Legal 500 2009: Chambers dramatically improves its rankings

Chambers is delighted that it is now ranked by the Legal 500 as one of the top 8 leading civil common law sets.  It has dramatically improved its rankings this year.  As well as retaining its rankings in the fields of Clinical Negligence, Consumer and Product Liability Law, Education, Personal njury, Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law and Professional Negligence it is newly recommended as a set of chambers in the field of Human Rights and Civil Liberties. 

As a set we have moved up a band in four separate practice areas and many members of Chambers have also moved up a band or more.  The following members of Chambers have been recommended in new practice areas:  John Ross QC (Consumer and Product Liability Law), John Norman (Consumer and Product Liability Law and Personal Ijury), Alastair Hammerton (Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law), Edward Bishop (Human Rights and Civil Liberties), Sarah Paneth (Clinical Negligence), Angus Piper (Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury), Geoffrey Weddell (Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law), Matthew Chapman (Personal Injury), Laura Johnson (Personal Injury and Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law).

 Our full rankings are set out below:

Clinical Negligence - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and Simon Readhead QC leading silks.  Edward Bishop, Angus Piper, Sarah Paneth and David Thomson leading juniors.

Consumer & Product Liability Law - leading set.  John Ross QC leading silk.  John Norman, Matthew Chapman and Sarah Prager leading juniors.

Education - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC leading silk.  John Norman, Andrew Warnock and Paul Stagg leading juniors.

Human Rights & Civil Liberties - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC leading silk.  Edward Bishop and Andrew Warnock leading juniors.

Personal Injury - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and John Ross QC leading silks.  John Norman, Edward Bishop, Julian Waters, Matthew Chapman, Andrew Warnock and Laura Johnson leading juniors.

Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law (incl Police Law) - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and John Ross QC leading silks.  Edward Bishop, Geoffrey Weddell, David Thomson and Laura Johnson leading juniors.  Alastair Hammerton recommended in editorial.

Professional Negligence - leading set.  John Ross QC and Edward Faulks QC leading silks.  Andrew Goodman, Nicholas Yell, John Norman, Alastair Hammerton, Angus Piper, Andrew Warnock and Ivor Collett leading juniors.

Clinical Negligence - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and Simon Readhead QC leading silks.  Edward Bishop, Angus Piper, Sarah Paneth and David Thomson leading juniors.

Consumer & Product Liability Law - leading set.  John Ross QC leading silk.  John Norman, Matthew Chapman and Sarah Prager leading juniors.

Education - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC leading silk.  John Norman, Andrew Warnock and Paul Stagg leading juniors.

Human Rights & Civil Liberties - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC leading silk.  Edward Bishop and Andrew Warnock leading juniors.

Personal Injury - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and John Ross QC leading silks.  John Norman, Edward Bishop, Julian Waters, Matthew Chapman, Andrew Warnock and Laura Johnson leading juniors.

Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law (incl Police Law) - leading set.  Edward Faulks QC and John Ross QC leading silks.  Edward Bishop, Geoffrey Weddell, David Thomson and Laura Johnson leading juniors.  Alastair Hammerton recommended in editorial.

Professional Negligence - leading set.  John Ross QC and Edward Faulks QC leading silks.  Andrew Goodman, Nicholas Yell, John Norman, Alastair Hammerton, Angus Piper, Andrew Warnock and Ivor Collett leading juniors.