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Gray's Inn Gardens2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers provides rapid, practical and cost-effective solutions to all aspects of litigation, based on a thorough and up-to-date analysis of the legal issues involved. Members and staff are committed to a fully cooperative relationship between barrister, solicitor and lay client. We have a well-earned reputation for being “user friendly”.

All members and staff of Chambers are committed to the assurance of quality in the provision of its services. This commitment was recognised by the Bar Council when Chambers met its demanding quality assurance standards leading to the award of the BARMARK standard on 5th November 2002. The Legal Services Commission QUALITY MARK standard for the Bar was awarded to Chambers on 21st June 2005.

Chambers occupies premises within Gray’s Inn, refurbished to modern standards while maintaining the traditional ambience of the Bar. We are equipped with modern information technology and word processing. Our networking allows us the widest access to shared resources and e mail.

We have comfortable, dedicated conference facilities and are located close to the High Court, the Principal Registry and main county courts. video and audio conference facilities can be arranged. Alternatively, members of Chambers are happy to attend conferences away from Chambers.

Disabled access can be arranged: please contact the clerks for details.

Paperwork can be returned in a number of computer formats and we are pleased to communicate by Email. Chambers’ network has constant and regularly updated computer virus protection.

Members are always pleased to give advice (formal or informal) over the telephone.

Chambers has an established history of Judicial Appointments from Members of Chambers

   
2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers provides:
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A high quality of advocacy;
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An appropriate level of expertise for all courts and at tribunals and arbitrations;
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Thorough and up to date knowledge of substantive law and procedure
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An efficient, reliable and helpful service, which is responsive to the needs of clients;
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A flexible and reasonable approach to fees;
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Well equipped and comfortable facilities for conferences and meetings
   
Standard Terms of Business:
1. Code of Conduct:
Chambers at all times conducts its business in accordance with the General Council of the Bar’s Code of Conduct. These guidelines are available for inspection.
2. Equal Opportunities Policy:
Chambers is fully committed to an Equal Opportunities Policy in its dealings with professional and lay clients, members, pupils and staff. This Policy can be inspected on request
3. Complaints:
Chambers’ written Complaints Procedure is applicable to all aspects of business conducted by Chambers. The relevant points of contact are the Head of Chambers for matters relating to individual members and the Senior Clerk and Chambers’ Director in the case of clerking issues.
4. Briefs and Instructions:
  a) For conferences
It should be noted that Chambers has limited access for disabled persons. Members will always consider travelling to alternative venues in appropriate cases. While members do use their best endeavours to arrive promptly for conferences, lay clients must be warned that court commitments will occasionally result in conferences being delayed or rescheduled;
  b) For hearings:
It is essential that Iinstructing Solicitors will please deliver briefs sufficiently in advance of hearings to enable members to prepare cases. In simple cases, delivery should be not less than 5 working days before a hearing. Members will do their best to assist with emergency cases, in respect of which the above timescale will not apply;
  c) For written work:
Unless otherwise agreed in advance, members will return written work within 21 days of receiving full instructions.
5. Double Booking and re-allocation of briefs:
Double booking is avoided wherever possible, but solicitors will be notified immediately in the event that a clash of professional commitments occurs. The clerks will make every effort to minimise the impact on lay and professional clients. Re-allocation of work will be conducted in accordance with a policy of reassigning to counsel of equal or greater experience and/or seniority.
6. Fees:
Fees must generally be agreed not less than 3 working days before a hearing. There are some professional clients, such as CAFCASS and local authorities with whom the clerks agree fees ex post facto. Fees are negotiated by either the Senior Clerk and Chambers’ Director or the First Junior Clerk and reflect the complexity and weight of the matter and the experience and expertise of the member instructed.
7. Data Protection:
Chambers and Members are registered under the Data Protection Act.
   
The Legal Status of 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers and the provision of services by barristers:
• This website is produced by 2 Gray’s Inn Chambers. Save as a Trade Protection Association, 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers has no collective identity. Every barrister practising from a set of chambers is a self-employed individual. By agreement of the barristers in these Chambers, this website has been prepared for information purposes only.
• Members of Chambers, as individual lawyers, may only give advice to a particular person on a specific matter or case if instructed to do so by one of the following: a solicitor, a qualified foreign lawyer, a member of a recognised professional body approved by the Bar Council for the purposes of direct professional access or a BarDirect client.
   
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