PENDRAGON CHAMBERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chartered Legal Executive
Alex commenced a reduced mixed Family and Civil pupillage with Pendragon Chambers in
Caroline Jayne Mason is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. She is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Job Titles:
- Barrister
- Barrister at Law
- Member of the Law Society 's Children
David joined Pendragon in 2012 after transferring to the Bar. David was a practicing solicitor for over twenty five years.
During that time David has acted in a broad range of litigation from the Family Proceedings court to the High Court predominantly in children and family cases.
David has been a partner in several firms within the Mid and South Wales areas latterly having been employed as head of the family department in a Herefordshire based practice.
David has been a member of the Law Society's Children panel for over twenty years accepting instructions from Children's Guardians and parents also receiving instructions from local authorities in children cases.
David Johns is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. He is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Gregory Bull KC is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. She is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Job Titles:
- Barrister
- Barrister at Law
Originally from the Midlands Jonathan joined Pendragon Chambers in November 2009, having completed pupillage and gained tenancy in the London Area. Jonathan moved to South Wales following his marriage to a local solicitor.
Prior to this Jonathan was working as In-House Counsel for a niche firm of fraud solicitors in Birmingham acting on a number of complex money laundering and fraud cases.
Jonathan is highly computer literate and effectively incorporates this into his practice he is used to receiving and managing evidence in electronic form including hard drive images
Family Law More recently Jonathan has focused entirely on building a successful Family practice and feels joining Pendragon Chambers will assist the continued growth in this area.
He undertakes all forms of Ancillary Relief and Public and Private children work. Jonathan has acted in a number of wardships for vulnerable adults and more recently forced marriage protection order cases (He obtained the first forced marriage protection order in Wales). His private ancillary relief work has included a number of seven figure business and farm cases.
Jonathan has been interviewed on legal issues by Radio Wales.
Jonathan Hill is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. He is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Nolan, a former semi-professional rugby player, has been clerking for over 20 years and has been Senior Clerk for over 15 years. He is in charge of the overall diary management, fee quotations and general management of Chambers. He is the first point of contact for complex billing matters including complex family finance, probate and civil enquiries. Nolan is always willing to discuss the appropriate barrister for the appropriate brief based on his wealth of experience.
Outside of work Nolan is a keen sports fan following both professional Rugby and Football.
Paul Newman joined Pendragon Chambers as a working door tenant in July 2015, having been since October 2006 a member of 3 PB barristers, where he remains in practice.
Before returning to private practice at the Bar, Paul spent a number of years in solicitors' practice as a specialist construction lawyer, dealing with residential and commercial building contracts.
Paul advises across a broad range of construction disputes, including claims about defective works, payment, professional negligence and Party Wall matters. He appears regularly in Court hearings and represents clients in adjudication and mediation. He accepts appointments as an adjudicator, arbitrator and more particularly a mediator. His mediation practice is focused largely on construction, property, professional negligence and general contract claims.
Paul Newman is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. He is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims
Job Titles:
- Barrister at Law
- Member of the Industrial Law Society
- Specialist
Philip Thompson is a specialist employment and equality lawyer. Philip is regularly instructed in Employment Tribunals throughout England and Wales.
Philip has a wide and diverse employment and equality practice and represents both Claimants and Respondents in cases ranging from complex discrimination claims to multi-party TUPE disputes.
Philip has a particular interest in and experience in the field of disability discrimination cases. Philip was appointed a member of the Disability Rights Commission litigation panel and remained such until the merger of the Equality commissions following the Equality Act 2006.
Philip is noted for his thorough preparation of cases and detailed knowledge of the law and practice in the Employment and Equality field. Philip is also known for his ability to apply and explain the law in complex factual and legal scenarios to both professional and lay clients. In particular Philip's ability to relate to lay clients of all levels of knowledge and intellectual ability is prized by those instructing him.
Philip also is able to accept direct access.
Philip was also trial counsel and junior counsel in the Court of Appeal in Smith on behalf of the Gypsy Council v Buckland [2007] EWCA Civ 1318 [2008] 1 WLR 661
Philip is a member of the Industrial Law Society and Employment Lawyers Association.
Philip Thompson is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. He is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Richard was born in the United States but was brought up and educated in Pembrokeshire, he is a fluent Welsh speaker and regularly conducts trials in the Welsh language.
After successfully completing his pupillage in Cardiff Chambers he opened Carmarthen Chambers in 1985.
Richard Griffiths is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. He is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.
Veronica Newman became a barrister in 1984. After training in London Chambers, she practised in Manchester covering a broad range of civil claims. After private practice at the Bar she worked for two firms of solicitors, first in Manchester and then for a national law firm at their Cardiff office. Later she worked as a university lecturer in law and continues to conduct lectures to professionals from time to time. For example she lectured to Court Interpreters studying at Cardiff University in June 2015. In April 2016 she participated in Mock Mediation training at Cardiff University hosted by the Cardiff branch of the CIArb.
Veronica returned to practice in 2005 and practices primarily in the Family Court. Amongst the cases she deals with are child arrangements orders, including applications for prohibited steps orders, contact orders, variation of child arrangements orders, finding of fact applications; Care applications by local authorities, particularly representing parents. Applications on behalf of the Guardian and Local Authorities in care proceedings; Applications for injunctions against violent partners, applications for the removal of a partner/spouse from the family home, applications for a partner/spouse and children to re-enter the family home.
Veronica is used to sensitively representing clients with a range of education/communication difficulties. Veronica ensures clients can understand the purpose of their court visit and what outcome has resulted.
Veronica also practices in the civil courts and has represented clients seeking possession of property orders, compensation for personal injury, small claims proceedings. . With an interest in access to justice she has written a book and an e-book on Small Claims published by Law Pack.
Veronica is an accredited community and neighbourhood mediator (ONC) and a lay member of the Dental Complaints Panel of the General Dental Council. Veronica is a member of the FLBA
Veronica Newman is a barrister registered with Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. She is a sole practitioner and has professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd., Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST www.barmutual.co.uk. Bar Mutual provides cover for claims brought anywhere in the world.