13th December, 2017

Gary Woodhall appointed Circuit Judge

It is with great pleasure to announce that The Queen has appointed Gary Woodhall to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lidington MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable Sir Ian Burnett. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Liverpool Crown Court with effect from 15 January 2018.

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9 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce we have received further recognition in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2025. Our Employment, Personal Injury, Crime, Family, Real Estate Litigation, and Chancery teams have been acknowledged as leading sets within the Northern Circuit.

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Following the release of the 2025 edition of Chambers UK Bar, with an outstanding amount of 29 individual rankings, our barristers continue to be recognised as leaders in their field across a wide range of practice areas.

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