Cathy Mitchell
Cathy transferred to the Bar in 2008 (Lincoln’s Inn), having practiced as a solicitor for 4 years. As a solicitor she obtained higher rights of audience (All Proceedings) and now has a mixed practice of largely employment, family and civil work.
Employment
Cathy welcomes instructions in employment cases, both for Claimants and Respondents.
Equine and Canine
A keen horsewoman and animal lover, Cathy is particularly keen to receive instructions in equine and canine related litigation. She is a member of The Equine and Animal Lawyers Association/
Family
Cathy has experience of Children Act matters and ancillary relief, having been a practising family lawyer as a solicitor.
Civil
Cathy deals in particular with credit hire and road traffic accident cases and personal injury work. She has conducted trials on the small claims and fast track.
Crime
Prior to joining Chambers, Cathy worked at the CPS as a Crown Advocate, which included dealing with all types of matters in the Crown Court.
Other Barristers
Jonathan Rule
Head of Chambers
Jonathan specialises in landlord and tenant, real property, easements and covenants, insolvency, wills and probate, inheritance disputes, partnerships and general commercial disputes
Neil Addison
Neil has particular experience in Civil/Criminal cases such as Proceeds of Crime, Banning Orders, Anti Social Behaviour, and Police Powers
Robert Askey
Robert’s Chancery Practice and experience encompasses Banking and Financial transactions, Landlord & Tenant, Land Law and Insolvency, as well as Employment, Housing and Personal Injury
Tahir Khan
Ex police constable for the Greater Manchester Police, former Partner/ Solicitor in the Personal Injury department of a Manchester City centre solicitors practice. Tahir has
Brett Wilson
Brett was called to the Bar in 2008 having spent several years in procurement and commercial roles in the rail industry and IT sector
Christopher Perry
Chris is nationally acknowledged for his considerable expertise and technical acumen in the field of costs litigation, particularly in relation to matters concerning litigation funding. Chris accepts instructions in all areas of the common law with particular emphasis on costs law, credit hire, personal injury, coroners law and regulatory work
Lorraine Barton
Lorraine was educated at Liverpool John Moores University and completed her BVC at Manchester University. She was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 2000
Steven Levine
Steven has been a Barrister for over 19 years since his call to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn and pupillage and gaining his Masters Degree in Law in London. He has a predominantly mixed common law background
Josephine Scally
called to the bar in 1984 and, after serving a pupillage in St. John Street Chambers, Manchester, pursued a general practice of family, crime and personal injury
Maria Mulla
Maria receives instructions across the full range of civil litigation and appears regularly in trials and applications in the County Court