Our civil barristers at Crown Chambers have years of experience dealing with a full range of actions in the County and High Courts. We have a number of Counsel dealing with Small Claims, Fast Track and Multi-Track actions concerning road traffic incidents, personal injury claims, credit hire disputes, contractual disputes, commercial law, chancery matters, public law and employment law. We work principally in Hull, Grimsby and Lincoln but are prepared to travel off-circuit too.

The civil team are known for their down to earth approach and ability to get to grips with complex cases very quickly. The team offers pragmatic and innovative resolutions when necessary and our barristers have a reputation for providing realistic advice and being fearless when it comes to courtroom advocacy. This is demonstrated by the amount of repeat instructions which are received.

We work for all types of client including insurance firms, local government and local authorities. We also offer drafting expertise in a wide variety of areas.

We can cover many hearings at short notice, and turnaround any written advice within 14 days. Shorter timescales can be adhered to if urgent advice is required.

If you seek to instruct one of our members on a private basis then you will be informed of the fee at the outset.

Our civil barristers are happy to travel to solicitors’ offices and clients’ premises, and will arrange out-of-hours conferences. We can accommodate large round-table meetings, and we offer conference rooms for use in mediation or arbitration hearings

Privately Funded Civil Matters

In the event of cancellation or vacation of a hearing that is not listed on the multi-track, whether prospectively or retrospectively, where a fixed fee has been agreed or is set pursuant to the CPR, and whether or not instructions or papers have been received, the fee payable will be as follows unless otherwise agreed:

(a) if you cancel more than 3 working days before the hearing date set out above, no fee will be payable; or

(b) if you cancel more than 1 working day before the hearing date but less than 3 working days before the hearing date, a fee of 50% of the fee quoted will be payable; and

(c) if you cancel 1 working day or less before the hearing date, the full fee will be payable.

For example, if the hearing is on a Tuesday, 1 working days’ notice would require notice by email to clerks@crown-chambers.com before 5.30 pm on the previous Friday and 3 working days’ notice would require notice by email to be given before 5.30 pm on the previous Wednesday.

In the event of a cancellation or vacation of a multi-track hearing, or the withdrawal or cancellation of any instructions to carry out work other than attendance at a hearing, the barrister shall be entitled to issue an invoice to you in respect of the services provided by the barrister in respect of the case or any completed part thereof and any disbursements, in accordance with any agreed fee or hourly rate, or if no fee or hourly rate is agreed, a reasonable fee having regard to all relevant circumstances.

If you have any queries or would like to make a booking for a member of the civil team please contact the civil clerk on 01482 014658