negligence: Specialists in all aspects of clinical negligence litigation.

Commercial: Advice and advocacy on all aspects of commercial dispute resolution work.

Costs & Litigation Funding: Inter partes costs disputes & costs issues.

Court Of Protection: Our barristers have extensive experience in advising and representing various parties.

Crime: One of the foremost criminal sets in the country and the leading set on the Western Circuit.

Employment & Discrimination: Specialist advocacy and advisory services across the full range issues.

Insolvency: Specialist in all aspects of contentious and non contentious insolvency issues, corporate recovery and CDDA work.

International & Offshore: Experienced in assisting overseas clients and appearing in high-profile cases.

Personal Injury: Expertise in a wide array of complex areas.

Property & Estates: Specialist chancery work from agriculture to trusts, wills and estates.

Regulatory & Discipline: A large and experienced team of regulatory and discipline barristers.

Sports Law: Advocacy and advisory services to the sports sector.
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Covid-19 Update as of 24 March 2020

Date: 24 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus - our position

Date: 19 Mar, 2020

Employment & Discrimination Team Business Continuity and Support Arrangements – Covid-19

Date: 18 Mar, 2020

Morley v Royal Bank of Scotland - Hugh Sims QC & John Virgo discuss the scope of a lending bank’s duty to a commercial borrower to treat the customer fairly

Date: 10 Mar, 2020

Ewan Paton successfully appeared for the Claimants in the case of Powell v Ash, in which judgment was given on 17th February 2020 in the County Court at Central London (HHJ Monty QC)

Ewan Paton successfully appeared for the Claimants in the case of Powell v Ash, in which judgment was given on 17th February 2020 in the County Court at Central London (HHJ Monty QC)

Date: 18 Feb, 2020

Hugh Sims QC and Oliver Mitchell successful in High Court appeal on ‘best evidence’ rule and redaction

Date: 7 Feb, 2020

Selena Plowden to be appointed Queen's Counsel

Selena Plowden to be appointed Queen's Counsel

Date: 16 Jan, 2020
Chambers are thrilled and proud to announce that Selena Plowden will be appointed Queen’s Counsel in a ceremony at Westminster Hall on Monday 16th March 2020.

Douglas Leach successfully resists appeal in test police sex discrimination case

Douglas Leach successfully resists appeal in test police sex discrimination case

Date: 29 Nov, 2019
The EAT has today handed down judgment in The Commissioners of the City of London Police v Geldart, dismissing the Force’s appeal and upholding Mrs Geldart’s direct sex discrimination claim. Douglas Leach represented Mrs Geldart.

Hugh Sims QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge

Hugh Sims QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge

Date: 12 Nov, 2019

Selena Plowden shortlisted for Clinical Negligence ‘Junior of the Year’ - Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2019

Selena Plowden shortlisted for Clinical Negligence ‘Junior of the Year’ - Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2019

Date: 9 Sep, 2019

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