Southernhay Chambers was established in 1975. Since then it has steadily grown to become one of the leading sets on the Western Circuit - renowned for its expertise in all aspects of Family Law, personal injury, general chancery, landlord and tenant, commercial, housing, local government, employment and general common law at all Court levels. Over the years our policy has remained one of gradual and carefully-planned expansion, so that we may continue to provide the skilled services our clients have come to expect of us. In 2005 we achieved the Legal Services Commission's QUALITY MARK FOR THE BAR.

We appreciate that many of our lay clients are experiencing traumatic circumstances, and make every effort to provide them with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Chambers offers very comfortable conference facilities, but we are happy to travel to any venue for the convenience of you or your client.

Although a substantial part of our work is privately-funded, we remain totally committed to Public Funding, and cover all categories under the Family Graduated Fees scheme. We undertake Conditional Fee Agreements in all civil cases and also provide a swift and economical service to all solicitors by giving them preliminary advice on the merits of any case falling within our areas of specialisation.

In 1996 we began a deliberate expansion of our civil litigation work. We recognise that today's litigators expect specialist Counsel who are dedicated to civil work, and our approach to the modernisation of civil litigation is to offer our clients genuine specialisation at all levels.

News

Mr. Peter Telford is addressing the ASCO meeting in Chicago 31 May 2008 on “the Law on Exceptionality within the NHS””

Mr. Telford provided information for the Parliamentary debate on Exceptionality in the NHS presented by Dr. Ian Gibson MP Tuesday 29 April 2008 with Hansard reference

Chambers would like to congratulate Robin Tolson QC on his appointment as Leader of the Western Circuit. We wish him every success in this role.

Southernhay Chambers establishes a Centre of Excellence for Immigration practice, with forthcoming regional seminars. Please go to the Immigration Team pages for further information.

Training Course for Social Workers. Christian Gape and James Rees, in association with IRIS PEOPLE, independent social work agency, have completed a fully subscribed two day course training Social Workers in legal and Court skills. <<read more>>

Seminars

Southernhay Chambers run regular seminars across the Western Circuit area.
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