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 | 15th Dec 2017
Crown Office Chambers is delighted to announce that Simon Antrobus and Patrick Blakesley have been successful in their applications for Silk. They will be formally appointed as Queen’s Counsel on Monday 26th February 2018.
Articles | 14th Dec 2017
The Court of Appeal has considered the position where a defendant (D1), presented with a claim that is said to be of low value, admits liability but is later confronted with a significant increase in the value of the claim. The claimant initially indicated that her claim was a fast track claim (then limited to […]
News | 13th Dec 2017
David Platt QC represented Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust at its recent sentencing hearing following the death of its employee, Damian Bowen. Mr. Bowen was asphyxiated as a consequence of exposure to liquid nitrogen at research facilities in the St Stephen’s Centre on the Fulham Road. A fine of £80,000 was imposed on the […]
News | 11th Dec 2017
This week Dominic Kay QC has appeared on behalf of two companies with turnovers exceeding £1bn and therefore deemed ‘very large organisations’ under the sentencing guidelines. The cases, one health & safety and one environmental, were each matters in which, applying the relevant Guideline, the sentencing court had the discretion to “move outside the suggested […]
News | 4th Dec 2017
Assistant Coroner David Lewis today handed down a Regulation 28 report calling for Whirlpool to take action to prevent future deaths. He described some of Whirlpool’s evidence as “defensive and dismissive” and regretted that he “did not emerge from the hearing confident that Whirlpool’s risk assessment processes have fully identified or appreciated the extent of […]
News | 1st Dec 2017
Robert Stokell, Anna Laney, Daniel Shaw, and Athena Markides have been invited to deliver a lecture to post-graduate students on effective oral advocacy in the construction industry. The lecture will be given to students undertaking the Construction Engineering Masters programme at the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology (a partnership between the Department of […]