Our Team
Clerks
Mel Wakenshaw | Criminal Clerk
Mel Wakenshaw is one the newest members of the clerking team, joining Fountain Chambers in May 2021. Mel comes to Fountain Chambers with experience...
Frank Hughes | Family & Civil Clerk
Frank joined Fountain Chambers in September 2019 with the responsibility for Family and Civil Clerking. He brings with him over 30 years of clerking...
Luke Martin | Family & Civil Clerk
Luke joined Chambers through a business administration apprenticeship conducted by Middlesbrough College in 2016. After working with Fountain...
Shanaz O’Brien | Mediation Clerk
Shanaz is the first point of contact at Fountain Chambers for dealing with Mediation. She deals with day to day diary management and clerking for a...
Bethany McClelland | Administrator
For her two years with us our Administrative Assistant Beth has been the first point of call at Fountain Chambers, directing calls to the correct...
Lynne Hayes | Family Fees Clerk
Lynne is our Family fees clerk. She has over 30 years’ experience in the legal profession. Lynne has been with Fountain Chambers for over 10 years,...
Charley Clark | Criminal Clerk
Charley joined Chambers in June 2021 and is the newest member of our team. Charley has completed a Level 3 Business Administration NVQ and comes to...
Barristers
Collette Price
Collette has previously been listed in the Legal 500 as a leading...
Jamie Hill QC
Jamie has spent most of his career with Fountain Chambers and is...
Robin Patton
Prior to coming to the Bar Robin worked for a leading London law...
Ian West
Ian is one of our most experienced barristers in the field of...
Robert Gilbert
After six years working in criminal, civil and family law Robert...
Patricia Burke
After many years of practising in the Family Courts, Patricia...
Aisha Wadoodi
Aisha is a specialist Criminal Practitioner with over 20 years...
Janine Richards
Janine specialises in public law work with a particular interest in...
Richard Bennett
Richard has been a practising criminal barrister for 24 years and is...
Robin Turton
Robin is a specialist criminal practitioner. He is instructed by...
Annelise Haugstad
Annelise has 23 years of experience in criminal law – primarily...
Martin Towers
Martin has many years of experience appearing in Crown Courts across...
Jonathan Walker
Jonathan is now viewed as a senior member of Fountain Chambers and...
Sam Faulks
Sam’s practice covers 3 broad jurisdictions: the Crown Court, the...
Helen Gamble
Helen was called to the Bar in 1998 after completing her degree at...
Kate Dodds
Kate has extensive experience in both Family and Criminal Law but in...
Gillian Kane
Gill was called to the Bar in 2002, having previously worked as a...
Scott Smith
Scott was called to the Bar in July 2003. Prior to that he served in...
Annabel Beattie
Annabel has been practising at the Bar for over 15 years. Prior to...
Philip Morley
Philip is a Grade 3 RASSO lawyer and has a mixed practice receiving...
Rebecca Brown
Rebecca specialises in criminal and regulatory proceedings, both as...
Paul Rooney
Paul began his career at the bar as a pupil and tenant at the...
Kevin Ross
Kevin transferred to the Bar in 2014, having practiced for the...
Rachel Mangenie
Rachel has a busy practice predominantly in Family Law. Rachel is...
Anthony Pettengell
Anthony studied mathematics at Durham University before converting...
Kerry Healey
Kerry studied law at the University of Kent before securing a...
Hamish Hickey
Hamish has forged a practise underpinned by his perceptiveness and...
Sarah Benson
Sarah transferred to the Bar after practicing family law on Teesside...
James White
James was called to the Bar in July 2017 and began working within...
Associate Barristers
Bryan Cox QC
Bryan Cox QC is much sought after, and much of his work consists of...
Sir Peter Smith
After sitting as a Deputy in the Chancery Division since 1996, Peter...
Nkumbe Ekaney QC
Nkumbe joined us as a door tenant in 2020 having appeared in a...
Alan Taylor
As an experienced practitioner, Alan has built a successful Criminal...