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.