Parklane Plowden Announces New Head of Chambers

Parklane Plowden Chambers is delighted to announce the election of a new head of chambers.

Elizabeth Hodgson succeeds James Murphy, who held the position for five years.

Liz is the first woman to be head of chambers at Parklane Plowden. She was called to the bar in 1993 and has practised in personal injury and clinical negligence throughout her career. She joined Plowden Chambers in 2001. She has been a Recorder (Family) and a Deputy District Judge on the North Eastern Circuit since 2020. She has been a deputy head of chambers since 2021.

Commenting on her new role, Liz said:

“Chambers has thrived under James’s outstanding leadership over the past five years, furthering its reputation as a progressive set committed to developing positive outcomes in all our specialist practice areas.

I thank him, both on behalf of Chambers and personally, for the enormous contribution he has made to Chambers’ success in that time.

I look forward to working with our excellent senior management team to build upon that success as we continue to grow and evolve Chambers for the benefit of our clients, our staff and our members.”

James remains an active member of Chambers, with a prominent practice in industrial disease and serious personal injury.