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Civil dispute barristers, instructed directly.
For civil claims of all kinds, a barrister can assess the merits, value the case and represent you in court.
At a glance
Merits and value
An honest read on prospects and what a case is worth.
Costs risk
Advice on the costs you could recover or have to pay.
Trial advocacy
Representation through to a final hearing.
Civil disputes cover a wide range of claims between individuals and businesses that end up in the County Court or High Court. A barrister can advise on the merits and value of a claim or defence, the procedure and costs risk, and the realistic prospects of success.
A barrister will give you an honest view of whether a case is worth running, suggest settlement where sensible, and represent you at trial. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a civil disputes barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
You are bringing or defending a civil claim
You need an honest view of your prospects before spending more
A claim is heading to trial and you need an advocate
Alexander Bunzl
Alexander Bunzl is a commercial, property and family barrister who appears regularly in the County Court, the Senior Courts and the Family Court. He...
Andrew Locke
Andrew Locke is a barrister at Nexus Chambers with a mixed practice across landlord and tenant, commercial, regulatory and licensing, and criminal...
Andrew Marsden
Andrew Marsden is a specialist in shareholder, director, partnership and commercial-agent disputes, ranked in Band 1 of Chambers UK and the Legal 500....
Arshad Ghaffar
Arshad Ghaffar is a commercial dispute resolution barrister with over 20 years' experience, specialising in international and commercial arbitration,...
Barnaby Hope
Barnaby Hope is a barrister specialising in legal costs, professional negligence and commercial disputes. Called in 2011 after four years as an...
Charles Mannan
Mr Mannan has a thriving practice, being instructed by solicitors and directly by members of the public under direct access in employment law. His...
Christopher Coyle
Christopher Coyle's specialisms lie primarily in the field of public and administrative law, although his practice also encompasses commercial and...
Dr John Brown
Civil Litigation is often described as " the most complicated indoor sport devised by mankind ". Going to Court is not to be undertaken without fully...
Duncan Kynoch
Duncan is a commercial chancery practitioner. His work ranges across the full spectrum of property and company/commercial and disputes including;...
Feliks Kwiatkowski
Feliks Kwiatkowski is a civil law barrister at Central Court Chambers who has practised since 1977, exclusively in civil law since 1998. A...
Graeme Wood
Practice at the highest level, involvement in law programs at some of the world's leading institutions, leadership of a major transatlantic law...
Horaine Henry
Horaine has a broad practice that intersects across Civil and Public and Regulatory law. Horaine regularly appears in the County Court, before...
Hugh O'Donoghue
Hugh is an expert in the laws of Ireland and is fully qualified in Ireland. Hugh was Chair of the EU and International Affairs of the Law Society in...
Huw Davies
Huw Davies is a barrister with over 25 years' experience in employment, commercial, construction and contractual disputes, with a strong commercial...
Jala Patang
Jala is a leading barrister in family law and her busy practice includes a wide variety of cases, including allegations of domestic violence, coercion...
James Miller
James specialises in family law, civil litigation and costs. He accepts instructions in relation to Children Act matters (child arrangements) as well...
Janaka Siriwardena
Janaka is instructed for both Claimants and Defendants and has dealt with fast and multi-track trials for breach of contract, family property and...
Jerome Wilcox
Jerome's practice centres around all forms of dispute arising out of general contract with a particular emphasis on building and property related...
John Lucas
I offer expertise in a wide range of legal fields and in particular criminal defence work including, complex fraud, murder and attempted murder, rapes...
Jonathan de Rohan
"Jonathan read through the documents in my dispute quickly, explained the necessary procedure succinctly and managed to settle a 10 month disagreement...
Joseph Chiffers
I am a Cheshire-based direct access barrister specialising in civil and commercial litigation. I have over 13 years experience in these areas. My...
Julian Gun Cuninghame
Why choose me? I will always fight your corner in court and outside court. I have expertise in landlord and tenant cases acting both for landlords and...
Khairie Gedal
Khairie is able to advise clients through a wide range of legal sectors including, International, Contract and Diplomatic law. After being called to...
Matthew Feldman
Matthew's particular areas of property-related practice include: - adverse possession - boundary disputes - easements and covenants - mortgages, -...
Meg Cochrane
Meg is a commercial and civil disputes barrister acting for directors, shareholders and companies in commercial, contract and consumer disputes,...
Michael Cameron-Mowat
Michael is an experienced advocate across a wide range of practices. Michael accepts instructions in all areas of Chamber's areas of expertise. Prior...
Michael Rogers
Michael regularly acts for Claimants and Respondents in Employment Tribunals, the EAT and the High Court. His practice includes unfair dismissal,...
Muhammad Imtiaz
My professional experience lies in Commercial Chancery, Company, Construction, Civil Fraud, Deformation, International and offshore, Landlord and...
Neil Mendoza
Neil is a highly accomplished commercial litigator whose practice substantially involves disputes in a business context. Whilst providing friendly,...
Patrick Boch
I have about a decade's worth of experience of tax, including of: - litigation and representation in the tax tribunals - inheritance tax and capital...
Roderick Hine
Rod is an experienced advocate with over 30 years call. Has sat as a Deputy District Judge for the last 12 years. Rod's practice mainly involves the...
Saad Karim
Saad has a broad spectrum of practice, from complex civil and commercial disputes to cross border Family Law, Children Act proceedings and Trust...
Sandy Joseph-Urquhart
I offer expertise in commercial and general civil with a particular focus on commercial contracts, insolvency, bankruptcy, company disputes, property...
Simon Cavender
In relation to construction matters, Simon has advised and acted for Employers, main Contractors, sub-Contractors and members of the professional...
Stephen James Willmer Willmer
My practice focuses on the law of contract, that is, the law relating to agreements between people and organisations. Quite often, I am called upon...
Steven Hayden
I am a criminal defence barrister working from the Chambers of Michael Mansfield KC and fully qualified in 2010. I have represented hundreds of people...
Suffian Hussain
Suffian is a specialist property barrister, and his experience encompasses (but is not limited to): Real property disputes; Residential and commercial...
Tahina Akther
An experienced dispute resolution Barrister, contracts, businesses, high-net-worth. Recognised in the legal directories. Can conduct litigation. -...
Frequently asked questions
Can a barrister run my civil claim without a solicitor?
Yes. Through Direct Access a barrister can advise you, draft your case and represent you at trial, without going through a solicitor first.
Will I have to pay the other side's costs if I lose?
Often the loser pays a proportion of the winner's costs. A barrister can advise on this risk before you commit.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed fee for advice or a hearing. There is no charge to enquire.
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