No5 Chambers

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No5 Chambers is one of the largest sets of barristers' chambers in the UK^[1] located in Birmingham, with offices in London and Bristol. The current Head of Chambers is Paul Bleasdale QC. The set was short-listed for the Chambers of the Year award at "The Lawyer Awards 2010".^[2]

Locations

No5 Chambers is based in central Birmingham at Fountain Court, Steelhouse Lane. The second office is located on Shoe Lane, near Chancery Lane in the City of London. The third office is in Queen Square, in Bristol city centre.

Members of Chambers

At present, No5 Chambers has around 220 barristers, including 27 silks practising across all areas.^[3]

The Head of Chambers is Paul Bleasdale QC. The current Deputy Heads of Chambers are Rex Tedd QC and Ian Dove QC. Ralph Lewis QC was the Head of Chambers until he died on 4 July 2010.^[4][5]

Richard Jones QC, Anthony Barker QC, Christopher Hotton QC, Mark Anderson, Adrienne Morgan, Lorner Meyer QC, Ralph Lewis QC, Satinder Hunjan QC, and Paul Bleasdale QC all receive particular mention for their work in "The Legal 500".^[1]

Notable Cases

• Rex Tedd QC, represented the teacher Peter Harvey who attacked a school pupil with a dumbbell. Peter Harvey was cleared of attempted murder.^[6]

• Ralph Lewis QC, Gordon Wignell, Matthew Brunning, and Henry Pitchers won £20m of compensation for 2000 people who suffered chemical burns from several High Street retailers' sofas.^[7]

• Anthony Potter, was the prosecution barrister who succeeded in jailing Andrew Baker, the boss of a notorious car clamping company in the UK. He was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud.^[8]

• Christopher Hotton QC, successfully prosecuted a babysitting couple who left a three year old boy with more than 70 injuries before he died. They were found guilty of murder.^[9]

Areas of Advocacy

Due to the large size of No5 Chambers, it is able to undertake advocacy in many areas of law, including the following main areas:^[10]

Agriculture & Rural Affairs	Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking, Finance and Credit & Financial Services	Clinical Negligence
Commercial Litigation	Company & Partnership
Construction & Engineering	Costs & Litigation funding
Court of Protection	Crime
Criminal Fraud & Proceeds of Crime	Employment
Estates, Trust & Tax	Family
Fraudulent Insurance Claims	Immigration
Industrial disease	Insolvency
Insurance	Intellectual Property, IT & Media
International Arbitration & Trade	International Law & Human Rights
International Travel Litigation	Judicial Review/High Court Challenges
Licensing	Personal Injury
Planning & Environment	Police Discipline
Prison Law	Professional Negligence
Property	Public Law
Regulatory	Sports Law

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "No5 Chambers". Legal 500. http://www.legal500.com/firms/9355-chambers-of-ralph-lewis-qc/offices/9355-birmingham. 
2. ^ "The Lawyer Awards 2010 shortlist". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/the-lawyer-awards-2010-shortlist/1004259.article. 
3. ^ "FOUR new silks at No5 Chambers". No5. http://www.no5.com/news-publications/news/four-new-silks-at-no5-chambers. 
4. ^ "Ralph Lewis QC". http://www.no5.com/news-publications/news/ralph-lewis-qc. 
5. ^ "Members of Chambers". No5. http://www.no5.com/members/. 
6. ^ "Rex Tedd QC Represents Acquitted Head". http://www.no5.com/news-publications/news/rex-tedd-qc-in-pupil-assault-case. 
7. ^ "No5 Barristers Win in 'Toxic Sofa' Case". http://www.no5.com/news-publications/news/no5-barristers-win-in-'toxic-sofa'-case. 
8. ^ "Shard End clamping firm boss jailed". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/05/27/shard-end-clamping-firm-boss-jailed-97319-26532775/. 
9. ^ "Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes Babysitting Murder Pair". http://www.no5.com/news-publications/news/christopher-hotten-qc-prosecutes-babysitting-murder-pair. 
10. ^ "Areas of Expertise". No5. http://www.no5.com/areas-of-expertise/. 

External links

• No5 Chambers website
• Legal 500 page for No5 Chambers
• Waterlow Legal Directory entry for No5 Chambers