Six Pump Court

Head of Chambers:Mr Stephen Hockman KC and Mr Mark Watson KC

Senior ClerkMr Richard Constable

Six Pump Court is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the UK’s leading sets of Chambers, offering exceptional depth and expertise across a broad spectrum of practice areas. The set is ranked Band 1 in the leading UK legal directories and has received multiple national awards for both Chambers and individual members.

With a strong reputation for excellence in advocacy and advisory work, members appear at all levels of courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court and international forums. Six Pump Court is distinguished by its collaborative ethos, approachability, and robust administrative support, ensuring consistently high standards of client service.

Core Practice Areas:

Environmental Law: Chambers is a market leader in environmental law, with extensive experience across all aspects of domestic and EU regulation. Members advise and represent in matters involving environmental permitting, pollution control, waste management, water quality, drought, fisheries, contaminated land, nuisance, hazardous substances, and nuclear regulation.

Health & Safety and Regulatory Law: The set has a strong regulatory practice, acting for regulators, businesses and individuals. Expertise includes health and safety (notably in construction, energy, and transport), building safety, fire safety, food safety, consumer protection, trading standards, licensing, intellectual property, and financial litigation, including fraud and corporate governance. Several members are appointed to the List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates, which is a hallmark of their established expertise in this area.

Inquests & Inquiries: Members act for a wide range of interested persons, including government agencies and large corporate entities, in large scale public inquiries and inquests (including complex Article 2 inquests).

Planning: Members regularly appear in planning inquiries, hearings, and appeals, including those concerning local plans, CIL schedules, neighbourhood plans, compulsory purchase orders, development consents, and public rights of way.

Crime: Six Pump Court has a very talented criminal team handling the full spectrum of criminal matters, from pre-charge advice to trial and appeal. Members act for both prosecution and defence, including in private prosecutions and complex corporate criminal cases.

Personal Injury: Chambers advises and represents in personal injury claims for both claimants and defendants, including employers’ liability, road traffic accidents, clinical negligence, and professional negligence.

Family Law: The family team handles both public and private law matters, including high-value matrimonial finance, international child arrangements, and cases involving corporate and agricultural assets.

Employment Law: Our members offer comprehensive expertise across all areas of employment law, from internal procedures to Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal proceedings.

International Arbitration: With members based in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dublin, Poland, and Australia, Six Pump Court offers comprehensive arbitration services to international clients, covering both domestic and cross-border disputes.

For more information please visit: 6pumpcourt.co.uk