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    KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back 60 years

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    KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back 60 years

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KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. KBW is a multi-disciplinary set which has a strong reputation for quality work.

KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years.

KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. KBW is a multi-disciplinary set which has a strong reputation for quality work. Our cases range from the lowest Courts and Tribunals right up to the Supreme Court and at every level our barristers pride themselves on their attention to detail and breadth of specialist knowledge.

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Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Our barristers receive recognition in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides to the Bar.

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  • KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. KBW is a multi-disciplinary set which has a strong reputation for quality work. Our cases range from the lowest Courts and Tribunals right up to the Supreme Court and at every level our barristers pride themselves on their attention to detail and breadth of specialist knowledge.
  • Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Our barristers receive recognition in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides to the Bar. KBW Barristers Chambers have also been awarded the ‘Chambers of the Year’ award in the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards in both 2013 and 2014.
  • KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. 
  1. KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. KBW is a multi-disciplinary set which has a strong reputation for quality work. 
 Our cases range from the lowest Courts and Tribunals right up to the Supreme Court and at every level our barristers pride themselves on their attention to detail and breadth of specialist knowledge.
  • Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
  •  Our barristers receive recognition in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides to the Bar. KBW Barristers Chambers have also been awarded the ‘Chambers of the Year’ award in the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards in both 2013 and 2014.
  • Head of Chambers, David Brooke QC, leads a strong team of over 40 barristers, who have both a regional and national reputation in their practice areas. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Our barristers receive recognition in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides to the Bar. KBW Barristers Chambers have also been awarded the ‘Chambers of the Year’ award in the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards in both 2013 and 2014.
  1. Many members of chambers have gone on to take up important judicial roles including a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Our barristers receive recognition in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides to the Bar. KBW Barristers Chambers have also been awarded the ‘Chambers of the Year’ award in the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards in both 2013 and 2014.
KBW is a multi-disciplinary set of Chambers with a long established reputation both on circuit and nationally.
KBW is a multi-disciplinary set of Chambers with a long established reputation both on circuit and nationally. Providing legal advice and advocacy across a wide range of legal areas, KBW offers a dedicated and professional service.

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KBW is a multi-disciplinary set of Chambers with a long established reputation both on circuit and nationally. Providing legal advice and advocacy across a wide range of legal areas, KBW offers a dedicated and professional service.

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KBW Chambers’ Police Law Team provides specialist advice and representation to all police forces on Circuit and further afield. They routinely act in an advisory capacity on policy decisions; an endorsement of Chambers unique expertise. The team act in litigation matters ranging from judicial review proceedings to disciplinary hearings.

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The experience of the members of our Sports Law Team enables us to provide a broad spectrum of support to all our sporting clients. As well as being able to provide advice and representation to individuals and clubs facing disciplinary proceedings, the breadth of our experience also enables us to represent clients in criminal proceedings at the most serious level.

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KBW Chambers offers the highest quality of advice and representation at inquests and public inquiries. The team has vast experience of representing a range of interested persons and core participants including corporate bodies and companies, healthcare providers and healthcare professionals, bereaved families, police officers and a range of police forces and prisons.

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Becky Jane acts for the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in successfully resisting a costs application in Forced Marriage Protection Order proceedings before HHJ Hayes KC, sitting as a High Court Judge.

Becky Jane acts for the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in successfully resisting a costs application in Forced Marriage Protection Order proceedings before HHJ Hayes KC, sitting as a High Court Judge.

Becky Jane acts for the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in successfully resisting a costs application in Forced Marriage Protection Order proceedings before HHJ Hayes KC, sitting as a High Court Judge.

21 June 2024

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High Court gives important guidance on police applications for DVPOs

High Court gives important guidance on police applications for DVPOs

High Court gives important guidance on police applications for DVPOs and the need to protect victims of domestic abuse, in the immediate aftermath of an incident, even when the victim states they do not want it.

