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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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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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23 Oct 2023

KBW Chambers are delighted to have practitioners ranked across a range of practice areas including crime, inquests and public inquiries

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06 Oct 2023

KBW Chambers recommended in the Legal 500 2024

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06 Oct 2023

KBW Chambers are delighted to announce that Mahdev Singh Sachdev has joined chambers as a tenant

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03 Oct 2023

Mahdev Singh Sachdev will be sharing his experiencing coming through law school and securing pupillage as an international student

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29 Sep 2023

Ian Mullarkey secures conviction in drugs importation trial

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20 Sep 2023

KBW Chambers welcomes new pupils

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19 Sep 2023

Manisha Marwaha and Becky Jane instructed by a Local Authority before the High Court in a case concerning family placements abroad

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19 Sep 2023

KBW Chambers welcomes new tenant Ben Sayers

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08 Sep 2023

Damian Broadbent successful in fact finding hearing.

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25 Aug 2023

Dr. Fuad Matthew Caswell

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04 Aug 2023

Defendant acquitted of allegedly exploiting and raping a young woman

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04 Aug 2023

Conor Quinn secures a Not Guilty verdict in respect of an allegation of attempting to pervert the course of a murder investigation

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03 Aug 2023

Damian Broadbent successful in serious non-accidental injury case

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27 Jul 2023

Daniel Ingham successfully defends teenager accused of GBH before Leeds Crown Court.

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25 May 2023

Donald Herrod

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Pupillage applications for KBW are now open via the Pupillage Gateway!

Pupillage applications for KBW are now open via the Pupillage Gateway!

We are offering two common law pupillages to commence in September 2025.

11 January 2024

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From everyone at KBW Chambers  – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - Chambers Christmas opening hours 

From everyone at KBW Chambers  – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - Chambers Christmas opening hours 

Chambers Christmas opening hours

18 December 2023

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Olivia Checa-Dover appears in public inquiry into the murder of Jalal Uddin

Olivia Checa-Dover appears in public inquiry into the murder of Jalal Uddin

Jalal Uddin was murdered on 18 February 2016. Subsequent criminal trials heard that Mr Uddin was killed because he practised faith healing named taweez, perceived by some extremists as "black magic."

08 December 2023

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KBW Hybrid Pupillage Open Evening – 7th December 2023

KBW Hybrid Pupillage Open Evening – 7th December 2023

Ahead of the forthcoming competition, to be launched via the Pupillage Gateway, the KBW Pupillage Committee hosted our hybrid open evening in Chambers last night.

08 December 2023

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Jennifer Coldham, led by Ayaz Qazi, secured the acquittal of the client following a 5-week multi-handed fraud trial at Sheffield Crown Court

Jennifer Coldham, led by Ayaz Qazi, secured the acquittal of the client following a 5-week multi-handed fraud trial at Sheffield Crown Court

08 December 2023

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KBW Chambers are delighted to announce that Steven Reed has joined chambers as a door tenant

KBW Chambers are delighted to announce that Steven Reed has joined chambers as a door tenant

KBW Chambers are delighted to announce that Steven Reed has joined chambers as a door tenant and is a welcome addition to our police team.

07 December 2023

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Tamara Pawson has been appointed as a Legal Assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Legal Adviser for Social Work England

Tamara Pawson has been appointed as a Legal Assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Legal Adviser for Social Work England

KBW congratulate Tamara Pawson in her appointment as a Legal Assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Legal Adviser for Social Work England.

07 December 2023

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Pupillage Open Evening on 7th December 2023!

Pupillage Open Evening on 7th December 2023!

We look forward to opening our doors and welcoming prospective applicants to our Pupillage Open Evening on the 7th December 2023!

05 December 2023

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KBW Chambers pupillage vacancy goes live for browsing on the Pupillage Gateway today.

KBW Chambers pupillage vacancy goes live for browsing on the Pupillage Gateway today.

We will be accepting applications for two common law pupillages to commence in September 2025.

04 December 2023

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June Venters KC shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at the British Family Law Awards 2024

June Venters KC shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at the British Family Law Awards 2024

KBW Chambers is delighted to announce that June Venters KC has been shortlisted in the Barrister of the Year category at the 2024 British Family Law Awards.

04 December 2023

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June Venters KC led Rhian Livesley in public law proceedings in a 25-day composite Final Hearing

June Venters KC led Rhian Livesley in public law proceedings in a 25-day composite Final Hearing

June and Rhian represented the Mother in the hearing which included a complex fact finding exercise involving serious allegations which were being pursued contemporaneously in the criminal court.

