Black Chambers

Black Chambers has welcomed several new members. Richard Goddard KC, Paul Keenan, and Louis Bendle have joined the stable after calling to the bar last week. Mr Goddard comes to the bar as a highly respected senior counsel, having practised as a solicitor advocate in the High Court for 11 years befo

Four members of Black Chambers have been appointed as King’s Counsel. Tony Lenehan, Gareth Jones, Steven Borthwick, and Michael Anderson all took silk in the latest appointments. This brings the total of King’s Counsel within Black Chambers to 15.Mr Lenehan called to the bar in 2005, and

Black Chambers has welcomed Colin Neilson to the stable after he called to the bar. Mr Neilson brings a wealth of experience, having worked as a procurator fiscal depute in Aberdeen between 2013 and 2021, and prior to that as a criminal defence solicitor in Glasgow.

Black Chambers has welcomed the appointment of Jennifer Bain as Queen's Counsel. Since calling to the bar in 2002, she has built a reputation for dealing with vulnerable witnesses and building good working relationships with clients.