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OFFICE HOURS

Mon - Fri 09:00 - 18.00

ADDRESS

Central Court 25 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1AL

CONTACT DETAILS

clerks@churchcourtchambers.co.uk
Tel: +44 020 7936 3637
DX 458 London Chancery Lane

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chambers provides an out of hours service. If you call Chambers main number you will be diverted to the clerk on call who will be able to deal with your enquiry.

Our Clerks

Daniel BartlettSenior Clerk
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		Senior clerk Daniel Bartlett ‘always listens to instructing solicitors and seeks to ensure the set maintains a high standard of work’ Legal 500 2019

Dan has been Senior Clerk at Church Court Chambers since its creation in June 2013.

He has been clerking since 1989 with apart from for an 18 month period starting in 1999 when he worked as a paralegal in Singapore at Beaumont & Son solicitors, an international law firm where he worked in Aviation Insurance law. He also took a year out some time later having picked up the travel bug to tick off some boxes from the bucket list.

Dans enjoys running his clerks room on efficiency, approachability and above all honesty.
Rod McGurkPractice Director
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		Rod McGurk has been praised as “very user friendly” by Legal 500 2017.

Rod McGurk, who is ‘highly experienced’ and ‘most helpful’ Legal 500 2018.

Rod McGurk is ‘very helpful and swift to respond to enquiries’ Legal 500 2019

Rod joined Church Court Chambers in 2016 from 7 Bedford Row chambers, having begun his clerking career 29 years ago, in 1989.
He is adept at building and maintaining client relationships both domestically and internationally. He has a thoroughly professional and compellingly friendly manner.

He was awarded a professional qualification by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and is a member of the International Bar Association.

Rod was also invited to join the Legal Forum at the University of Greenwich.
David SelsdonFirst Junior
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		Dave Selsdon aka Big Dave runs chambers daily dairies. Dave has been clerking since 1999 and brings an incredible level of efficiency and calmness to what could be a very stressful role.

In his younger days he was an avid footballer using his extraordinary height to protect the goal, he now spends many an hour on the side-lines supporting his eldest boy who is following in his footsteps and his beloved West Ham.
Tom HorganSecond Junior
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		Tom joined Church Court Chambers in September 2018 as our Second Junior. He will be assisting David Selsdon with the daily running of chambers, which will range from managing the diaries to assisting barristers.

Having worked with David in the past he shares with him that same high level of efficiency and drive in all aspects of his work.

Tom is an avid film and series watcher, particularly Game of Thrones. He also enjoys playing cricket on the weekends for his team in Kent.
Jonathan SharplingAdministration
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		Jonathan joined Church Court Chambers in April 2018.

He helps with all aspects within chambers from introducing and maintaining IT processes, to dealing with larger projects,.

He aided in preparing chambers for GDPR and innovating new technological process.

He has had previous experience at Penningtons Manches LLP where he assisted in the development of Knowledge Management within the firm.

Jonathan graduated from Loughborough University in 2016 after studying Business and Information Management,

He enjoys learning all forms of technology to better assist others in their problems.

He has a passion for power-lifting and skiing making regular trips to Val d’Isère and Tignes.

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"Chambers has great depth of talent, from some very promising juniors right through to some of the leading counsel and Silks"

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"Excellent clerks, best in London"

Legal 500

Church Court Chambers is a leading London barrister chambers with a proud reputation for being professional, approachable and modern.

Our Members, including 7 Queen’s Counsel and 48 juniors, have an enviable back catalogue of high-profile and complex matters across a range of practice areas.

News

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On the 12th November 2021, Church Court Chambers’ Michael Polak spoke at the World Uyghur Congress General Assembly panel in... more

Martial Arts World Champion Cleared of Wrongdoing

Jackson Sousa, the World-wide Jiu Jitsu celebrity and distinguished Martial Artist has, been cleared of allegations of misconduct... more

Michael Polak Wins International Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer of 2021 Award

Today, Church Court Chambers barrister Michael Polak was awarded the prestigious International Bar Association Outstanding Young... more

Lewis Power QC and Michael Polak Secure a Retrial Acquittal for Alleged £20m Tobacco Fraud Mastermind

Church Court Chambers’ Lewis Power QC and Michael Polak appeared at Kingston Crown Court for a four-week retrial for the... more

Permission for Judicial Review Granted on Article 8 Human Rights Grounds

On 8 October 2021, Jibreel Tramboo appeared at the Upper Tribunal before Judge Smith in a claim for Judicial Review (JR) for... more

Benjamin Aina QC and Maria Karaiskos conclude their 10 week trial at Southwark Crown Court

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Ciara McElvogue Represents the British Horseracing Authority at Inquiry Involving High Profile Jockey

Ciara McElvogue was instructed to represent the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) at an inquiry before the Judicial Panel... more

New Law Journal Publishes article by George Hepburne Scott re the extradition arrangements Between the UK and Ireland.

Following the seismic shift in the relationship between the UK and the EU post 11 pm on 31 December 2020 (Brexit day), the... more

Lewis Power QC and Michael Polak take the Landmark Cyprus Rape Case to the Supreme Court of Cyprus

On Thursday 16 September 2021, the appeal hearing was held in the Supreme Court of Cyprus in Nicosia. Lewis Power QC and... more

Michael Polak Chairs Panels at International Conference: ‘The Xinjiang Crisis: Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Justice’ held at Newcastle University

Church Court Chamber’s barrister Michael Polak chaired two panels at the ground-breaking conference hosted by Newcastle... more

Yasin Patel Represents World Champion

Yasin Patel has been instructed to represent the World Martial Arts Champion in various disciplinary and legal proceedings. The... more

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