Contributors
The following specialist barristers contribute to the Law Brief Update free monthly newsletter:
Company, Commercial and Insolvency
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Peter Oliver (2002) 4 Pump Court Peter has a wide-ranging practice that covers many areas of commercial and common law. He has particular experience in insurance (particularly claims involving fraud, non-disclosure and misrepresentation), construction, financial services, contractual disputes, insolvency, professional negligence and banking. poliver  4pumpcourt com |
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Laura Crowley (2005) 4 Pump Court Laura has a predominantly commercial and common law practice with experience in the fields of construction, professional negligence, insurance and general commercial law. lcrowley 4pumpcourtcom |
Construction
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Paul Bury Keating Chambers Paul undertakes work in all areas of construction law including court proceedings, adjudications and international arbitrations. He also undertakes work in energy and utility related disputes, regulatory issues, public procurement and construction-related professional negligence claims. pbury keatingchamberscom |
Criminal
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Emma Downing (2002) Broadway House Chambers – Leeds & Bradford Emma undertakes predominately criminal work, together with prison/parole law and mental health work. Areas of specialist interest include cases involving young Defendants, fraud, evasion of duty, confiscation and cash seizure proceedings, animal welfare, road traffic offences, licensing, with a particular emphasis upon all aspects of taxi and private hire licensing, anti-social behaviour orders and closure orders. Emma is a visiting lecturer to the West Yorkshire Police Training School, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions. emmadowning1 hotmailcom |
EC and Public International Law
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Sudhanshu Swaroop (1997) 20 Essex Street Wide area of commercial law (including international trade, banking, fraud, financial services, insurance and shipping) and public international/human rights law. sswaroop 20essexstcom |
Employment
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Daniel Barnett (1993) Outer Temple Chambers Daniel practices from Temple Garden Chambers, and is ranked as one of the UK’s leading employment law barristers. He is author or co-author of eight books, and a sought-after interviewee on radio and television. www.danielbarnett.co.uk. mail danielbarnettcouk |
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David R White (2009) Temple Garden Chambers David undertakes work in all aspects of employment law, and has experience in a breadth of civil litigation. DRWhite tgchamberscom |
Extradition
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Rebecca Hill (2004) Garden Court Chambers Rebecca is a criminal practitioner specialising in extradition. She has a developing interest in judicial review and human rights as they apply to criminal law. rebeccah gclawcouk |
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Corinne Bramwell (2005) 9 Bedford Row Corinne regularly appears in extradition proceedings and represents both requested persons and judicial authorities, at first instance and at appeal in the High Court. corinne bramwell9bedfordrowcouk |
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Amelia Nice (2006) 5 St Andrew’s Hill Amelia practices in crime, particularly extradition, public law. She has a strong interest in public and administrative law, human rights law and a developing practice in education law. AmeliaNice 5sahcouk |
Family
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Emily Beer (2004) Three Dr Johnson’s Buildings Her practice covers a wide range of Family Law including care proceedings and trust of land matters as well as matrimonial finance. emily clbeergmailcom |
Financial Services Law
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James Purchas (1997) 4 Pump Court General commercial practice covering Commercial Fraud, Computer and IT work, Construction, Financial Services, Insolvency, Insurance, Private International Law and Professional Negligence. jpurchas 4pumpcourtcom |
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Sandradee Joseph (1998) 13 Old Square Practice covers general chancery and commercial litigation with a particular focus on insurance, insolvency, asset recovery, financial services and commercial fraud. Also general PI. sandyjoseph 13oldsquarecom |
Intellectual Property
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Christy Rogers (1999) Ingenuity IP Chambers A varied practice covering most of the areas of intellectual property, including all matters involving trade marks and trade names; copyright in the various media; design rights; confidential information; and patents; as well as some commercial matters relating to the entertainment business. christy rogersmailgmailcom |
IT
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Daniel Goodkin (2008) 4 Pump Court Daniel has a wide-ranging commercial practice, with a particular focus on commercial disputes, IT, construction, insurance, professional negligence and shipping. DGoodkin 4pumpcourtcom |
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Adam Temple (2008) 4 Pump Court Adam has a broad commercial and common law practice, with experience in the fields of information technology, construction, insurance and financial services. AdamTemple 4pumpcourtcom |
Media and Entertainment
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Richard Munden (2003) 5RB Richard specialises in defamation, privacy and confidence, copyright, reporting restrictions, data protection, and other media and entertainment related work. richardmunden 5rbcom |
Personal Injury (and Costs and Civil Procedure)
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Aidan Ellis (2005) Temple Garden Chambers All areas of PI, credit hire, fraud, costs and employment. aidanellis tgchamberscom |
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Anthony Johnson (2006) Temple Garden Chambers All areas of personal injury, employment, credit hire, costs and general common law. He Represents both Claimants and Defendants. anthonyjohnson tgchamberscom |
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Sian Reeves (2006) Temple Garden Chambers Sian is establishing a broad civil practice across the range of Chambers’ areas of practice, acting in both an advisory and representative capacity. She has appeared in a wide range of hearings, for both Claimants and Defendants/Respondents, in the County Court, Employment Tribunal and Coroners Court, including small claims and fast track trials, appeals, applications, Case Management Conferences/Directions and Pre-Hearing Reviews. sianreeves tgchamberscom |
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David R White (2009) Temple Garden Chambers David undertakes work in all aspects of employment law, and has experience in a breadth of civil litigation. DRWhite tgchamberscom |
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Oliver Rudd (2009) 12 King’s Bench Walk Oliver has a wide ranging personal injury practice with experience conducting trials in both the small and fast tracks. He advises on liability, quantum, costs and tactics. He undertakes work on a CFA basis and is willing to consider pro-bono work where appropriate. rudd 12kbwcouk |
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Tim Kevan (1996) Writer and former PI barrister for ten years. mail lawbriefpublishingcom |
Professional Negligence and Insurance
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James Purchas (1997) 4 Pump Court General commercial practice covering Commercial Fraud, Computer and IT work, Construction, Financial Services, Insolvency, Insurance, Private International Law and Professional Negligence. jpurchas 4pumpcourtcom |
Property
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Victoria Seifert (2002) Lamb Chambers Victoria practices in all aspects of housing/landlord and tenant law from possession actions with a public law element to disrepair, security of tenure, unlawful eviction and succession. She has considerable experience in anti-social behaviour proceedings and regularly advises and represents local authorities in relation to homelessness/ allocations appeals and judicial review claims. victoriaseifertlambchamberscouk |
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Helen Turnbull (2004) Lamb Chambers Helen’s practice covers a wide range of general property, commercial and traditional Chancery work. She has a particular interest in landlord and tenant, real property, corporate and personal insolvency, contractual disputes and company law. helenturnbull lambchamberscouk |
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Elizabeth Dwomoh (2005) Lamb Chambers Elizabeth’s practice presently encompasses a broad spectrum of chambers’ civil and commercial specialisms. She has particular advisory and representative expertise in residential landlord and tenant disputes, contractual disputes, insolvency matters, employment cases and personal injury claims elizabethdwomohlambchamberscouk |
Public Law
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Kris Gledhill Camberwell Chambers Kris Gledhill has a long experience of criminal defence (now limited to appeals) and judicial review work, including mental health, prison law, and general human rights matters. He edits the Mental Health Law Reports and the Prison Law Reports, available from Southside Legal Publishing Ltd. krisgledhill aolcouk |
Shipping & Maritime
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Liisa Lahti (2009) Stone Chambers Liisa has a broad commercial practice, specialising in shipping and maritime law. liisa lahtistonechamberscom |
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Andrew Leung (2010) Stone Chambers Andrew has a wide-ranging commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on maritime and shipping law. Andrew also undertakes work in all aspects of employment law. andrew leungstonechamberscom |
Tax
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Eamon McNicholas (1994) www.EamonMcNicholas.com Practises at 3 Temple Gardens Tax Chambers and specialises in tax and specifically indirect tax, VAT and Duties Tribunals, environmental and tax & human rights issues. His practice is particularly helped by the fact that he originally qualified and worked as a chartered management accountant before coming to the Bar. He has written numerous articles. eamon eamonmcnicholascom |
The following writers contribute to the Law Brief Update website:
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Naomi Cudmore Naomi Cudmore Communications Naomi Cudmore is a freelance editor, designer and communications consultant operating as Naomi Cudmore Communications from her base in the West Country. She has a background in publishing, communications management and media relations and she specialises in providing an all-in-one editorial/copywriting and design service for the public and private sector. |
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Tessa Shepperson Landlord-Law Tessa is a solicitor, sole practitioner, and specialist in residential landlord and tenant law. She lives in Norwich but practices online via her innovative Landlord Law website. She enjoys writing, and runs several blogs on various topics. Her family think she spends too much time on the computer. |
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Justin Patten Human-Law Justin Patten is a solicitor, accredited mediator and trainer. He is an accredited mediator, trained with the Academy of Experts. He has a particular interest in issues related to the elderly. |
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Ruairidh Wynne-McHardy LawSpeak Ruairidh, a Scot with Welsh tendancies and fluent French, has just survived and finished his first year at Edinburgh Law School and is the creator of the free student website, LawSpeak. As a lowly first year, Ruairidh’s legal skills are in Baby Barista terms still in utero, however, he is game to give his infantile view on new cases that will charm and amuse those more erudite than he. |
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Robert Seymour Courtley Procedures Robert Seymour (formerly Judge Robert Seymour – a military judge until he retired in 2009) remains involved in professional ethics, prison and sentencing issues. He also writes under the pen-name of Charles Courtley.. |
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Chrissie Lightfoot EntrepreneurLawyer An entrepreneur turned solicitor (non-practising) turned entrepreneur, CEO of EntrepreneurLawyer Ltd, UK women’s enterprise ambassador, mentor for The Prince’s Trust (Million Makers Corporate Challenge), designated blogger for the Law Society Gazette’s ‘In Business’ blog (regular contributor to the Law Society Gazette’s management section), UK national award and prize winning researcher, certified social media strategist, innovator, rainmaker, sales legal coach and author of The Naked Lawyer eBook: how to market, brand and sell YOU – a red hot sales blueprint laid bare for bottom line impact. |
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The Utterant The Utterant Blawg The Utterant can be found most days in gainful employment Playing Solicitor at Nonesuch Chambers, London, where he is employed to choose words very carefully on behalf of other people. A deskful of books helps. The basis of the employment is the writing of caustic letters to people who are doing things disapproved of by other people who pay money to the people who pay money to the Utterant. This arrangement seems complicated but is in fact very simple. |
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Charon QC Chaqon QC The blawg… Charon QC is a lawyer, after a fashion, but is not a practitioner. He has taught law for many years – and, to his surprise, still enjoys law; although he enjoys other academic interests as well. Law is fascinating more in the human interest than the letter, but compared to literature, science or philosophy, it does not engage the mind in quite the same way. He awarded himself the title QC when the Lord Chancellor suspended the award for real lawyers. Now, as no-one can instruct him in any matter, or would wish to, he is free to comment as he wishes on matters which catch his attention. He is, of course, a figment of a febrile imagination. |
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Fred Nath www.neurosurg.co.uk Fred Nath has been a full-time Consultant Neurosurgeon in the Northeast of England for 26 years. He specialises in Neuro-vascular(brain haemorrhage) and skull base surgery including Trigeminal Neuralgia and Acoustic Neuroma surgery. Throughout his consultant career, he has been active in the field of medico-legal work, appeared in court many times and furnished reports to the court. In 2005 he published an article in JPIL on ‘The Spread of Opinion in Trauma and the Degenerative Spine’ – of value in assessing opinion among British spinal experts in some polemic issues which often tax the courts.Fred has other interests and recently had his first WW2 Novel published, with two more to follow. He has run 21 Great North Run half-marathons, climbed a 5,800m peak in Nepal, and crossed the highest mountain pass in the world on foot. |
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Mangala Murali Mangala is a graduate member of ILEX who specialises in Land Law; Conveyancing and Landlord and Tenant Law and has passed the Council for Licensed Conveyancers property law exams. She has over 20 years experience working in the Land Registry and has knowledge of all aspects of Land Registration. |
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Nicky Matheson-Durrant A potted profile of Nicola Matheson-Durrant: Boarder at Farringtons School in Chislehurst, Kent. Won Junior Sports Woman of the Year and Senior Sports Woman of the Year. Obtained BA Hons Law Degree from South Bank Poly 1981/2. Classmates include: Nick Munday, Solicitor, Alison Russell, QC. Hewlett Packard Ltd 1982-1986. First woman to be awarded the British Safety Council Risk Management diploma in 1984. Self-styled, part-time self emp. lawyer and single mum for years. Founder of Divorce Zone, Family Law Clinic and Legal Advice Clinic. Lives with husband and kids in Ascot. Eats & drinks at same restaurant at DJ Chris Evans! |
