9 PARK PLACE CHAMBERS - Key Persons
An experienced barrister, Christopher specialises in family law with a specific focus on heavy financial remedy cases. He is regularly instructed in cases involving businesses with complex ownership and accounting structures, farming and trusts cases, cases with complex pension issues including uniformed services pensions, and cases involving high net worth individuals.
He is consistently ranked as a Band 1 leading finance junior by Chambers and Partners, and the Legal 500.
Chambers UK 2022 describes him as a "standout junior" who specialises in family finance with a significant focus on complex ancillary relief. He is well versed in dealing with high-value settlements, tax considerations, family and businesses and farming cases. Strengths: "He has a very good head for figures and can assimilate financial information very quickly and condense it into clear, concise and advice." "His advice is clear and measured against his considerable experience."
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- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Family Clerk
Job Titles:
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Chambers Support Administrator
Job Titles:
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Assistant Family Clerk
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- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Chambers Manager
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- Clerk
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Senior Clerk to Chambers
Joseph currently accepts instructions in Civil Litigation, Immigration and Employment cases. In 2017 he was appointed to the B Panel of the Welsh Government's Panel of Approved Counsel and to the Attorney General's Civil Counsel Regional Panel. He was re-appointed to both Panels for a further five years from 1st March 2021.
He is experienced in a broad range of civil litigation where he regularly appears in the County Court and he was recently instructed in a Chancery Division insolvency application arising out of a construction contract. His current and recent caseload includes instructions covering:
Housing
Trusts of land
Insolvency
Nuisance / trespass
Building disputes
Consumer credit
Contractual claims
Sale of goods / supply of services
Costs
Personal injury and Medical Negligence
He has extensive experience in asylum and immigration appeals in the First-Tier and Upper Tribunals. Additionally, he has Public Law experience gained in cases where he has been instructed on behalf of appellants in judicial review applications, including applications for emergency injunctions. He has also been instructed by the Secretary of State to review and draft Grounds of Appeal against Tribunal decisions. His immigration experience includes:
Asylum and Humanitarian Protection
Deportation
Bail Applications
Entry Clearance
Nationality
Visa Applications
Applications to extend/vary leave to remain
Settlement applications
Points Based System applications
The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006
Michael joined 9 Park Place in November 2011 following fifteen years as Senior Clerk at 33 Bedford Row, London.
He has overall responsbility for the clerking and administrative support team as well as direct clerking responsibilities for all civil and employment work. Michael plays a key role in guiding the business development and strategic direction of chambers as it looks to extend its market reach throughout England and Wales.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Team Clerk
Job Titles:
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Criminal Clerk
Job Titles:
- Member of the Clerks & Support Staff
- Chambers Support Administrator