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Head of Chambers: Winston Hunter KC

Deputy Head of Chambers: Christopher Melton KC

Senior Clerk: Steve Price

Deputy Senior Clerk: Matt Tudor


THE CHAMBERS


Byrom Street Chambers is a unique and specialist set practising within the heart of Manchester situated in close proximity to the Civil Justice Centre. According to the legal directories “Byrom Street have an impressive number of top KC’s many of whom I use for high value and complex cases. They are known for their professionalism and those who rely upon their input can be secure in the knowledge that their clients are in safe hands.” “They outshine all other chambers around the country.” “All of the clerks are super responsive and cannot do enough to help.” “Clerks are second to none; completely adept at balancing the solicitors needs and demands with Counsels commitments and requirements.” “Steve and Matt are both exceptional.”


Byrom Street Chambers is a forward-thinking set with traditional values, exclusively dedicated to the work of leading and senior junior counsel, who have extensive expertise in high-value and complex cases. Chambers provides a highly individual and personalised service, focusing on clients’ needs, combined with a friendly and open approach to clerking.


Chambers’ premises are modern, purpose-built, DDA-compliant and architecturally designed with particular attention to the needs of both professional and lay clients. Facilities include large comfortable conference rooms, video-conferencing suites, the latest information technology with wireless connection and an extensive online library.


Three members of chambers currently sit as Deputy Judges of the High Court, three members sit as Recorders, one member sits on the Mental Health Review Tribunal, one member sits on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal and two members are qualified CMC Mediators.


WORK UNDERTAKEN

Chambers has a reputation for quality and service. Members offer advice and advocacy in a range of specialisations and can provide the depth of cover necessary to conduct litigation in the most complex of cases.

We practise predominantly in the fields of professional negligence, personal injury with an emphasis on catastrophic cases, complex brain, spine, amputation claims and high value fatal injury claims, group and disease litigation. We also have a specialist team that practise in clinical negligence including high value birth injuries including those relating to cerebral palsy, delay in diagnosis of spinal injury or cancer, surgical errors and negligent mismanagement.

Chambers’ seasoned advocates are well-placed to argue highly significant medical cases that reach the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

SAMPLE CASES

Supreme Court: Armes v Nottingham County Council; Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (Scotland); International Energy Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance Plc UK Branch; Dunhill v Burgin; Woodland v Essex CC; Sienkiewicz v Grief and Willmore v Knowsley MBC.

House of Lords: Fairchild v Glenhaven; Tomlinson v Congleton.

Court of Appeal: Raspin v Taylor & Liverpool Victoria Insurance; Swift v Carpenter; Cable v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd; McDonald v Dept for Communities; Huscroft v P&O Ferries; Thompstone v Tameside; Sowden v Lodge; Heneghan v Manchester Dry Dock Ltd.

European Court of Human Rights: RK & AK v Oldham NHS Trust

Inquiries: Alder Hey; Hillsborough; Shipman Inquiry.

Ongoing cases of interest: Instructed in the Civil Litigation regarding to Manchester Arena claims .

Former members of chambers include Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Leveson, Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Smith, Sir David Clarke, Dame Caroline Swift, Sir Timothy King, Sir Stephen Stewart and H.H.J. Richard Pearce.

Members
  • Winston Hunter KC (1985) (KC-2000)
  • Christopher Melton KC (1982) (KC-2001)
  • Simon Myerson KC (1986) (KC-2003)
  • James Rowley KC (1987) (KC-2006)
  • Andrew Lewis KC (1985) (KC-2009)
  • Sally Hatfield KC (1988) (KC-2013)
  • Darryl Allen KC (1995) (KC-2014)
  • Rhiannon Jones KC (1993) (KC-2015)
  • Simon Kilvington KC (1995) (KC-2016)
  • Peter Burns KC (1993) (KC-2019)
  • Mary Ruck KC (1993) (KC-2023)
  • Lauren Sutherland KC (1996) (KC-2016 Scot)
  • Michael Lemmy (1994)
  • Darrel Crilley (1996)
  • Jason Wells (2007)
  • Stephen McNamara (2008)

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Personal Injury: Industrial Disease
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Silks (KC)
Simon Kilvington KC
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Simon Kilvington KC
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Northern (Bar)
Clinical Negligence
1 Set
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Set
Clinical Negligence
1
Clinical Negligence
1
Band 1
Silks (KC)
1
Christopher Melton KC
1
Band 1
Darryl Allen KC
1
Darryl Allen KC
1
Band 1
James Rowley KC
1
James Rowley KC
1
Band 1
Sally Hatfield KC
1
Sally Hatfield KC
1
Band 1
Winston Hunter KC
1
Winston Hunter KC
1
Band 1
Mary Ruck KC
2
Mary Ruck KC
2
Band 2
Rhiannon Jones KC
2
Rhiannon Jones KC
2
Band 2
Juniors
Darrel Crilley
1
Darrel Crilley
1
Band 1
Jason Wells
2
Jason Wells
2
Band 2
Stephen McNamara
2
Stephen McNamara
2
Band 2
Personal Injury
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Personal Injury
1
Personal Injury
1
Band 1
Silks (KC)
Christopher Melton KC
Star Individuals
Winston Hunter KC
Winston Hunter KC
Star Individuals
Darryl Allen KC
1
Darryl Allen KC
1
Band 1
James Rowley KC
1
James Rowley KC
1
Band 1
Peter Burns KC
1
Peter Burns KC
1
Band 1
Rhiannon Jones KC
1
Rhiannon Jones KC
1
Band 1
Simon Kilvington KC
1
Simon Kilvington KC
1
Band 1
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