Profiles

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Silk, New Square Chambers

New Square Chambers is one of the leading commercial Chancery sets in London specialising in commercial Chancery; company and insolvency; property; trusts and estates; tax; public law and offshore work.

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Barrister, 4 Pump Court

4 Pump Court is a leading barristers’ chambers with expertise in commercial, construction, energy, professional negligence, shipping, information technology and telecommunications work.

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Silk, 2 Bedford Row

2 Bedford Row is one of the country’s leading criminal and regulatory sets specialising in high profile fraud and murder cases, health and safety and professional disciplinary proceedings.

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Senior Clerk, 20 Essex Street

20 Essex Street is a leading international set of commercial barristers’ chambers in London and Singapore specialising in international arbitration, commercial, EU, competition, insolvency and public international law disputes.

What have been some of the highlights of your career?
I am fortunate there have been more than a few. Being appointed Joint Senior Clerk here in ’96 was a proud day. I started clerking in ’76 in what is now Henderson Chambers for 8 years, then spent 4 years at Blackstone Chambers. I’ve been at 20 Essex Street since ’88. I was elected Chairman of the IBC in March this year, although it should be noted I was unopposed. However, my proudest moment is undoubtedly being instrumental in setting up the UK’s first fully staffed and full-time international chambers in Maxwell Chambers, Singapore in October 2009; I had been working on this behind the scenes since 2007. Meeting representatives from MinLaw and the AG’s Department in Singapore was great fun and a real eye-opener in discussing and planning with them for the future and how to succeed. That initiative has been a great success for 20 Essex Street.

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Senior Clerk, 2KBW

2KBW is one of the Western Circuit’s leading sets with chambers in London and Portsmouth, specialising in crime, family and civil law.

You have played an integral part in re-invigorating the profile of your set. How is your chambers reacting to changes at the Criminal Bar?
I started my career at 2KBW in 1988 when chambers was one of a very few successful common law Western Circuit sets. I returned to chambers at the beginning of 2012. From the outset it was clear that chambers had largely veered away from the areas of Family and Civil law and I wanted to focus on returning the set to its “common law” roots.