Barristers Chambers

Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal

Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable

  • 2w

Blackstone Chambers junior to take silk in Hong Kong

Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel in June; but another international judge has left the Court of Final Appeal

  • 1mo

Cornerstone recruits ex-Brick Court senior clerk Hawes as Langdorf heads for Gatehouse

New roles for well-known veteran senior clerks at leading London chambers

  • 3mos

Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue joins Twenty Essex as an arbitrator

Retired American judge took unusual step last year of correcting media reports over controversial ICJ Gaza genocide ruling

  • 3mos

Gearing leaves Fountain Court to build on Singapore connections

Former co-head of arbitration to go solo in London but continue at Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers

  • 4mos

Littleton Chambers names successor to chambers director Dux

Clare Bello, former chief executive of Cornerstone Barristers, to succeed Liz Dux in March

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No5 Barristers’ Chambers names new leaders

Former leader of the Midland Circuit steps up to co-lead one of Britain’s largest sets alongside eminent planning silk

  • 5mos

Campaigning woman barrister wins tribunal case over 'boys' club' tweets criticising family judge

Charlotte Proudman hails 'turning point' for women's rights and a barrister's freedom of speech

  • 6mos

Blackstone Chambers takes on Singapore-based silk to expand Asia offering

Former Clyde & Co partner Sapna Jhangiani KC joins London commercial set in Singapore

  • 6mos

One Essex Court adds Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s former Asia arbitration head

Paul Tan joins the set to expand its footprint in Singapore and the wider Asia region

  • 6mos

One Essex Court barrister appointed as next Takeover Panel chairman

Laurence Rabinowitz KC will succeed Michael Crane KC in May next year

  • 7mos

4 Stone Buildings rings changes with new leadership and clerking co-heads

Shake-up will see hugely respected senior clerk David Goddard take consultancy role

  • 7mos

Arbitration barrister Baloch exits 3 Verulam Buildings for Essex Court

Experienced senior junior swaps sets in rare lateral move between commercial chambers

  • 8mos

Women KCs celebrate 75th anniversary of first appointments

Lady Chief Justice hosts event to mark progress since first two women took silk in 1949

  • 8mos
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