29 November 2023

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Matthew Bean

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Matthew Bean: secured the acquittal of his client

27 November 2023

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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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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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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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David Brooke KC

David Brooke KC

Year of call: 1990 View Profile

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Nicholas Campbell KC

Nicholas Campbell KC

Year of call: 1978 View Profile

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Gregory Jones KC

Gregory Jones KC

Year of call: 1991 View Profile

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Peter Glenser KC

Peter Glenser KC

Year of call: 1993 View Profile

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Nicholas Rhodes KC

Nicholas Rhodes KC

Year of call: 1981 View Profile

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June Venters KC

June Venters KC

Year of call: 2006 View Profile

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Dafydd Enoch KC

Dafydd Enoch KC

Year of call: 1985 View Profile

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Richard Honey KC

Richard Honey KC

Year of call: 2003 View Profile

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Rupert Doswell KC

Rupert Doswell KC

Year of call: 1996 View Profile

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Mohammed Rafiq

Mohammed Rafiq

Year of call: 1980 View Profile

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Simon Mallett

Simon Mallett

Year of call: 1986 View Profile

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Richard Barradell

Richard Barradell

Year of call: 1990 View Profile

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Shaun Dodds

Shaun Dodds

Year of call: 1990 View Profile

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Christine A Egerton

Christine A Egerton

Year of call: 1992 View Profile

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Robert Toone

Robert Toone

Year of call: 1993 View Profile

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Amanda Denton

Amanda Denton

Year of call: 1993 View Profile

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Paul Cleasby

Paul Cleasby

Year of call: 1994 View Profile

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Matthew Bean

Matthew Bean

Year of call: 1997 View Profile

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Zaiban Alam

Zaiban Alam

Year of call: 1998 View Profile

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Tony Dunne

Tony Dunne

Year of call: 1999 View Profile

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Rebecca Stevens

Rebecca Stevens

Year of call: 1999 View Profile

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Adrian Strong

Adrian Strong

Year of call: 2001 View Profile

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Ian Mullarkey

Ian Mullarkey

Year of call: 2003 View Profile

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Oliver Thorne

Oliver Thorne

Year of call: 2003 View Profile

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Tamara Pawson

Tamara Pawson

Year of call: 2003 View Profile

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Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

Year of call: 2004 View Profile

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Katy Rafter

Katy Rafter

Year of call: 2005 View Profile

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Ed Moss

Ed Moss

Year of call: 2005 View Profile

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Conor Quinn

Conor Quinn

Year of call: 2007 View Profile

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Olivia Checa-Dover

Olivia Checa-Dover

Year of call: 2007 View Profile

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Deborah Smithies

Deborah Smithies

Year of call: 2008 View Profile

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Manisha Marwaha

Manisha Marwaha

Year of call: 2009 View Profile

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Joseph Wynn

Joseph Wynn

Year of call: 2011 View Profile

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Stephen Littlewood

Stephen Littlewood

Year of call: 2013 View Profile

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Becky Jane

Becky Jane

Year of call: 2013 View Profile

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Daniel Penman

Daniel Penman

Year of call: 2014 View Profile

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Stephen Welford

Stephen Welford

Year of call: 2014 View Profile

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Adam Keenaghan

Adam Keenaghan

Year of call: 2015 View Profile

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David Hewitt

David Hewitt

Year of call: 2016 View Profile

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Edward Johnson

Edward Johnson

Year of call: 2016 View Profile

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Sarah Hopkinson

Sarah Hopkinson

Year of call: 2016 View Profile

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Susan McKendry

Susan McKendry

Year of call: 2017 View Profile

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Lorena Veale

Lorena Veale

Year of call: 2017 View Profile

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Andrew Pickin

Andrew Pickin

Year of call: 2017 View Profile

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Steven Reed

Steven Reed

Year of call: 2017 View Profile

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Samuel Ponniah

Samuel Ponniah

Year of call: 2018 View Profile

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James Yearsley

James Yearsley

Year of call: 2018 View Profile

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Jennifer Ellis <br> (nee Coldham) </br>

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Year of call: 2019 View Profile

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Sam Sharp

Sam Sharp

Year of call: 2019 View Profile

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Daniel Ingham

Daniel Ingham

Year of call: 2020 View Profile

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Ben Sayers

Ben Sayers

Year of call: 2021 View Profile

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Mahdev Singh Sachdev

Mahdev Singh Sachdev

Year of call: 2021 (Malaysia; 2022) View Profile

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Eugene Cross

Eugene Cross

Year of call: 2023 View Profile

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Harriet Eglinton

Harriet Eglinton

Year of call: 2022 View Profile

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Jamie Wilson <br> Pupil Barrister </br>

Jamie Wilson
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Year of call: 2021 View Profile

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