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Children, Court of Protection and planning specialists appointed King’s Counsel in 2022 competition

A number of Court of Protection, children, planning and public law specialists have been appointed King’s Counsel in the 2022 round that was unveiled last week.

Those successful included:

  • Katherine Apps, 39 Essex Chambers (public and human rights law, disciplinary and regulatory)
  • Nick Armstrong, Matrix (public law and civil actions)
  • Kuljit Bhogal, Cornerstone Barristers (public law, local government, housing)
  • Timothy Bowe, St Ives Chambers (children)
  • Claire Darwin, Matrix (employment and equality rights)
  • Jonathan Easton, Kings Chambers (planning, environment)
  • Iris Ferber, 42 Bedford Row (housing, employment)
  • Dorothea Gartland, 4PB (children)
  • Alex Goodman, Landmark Chambers (planning, environmental, local government)
  • Nicola Greaney, 39 Essex Chambers (clinical negligence, Court of Protection)
  • Mark Jarman, 4PB (children)
  • Michael Jones, Deans Court (children, Court of Protection)
  • Meyric Lewis, Francis Taylor Building (planning, compulsory purchase)
  • Louise Maclynn, 1GC (children and vulnerable adults)
  • Eleena Misra, Old Square (employment and equalities)
  • Nadia Motraghi, Old Square (employment, professional discipline and public law)
  • Fiona Paterson, 39 Essex Chambers (Court of Protection and medical treatment, administrative and public)
  • Lucy Reed, St John’s Chambers (family, children)
  • Akua Reindorf, Cloisters (employment, discrimination and human rights law)
  • Philip Rule, No5 (public law)
  • Shaun Spencer, St John’s Buildings (family, children)
  • Iain Simkin, Deans Court Chambers (regulatory, consumer law, trading standards)
  • Emma Sutton, Serjeants’ Inn (public law, Court of Protection)
  • Guy Williams, Landmark Chambers (planning, environmental)

There were 95 appointments following this year’s competition, compared to 101 in 2021 and 116 in 2020.