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Chambers and Partners was founded in 1989 as a division of Orbach & Chambers Publishing Limited (later, Orbach & Chambers Holdings Limited), book publishers. [ 1 ] by Laurence Francis Orbach, who, in 1976, also co-founded The Quarto Group .
The firm has 24 ranked departments in the 2024 Chambers and Partners UK legal directory. [23] It also has numerous entries in Legal 500 [24] and is commended in seven categories in The Times Best Law Firms 2024. [25]
The current heads of chambers are Mark Howard QC and Helen Davies QC. The current senior clerks are Paul Dennison and Tony Burgess. At the 2012 Lawyer Awards, [2] 2015 Legal Week British Legal Awards [3] and 2017 Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards it was awarded ‘Chambers of the Year’.
Wragge & Co LLP was a UK-headquartered international law firm providing a full range of legal services to UK and international clients. Wragge & Co merged with the London law firm Lawrence Graham in May 2014, forming Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. [1] In 2016, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co merged with the Canadian law firm Gowlings to become Gowling WLG.
Heads of Groups include Richard Kimblin KC, Peter Goatley KC, Mark Heywood KC, Mohammad Zaman KC, Henry Pitchers KC, Danny Bazini, Mugni Islam-Choudhury and Richard Hadley 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] [3]
The UK Chambers & Partners has described him as "Absolutely first class in terms of his knowledge and pragmatism". He has acted pro bono in numerous high profile human rights cases, including the Trafigura Ivory Coast toxic waste dump incident , prohibiting the Turkish authorities from torturing a leading political leader, and representing ...
Leslie Thomas KC [1] (born 29 April 1965) is a British barrister and law professor. He has acted on a number of high-profile death cases and inquests, and is noted as a "star individual" for Police Law (Claimant) work in Chambers and Partners [2] with specialist expertise in cases of death in custody and death at the hands of the police.
Harbottle & Lewis has 42 partners and 68 lawyers and in 2016/17 recorded turnover of £28.1m. [1] It is recommended by the independent legal directories The Legal 500 [3] and Chambers and Partners [4] in all its core practice areas.