2 Hare Court | London Barristers Chambers - One of the UK's leading sets

2 Hare Court is recognised as an outstanding set in the field of Professional Discipline and Regulation, with particular expertise in Healthcare, Financial, Sports, Police and Legal Regulation.

We have an award-winning group of leading and junior barristers providing expert advice and representation to professionals and their regulators in cases where our unrivalled experience and knowledge achieves outstanding results.

In Healthcare, members are retained by all major indemnity organisations and deliver early tactical advice and representation before all the major statutory regulators, in particular the GMC and GDC. The team, led by Stephen Brassington, has entered into innovative contracts with CMS LLP to provide advocacy services to the GOC and GPhC, demonstrating our pioneering commercial approach to the delivery of first-class legal services. The team also appears in registration appeals as well as proceedings brought by the CQC, representing both individuals and corporate bodies. We represent healthcare professionals, care homes, councils, and NHS Trusts at inquests where our involvement provides tactical safeguards for any subsequent regulatory or legal action.

Chambers’ strength in financial crime is reflected in instructions to appear before the FCA, the FRC and the Accountancy Regulators in cases involving anti-competitive behaviour, market abuse, insider trading and money laundering.

In the field of Sports Regulation, members are instructed by both regulators and individuals in high-profile proceedings involving corruption, betting, on-field violence and doping brought by the FA, RFU, BHA and the IAAF.

Members represent police officers in disciplinary cases and in proceedings before the IOPC and legal professionals before the SDT and BSB.

"2 Hare Court is the go-to set for professional discipline and regulation. Their counsel in this area are the best."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"2 Hare Court has a great variety of counsel who are very experienced within professional discipline."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"A very strong set, arguably the best for defence in healthcare regulatory proceedings."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"Always helpful clerking team and excellent counsel available."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"Louis Lockwood has established himself as a highly-respected, intelligent clerk with a strong grasp of the sector."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"Louis Lockwood is incredibly responsive and always goes above and beyond to try and assist."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"The clerking term provide an excellent service; Louis Lockwood goes out of his way to assist. When we contact Louis with urgent enquiries he always provides a prompt response and takes proactive steps to find a solution."

Chambers UK 2024

"2 Hare Court have an outstanding professional discipline and regulatory practice. The entire set has wonderful expertise, and they can always offer a top-class barrister to assist."

Chambers UK 2024

"The quality of service provided by 2 Hare Court is superb... a great set of chambers, with experienced barristers in regulatory and professional disciplinary law."

Legal 500 UK 2024

"The clerks are very helpful and responsive... Louis Lockwood is always very responsive and deals with any issues very promptly."

Legal 500 UK 2024

Key Contact

Louis Lockwood, Practice Manager

For more information please contact Louis Lockwood on 020 7353 5324 or email louislockwood@2harecourt.com.

We will guide you through our simple and transparent process and ensure you obtain the best representation.

Professional Discipline Barristers

King's Counsel

Jonathan Laidlaw KC

Call 1982 | Silk 2008

James Pickup KC

Call 1976 | Silk 2000

Brendan Kelly KC

Call 1988 | Silk 2008

Brian O’Neill KC

Call 1987 | Silk 2010

Jonathan Kinnear KC

Call 1994 (Northern Ireland 1996) | Silk 2012

Michael Hayton KC

Call 1993 | Silk 2013

Christopher Coltart KC

Call 1998 | Silk 2014

Leon Kazakos KC

Call 1999 | Silk 2020

Marios Lambis KC

Call 1989 | Silk 2022

Gudrun Young KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2022

Nneka Akudolu KC

Call 2002 | Silk 2022

Junior Counsel

Andrew Colman

Call 1980

Gavin Irwin

Call 1996

Scott Ivill

Call 1997

Peter Lownds

Call 1998

Michael Rawlinson

Call 2002

Vivienne Tanchel

Call 2005

Sarah Przybylska

Call 2006

Fiona Robertson

Call 2008

Amina Graham

Call 2008

Tom Day

Call 2008

Ben Rich

Call 2010

Will Martin

Call 2010

Laura Stephenson

Call 2012

Sophia Dower

Call 2013

Paul Renteurs

Call 2013

Lewis MacDonald

Call 2014

Grace Forbes

Call 2015

Hannah Thomas

Call 2016

Neelam Gomersall

Call 2017

Eleanor Lucas

Call 2018

Redmond Traynor

Call 2019

Jack Gilliland

Call 2019

Ralph Pickering

Call 2021

Thomas Beardsworth

Call 2021

Daniel Mullin

Call 2021

Ella Ripper

Call 2021

Madeleine Price

Call 2021

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