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.