Lamb Building

THE CHAMBERS Lamb Building is a long-established common law set located in the Temple, in the heart of London, with an annexe in the centre of Brighton.
Its members offer an expertise across a wide range of complementary areas of law.
Chambers comprises individuals who specialise in one or more of its key areas of practice, namely:

ADULT WELFARE : “Best Interest” cases, Court of Protection and judicial review.

CRIMINAL LAW : The set's Criminal Team defends and prosecutes cases at all levels of seriousness and in all levels of court, both nationally and internationally.

EMPLOYMENT & DISCRIMINATION LAW : For employers and employees.

FAMILY LAW : Children: public and private law; matrimonial property; TOLATA; special educational needs; child abduction; domestic abuse.

FINANCIAL LITIGATION & FRAUD : Confiscation and forfeiture cases; cases involving complex fraud; VAT tribunals; civil recovery; insolvency.

HOUSING LAW : For tenants and housing authorities; landlord & tenant; judicial review of local authority decisions.

IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM & NATIONALITY : The members of the set's Immigration and Nationality team provide advice and representation at all levels in relation to asylum, personal and business immigration, British nationality, statelessness, and related matters.

INQUESTS & PUBLIC INQUIRIES .

MENTAL HEALTH : Mental Health Review Tribunals; cases involving a substantial mental health element e.g. manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

POLICE LAW & ACTIONS AGAINST THE POLICE, POCA, SOPO & ASBO CASES: Both on behalf of and against the police.

PRISON LAW & PRISONERS’ RIGHTS : Adjudications; categorisation disputes; parole hearings; prison crime; judicial review. Also miscarriage of justice and CCRC cases.

PUBLIC LAW, JUDICIAL REVIEW, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND EUROPEAN LAW : These permeate much of the work done in the set's core practice areas and are a focus for many of its members.

REGULATORY & DISCIPLINARY LAW: Health and Safety; professional conduct regulation; general regulatory law; professional disciplinary tribunals; claims against medical, therapeutic and other professionals.

SPORTS LAW : Allegations of misconduct by sportsmen and women, sports bodies; procedural issues (e.g. challenges to selection); conflicts within sporting bodies; equine law.

OTHER SPECIALISATIONS: Individual members maintain other areas of specialisation, most notably personal injury and probate and general property work.

Members

Bernard Richmond QC

June Venters QC

Andrew Selby QC

Ami Feder

Ivan Krolick

Dr John Fox

Janice Brennan

Michael Phillips

Julie O'Malley

Beverly Cripps

Jennifer Gray

Seamus Kearney

Joy Dykers

Mark Sahu

Anne Faul

Paula Rhone-Adrien

Andrew Alexander

Michael Newport

Amy Packham

Paramjit Ahluwalia

Michael Rogers

Clare Leslie

Jon Harrison

Jasvir Degun

David Merrigan

Anita Rawal

Andrew Morrell

Daniel Darnbrough

Edward Hand

Jonathan Atkinson

Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey

Christopher Prior

Yasmeen Ul Haq

Jamies Oliveira-Agnew

Ross Talbott

Tim Jones

Gary Hodkinson

James Kyle

Emma Hayfield

Matthew Lee

James Hay

Hannah Hurley

Michael Shilliday

Ani Yeghikian

Charlotte Johnson

Marianna Pasteris

Laura Bayles

Natasha Dardashti

Tamasin Graham

Gabrielle Compton

Aphra Bruce-Jones

Ed Carey

Anthony Waller

Kieran Guilfoyle

Ricky Blennerhassett

Door Tenants:

Jeremy Gordon

Jeremy Haughty

Louise Desrosiers

Leanne Woodman (nee Evans)

Vishavjeet Chaudhary

Dermot Hewson

Araniya Kogulathas