7BR

Head of Chambers: Collingwood Thompson QC

Chief Executive: Harry Charlton

Senior Clerks: Paul Eeles (Civil), Steven Wright (Criminal)

Tenants: 89 (including 18 QCs)

THE CHAMBERS 

7BR is a leading multi-disciplinary set, providing unrivalled expertise across a broad spectrum of the law. Widely recognised for its long-established history in advocacy and advisory services, members deliver innovative solutions to complex legal problems and succeed in some of the most challenging of cases. 7BR has a reputation for excellence; “the set is applauded for its members’ high quality and secures instructions in cases of the highest calibre” — Chambers and Partners. 89 members, including 18 QCs, practice in courts and tribunals throughout England and Wales as well as internationally. Members have recently appeared in high profile cases in Hong Kong, Trinidad and Tobago, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The set’s expertise is evidenced by the number of members going on to distinguished service in the judiciary; as justices of both the Court of Appeal and the High Court, Recorders, Arbitrators and Regulators — in addition to two Lord Chief Justices. 7BR barristers pride themselves on providing an approachable service, working closely with clients to understand the personal or commercial drivers underlying any given litigation. Both members and clerks work tirelessly to ensure that lay clients are well-informed at all stages of the process. 7BR is actively involved in pro bono work. Alongside efforts to promote equality and diversity at the Bar, Chambers also supports charitable causes through participation in fundraising events.

PRINCIPLE AREAS OF WORK 

■ Child & Family Law

■ Clinical Negligence

■ Commercial

■ Court of Protection

■ Crime

■ Employment

■ Financial Crime

■ Inquests & Inquiries

■ Offshore & International

■ Personal Injury

■ Product Liability

■ Public Law

■ Regulatory & Professional Discipline

■ Sports Law

Members

Collingwood Thompson QC (1975) (QC-1998) +

Simeon Maskrey QC (1977) (QC-1995)

Derek Sweeting QC (1983) (QC-2001) + A

Ashley Underwood QC (1976) (QC-2001)

Rachel Langdale QC (1990) (QC-2009)

Steven Ford QC (1992) (QC-2010)

Barbara Connolly QC (1986) (QC-2011)

Hugh Preston QC (1994) (QC-2012) A

Pavlos Panayi QC (1995) (QC-2014)

James House QC (1995) (QC-2015)

Adam Weitzman QC (1993) (QC-2016)

Andrew Wheeler QC (1988) (QC-2017) A

Vanessa Marshall QC (1994) (QC-2018)

Jern-Fei Ng QC (2002) (QC-2018)

Brendan Roche QC (1989) (QC-2020) + A

Adrian Langdale QC (1996) (QC-2020) +

Jennifer Carter-Manning QC (1999) (QC-2020) + A

Gordon Aspden QC (1988) (2021)

Deirdre Goodwin (1974)

Julian D Matthews (1979) +

Simon Wheatley (1979)

Jeremy Pendlebury (1980)

Susan C Reed (1984)

Timothy Walker (1984) A

Adam Clemens (1985)

Simon King (1987) +

David Matthew (1987) A

Timothy Meakin (1989) A

Leslie Keegan (1989)

Sarah Edwards (1990)

Graham Huston (1991) +

Adam Korn (1992)

Daren Samat (1992)

Maryam Syed (1993) + A

Luke Blackburn (1993) A

Jeffrey Jupp (1994) A

Anwar Nashashibi (1995)

Andrea Chute (1995) A

Hari Kaur (1995) A

Elaine Banton (1996) A

Susannah Johnson (1996) A

Anita Guha (1997)

Rachel Darby (1997)

Kiril Waite (1997)

Justin Slater (1999) A

Kate Lumbers (1999)

James Thomas (1999)

Gareth Weetman (1999)

Nicholas Cropp (1999) A

Adam Walker (2000) A

Steven Gray (2000) A

Lubeya Ramadhan (2000)

Richard Baker (2000)

David O’Mahony (2000) + A

Gina Allwood (2002) A

Hanisha Patel (2002) A

William Chapman (2003) A

Jonathan Bertram (2003) A

Conor Dufficy (2004) A

Christina Lyons (2004)

Craig Carr (2005)

James Weston (2007) A

Patricia Leonard (2007) A

Daniel Bishop (2007) A

Liam Ryan (2007)

Alex Young (2008)

Benjamin Isaacs (2009) A

Ayanna Nelson (2009)

Caroline Lody (2009) A

James Macdonald (2010) A

Helen Compton (2011) A

Simon Rowbotham (2011)

Peter Eguae (2011)

Dr Gregory Burke (2012)

Ross Beaton (2013)

Stephen Ferson (2013)

Vittoria Trigilio (2013)

Christopher Canning (2014)

Kirsty Lea (2014)

Jas Jandu (2014)+ A

Rose Harvey-Sullivan (2015) A

Emily Mitchell (2015)

Kitty Geddes (2016)

Kat Shields (2016)

Nia Frobisher (2016)

Kate Temple-Mabe (2018)

David Earl (2017)

Joshua Yetman (2018)

Mass Ndow-Njie (2019)

+ Recorder A Public/Direct Access