Monckton Chambers is a leading set whose Lawyers operate at the cutting edge of their areas of practice. Our 50+ members have earned a reputation as leaders in: EU, Competition, Public Law, Judicial Review and Human Rights, Indirect Taxation, Sports and Procurement. With expertise in litigation, advocacy and dispute-resolution, our Barristers are renowned for their intellectual rigour, commercial focus and ability to get results.
Chambers now seeks an outstanding Clerk to join our clerking team.
With a passion for operational clerking and first-class leadership skills we envision you will have a proven track record of managing a busy clerks’ room. As a hands-on self-starter you combine creativity and an eye for practical detail, with flair to overcome challenges and the ability to deputise effectively in the absence of the Senior Clerk.
You apply your excellent written and oral communication skills with interpersonal sensitivity and engagement when dealing with clients, members and colleagues alike and offer ample experience of both managing and developing barristers’ practices.
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“Lawyers could be disciplined for not disclosing ‘all material facts’ in legal bids to halt removal of asylum seekers, a senior judge has said.”
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BBC News, 19th November 2012
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“Users of the social networking site Twitter who wrongly linked Tory peer, Lord McAlpine, with the North Wales care home child abuse scandal, are bracing themselves for a barrage of lawsuits.”
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The Independent, 19th November 2012
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“A former canon of Carlisle Cathedral, convicted of a series of child sex offences dating back almost 30 years, has been jailed for four years.”
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BBC News, 19th November 2012
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“Ken Clarke has defended his proposals to allow judges to hear evidence relating to national security in secret, saying the current law ‘does not work well’ in civil claims.”
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The Guardian, 19th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prime Minister is to ‘get a grip’ on people forcing unnecessary delays to Government policy by cracking down on the ‘massive growth industry’ of Judicial Review.”
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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Four million employees could miss out on employer pension contributions until 2017 because poorly drafted legislation has left a loophole in auto-enrolment, the Government’s flagship pensions policy.”
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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black Holes in the Legal Cosmos – A Hitchhiker’s Guide (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Foskett
King’s College London Law Alumni Autumn Lecture, 15th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The problem of costly and spurious review cases clogging up the courts will be tackled by new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
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Ministry of Justice, 19th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Traditionally, the qualified right to peaceful possession of property conferred by Article 1 of the 1st Protocol (A1P1) has been thought of as a rather feeble entitlement, easily outweighed by public interests. After all, every day of the week, the modern state affects that right – think taxes or planning restrictions, or business bans arising out of public health concerns (e.g. see here), where removal and confiscation or restriction on what we do with property is readily accepted. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) needs a bit of remedial HR surgery as and when its blunderbuss rules would otherwise have a disproportionate effect on those affected. But the importance of the ruling extends far beyond the specific statutory context.”
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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Home Truths about Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Lord Sumption
Bar Council Law Reform Lecture, 15th Novemeber 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Reforming Legal Education (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger
The Lord Upjohn Lecture, Association of Law Teachers, 15 November 2012
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
“Newly qualified drivers could be restricted from carrying non-family members under proposals being considered by the government to cut the number of road accidents involving teenagers.”
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The Guardian, 17th November 2012
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“The right of people to mount legal challenges to decisions taken about them by public authorities is to be restricted, David Cameron will announce today.”
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The Independent, 19th November 2012
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“Women who claim they were tricked into forming intimate relationships with undercover officers from the Metropolitan Police are taking legal action against the force.”
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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
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“Positive discrimination is the only thing likely to significantly accelerate the rate of progress towards a more diverse judiciary, a Supreme Court judge has suggested.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A plan to force circuses to license all their lions, tigers and elephants – thrashed out after the Government shelved an outright ban on performing wild animals – could still drive many circuses out of business, owners have warned.”
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The Independent, 18th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government’s draft bill on prisoner voting is to be outlined by the justice secretary on Thursday, the BBC understands.”
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BBC News, 18th November 2012
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“Residents’ rights to mount legal challenges to controversial development projects will be severely restricted, David Cameron will announce.”
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Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk