Areas of Expertise
Below are brief outlines of work undertaken by members of Staple Inn Chambers in the areas of criminal, civil, family, landlord & tenant and immigration & tribunal law. Please contact us for any further information that you may require.
Criminal Law
Members of Chambers' Criminal Team receive instructions in all types of criminal cases and are instructed in both defence and prosecution work. Members appear in all courts from the Magistrates' Courts to the Court of Appeal and House of Lords. Members also accept instructions to appear in courts throughout the country. Some members of the Team also specialise in regulatory work, dealing with cases concerning trade descriptions, health and safety, road haulage, etc.
Chambers also has a number of working pupils at any given time, which means that cases can be covered from the first appearance to their conclusion. Members also speak a number of different languages - more information is available from members' profiles.
Civil Law
The Civil Team members at Staple Inn Chambers are skilled in providing professional advice, drafting services and representation at Court for a wide variety of clients.
Counsel appear on behalf of both commercial and non-commercial clients and will often undertake cases both for and against governmental bodies and similar organisations .
Whether the matter concerns a breach of contract, contractual dispute, or a civil tort or wrong committed, Chambers will be able to provide an experienced Barrister in order to appropriately advise and professionally represent the interests of the client. Representation is provided at all levels from a directions hearing, or fast-track trial in the County Court, to a Freezing Injunction in the High Court.
Barristers are able to provide urgent, last-minute advice, drafting and representation in injunctive and other matters in order to assist clients. Please contact our Clerking Team if we can assist you further.
Family
Our Family Team comprises members of a range of seniority with broad and extensive experience, including a Deputy District Judge who also lectures at Hendon Police Training College on domestic violence issues.
We represent clients in County and Family Proceedings' Courts, the Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court and Court of Appeal. The majority of our work is in London, but Members are happy to travel to courts throughout England and Wales.
Our specialisms include:
- Divorce
- Ancillary relief, Schedule 1 Children Act, trusts of land and cohabitee disputes
- Public law children (representing local authorities, guardians, parents and grandparents)
- Private law children
- Family Law Act and Protection From Harassment Act matters
- Child abduction
As well as offering a professional advice and representation service, we recognise that many clients come to us at a most distressing time in their lives. We therefore approach each case with sensitivity and compassion. While always representing our clients' interests' fiercely, we aim to be approachable and to present practical solutions where appropriate. Members of our Team also have strong relationships with instructing solicitors, which enables us to provide a more comprehensive and hands-on service. We always strive for continuity of representation. However, on occasion when that is not possible, we aim to ensure that appropriate, alternative Counsel is fully briefed and has spoken to the original barrister.
For details of individuals' specialisms and reported cases in which members of our Team have been instructed, please see members' profiles.
Landlord & Tenant
Staple Inn Chambers has a team of specialist Barristers whose areas of expertise and cases extend from the County Court and Leasehold Valuation Tribunal through to the High Court and Court of Appeal.
The team prides itself upon the high level of expertise offered in the following areas of practice:
- Housing Law
- Landlord & Tenant Law / Property Law
- Local Authority Law
- Commercial Leases and Business Tenancies
Chambers practitioners are highly regarded in their respective areas of practice and count amongst their clients well-known Local Authorities, Housing Associations and Commercial and private clients.
Several of the team offer assistance and services to Public Access clients and Chambers also offer an accredited mediation service.
Our Barristers are available to assist you with any problems in the above areas that you might encounter.
Immigration Tribunal
Chambers has a dedicated and experienced Immigration team. Its members appear at all levels from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal to the Court of Appeal. All members are committed to providing the highest standard of representation to appellants in asylum, entry clearance, human rights and deportation cases. Members also advise and offer representation on work permit, business and naturalisation issues.
Members accept instructions in publicly funded and privately funded work anywhere in the country.
Immigration Team members:
For further information please contact the clerking team.