Chambers has a strong civil team with great expertise in all areas of civil litigation. The team, headed by David Stockdale QC, have experience at all levels in the following areas:

• Personal Injury

• Professional Negligence

• Contract and Commercial Disputes

• Building/Construction

• Consumer Credit/Sales of Goods

• Land Law, Landlord & Tenant and Planning

• Training & Education Services

• Mixed Practice Areas

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Members regularly act for both Claimants and Defendants in all types of Personal Injury work, including routine tripping/slipping and RTA claims, accidents at work and industrial disease claims through to cases involving catastrophic injury and fatal accidents. Work is undertaken on a CFA and private basis.
 
Many of the Civil team also practice in the Regulatory Breach field which strengthens the quality of advice and representation available. Chambers is regularly instructed by large and small firms alike and has a strong reputation with both local and regional firms
 
Chambers' CFA agreements follow the APIL/PIBA model; further details are available from the Civil Clerks.  Members of the team belong to the Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA).  Chambers offers a prompt turnaround of written work and members are happy to travel out of Chambers for conferences.

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Members of the team have represented both Claimants and Defendants in cases involving many of the professions, including representing Solicitors defending an action, and have wealth of experience. Clients will be reassured by our knowledge of the regulations concerning specific professions.  All advice in defending claims is given with a view to ensuring that the professional registration of an individual is not affected.  
 
The Civil team also represents individual professionals at disciplinary tribunals and this experience brings an extra dimension to the advice given in such claims.  Members of the team belong the Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA).

Contract and Commercial Disputes Back to Top

Members of Chambers can provide pure advice work in both contentious and non-contentious areas as well as representation in all courts.  The team regularly provide advice and representation in commercial and contract cases in the County Courts and High Court and are keenly aware of a client’s financial position in bringing/defending an action. Advice is always tailored to ensure that the commercial reality is borne in mind at all stages of litigation.   
 
The Clerking team will be able to advise you on the most suitable Barrister for your needs. Whether it is a straightforward modest small claims track case or a complicated multi-track commercial agreement, Chambers will provide someone suitable. Members of the team also practice in such allied areas as partnership disputes and insolvency, ensuring that a clients' legal needs can be met. 

Building/Construction Cases Back to Top

The team has acted in a broad range of cases from householders bringing claims against builders right through to representing companies in high value commercial construction disputes.  Members of the team can provide a tailored response to meet the needs of the client. 

Consumer Credit/Sales of Goods Back to Top

Consumer Credit claims can be a complicated matter and the team can provide straightforward early advice which often resolves matters without recourse to litigation.  Members of the team have acted for both individuals defending actions and for major insurance companies wishing to enforce CCA agreements.

Land Law, Landlord & Tenant and Planning Back to Top

The Civil team is experienced in acting for parties in a wide range of contentious land law cases, many involving rights of way and boundary disputes.  The team prides itself on the speed at which advice can be offered and can often provide a same-day service if an ‘emergency’ injunction is required. 
 
Members of the team have acted for both private and commercial landlords as well as tenants in eviction claims and non-payment of rent claims.  Pure advisory work is also been offered in non-contentious areas.

Members of the team have also acted in Planning matters and the team has experience of offering advice and representation in appeals to the Secretary of State and advising on Judicial Review of the Secretary of State’s decisions.

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Members of Chambers frequently present lectures on procedural and substantive matters in a wide variety of areas.  This service is often offered free of charge to the Solicitors regularly instructing members of the Civil team.  Should Solicitors have specific training needs, it is possible that a seminar/lecture can be arranged and the Civil Clerks will be pleased to discuss individual requirements. Our members belong to such specialist professional bodies as the PIBA and the PNBA and can give accredited lectures for CPD purposes.

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As well as having dedicated Civil Barristers, a great strength at St Paul's is the fact that the Civil team can draw on their experience in other areas of law.  The team boasts barristers who also practice in Fraud which can be of great benefit in many commercial cases.  The overlap, in particular in the areas of Employment and Regulatory Breach brings with it barristers with a breadth of talent and experience, ensuring that there is always someone is ideally placed to represent a client on a particular case.