One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
With over 100 barristers working in specialist areas, our multi-discipline chambers has strong expertise in commercial and general insurance.
The ‘outstanding’ clerks are ‘commercial and willing to consider cases on innovative fee structures – not something seen at some of the more traditional sets’.
As a strong commercial set, our dedicated staff provide extensive support to help maintain Crown Office as a leading chambers.
News | 24th Jan 2017
Robert Stokell acted for Maroush, the employer, who was the defendant in an enforcement claim and the claimant in a Part 8 claim for declarations mainly relating to whether or not the parties had agreed a JCT contract, and whether a pay less notice served by the employer was valid. Mrs Justice O’Farrell held that […]
News | 23rd Jan 2017
This case represents the latest word from the TCC in a long line of cases about serial adjudication. The issue was whether an adjudicator’s second decision requiring the defendant to pay a sum of money contradicted a binding first adjudication decision by exceeding a £136,500 payment cap. Mrs Justice Nerys Jefford held that it did […]
News | 12th Jan 2017
Crown Office Chambers is delighted to announce that Steven Snowden and Dominic Kay have been successful in their applications for Silk. They will be formally appointed as Queen’s Counsel on Monday 13th February 2017.
News | 10th Jan 2017
A surgeon had not been negligent in performing a unicompartment knee replacement on a patient whose long-standing knee problems derived no benefit from it, and where expert opinion was agreed that only a minority of orthopaedic surgeons would have performed it in such circumstances. Mode of treatment was always a clinical decision, and the fact […]
News | 3rd Jan 2017
On 15 December 2016, HHJ Parfitt, siting as a judge of the TCC list at Central London CC, dismissed a claim brought by the occupiers of a residential dwelling (“the Property”) for damage caused by a Norway Maple Tree (“the Tree”) which was under the control of the London Borough of Enfield. Causation was admitted […]