06 June 2024

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Lee Baines Celebrates 25 Years Service

Lee Baines Celebrates 25 Years Service

Chambers are delighted to announce that today marks Lee’s 25th year in Chambers. He has played a huge part in Chambers success over these years and is a superb clerk. We are all indebted to his hard work on Chambers behalf. We look forward to many more.

05 June 2024

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Jess Butterell successfully appeals sentence obtaining a four month reduction in sentence for her client.

Jess Butterell successfully appeals sentence obtaining a four month reduction in sentence for her client.

Earlier this month, Jess Butterell appeared in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, to appeal the sentence of her client received in Sheffield in November 2023.

21 May 2024

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Tony Dunne leading Jess Butterell appeared for the prosecution in a five-week trial at Leeds Crown Court in which the Defendant was sentenced on Friday.

Tony Dunne leading Jess Butterell appeared for the prosecution in a five-week trial at Leeds Crown Court in which the Defendant was sentenced on Friday.

The case concerned twenty-four counts of indecent assault committed against schoolboys between 1976 and 1994, of which the Defendant was convicted of twenty-three.

14 May 2024

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KBW Team leads successful prosecution of 24 sex offenders

KBW Team leads successful prosecution of 24 sex offenders

A team of Barristers in KBW led by David Brooke KC and including Rupert Doswell KC, Stephen Littlewood and Lorena Veale have successfully prosecuted a large and complex Police operation known as Operation Tourway.

10 May 2024

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Multiple KBW Counsel defend in a 3 week kidnapping before Bradford Crown Court

Multiple KBW Counsel defend in a 3 week kidnapping before Bradford Crown Court

Multiple KBW Counsel defend in a 3 week kidnapping before Bradford Crown Court Andrew Pickin, Daniel Penman and Daniel Ingham were instructed to represent three defendants in a three week trial before Bradford Crown Court.

02 May 2024

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Becky Jane secures suspended sentence order

Becky Jane secures suspended sentence order

Becky Jane secures suspended sentence order in a two-count blackmail case in York Crown Court. The court were satisfied that an immediate custodial sentence was not required, and community conditions could be imposed alongside a 12-months custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months.

29 April 2024

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KBW Success in Complex Care Proceedings Involving Parental Alienation

KBW Success in Complex Care Proceedings Involving Parental Alienation

June Venters KC led Barrister Sarah Hopkinson, both from KBW, in complex care proceedings involving parental alienation. June and Sarah represented the local authority who were seeking the removal of a 9-year-old child who had been subjected to significant parental alienation.

26 April 2024

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Simon Mallett has just returned from another successful trip to Sierra Leone to assist with advocacy training.

Simon Mallett has just returned from another successful trip to Sierra Leone to assist with advocacy training.

Simon Mallett has just returned from another successful trip to Sierra Leone to assist with advocacy training. Along with four other trainers from the ICCA, they trained jointly with senior members of the SL Judiciary and senior members of the SL Bar.

24 April 2024

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Nicholas Campbell KC helped to secure the conviction of two men for their parts in the murder of Carl Dixon of Worsbrough, South Yorkshire, in September 2023.

Nicholas Campbell KC helped to secure the conviction of two men for their parts in the murder of Carl Dixon of Worsbrough, South Yorkshire, in September 2023.

Nicholas Campbell KC helped to secure the conviction of two men for their parts in the murder of Carl Dixon of Worsbrough, South Yorkshire, in September 2023. His family finally felt able to scatter his ashes beneath a tree planted in his memory on Wednesday of this week.

08 April 2024

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Jennifer Coldham secured orders for the forfeiture of a quarter of a million pounds, subject to account freezing orders, following a contested civil POCA hearing.

Jennifer Coldham secured orders for the forfeiture of a quarter of a million pounds, subject to account freezing orders, following a contested civil POCA hearing.

Jennifer Coldham secured orders for the forfeiture of a quarter of a million pounds, subject to account freezing orders, following a contested civil POCA hearing.

