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Omar Faruk

(Head of Chambers)
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Ian Mason

Called 1978

Ian Mason was called to the Bar in 1978, has been in continuous practice since 1979 and now specialises in providing direct public access services in landlord and tenant law, property matters and disputes about trusts of land and jointly owned property. Ian also takes cases involving contract law, negligence, civil wrongs (tort law), and injunctions.

Al Mustakim

Called 1997

Respected, experienced and creative – Al has a proven track record for fearlessly fighting cases that have impacted genuine social change, and raised points of law that effected public opinion. Al specialises in the areas of judicial review, professional discipline and regulatory law, employment, commercial and company law.

Mary Bullen

Called 2004

Mary has an excellent reputation for being a straight-talking and forward-thinking practitioner. Her tactical response to legal problems is hard to match. She believes that a client’s needs are of the utmost importance.

Abu Sufian

Called 2011

Abu has a diverse and successful practice where he is able to draw on the knowledge he has gained from across his specialist practice areas. Clients benefit from the comprehensive service he is able to offer as a result.

Daniel Searle

Called 2015

Daniel joined Chambers as a tenant in 2016 after successful completion of pupillage. He accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ practice areas. Daniel has appeared in County Courts, Magistrates’ Courts, Crown Courts, Employment Tribunals, Immigration Tribunals, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Prior to pupillage, Daniel worked as a Legal Advisor to barristers, including research and advice for Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases.

Jayed Sarker

Called 2016

Throughout his pupillage, he has gained experience across civil law, commercial law, company law, public law (and judicial review), immigration & asylum and professional discipline & regulatory law. He has been involved in several conspicuous cases at the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court. One particular case touched the intersection of money and power on an international level, such as a $6.3 million commercial dispute between Saudi Arabian princes and a Jordanian merchant. The case also involved issues of national security and intelligence, diplomatic relations and allegations of funding terrorism overseas. Another case involved a challenge to the lengthy retention of police cautions under Article 8 of the ECHR.

Luka Maxted

Called 2015

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Sharin Cockerton

Called 2013

Sharin started her pupillage in April 2017 under the supervision of the head of chambers, David Mendes da Costa. During her first sixth, Shárin has gained valuable experience in family law, and in particular in child contact, financial disputes and emergency remedies for domestic violence. Shárin has also worked on cases involving housing, TOLATA, defamation and general civil law issues.

Mike Watts

(Chambers Director)

Mike’s main focus at Strand Chambers is bringing together clients and barristers in a way that will work well for both parties. He brings over thirty years of experience in marketing and inter-personal communications. The focus was always on improving communication between businesses and customers.

Company & Commercial

We adopt a holistic approach to you and your business needs in order to ensure that your primary objectives are met in a cost effective way.

Our barristers can assist you on matters arising across the full spectrum of company and commercial disputes, including:

Company Law

  • Shareholder disputes
  • Articles of association
  • Directors duties
  • Unfair prejudice petitions
  • Winding up actions
  • Insolvency

Commercial Law

  • Contract disputes
  • Jurisdiction clauses
  • Share purchasing agreements
  • Jurisdiction and conflicts of laws
  • Injunction

Members have experience in dealing with cases of varying degrees and complexity, including high profile multi-million pounds disputes and cases which have engaged the intersection between public law and commerce. Our barristers have been involved in several notable, widely followed cases in these areas.

Strand Chambers’ barristers can provide a range of advisory and advocacy services including written opinions and conferences, drafting and correspondence, representation in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

NOTABLE CASES

Apex Global Management Ltd v Global Torch Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ. 315

When is it appropriate to raise the issue of jurisdiction clause?

Apollo Engineering Ltd v UK (application no.22061/15)

Whether the rule prohibiting a director from representing a company in court is compatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Thames Chambers Solicitors v Miah [2013] EWHC 1245 (QB)

Solicitor’s liability for wasted costs in bankruptcy proceedings

Practitioners

Omar Faruk

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