News

The Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev'd James Newcome has appointed James Fryer-Spedding to be Chancellor of the Diocese of Carlisle.

Chambers is pleased to announce that Jaime Hamilton KC has been elected unopposed as the next Leader of the Northern Circuit replacing Lisa Roberts KC with effect from January 2023.

Chambers would like to congratulate Dr John Sorabji who has been appointment to the Civil Justice Council for a three year period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2025 by The Lord Chancellor.

A vacancy has arisen for a Criminal and Family Fees Clerk to join the team on a full-time basis.

Chambers are pleased to announce Hannah Haines nomination to the position of Part Time Court of Protection Judge, allocated to the North East Pool of Judges.

Chambers are delighted to have passed a recent technical audit of our internal systems and have been awarded Cyber Essentials Plus.

This recent Supreme Court case determined the issue of how holiday pay should be calculated for a worker who works variable hours for only part of the year, but whose contract covers them for the whole year.

Chambers is delighted to announce that James Fryer Spedding is ranked in Tier 1 as a National Leader in Traditional Chancery work outside London. No other barrister in Manchester has made this ranking.

Chambers are delighted to announce that Catherine Cundy has been appointed as Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York. Catherine joined Chambers in 2011 and has served on the Management Committee for the majority of that time.

Chambers is proud to announce that Sarah Kilvington has made the shortlist for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022. Sarah is nominated for the Family and Child Law Junior of the Year Award and the only nominee hailing from the Northern Circuit.