St. Ive's Chambers

His Honour Judge Peter Carr Chambers is delighted at the news of the appointment of Peter Carr to the Circuit Bench. Peter Carr was a loyal member of chambers for the whole of his 31 years in practice at the Bar. He played an essential role in the development of St. Ives into a modern, highly respected and successful chambers. For many years he served on the Pupillage Committee and was an extremely dedicated pupil supervisor. He was a renowned criminal practitioner and an advocate of consummate skill. We will all miss him greatly but wish him well for a long and happy career on the bench. Judge Peter Carr Graeme Simpson Chambers are pleased to announce that Mr Graeme Simpson formerly of St Philips Chambers, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. He will join the Family Law Group, Ancillary relief Group and Criminal Law Group within Chambers and is available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Alexander Jacobs Chambers is delighted at the news of the appointment of Alexander Jacobs as a barrister member to the Bar Standards Board Complaints Committee. Chambers are pleased to announce that Mr Gareth Cheetham has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed his pupillage. He will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Mr Cheetham Julia Macur QC to the High Court Bench St Ive’s Chambers are pleased to announce its first High Court Judge! The joy and pride at her appointment is inevitably tinged with sadness that she will be leaving Chambers after so many years. Her judgement and leadership have served us exceptionally well over the last 5 years and we will all miss her. We have no doubt that she will be a regular visitor to Chambers and will keep in close touch with us. Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Claire Briggs has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed her pupillage. She will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Miss Briggs Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Najma Mian has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed her pupillage. She will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Miss Mian Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Michelle Caney has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed her pupillage. She will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Miss Caney Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Amy Jacobs has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed her pupillage. She will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Miss Jacobs Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Ann Chavasse formerly of 3 Fountain Court, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. She will join the Family law group within Chambers and is available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Miss Chavasse Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Elizabeth Isaacs formerly of 3 Fountain Court, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. She will join the Family law group within Chambers and is available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Miss Isaacs Chambers are pleased to announce that Miss Justine Lattimer formerly of 3 Fountain Court, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. She will join the Criminal and Family law groups within Chambers and is available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Miss Lattimer Chambers are pleased to announce that Mr James Picken formerly of 3 Fountain Court, has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. He will join the Family and Ancillary law groups within Chambers and is available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Mr Picken Chambers are pleased to announce that Mr Andrew Molloy has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant. He will be available to accept instructions in all Criminal matters, both defence and prosecution. Mr Molloy Chambers are pleased to announce that Kevin Saunders has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed his pupillage. He will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Mr Saunders Chambers are pleased to announce that Timothy Bowe has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant having completed his pupillage. He will be available to accept instructions in all areas of general common law. Mr Bowe Chambers are pleased to announce that Michelle Brown accepted an invitation to join Chambers in January 2005. She formerly worked as a lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service prior to joining us. She will join the Criminal and Family Law groups within Chambers. Miss Brown Michael Lohmus has also recently accepted an invitation to join Chambers, previously a partner at Plunkett Lohmus he decided to change careers and join the Bar. He joined our Criminal and Family Law groups within Chambers in May 2005. Both members are available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Mr Lohmus Legal Services Commission Quality Mark for the Bar We are pleased to announce that we have recently been awarded the Quality Mark for the Bar, the Legal Services Commission Quality Standard. This enables us to display the following logos. The level of quality required by the standard proves our commitment to offering the highest levels of service to both our professional and lay clients. We review our procedures regularly and welcome feedback from our clients either informally or by way of our client questionnaires which we send out on a regular basis. Chambers are pleased to announce that Michael Stephens has accepted an invitation to join St Ive’s Chambers from 5 Fountain Court and will join the Commercial & Chancery, Property, Employment, and Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Law Groups within Chambers. Mr Stephens will be available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Mr Stephens Jonathan Gidney achieves accreditation as a CEDR Mediator Mr Gidney CEDR, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, is the country’s leading professional body for Mediators. It was launched in 1990 as an independent, non profit making organisation with the mission to encourage and develop mediation in commercial and public sector disputes and civil litigation. CEDR’s mediation accreditation is internationally recognised as a standard of excellence which is designed to ensure that parties to a dispute can be confident that a mediator accredited by CEDR provides the highest level of professional competence. Chambers has now added a further string to its bow, by being able to offer to a mediation service to clients, who are interested in considering mediating their dispute instead of having a decision imposed on them by a Court. Mediation can operate independently of Court proceedings, or, as is increasingly the case, run parallel to them. In mediation both parties consent to a without prejudice meeting which is designed to assist the parties in settling their own dispute. Anything discussed at mediation can not be relied on in any future Court proceedings and nothing is binding on the parties until they sign an agreement (drawn up on the day of mediation if circumstances allow) which settles their dispute. Jonathan Gidney, as an accredited CEDR mediator, will guide the parties through all of the detail and issues surrounding their dispute and explore possible ways forward, with a view to enabling the parties to come to terms without the risk, delay and cost of Court proceedings. Even the most apparently intractable disputes are solved in this manner and Chambers is very pleased at being able to offer this excellent service to its clients. For more information please consult the Chambers Mediation Service section, for more information on Mediation Services consult the Mediation Service Frequently Asked Questions section, or contact Craig Jeavons by email or by telephone on 0121 236 0863.
New Tenancy Applications Invited. Owing to an increase in regulatory criminal work and local authority litigation, applications are invited from experienced practitioners in these fields. Preference will be given to those on the Attorney General’s Panel of Prosecution Advocates (List A, B or C from any Circuit). For more detail consult the Careers section.
St. Ive’s Chambers is pleased to launch this its new website in response to the growing number of clients who wish to access information about Chambers and its members electronically. The site has been designed and produced by DRH Systems Limited. It will be regularly updated. We welcome constructive comment to improve this service.
Pupils become tenants. Mr Roger Thomas and Miss Alison Burge have accepted invitations to join Chambers upon successful completion of their pupillages. Mr Thomas Miss Burge
New Members to Attorney General's Panel & Prosecution Advocates St Ives Chambers are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Cole to the Attorney General's Panel of Prosecution Advocates, "list B". Sarah Pritchard has also been added to the "list C" Panel of Prosecution Advocates. Mr Cole Miss Pritchard
Pleased to Announce Mr Tony Watkin Chambers are very pleased to announce that Tony Watkin has accepted an invitation to join St Ive's Chambers from Kings Street Chambers in Leicester and will join the Commercial & Chancery and Criminal Law Groups within Chambers. Mr Watkin will be available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Mr Watkin
Pleased to Announce Miss Tracy Lakin & Miss Catherine Rowlands Chambers are also pleased to announce that Tracy Lakin and Catherine Rowlands have both accepted an invitation to join St Ive’s Chambers and will be available to accept briefs and instructions forthwith. Miss Lakin will join the Family,and Property Law Groups and Miss Rowlands will join the Property Law Group. Miss Lakin Miss Rowlands
		Legal Services Commission Quality Mark Chambers is currently making good progress in working towards gaining the Legal Services Commission Quality Mark. We will be applying to Legal Services for our preliminary audit shortly and hopefully we will be awarded the Quality Mark thereafter. The Quality Mark for the Bar is the quality standard for legal information, advice, and specialist legal services. It comprises a set of standards designed to ensure that Chambers is well run and has its own quality control mechanisms that assure the quality of the service it provides. Applicants for the Quality Mark for the bar will need to comply with all the quality requirements in the standard, and provide objective evidence of this compliance to the Legal Services Commission’s auditors. Chambers who have gained the Quality Mark will benefit from increased client confidence, improved client care, efficient management practices, and a commitment to quality, resulting in meeting clients’ varying needs.