Our Team
Clerks
Frank Hughes | Senior 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...
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. Charley has completed a Level 3 Business Administration NVQ and comes to Fountain Chambers following her role...
Matt O’Dowd | Senior Criminal Clerk
Matt first joined Chambers on a part time basis in September 2021 before being offered a full time contract in October 2021. He has a strong...
Emma Anderson | Clerk
Emma first joined Chambers in 2003 as clerk to our Family and Civil Team. After taking a short break from clerking, Emma returned to Chambers in...
Naila Hussain | Clerk
Naila joined Chambers in July 2022. She is working alongside Matt on the criminal team to support during Charley’s maternity leave and assisting on...
Bethany McClelland | Administrator
Beth has supported our staff as an Administrative Assistant since July 2017 undertaking typical administration tasks such as booking meeting rooms,...
Barristers
Collette Price
Collette has previously been listed in the Legal 500 as a leading...
Jamie Hill KC
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
Currently not available to receive instructions. Janine has...
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 2 broad jurisdictions: the Crown Court and 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 4 RASSO lawyer and receives instructions both...
Rebecca Brown
Rebecca specialises in criminal and regulatory proceedings, both as...
Paul Rooney
Paul began his career at the bar as a pupil, then tenant for 6 years...
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...
Julie Woodhouse
Julie completed her law degree at Teesside University and went on to...
Farah Shames
Farah has joined Chambers as a tenant having successfully completed...
Christopher Bevan
Christopher takes instructions in all areas of criminal law, and...
James Colwell
James accepts instructions in both private and public family law....
Cainan Lonsdale
Cainan is a Grade 1 Prosecutor. He accepts instructions to prosecute...
Associate Barristers
Bryan Cox KC
Bryan Cox KC 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 KC
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...