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Our barristers practice at all levels of seniority. We have QCs and junior members whom are ranked in the Legal 500.

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  • Queens Counsel
  • Barrister

Samuel Watson – Pupil Barrister
Call: 2022

Christine is a specialist family practitioner with extensive experience of child law work.

  • Family
Christine Johnson
Call: 1991

Sophie specialises in all aspects of family law.

  • Family
Sophie Smith
Call: 1999

Carl specialises in family law, private law, ancillary relief and co-habitation.

  • Family
Carl Gorton
Call: 1999

Arlene specialises in Family Law.

  • Family
Arlene Milne
Call: 1999

Neil practises predominantly in personal injury and civil litigation, although he also has substantial experience of employment tribunal litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Industrial Disease
  • Personal Injury
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Neil Downey
Call: 1997

Ken practises predominantly in civil litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury
Kenneth Delaney
Call: 1996

Andrew believes that legal representation is a team effort and thus encourages discussion before and during proceedings.

  • Family
Andrew Banks
Call: 1995

Charles has specialized for many years in personal injury law, professional negligence law, and employment law, along with some public law.

  • CICA Appeals
  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Employment
    • + 3 others
Charles Prior
Call: 1995

Amanda was born and bred in Birkenhead. State-school educated. and the eldest daughter of a tradesman.

  • Family
Amanda Howard
Call: 1994

Tim is a specialist personal injury and clinical negligence barrister who acts primarily for claimants.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Industrial Disease
  • Personal Injury
    • + 1 other
Timothy Grace
Call: 1993

David is an experienced chancery and commercial practitioner.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Insolvency
  • Landlord & Tenant
    • + 2 others
David Green
Call: 1993

Simon became Head of Chambers in October 2015 and has a general common law practice. He also undertakes professional negligence cases.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Simon Dawes
Call: 1990

Michael practises predominantly in matters of personal injury and civil litigation although he has considerable experience in quasi-criminal cases and

  • CICA Appeals
  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Inquests
    • + 3 others
Michael Armstrong
Call: 2002

Graham has a general and extremely varied Chancery & Commercial practice but a significant proportion of his property work is now insolvency related.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Insolvency
  • Landlord & Tenant
    • + 2 others
Graham Sellers
Call: 1990

Diarmuid undertakes a broad range of common law and commercial work.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Diarmuid Flood
Call: 1989

Nicola practises in all areas of civil litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Nicola Hunt
Call: 1989

Celia has practised at the Chancery Bar in Liverpool since 1988 litigating and advising on all varieties of general chancery work.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Mediation
  • Wills, Probate & Trusts
Celia Lund
Call: 1988

Andrew specialises in serious personal injury and professional negligence litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Industrial Disease
  • Personal Injury
    • + 2 others
Andrew Pickering
Call: 1987

Gareth has been in practice as an independent and self employed barrister since 1986 and he has been a member of Atlantic Chambers since 2005.

  • Family
Gareth Thomas
Call: 1986

Simon has a general Chancery practice.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Insolvency
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Mediation
    • + 2 others
Simon Booth
Call: 1985

Nick has been practising in family law for a number of years.

  • Family
Nicholas Ryan
Call: 1984

Michael has practised family law for many years.

  • Family
Michael Sellars
Call: 1980

Following Call Nigel qualified as an HM Inspector of Taxes following which he used the knowledge he had acquired in an international accountancy firm.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Employment
  • Tax & Pensions
  • Wills, Probate & Trusts
Nigel Ginniff
Call: 1978

Lee practises in both criminal law and civil litigation including work for several police forces in civil applications in quasi-criminal cases.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Criminal
  • Personal Injury
  • Police Law
    • + 2 others
Lee Bonner
Call: 2000

Mark has forged a busy and successful personal injury practice acting for both Claimants and Defendants.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Industrial Disease
  • Inquests
    • + 3 others
Mark Chester
Call: 2002

Teleri transferred to a career in law in 2005 having previously taught Philosophy and Ethics. She started her training contract with a Liverpool firm

