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Guildford Chambers is delighted to announce that Dominique Gillan has been elected as Head of Chambers, and Nicola Holland and Jamie Walker-Haworth have been elected as Joint Deputy Heads of Chambers. Their appointments are effective from 17th April 2025. Chambers owes a huge debt of gratitude to George Coates who led Chambers for 18...

Over the festive period, we will have reduced opening hours.   Monday 23rd December 8:30am – 1:30pm Tuesday 24th December Closed Friday 27th December Closed Monday 30th December 9am – 11am Tuesday 31st December 9am – 11am Thursday 2nd January Open (8:30am – 6pm usual hours) If you urgently need assistance outside of these hours, you can...

Guildford Chambers are pleased to have a number of barristers ranked as Leading Juniors in the South Eastern Circuit, in the latest Edition of The Legal 500.   George Coates – ‘George is hard-working, clever and strong in detail.’ Christine Julien – ‘Christine is client-focused and excellent with vulnerable individuals in particular. She is direct with her advocacy but...

Bilawal Khan & Kane Deitsch have joined Chambers –   Bilawal Khan “I am very pleased to have joined Guildford Chambers which has strength in all areas of civil law. I look forward to further developing my practice in areas which I already have experience in, with a particular focus on chancery, commercial and property...

Over the festive period, we will have reduced opening hours.   Friday 22nd December 8:30am – 1:30pm Monday 25th December Closed Tuesday 26th December Closed Wednesday 27th December Closed Thursday 28th December 9am – 11am Friday 29th December 9am – 11am Monday 1st January Closed Tuesday 2nd January Open (8:30am – 6pm usual hours) If you urgently need assistance outside of these...

A team of runners from Chambers took part in the Guildford 10k raising money for Challangers a local charity for disabled children. Well done to Dominique Gillan, Rowan Morton, Suzanne Kelly, Ruth Matthews, Kane Deitch and Ben Butler. Thank you to everyone who sponsored the team, they raised over £2000 for a great charity.

Guildford Chambers are pleased to have a number of barristers ranked as Leading Juniors in the South Eastern Circuit, in the latest Edition of The Legal 500.   George Coates – ‘George heads up the practice and is highly regarded for his excellent track record of handling high-value matrimonial finance cases.’ Christine Julien – ‘Christine has real attention to...

Family finance 2021 – George Coates & Hannah McSorley TOLATA 2021 – Rowan Morton & Hannah McSorley Children Public Law update 2021 – Dominique Gillan & Suzanne Kelly Private Law Children update 2021 – Nicola Holland & Andrew Austin Tenancies and Covid – an end of year review Laura Smallwood – November 2021 Removing Executors...

Guildford Chambers are pleased to have a number of barristers ranked as Leading Juniors in the South Eastern Circuit, in the latest Edition of The Legal 500.   George Coates – ‘He is known for his reassuring manner and for being forthright and pragmatic in delivering his advice.’ Claire Shrimpton – ‘ Claire is an excellent advocate. She communicates...

Guildford Chambers are pleased to have a number of barristers ranked as Leading Juniors in the South Eastern Circuit, in the latest Edition of The Legal 500.   George Coates – ‘He is known for his reassuring manner and for being forthright and pragmatic in delivering his advice.’ Claire Shrimpton – ‘Totally professional but sympathetic towards her clients...

COVID-19 Guidance and Practice Directions 1. Court listing priorities Family Court Business priorities (via HMCTS) (6 April 2020) (Download Here) Work that must be done: Public Law Children: – Emergency Protection Orders – Interim Care Order – Renewal of Interim Care Order – Secure Accommodation Order – Deprivation of Liberty authorisation Private Law Children: –...

Microsoft Teams/Skype for Business As part of Guildford Chambers’ continuing commitment to overcome the challenges presented by the present situation, we can confirm that we have the Microsoft Teams Professional software fully operational both for court hearings and conferences. This platform is fully GDPR compliant. Joining a remote court hearing or conference, whether as a...