Barristers Chambers - Page 2
Red Lion Chambers appoints former Harbour Litigation Funding director in new client role
Maurice MacSweeney joins as client and business development director
‘Extremely disappointing’: no solicitors among 96 new King’s Counsel appointments
The 2025 cohort also sees few improvements in diversity and a falling success rate
Cornerstone Barristers hires Bisbey as new senior clerk
Veteran clerk leaves No5 Chambers to take up senior clerk position at London chambers
Disbarment of high-profile KC for sexual misconduct may spur ‘behavioural change’
High Court’s decision to uphold ruling against Jo Sidhu has wider implications for profession, commentators say
Doughty Street silk becomes Bar Council chair as battle lines are drawn up over UK jury reform
Kirsty Brimelow KC succeeds Barbara Mills KC as UK and Ireland’s ‘Four Bars’ unite to oppose plan to curtail juries
Longtime Wilberforce practice director Nicholas Luckman to hand over reins to deputy
Andrew Barnes will succeed Luckman after an 18-month transition period during which they will operate as joint practice directors
Twenty Essex adds two experienced juniors to expand shipping and insurance coverage
Stephen Du joins from 7KBW and Clementine Makower returns to the Bar from Nordisk
Solomon takes the helm at Littleton
Adam Solomon KC succeeds Mr Justice Mansfield as head of Littleton Chambers
Ashurst and Perkins Coie announce landmark $2.7bn transatlantic merger
Tie-up to create top 20 global law firm by revenue with more than 3,000 lawyers
Lord Goldsmith leaves Debevoise to return to the Bar
Former Attorney General to rejoin Fountain Court in January following retirement from Debevoise, where he co-leads the London office
London sets invest in arbitrator appointments
Two former High Court judges rejoin 7 King’s Bench Walk while Littleton Chambers makes a US arbitrator appointment
Head of London’s Littleton Chambers is appointed as a High Court judge
Gavin Mansfield KC, who became a deputy High Court judge in 2018, leaves the Bar after more than three decades
Atkin Chambers bolsters commercial and insurance expertise with latest silk arrival
Catherine Piercy KC joins from Gatehouse Chambers, following the arrival of Karim Ghaly KC from 39 Essex last month
Stewarts hires family law silk from 4 Paper Buildings to head up specialist children’s team
Alex Verdan KC brings more than 35 years of advocacy experience in children’s disputes
Brick Court bolsters senior clerking team with rare hire from Fountain Court
Katie Szewczyk rejoins Brick Court as deputy senior clerk after more than decade at rival set