Kings Bench Chambers

About Kings Bench Chambers

King’s Bench Chambers was formed in 1996 by a group of senior established London barristers. The idea was to enjoy a London and South Coast Practice and to reduce the ever spiralling costs of practicing in London.

The idea appealed to others and the Chambers rapidly grew, recruiting experienced practitioners from the South Coast, London, and from many other parts of the country.

Using modern technology for library and data transfer, Barristers can work from locations all over the country thereby providing an efficient service to clients anywhere in the south of England.

Chambers has the benefit of the services of many individuals who have a wide experience of employment both inside and outside the law and are to bring these experiences to practice at the bar.
Chambers prides itself on providing a friendly efficient prompt service to solicitors and lay clients.

Members of Chambers will travel for conferences at solicitor’s offices or adjacent Courts. Statements, Affidavits, Pleadings and other documents can be drafted in Conference or at Court.

In urgent cases a round the clock advisory service can be provided.
Chambers provides a comprehensive service being prepared to handle cases from the smallest Criminal Remand to the most complex High Court case.

The members of Chambers are regularly seen in the following South West Courts:

Bournemouth, Bristol, Dorchester, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole,  Salisbury Southampton, Taunton, Weymouth and Winchester.

COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE 

1. Our aim is to give you a good service at all times. However if you have a complaint you are invited to let us know as soon as possible. It is not necessary to involve solicitors in order to make your complaint but you are free to do so if you wish.
2. Please note that the Legal Ombudsman , the independent complaints body for service complaints about lawyers , has a 12 month time limit from the date of the act or omission which grounds your complaint. Chambers will not therefore deal with complaints which fall outside the 12 month period. If you are unhappy with the outcome of our investigation you can write to the Legal Ombudsman at – Legal Ombudsman PO Box 15870 Birmingham B30 9EB Tel No 03005550333.
3. You may wish to make a complaint in writing if so please follow the procedure below. However , if you would wish to make a complaint by telephone please telephone Alan Conner , the Senior Clerk at 01202 250025 who will seek to deal with your concerns , but if this is not successful then you are invited to write to us within the next 14 days so it can formally be investigated.
4. If you wish to complain in writing please give the following details . viz Your name and address; which member of chambers you are complaining about; the detail of the the complaint and what you would like done about it.
5. Your complaint will be referred to the Head of Chambers or his Deputy for investigation as appropriate. Please address the complaint to The Senior Clerk , Kings Bench Chambers , 173/ 175 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8DQ. We will where possible acknowledge your complaint within 7 days.
6. Within 21 days of receiving your complaint, where appropriate, an experienced barrister independent of the person complained about will be delegated to investigate your complaint and deal with it.. All conversations and documents will be kept confidential as far as practicable.
7. The appointed person will contact you as soon as he is appointed and we will seek to deal with your complaint within 21 days thereafter if practicable. At the conclusion of the investigation we will inform you of the outcome with any proposals for dealing with the complaint .
8. We retain records of formal complaints.

Wellington House, 175 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8DQ