Sean undertakes a broad range of Chancery and commercial work with emphasis on partnerships, company law, banking, contractual disputes, land law (including land registration), landlord and tenant and administration of estates. Sean has a science background and also deals with engineering and technical disputes.As well as litigation, Sean is experienced in non-contentious drafting and transactional advice particularly with regard to companies and partnerships.Authorised to accept public access work.Sean has been an accredited mediator since 2011.

Cait is a specialist chancery barrister who deals with contentious probate, trusts and property matters.She is consistently recommended by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for Chancery work.Over the years the legal directories have described Cait as “<em>intelligent, forward-thinking and collegiate</em>” (Chambers and Partners) and  “<em>a smiling assassin who gets results not by being aggressive and difficult but by building trust with the court as a result of sensible, clear and concise submissions</em>” (Legal 500).Cait prides herself on giving clear, pragmatic and strategic advice. She works closely with solicitors and clients to achieve the best possible outcomes, whether through litigation or alternative dispute resolution.Cait has extensive advocacy experience in the High Court, County Court and Land Tribunal. Her recent cases include: <ul> <li>Continuing to act in an appeal regarding statutory interpretation and a novel point of law: The interpretation of ‘<em>Trust</em>’ within the Land Registration Act 2002 and its effect on adverse possession;</li> <li>Acting for a beneficiary of a trust valued at over £10 million;</li> <li>Acting for trustees of a trust valued at over £7 million;</li> <li>Acting for the defendants in a claim seeking to set aside a trust as a sham; and</li> <li>A claim involving an complicated estate, a significant property portfolio and the forfeiture rule.</li> </ul> &nbsp;In addition to maintaining a busy practice, Cait is a member of Chambers’ Executive Board, is Head of Commercial and Chancery Pupillage Recruitment and acts as the Secretary for Chambers’ Commercial and Chancery Team.

Amy is a specialist employment and personal injury barrister. She is consecutively recommended in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 for employment law in 2023 and 2024.&nbsp; <h5>Employment law</h5> Amy's practice covers all areas of employment and discrimination law with experience both in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Amy represents both claimants and respondents. She enjoys advising and drafting as well as representing clients at preliminary hearings, final hearings and in judicial mediations.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>She is frequently instructed in complex multi-day unfair dismissal, contractual, discrimination, victimisation and whistleblowing claims. She provides exceptional client care and undertakes meticulous preparation to ensure best possible advocacy for clients.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Clients include </span>NHS trusts, local authorities, charitable organisations, law firms as well as companies in tech, leisure, hospitality and retail industries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amy continues to grow an appellate practice and enjoyed recent reported success in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. She is qualified to accept instructions on a Direct Access basis and is appointed to the Attorney General’s Civil Panel of Counsel (C Panel).&nbsp; <h5>Personal Injury</h5> Amy has broad experience of personal injury litigation. She receives regular instructions in trials and interim hearings on all tracks. Amy acts on behalf of claimants and defendants with a particular focus on employers’ liability claims and providing advice on quantum. Amy is happy to act from an early stage through to trial.&nbsp;Amy studied Law at Queen Mary University of London and gained First Class awards in Company Law and Medical Law. Amy has previously professionally trained in acting at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). In her spare time she enjoys playing netball, surfing, exploring the North East coast with her dog as well as being a foodie and theatre-goer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

Sophie is a specialist employment and personal injury barrister.She is recommended in Chambers and Partners and the <em>Legal 500</em> for employment law.The guides describe her as <em>"everything one wants in a barrister" </em>and <em>"incredibly bright".</em>She is a member of Parklane Plowden's equality and diversity committee.Sophie volunteers for the Employment Tribunal Litigant in Person Support Scheme (ELIPS).In her spare time, she enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding and craft beer.&nbsp;

Tom is a health and welfare law specialist, focusing on clinical negligence, Court of Protection, and inquests. He is skilled at getting to grips with complex medico-legal issues in difficult cases.His clients praise his attention to detail, personable approach, and pragmatic advice.Tom's clinical negligence practice encompasses both claimant and defendant work. It builds upon his time working for a nationally recognised law firm before coming to the bar. He is experienced in a wide range of complex and high value clinical negligence disputes, including birth injuries, surgical negligence, dental negligence, delays in diagnosis, fatal injuries, informed consent, and material contribution claims.In the Court of Protection, Tom is regularly instructed on behalf of local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, P, and members of P's family. He has appeared in a wide range of disputes, typically arising out of section 16 and section 21A applications. His practice covers both Health &amp; Welfare and Property &amp; Financial Affairs. Recent matters have included disputes over contact arrangements, overlapping jurisdiction with the Mental Health Act 1983, care arrangements, revoking lasting powers of attorney, medical treatment, and capacity assessments.His inquest work involves acting for families, NHS Trusts, local authorities, and other interested parties in both <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Jamieson</em></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Middleton</em></span>-style inquests. Tom regularly acts in inquests concerning hospital and nursing home care, deprivations of liberty, and care in the community. He has experience in inquests both with and without a jury sitting.

