In March 2022, Simon Goldberg KC joined the ranks of silks, making him one of only two specialist business and property silks based in the North East. As one senior judge put it, Simon – who lives with his family in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne – “is a standard setter and standard bearer for the North East”. Simon is head of his chambers’ business and property team and regularly appears in the chancery and King’s bench divisions of the high court, and in arbitrations. His principal areas of expertise include, amongst much else, contractual disputes, commercial fraud, shareholder disputes, landlord […]
Liz Davies KC – Garden Court Chambers, London Liz Davies KC is a renowned housing and homelessness advocate, described as “one of the most outstanding, highly regarded and dedicated barristers in the country (with) an infectious passion for social justice.” She started out as a solicitor in1989, where her experience in the magistrates and county courts whetted her appetite for representing her clients in the higher courts. Liz switched to the bar in 1994 when higher rights of audience were extended to qualified solicitor-advocates. She joined Garden Court Chambers in 1997, where she has remained ever since. Within housing law, […]