Barristers’ chambers in Birmingham reports record growth
Birmingham-based Kings Chambers, which boasts 110 barristers, including 19 QCs, has seen its billings for the first half of 2018 increase by 19.1% to a total of £17m.
The Chief Clerks of the Chambers, whose job it is to attract business and mange its flows internally, attribute this stunning growth to more international work , including commercial litigation cases, international arbitration, contract issues, contract disputes, professional liability claims and company law cases.
Bill Brown the Chamber’s Chief Clerk for Planning, Environment and Public Law said:”I am proud that we continue to secure instructions regionally, that would have traditionally been won by London sets. We have a national client base who recognise our barristers as ‘Market Leaders’ (a direct quite from Chambers UK Guide 2018) practicing fro our chambers in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.”
Members of the Kings Chambers are instructed by solicitors in cases that range from individual’s instructing counsel, up to cases involving major institutions, including Plc’s. Members of the chambers have been admitted to foreign jurisdictions including the Courts of the Dubai International Finance Centre, the Bar of the Republic of Ireland, the Bar of Northern Ireland, and the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.
Commenting on this improved financial performance, the Chief Clerk for Business, Property and International Law, Gary Young said:”We have earned an excellent reputation for handling complex cases, giving individuals and corporate clients the very best representation in court. Our strong growth in the first half of the year reflects the calibre of our talent as we continue to attract the finest legal minds. All practice areas have had a part to play in helping us to achieve these impressive results.”
Revenue growth has also happened in the areas of personal injury and clinical negligence as the Chief Clerk responsible for those areas, Stephen Loxton added:”We have experienced controlled growth over a number of years and our wide breadth of experience means our clients have an unrivalled choice of barristers , all of whom are distinguished in their own fields.”
