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We would like to extend our congratulations to Cassandra Williams who has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge sitting on the Midlands Circuit. Cassandra has a successful civil law practice predominantly specialising in cases involving personal injury, disease and medical negligence.  Cassandra will continue to practise in Chambers whilst carrying out her part-time judicial work.

We would like to extend our congratulations to Georgina Cursham who has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge sitting on the Midlands Circuit. Georgina has a wide-ranging personal injury and clinical negligence practice, with a particular focus on catastrophic injury and fatal accident claims. She is esteemed for her specialist expertise in personal injury claims…

Together with Alistair McHenry of Tyr Law, Philip Turton is the author of Chapter 18, “Personal Injury”. “Football and the Law”, by Nick de Marco KC of Blackstone Chambers is the leading textbook on the subject and the only comprehensive review of the law relating to all aspects of football in the world, including all the main regulatory and…

It has been another outstanding year for Ropewalk Chambers in the Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings. We continue to demonstrate our position as market-leaders in multiple areas of law by ranking as a ‘Top Tier’ set in multiple areas. The annual rankings are recognised as highlighting outstanding practice in the areas listed and is a testament…

We extend our warmest congratulation to Jonathan Owen, who has been appointed a Circuit Judge, with effect from 22 August 2022.  Jonathan has been deployed to the Midlands Circuit, based at Nottingham County Court. Jonathan was called to the Bar in 2004 and developed a highly successful practice at Ropewalk Chambers, across a broad range…

We are delighted to announce that two of our barristers have been shortlisted in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022. Jayne Adams QC has is shortlisted for Personal Injury Silk of the Year. Philip Davy is shortlisted for Personal Injury Junior of the Year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients and colleagues,…

Ed represents Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in contempt of court proceedings in the High Court (Sheffield District Registry). The matter concerned a man who fraudulently claimed compensation alleging he had injured his knee in the street when in fact he had injured it playing football. The man had posted about the real cause of his…

John has successfully acted for the Defendants in a long running nuisance dispute involving allegations of tree root ingress and damage to boundary structures. The case involved complex arguments on causation, whether the alleged nuisance was adopted/continued and included extensive evidence from three expert witnesses.

We are delighted to announce that we have won Barristers’ Chambers of the Year at the Proclaim Eclipse Personal Injury Awards 2016. The awards were held at The Grange St Paul’s in London on 24th November 2016. For a full list of winners please click here.

We are delighted to announce that Jayne Adams QC has won Sole Trader of the Year at the Nottingham Post Women in Business Awards 2016. The ceremony took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham on 23rd November 2016. Jayne is pictured with Virtual Runner Managing Director, Susan Wheatcroft. Photo credit: Nottingham Post.

**STOP PRESS** Our Pupillage application window opens at midnight on 8th January 2017 and will close at midnight on 6th February 2017. We are offering up to three pupillages (commencing October 2018).

James has successfully acted in defending a long running claim under the 1954 business tenancies legislation for a new tenancy of tennis courts and a club house. The case was difficult not least because of doubt about the legal standing of the tenant. The landlord is now free to develop its business and upgrade the…