No5 Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers is one of the largest sets of barristers' chambers in the United Kingdom,[1] located in Birmingham, with offices in London, Bristol and Leicester.
Locations
No5 Chambers' hub is in central Birmingham, at Fountain Court, Steelhouse Lane. The second office is located on Salisbury Court, near Chancery Lane in the City of London. The third office is in Queen Square, in Bristol city centre. The fourth office is in Provincial House, Leicester.
Members
In 2019, over 250 barristers were listed at No5 Chambers, including 31 of the Queen's Counsel, colloquially referenced as "silks", practising across all areas of law.[2]
No5 Barristers' Chambers has expertise across the full spectrum of law including Business and Property, Clinical Negligence, Costs and Litigation Funding, Court of Protection, Credit Hire, Crime, Education Law, Employment, Family, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality, Inquests, Public Inquiries and Coronial Law, International Human Rights, Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury, Planning and Environment, Prison and Police Law, Public Law and Regulatory.
The current head of Chambers is Mark Anderson QC; he succeeded Paul Bleasdale QC, in 2016. Previously, Ralph Lewis, QC was the head of Chambers until his death on 4 July 2010.[3][2] Heads of Groups including Mark Anderson QC, Paul Bleasdale QC, Christopher Bright QC, Adrian Keeling QC, RIchard Kimblin QC, Peter Goatley, Mark Heywood QC, Mohammad Zaman QC, Danny Bazini, Ashley Wynne, and Mugni Islam-Choudhury who, along with many other members of chambers, each of whom are noted for their work by both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.[1][4]
References
- "No5 Chambers". Legal 500.
- "Barristers". No5. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Ralph Lewis QC".
- "No5 Chambers: Firm Profile". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 14 June 2018.