Kings Chambers name new team

B I R M I N G H A M- B A S E D Kings Chambers has unveiled a new leadership team following the recent appointment of Nigel Poole as head of chambers.

Paul Tucker, who took silk in 2010 and has experience contesting highprofile cases in the planning court, has become deputy head of chambers and remains as head of planning.

Lesley Anderson, who took silk in 2006 and specialises in all aspects of chancery and commercial litigation, has taken the role of head of chancery and commercial law.

She is joined by Sam Karim, who took silk this year to become the youngest on the northern circuit and is head of administrative and public law.

Completing the new team is Fiona Ashworth, a specialist in personal injury and professional and clinical negligence who has served 29 years at the bar.

She has been named head of clinical negligence and personal injury.

Mr Poole said: “I am delighted to be working with the new leadership team at Kings Chambers.

“Not only are they distinguished in their own fields of practice but together they make a formidable and dynamic management group of which the Kings family of barristers, clerks and other staff can be proud.”

Kings Chambers has 110 barristers working from offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.