We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2022 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 20 areas of law, with 29 of our barristers ranked in Band 1, 23 in Band 2, 12 in Band 3, and 2 star individuals – making a grand total of 66 barristers ranked overall, strengthening our reputation as the leading set in the South West.
Congratulations to John Sharples as being ranked as a star individual in real estate litigation, and our Commercial team for being recognised as a Band 1 Set.
Well done to Natasha Dzameh for being ranked in commercial dispute resolution, and Adam Boyle in real estate litigation. Congratulations to Ben Handy for being ranked in Chambers UK in his main area of expertise, personal injury.
The set is the biggest player in the South West and has a really good spread of expertise.”
Chambers UK, 2022
What does Chambers UK 2022 say about St John’s Chambers…
- Chancery (Band 1) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers is highly esteemed on the Western Circuit for its expertise in traditional and commercial chancery work. ‘The set has excellent barristers at all levels,’ says one source. The chambers assists with contentious will and trusts disputes, property disputes and Court of Protection matters, as well as professional negligence claims. It is also well known for its expertise on high-value agricultural land disputes. Sources say the set is ‘very capable with a specialist, expert team of barristers who are all helpful and skilled and keep their knowledge well updated.’ “ - Clinical Negligence (Band 1) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers is well regarded for its expert representation of both claimants and defendants, including several NHS trusts, medical defence organisations and private individuals, in complex and high-value disputes and in clinical negligence inquest proceedings. Areas of particular expertise for the team include cases arising from surgical negligence, dental negligence and failures in diagnosis. Members are also regularly instructed in obstetric and neonatal injury, gynaecology and fatal accident claims. Instructing solicitors praise St John’s as ‘an extremely efficient and professional set of chambers.’ “ - Commercial Dispute Resolution (Band 1) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers is a leading commercial set on the Western Circuit with a broad stable of commercial barristers. It is able to handle the full range of commercial matters, including shareholder, partnership and contractual disputes in addition to banking litigation and professional negligence cases. The set is also an excellent choice for commercial and agricultural real estate and chancery work.” - Company (Band 1) – view rankings here
“The barristers at St John’s Chambers offer significant expertise in a variety of company law matters, including unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes. The barristers also have considerable experience in breach of warranty claims, breaches of fiduciary duty cases and trade secrets disputes. The members advise a range of domestic and international clients. Sources note that the barristers at St John’s Chambers have ‘strong skills and expertise.’ “ - Construction (Band 1) – view rankings here
St John’s Chambers continues to provide advice and advocacy services to clients based across the South West and further afield. Barristers at the set are highly experienced in litigation and ADR procedures and are well versed in the full range of construction cases. Members are instructed in contractual disputes and construction-related professional negligence claims, among other complex cases. - Family/Matrimonial (Band 1) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers has a lengthy roster of silks and juniors with invaluable expertise in a wide range of family and matrimonial matters. Members are particularly skilled at handling cross-jurisdictional matters for high net worth individuals, especially those concerning the division of assets as part of divorce proceedings. The barristers are frequently called upon to assist with the most complex public children mandates encompassing sexual abuse, brain injury and trafficking matters, and also take on private work such as Children Act proceedings. ‘It is an excellent chambers with strength at all levels,’ one interviewee notes.” - Personal Injury (Band 1) – view rankings here
“A market-leading set on the Western Circuit, St John’s Chambers is well regarded for its formidable personal injury offering. Its barristers regularly act for and advise both claimant and defendant clients, including numerous key insurance companies, on high-value catastrophic and fatal injury claims. Industrial disease and stress at work claims serve as further sources of instruction for members, and the set houses additional experience in the handling of cases involving allegations of dishonesty and fraud. One solicitor remarks: ‘The quality of advice provided by the barristers is exceptional.’ “ - Professional Negligence (Band 2) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers is a highly reputable set acting for individuals, solicitors, banks and many others in professional negligence actions. The barristers represent clients in claims relating to the conduct of litigation, probate, conveyancing and independent financial advice. The set can also field strong expertise in actions against valuers and architects. Impressed sources say: ‘They have great strength in depth.’ “ - Real Estate Litigation (Band 1) – view rankings here
“St John’s Chambers is the premier set for contentious property matters on the Western Circuit and remains a go-to for solicitors in the South West and further afield. As one instructing solicitor puts it, ‘the set is the biggest player in the South West and has a really good spread of expertise.’ The set boasts a deep roster of barristers with specialist real estate litigation expertise who appear at all levels of the court system, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. The barristers are regularly instructed in everything from boundary disputes to dilapidations claims, and disagreements over lease renewals and other landlord and tenant issues to disputes over contracts for the sale of land.”
Our barristers are also ranked in the following areas of law:
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Western Bar)
- Competition Law (The Regions Bar)
- Court of Protection: Property & Affairs (All Circuits)
- Ecclesiastical law (All Circuits)
- Health & Safety (Western Bar)
- Inquests & Public Inquiries (The Regions Bar)
- Licensing (Western Bar)
- Partnership (Western Bar)
- Personal Injury ‘Industrial disease’ (All Circuits)
- Planning (Western Bar)
- Professional Negligence (Western Bar)
- Tax (The Regions Bar)
Our clerks are praised for providing an outstanding service, and have received fantastic feedback:
The team is probably one of the best I have dealt with – they cannot do enough for you and they go above and beyond to meet your needs.”
cHAMBERS UK, 2022 (CLIENT FEEDBACK)
Whether you are a law firm, a business, a public sector organisation or a private individual, you can be sure you will receive legal expertise and client care of the very highest standards from St John’s, and these rankings clearly demonstrate this.
We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our clients for their continued support and for providing such positive feedback to Chambers UK.