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1 Crown Office Row
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1 Crown Office Row

UK Bar 2026

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Leading set in UK Bar 2026

Overview

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Head of Chambers: Richard Booth KC Chambers Director: John Petrie MBE Practice Directors: Andrew Tull, John McLaren & Chloe Turvill 1COR is recognised as one of the leading sets in the UK, particularly in the fields of civil and public law. The commitment to excellence has led to an equally dedicated and diverse client base, which includes entrepreneurs, small businesses, large corporations, NGOs and local and central Government.

Industry sectors (4)

  • Healthcare
  • Tax & Financial Services
  • Government , Public Bodies & Regulatory Authorities
  • Local Authorities

Capabilities (15)

  • Abuse cases
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Data, Information and Technology
  • Environmental Law
  • Immigration
  • Inquests & Inquiries
  • Personal Injury
  • Public Law
  • Sports Law
  • Tax
  • Family Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Investigations
  • Property, Landlord & Tenant

Work & experience

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1COR has a pre-eminent reputation in clinical negligence and personal injury practice. Members appear in significant and high profile inquests & inquiries, tax, costs, human rights, immigration & environmental law cases. 1COR’s members frequently appear in landmark cases in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Courts. 1COR’s well established UK Human Rights Blog, Law Pod UK & QMLR are a widely used resource for people wanting insight into the hot topics of the legal world.

Ranked Offices at 1 Crown Office Row

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UK - Head office

Greater London

1 Crown Office Row Temple , London, Greater London, UK, EC4Y 7HH, London

UK

East Sussex

Blenheim House 119 Church Street , Brighton, East Sussex, UK, BN1 1UD, Brighton

Ranked Practice Areas at 1 Crown Office Row (11)

London (Bar)

South Eastern (Bar)

Ranked Barristers at 1 Crown Office Row (129)

All Circuits

London (Bar)

Members

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  • Richard Booth KC (1993) (Silk - 2013)
  • Elizabeth‑Anne Gumbel KC (1974) (Silk - 1999)
  • Paul Rees KC (1980) (Silk - 2000)
  • David Hart KC (1982) (Silk - 2003)
  • Martin Forde KC (1984) (Silk - 2006)
  • Angus McCullough KC (1990) (Silk - 2010)
  • John Whitting KC (1991) (Silk - 2011)
  • David Evans KC (1988) (Silk - 2012)
  • Marina Wheeler KC (1987) (Silk - 2016)
  • Henry Witcomb KC (1989) (Silk - 2016)
  • Owain Thomas KC (1995) (Silk - 2016)
  • Jeremy Hyam KC (1995) (Silk - 2016)
  • Clodagh Bradley KC (1996) (Silk - 2016)
  • Peter Skelton KC (1997) (Silk - 2016)
  • Oliver Sanders KC (1995) (Silk - 2017)
  • Shaheen Rahman KC (1996) (Silk - 2017)
  • Sarah Lambert KC (1994) (Silk - 2018)
  • Sarabjit Singh KC (2001) (Silk - 2018)
  • Neil Sheldon KC (1998) (Silk - 2019)
  • Robert Kellar KC (1999) (Silk - 2019)
  • Andrew Kennedy KC (1989) (Silk - 2021)
  • David Manknell KC (2001) (Silk - 2024)
  • Amy Mannion KC (2003) (Silk - 2025)
  • Martin Downs (1990)
  • Giles Colin (1994)
  • Sydney Chawatama (1994)
  • Justin Levinson (1994)
  • Richard Smith (1999)
  • Christopher Mellor (1999)
  • Matthew Barnes (2000)
  • Iain O’Donnell (2000)
  • Cara Guthrie (2000)
  • Shahram Sharghy (2000)
  • Suzanne Lambert (2002)
  • Judith Rogerson (2003)
  • Richard Mumford (2004)
  • Rachel Marcus (2005)
  • Leanne Woods (2005)
  • Pritesh Rathod (2006)
  • Amelia Walker (2007)
  • Michael Paulin (2007)
  • Benjamin Seifert (2007)
  • Isabel McArdle (2008)
  • Matthew Hill (2009)
  • Alasdair Henderson (2009)
  • Claire McGregor (2009)
  • Paul Reynolds (2010)
  • Natasha Barnes (2010)
  • Rory Badenoch (2010)
  • Hannah Saxena (2010)
  • Nikita McNeill (2010)
  • Edward Waldegrave (2011)
  • Lois Williams (2012)
  • Jim Duffy (2012)
  • Dominic Ruck Keene (2012)
  • Jessica Elliott (2013)
  • Hannah Noyce (2013)
  • Marcus Coates‑Walker (2013)
  • Laura Inglis (2013)
  • Michael Deacon (2014)
  • Robert Mills (2014)
  • Emma‑Louise Fenelon (2015)
  • Gideon Barth (2015)
  • Jo Moore (2015)
  • Jonathan Metzer (2016)
  • Amelia Williams (2016)
  • Rajkiran Arhestey (2017)
  • Darragh Coffey (2018)
  • Thomas Beamont (2019)
  • Alice Kuzmenko (2018)
  • Gareth Rhys (2019)
  • Lucy McCann (2020)
  • Jasper Gold (2021)
  • Thomas Hayes (2021)
  • Nicholas Jones (2021)
  • Lance Baynham (2021)
  • Paula Kelly (2022)
  • Rebekah Lee (2022)
  • Allyna Ng (2021)
  • Matthew Leitch (2024)
  • Leo Kirby (2024)
  • Georgina Pein (2023)

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