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Philip Brunt
Call 1991
BSc (Econ)(Hons)
Practice Groups:
Crime
Civil (Particularly Employment and VAT)
Reported cases:
Customs and Excise Commissioners v Zielinski Baker & Partners Ltd [2004] UKHL 7; [2004] 1 W.L.R. 707; [2004] 2 All E.R. 14
R. v C (A Juvenile) (Persistent Offender) [2001] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 120
Philip Brunt was formerly a member of Rowchester Chambers and joined Number 8 Chambers in 2006.
He specialises in criminal defence work in the Crown Court and on the civil side proceedings in the VAT Tribunal and Employment law.
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Abid Mahmood
Call 1992
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups
Family, Civil, Immigration & Human Rights
Reported cases
E & R v SSHD [2004] EWCA Civ 49 (admission of fresh evidence)
Tsagaan v SSHD C4/2004/0844 (allowing claims or remitting)
Hamid et al v SSHD C5/2005/1328 (internal flight)
Mahmud v IAT [2004] EWHC 148
Re D (A Child)(Intractable Contact Dispute: Publicity) [2004] EWHC 727; [2004] 1 F.L.R. 1226; [2004] 3 F.C.R. 234
Ali Binaouf v SSHD (CA: Sudan) C4/2005/0619
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association, Family Law Bar Association, Personal Injury Bar Association, Immigration Law Practitioners Association
Languages
Punjabi, Urdu, Patwari
Interests
Tennis, travel, swimming
Abid Mahmood practices in a wide variety of general common law cases with particular emphasis on Public Law, Human Rights and Civil Litigation. He is the head of the Immigration and Human Rights Team. Abid is one of the few barristers approved for the Attorney General's list of Special Advocates. A "Leader at the Bar" in the Chambers and Partners Directory of barristers and said to "stand out from your average advocate with a robust style and the capacity to spot good points". He is also commended for the prompt return of paperwork by instructing solicitors in a wide variety of civil work. He takes a keen interest in cases of all areas of law with novel issues or issues with significant legal complexity.
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Stephen Garner
Call 1994
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil
Reported cases
Cases regularly reported in Current Law
Professional Organisations
Personal Injury Bar Association, Employment Law Bar Association
Interests
Literature, theatre, music (especially 60's rock and Rat Pack), film and socialising
Stephen Garner is a regular contributor to Current Law, Kemp & Kemp and Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service and an editor of Current Law. He practices exclusively in civil litigation, with a strong specialisation in personal injury. He has represented Claimants and Defendants at all levels of the court hierarchy and has advised at all levels in cases of differing complexity.
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Mohammad Azmi
LLB (Hons)
Call 1998
Practice Groups
Family, Civil, Immigration & Human Rights
Reported cases
DJ (Bantu-not generally at risk) Somalia CG [2005]UKIAT00089
Professional Organisations
Personal Injury Bar Association
Interests
oil painting, wood sculpting
Languages
Hindi, Urdu
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Adam Pipe
Call 1999
LLM (Legal Aspects of Medical Practice), LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil, Immigration & Human Rights
Reported cases
B (Zimbabwe) [2004] UKIAT 00076
G K (Return - Sentenced by Former Regime Serbia & Montenegro) [2004] UKIAT 00203
Professional Organisations
Justice, Medico-Legal Society
Interests
Theology, reading, cinema
Adam is experience in all aspects of immigration and asylum law. He is particularly interested in refugee law. Adam has appeared at all levels of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and in the High Court. Adam also practises in General Civil Law. In his spare time Adam enjoys reading, especially theology and he teaches on an applied Christian studies course.
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June Williams
Call 1999
LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil, Family, Crime
Professional Organisations
Personal Injury Bar Association
Interests
Formula 1 racing, travelling, theatre and the arts, and cooking
June Williams is a barrister with a wealth of experience in civil litigation. Work undertaken includes personal injury, contract, tort, bankruptcy, landlord & tenant and nuisance. Her previous experience includes licensing, Chancery and commercial work. Additional areas of practice include private and public family law
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Emma Rutherford
Call 2002
LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights
Reported cases
A B (Sudan) CG [2004] UKIAT 00260
Interests
Tennis, formula 1 racing, foreign travel
Emma Rutherford has a broad experience of criminal trials undertaking both prosecution and defence cases. She has gained considerable experience of civil work both the small claims and fast track with particular interest in personal injury. Emma has considerable experience of conducting immigration and human rights appeals both before adjudicators and the IAT.
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Christopher Lane
Call 2002
BA (Hons) (Oxon)
Practice Groups
Civil, Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights
Articles"Widening the ambit of non-consensual treatment?" (R on the Application of B v Ashworth Hospital Authority) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7173, page 626; "The nature of the burden" (R (on the application of DJ) v MHRT and R (on the application of AN) v MHRT) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7177, page 802; "Watch this space, but mind the gap" (The Compensation Bill) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7182, page 978.
Professional Organisations
Fabian Society, Lawyers Christian Fellowship, Justice
Languages
French
Interests
Politics and third world issues of debt relief and trade justice
Christopher Lane undertakes all areas of criminal and civil law, with a special interest in personal injury litigation.
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David Payne
Call 2003
LLB (Hons) Law & Politics University of Wales
Practice Groups
Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights, Civil
Interests
Sport, current affairs, technology
David Payne has enjoyed a wide variety of briefs with success since joining No. 8 Chambers. Before coming to No. 8, David had undertaken possession and debt recovery work in South Wales.
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