  • Family
Teleri Jones
Call: 2020

Jac joined chambers after completing a Chancery and Commercial (Business and Property) pupillage.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Insolvency
  • Landlord & Tenant
    • + 2 others
Jac Armstrong
Call: 2013

Craig Fahey – Pupil Barrister
Call: 2019

Ian was admitted as a Solicitor in 2010 and practised in Liverpool in both family and crime, going on to secure membership to the Law Society's Childr

  • Family
Ian McArdle
Call: 2019

Abigail joined Chambers as a tenant in January 2020 following the successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision and guidance of Amanda

  • Family
Abigail King
Call: 2018

Lujzka enjoys a successful common law practice, focusing on personal injury, clinical negligence and other aspects of civil litigation.

  • CICA Appeals
  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Inquests
    • + 2 others
Lujzka Halsall-Fischel
Call: 2017

Alexander became a member of Chambers in 2017 after successful completion of pupillage under the supervision of Mark Chester.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment
  • Inquests
  • Personal Injury
    • + 3 others
Alexander James Ashton Jones
Call: 2015

Govind is a family law specialist, having initially qualified as a Solicitor. She transferred to the Bar in 2015.

  • Family
Govind Singh
Call: 2015

Gary joined chambers in 2021 after completing a Chancery and Commercial pupillage under the supervision of David Green.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Insolvency
  • Landlord & Tenant
    • + 2 others
Gary Donaldson
Call: 2015

Melanie became a member of Chambers in 2021 following successful completion of pupillage under the supervision and guidance of James Cullen.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Mediation
  • Personal Injury
Melanie Foo
Call: 2014

Daniel specialises in family law.

  • Family
Daniel Reilly
Call: 2014

Sanel joined Chambers in 2019 after successfully completing pupillage under David Tinkler.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Sanel Susak
Call: 2014

Gabrielle enjoys a thriving practice in civil litigation and welcomes instructions in all areas.

  • Civil Litigation
Gabrielle Wenham
Call: 2010

James has good experience of general civil litigation with particular knowledge of claims in contract and negligence with an emphasis on claims agains

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Industrial Disease
  • Personal Injury
    • + 2 others
James Cullen
Call: 2003

An accomplished advocate with a strong track record in inquest and public law, Caroline practises predominantly in civil litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment
  • Inquests
  • Personal Injury
    • + 3 others
Caroline Jones
Call: 2010

Shannon has a substantial common law practice specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence and costs work.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Inquests
  • Personal Injury
    • + 1 other
Shannon Eastwood
Call: 2007

James practices in civil law and is focused on clinical negligence, personal injury, fatal accidents and industrial disease.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Industrial Disease
  • Personal Injury
    • + 1 other
James Patience
Call: 2007

Julie practises exclusively in family law

  • Family
Julie Ashley
Call: 2007

Olivia transferred to the Bar in 2007 having previously practised as a solicitor and solicitor-advocate, both in the UK and Australia.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Public Law
  • Road Traffic Accidents
Olivia Cox
Call: 2007

Sarah is a specialist Wills, Trusts, and Estates barrister and her expertise extends to Property and Commercial Litigation and Family Law matters.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Court of Protection
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Wills, Probate & Trusts
Sarah Egan
Call: 2006

David specialises in employment law and civil litigation.

  • Civil Litigation
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury
    • + 2 others
David Tinkler
Call: 2004

Elizabeth specialises in clinical negligence claims at all levels and has a successful and wide ranging practice.

  • Clinical Negligence
  • Inquests
  • Mediation
Elizabeth Francis
Call: 2004

Rebecca has experience in Chancery & Commercial, Civil Litigation and Criminal law.

  • Chancery and Commercial
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Tax & Pensions
Rebecca Ackerley
Call: 2004

Martin is an established Employment practitioner and head of the Employment Practice Group.

  • Employment
  • Public Law
Martin Mensah
Call: 2004

Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Donald studied Law at the University of Bristol before completing his pupillage in Atlantic Chambers.

  • Chancery and Commercial
Donald Fraser
Call: 2003

Ian’s practice as a barrister has spanned over many years covering criminal and family law, now he primarily focuses on family law.

  • Family
Ian Haselhurst
Call: 1976

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