08 April 2024

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KBW Chambers’ Police Law Team provides specialist advice and representation to all police forces on Circuit and further afield. They routinely act in an advisory capacity on policy decisions; an endorsement of Chambers unique expertise. The team act in litigation matters ranging from judicial review proceedings to disciplinary hearings.

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Sports Law

The experience of the members of our Sports Law Team enables us to provide a broad spectrum of support to all our sporting clients. As well as being able to provide advice and representation to individuals and clubs facing disciplinary proceedings, the breadth of our experience also enables us to represent clients in criminal proceedings at the most serious level.

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Inquests & Public Inquiries

KBW Chambers offers the highest quality of advice and representation at inquests and public inquiries. The team has vast experience of representing a range of interested persons and core participants including corporate bodies and companies, healthcare providers and healthcare professionals, bereaved families, police officers and a range of police forces and prisons.
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Clinical Negligence

The members of our clinical negligence team provide comprehensive support to clients involved in clinical negligence litigation, and have experience dealing with a huge variety of cases ranging from birth injuries to negligence in a care home setting.

 

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Personal Injury

Our experienced team of personal injury barristers cover the full ambit of work from road traffic accidents to employers’ liability cases. We are instructed by a range of clients including: insurers, police and many leading law firms.
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Business & Property

The Business & Property Law team has extensive experience in litigation and non-contentious advisory work with a strong reputation in all areas. We offer a comprehensive and efficient service geared to the needs and resources of the client.

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Employment & Equality

With ever increasing regulation of the workplace and evolving equality and discrimination law, our barristers understand the importance of providing those instructing them with prompt and effective advice and representation. The team pride themselves of delivering their advice in a flexible and timely way, with an emphasis on telephone and email communication at time-critical moments.
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Those specialising in criminal law at KBW are the largest group within Chambers, and include four Queen’s Counsel. Head of the team is Rupert Doswell.
KBW is home to a strong and talented family team who practice exclusively in public and private children law cases, both domestic and international. The team are experienced in cases of the highest complexity and sensitivity, regularly appearing in the High Court and also appearing before the Court of Appeal.
KBW Chambers’ Police Law Team provides specialist advice and representation to all police forces on Circuit and further afield. They routinely act in an advisory capacity on policy decisions; an endorsement of Chambers unique expertise.

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The Business & Property Law team has extensive experience in litigation and non-contentious advisory work with a strong reputation in all areas. We offer a comprehensive and efficient service geared to the needs and resources of the client.

The members of our clinical negligence team provide comprehensive support to clients involved in clinical negligence litigation, and have experience dealing with a huge variety of cases ranging from birth injuries to negligence in a care home setting.

KBW Chambers is at the front-line of the law concerning decision making for those who lack capacity. Our Court of Protection team, led Susan McKendry, is highly regarded for their expertise in the area of mental capacity law.

With ever increasing regulation of the workplace and evolving equality and discrimination law, our barristers understand the importance of providing those instructing them with prompt and effective advice and representation.

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The experience of the members of our Sports Law Team enables us to provide a broad spectrum of support to all our sporting clients. As well as being able to provide advice and representation to individuals and clubs facing disciplinary proceedings, the breadth of our experience also enables us to represent clients in criminal proceedings at the most serious level.
Those specialising in criminal law at KBW are the largest group within Chambers, and include four Queen’s Counsel. Head of the team is Rupert Doswell.
KBW is home to a strong and talented family team who practice exclusively in public and private children law cases, both domestic and international. The team are experienced in cases of the highest complexity and sensitivity, regularly appearing in the High Court and also appearing before the Court of Appeal. The Legal 500 notes that “KBW’s care work includes cases involving factitious illness and serious non-accidental physical harm.

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KBW Barristers Chambers in Leeds is a widely respected set of barristers with a rich heritage that stems back over 60 years. KBW is a multi-disciplinary set which has a strong reputation for quality work. Our cases range from the lowest Courts and Tribunals right up to the Supreme Court and at every level our barristers pride themselves on their attention to detail and breadth of specialist knowledge.

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