Iain is a specialist children practitioner. His practice encompasses all aspects of the law relating to children, including public and private law proceedings, adoption and cases with an international element. Iain has a reputation as particularly adept in complex cases of abuse and serious harm.  He is regularly instructed as a junior to leading counsel as well as in his own right in both Family Court and High Court proceedings, including those involving serious physical abuse, sexual abuse, non-accidental injury (including head injuries), fabricated and induced Illness (FII), secure accommodation and chronic neglect.Iain is well respected by his peers and prides himself on his approachability. He has a reputation for building a good rapport with clients and is able to be personable, but professional, with lay clients. He has a wealth of experience in dealing with cases involving parents with mental health difficulties, capacity issues and learning difficulties.<strong>Chambers and Partners UK Bar:</strong><strong>2026 – Band 2:</strong>"He is strong, careful and certainly a sensible barrister who will fight his corner hard."<strong>2025 – Band 2:</strong>"An exceptionally good barrister. He is dedicated and hard-working and has excellent communication skills. He has a very high level of knowledge and expertise and relishes challenges.""A skilful and diligent advocate.""Iain is an excellent advocate and provides an exceptional level of client service."<strong>2024 – Band 3:</strong>"Iain is a committed barrister with great client care skills.""He is excellent with clients. His advocacy is clear and precise.""He's hard-working, smart, has good people skills and a good eye for the evidential detail."<strong>2023</strong>:"Iain fully commits to the case he is involved in and works tirelessly to obtain the best outcome. He is a pleasure to instruct.""Iain is great at collaborating with instructing solicitors, he makes every effort to achieve the outcome instructed and has a highly effective manner with clients and opposite advocates.""Iain is excellent. He has taken on cases and managed matters which are incredibly complex with a maturity far beyond his years. His advocacy skills are great, and he is very well thought of by the judiciary."<strong>The Legal 500:</strong><strong>2025: Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private) Tier 2:</strong> "His advocacy is well-targeted and effective, and he is thorough, well-prepared, and considered in his approach to cases."<strong>2024: Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private) Tier 2:</strong> "Iain is extremely professional in his style and ability to put anxious clients at ease. His advocacy is always measured and focused."<strong>2023: Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private) Tier 3:</strong> "Iain is a confident barrister, unfazed by appearing against senior silks in a case. He has superb analytical skills."<strong>2022</strong>: <strong>Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private):</strong> "Very hardworking, approachable, and able to explain a situation in a calm and focused way to lay and professional clients."

Paul completed his pupillage in September 2013 under the supervision of Seamus Sweeney and Mark Thomas.Before coming to the Bar, Paul gained 3 valuable years experience through working as an assistant at a solicitors’ firm in the practice areas of Employment and Clinical Negligence.

<p style="text-align: justify;">Simon is a specialist Family (children) and Court of Protection barrister. In 2020 he was appointed to be a Recorder sitting in the Family Court on the North Eastern Circuit.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Simon prides himself on ensuring that he builds a good rapport with clients whilst giving firm and frank advice. He is keen to be approachable to lay and professional clients alike and has established a reputation for his forensic approach - focussing on the key issues in the case in order to achieve the best results possible, whether in advice, negotiations with other parties or presenting a case in court.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Simon has been recommended in both Chambers &amp; Partners and the Legal 500 as a Leading Individual for both his Family and Court of Protection work. He has a keen interest in cases involving a crossover between the two jurisdictions and a particular grasp of issues surrounding children and young people and deprivation of liberty, regularly being instructed to represent children and local authorities in cases in the High Court invoking the inherent jurisdiction or where there is a cross-over between the Family Court and the Court of Protection.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">He is happy to get involved in cases from the outset and advise on case management issues at the start of a case. At final hearings he ensures that he thoroughly prepared with a good grasp of the evidence at his fingertips.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Simon has had multiple articles published in Jordan's Family Law Journal (the publication of record for family practitioners) and in 2022 joined the editorial team of Butterworths Family Law Service (published by LexisNexis UK).</p>

Jim is a highly respected personal injury law barrister with particular expertise in occupational disease and military claims. He is ranked in the both Legal 500 (Tier 1) and Chambers &amp; Partners legal directories for his expertise in Personal Injury law, and recognised nationally in Chambers &amp; Partners for his specialism in Industrial Disease.His practice spans all areas of personal injury work, including employers liability and complex cases involving military personnel. Jim's unique insight into military claims comes from his decade-long service as a Major in the Royal Marines Commandos, an experience that proves invaluable in military cases and indeed any situation involving employer-employee relationships.He has served on the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel but has chosen to let it lapse in the near future. As such, he has represented a variety of public bodies in personal injury matters, often including the Ministry of Defence. He also coordinates the Industrial Disease Group within chambers, providing training and support to instructing solicitors.Jim enjoys building strong, effective partnerships with both solicitors and clients. He is known for his practical application of the law, tailored to the unique circumstances of each case, consistently achieving excellent results. This approach has made him a favoured choice of counsel among both claimants and defendants, appreciated for his ability to clearly communicate and strategies for the best possible outcomes.Embracing modern technology, Jim has maintained a paperless working environment for many years, favouring the efficiency and accessibility of electronic document handling.Outside Chambers, Jim leads an active lifestyle. He has completed four Ironman triathlons and stays busy with his family and his enthusiastic black Labrador, Chief.Jim maintains his own website – <a href="https://www.jimhester.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jimhester.me</a> - which he keeps up-to-date with relevant articles, a directory of useful Judgments and other resources and a newsletter of the latest developments for busy personal injury law practitioners.

Charlotte is a specialist in family law children matters. She has a wealth of experience in calmly navigating clients through stressful and difficult cases in all levels of the Family Court, from Magistrates to the Court of Appeal. She is known for her meticulous preparation, sound advice and approachability. She prides herself on securing the best achievable outcome for her clients.Charlotte accepts instructions in both public law and private law cases, having a strong reputation in both fields. More recently, Charlotte has focussed on complex private law cases, particularly those involving allegations of serious domestic abuse, coercive controlling behaviour and parental alienation. Charlotte’s strong public law background is particularly useful in private law cases which straddle public law issues, involve medical evidence, require fact-finding hearings, involve expert witnesses and in the representation of children/their rule 16.4 children’s guardians. Charlotte welcomes cases issued under the West Yorkshire Pathfinder Pilot.