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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.
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Andrew Rigney KC
Year of Call: 1992
Andrew Rigney KC is joint Head of Chambers Andrew specialises in high value, complex litigation and international arbitration in the fields of construction, energy, insurance and reinsurance,...
Roger ter Haar KC
Year of Call: 1974
Roger’s practice as an international arbitrator covers Construction, Engineering, Insurance, Re-insurance, Energy, Shipbuilding and Professional Negligence. In June 2020 he decided to limit the...
Andrew Bartlett KC
Year of Call: 1974
Andrew Bartlett KC now practises principally as an international arbitrator. His experience extends to many different kinds of insurance and reinsurance, energy projects, construction and...
Margaret Bickford-Smith KC
Year of Call: 1973
Practice Overview Margaret took silk in 2003 having developed a broad practice encompassing high-value and complex negligence cases as well as construction, commercial and environmental enforcement...
Michael Curtis KC
Year of Call: 1982
Michael Curtis KC specialises in commercial, construction & engineering, insurance, property damage, professional negligence and product liability. He is General Editor and one of the co-authors...
Ben Quiney KC
Year of Call: 1998
Recommendations In the recent editions of Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 Ben is identified as a Leading KC in his core areas of work, such as Insurance, Property Damage, Construction and...
Kim Franklin KC
Year of Call: 1984
Chartered Arbitrator, Construction Adjudicator and DAB Kim Franklin KC is a recognised specialist in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors. She acts as a full-time arbitrator,...
Isabel Hitching KC
Year of Call: 1992
Isabel Hitching is a commercial silk with a long-established expertise in the issues arising out of large-scale, complex construction and technology projects. With expertise not only in the...
Daniel Shapiro KC
Year of Call: 1999
Daniel Shapiro KC is recognised as “ferociously bright” with “beguiling advocacy skills”. He has extensive trial and appellate advocacy experience in a wide range of commercial litigation,...
Crispin Winser KC
Year of Call: 2003
Crispin Winser KC specialises in construction, engineering, energy, insurance, professional liability and general commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution both in the UK and...
Anna Laney KC
Year of Call: 1998
Anna Laney’s practice focusses on construction related matters, whether they be traditional employers’/contractors’ contractual claims, professional negligence disputes or insurance issues. ...
Julian Field
Year of Call: 1980
Julian Field is a senior junior with a commercial practice encompassing property damage, insurance, product liability, contract and tort, commercial fraud and professional negligence. He began his...
James Medd
Year of Call: 1985
James Medd's practice focuses on claims relating to insurance, property damage, product liability and construction. He is consistently ranked in the major legal directories as a leading junior in...
Dermot Woolgar
Year of Call: 1988
Dermot Woolgar has an extensive and diverse civil and commercial practice, with particular expertise in the fields of international commercial arbitration, commercial law, construction and...
Erica Power
Year of Call: 1990
Erica Power specialises in the fields of product liability, clinical negligence and personal injury. She has extensive experience of acting for both Claimants and Defendants and is also experienced...
Susan Lindsey
Year of Call: 1997
Susan's practice is building and engineering related dispute resolution. She no longer undertakes contentious work as party representative. As counsel Susan gained experience of a wide spectrum of...
Charles Pimlott
Year of Call: 2001
Charles Pimlott specialises in construction and energy disputes, professional negligence and commercial litigation. Charles is recognised by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 2023...
Michele De Gregorio
Year of Call: 2003
Michele De Gregorio has a broad commercial and common law practice, with many of his cases arising out of insurance related disputes, in the fields of construction and engineering, professional...
Richard Sage
Year of Call: 2006
Richard Sage’s practice is in the fields of construction, professional negligence, insurance, product liability, property damage and general commercial litigation / arbitration. Richard has...
Carlo Taczalski
Year of Call: 2010
Carlo specialises in commercial, construction, insurance, and professional negligence matters. He has been recommended in the Legal 500 as a leading individual in a number of his core practice areas...
Athena Markides
Year of Call: 2011
Athena Markides practises in all of Chambers’ core areas of work and has particular expertise in insurance, commercial litigation, construction and property damage. She has a particular interest in...
Sir Antony Edwards-Stuart
Year of Call: 1976
Sir Antony Edwards-Stuart is currently appointed as either chairman or co-arbitrator in several international arbitrations. As a QC, he acted as leading counsel in several very substantial...
Sir Michael Wright
Year of Call: 1958
During his long and eminent practice at the Bar he specialised in major personal injury, professional and clinical negligence actions and insurance cases. After completing his pupillage with Hugh...
Alan Limbury
Year of Call: 1964
Alan has been mediating since 1986 part time and since 1996 full time, with wide experience as sole mediator in over 1,500 commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in Australia, New...
Thayananthan Baskaran
Year of Call: 2000
Thaya’s primary area of practice is construction law. He drafts various building and engineering contracts, advises on disputes arising from such contracts and appears as counsel to resolve these...
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