<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Band One set across five practice areas and a Band Two set across two practice areas in the Chambers &amp; Partners 2025 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been listed as Band One, the highest ranking a set can achieve, across the Chancery, Clinical Negligence, Employment, Family: Children and Personal Injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is the sole set to be ranked in Band One for both Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury on the North Eastern Circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as a Band Two set for both Family: Matrimonial Finance and Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Individual members received 67 rankings in this year’s edition across:<br><br>• Chancery<br>• Clinical Negligence<br>• Commercial Dispute Resolution<br>• Employment<br>• Family: Children<br>• Family: Matrimonial Finance<br>• Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries<br>• Personal Injury<br>• Personal Injury: Industrial Disease<br>• Professional Negligence<br>• Real Estate Litigation</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Tier 1 set across five practice areas and a Tier 2 set across two practice areas in The Legal 500 2025 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been listed as Tier 1, the highest ranking a set can achieve, across the chancery, probate and tax; clinical negligence; employment; family and children law and personal injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is also the only set to be ranked for both chancery, probate and tax and clinical negligence on the North Eastern circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as Tier 2 for both inquests &amp; inquiries and court of protection &amp; community care.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Individual members received 83 rankings in this year’s edition across:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Court of Protection and Community Care</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chancery, Probate and Tax</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Clinical Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Employment</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Children and Domestic Violence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Property and Construction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Professional Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inquests and Inquiries</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLP is continuing to expand and develop its clerking team, as it seeks to build upon its stellar reputation for client service.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following the February 2024 appointment of Stephen Render as the Senior Practice Director of the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams, PLP has now appointed three new Assistant Practice Directors:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Callum Byrne has been appointed as an Assistant Practice Director in the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams with a focus on Care, Court of Protection and Private Children.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Emma Frazer has been appointed the Assistant Practice Director for the Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence and Employment Teams in Newcastle and will cover all areas of work within these areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Hannah Townsend has been appointed the Assistant Practice Director for the Family, Chancery and Commercial Teams with a focus on Chancery, Commercial and Family Finance work.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is pleased to announce that <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/nicola-phillipson-tep/">Nicola Phillipson</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sean-kelly/">Sean Kelly</a> are the new joint heads of the Chancery and Commercial Team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nicola and Sean will be taking the place of <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sarah-harrison/#">Sarah Harrison</a>, who is now the Deputy Head of Chambers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers would like to thank Sarah for her hard work during this role and thanks Nicola and Sean for stepping into this role. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Band 1 set across five practice areas and a Band 2 set across two further areas in the Chambers and Partners 2024 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been ranked as Band 1, the highest ranking a Chambers can achieve, across the Chancery; Clinical Negligence; Employment; Family: Children and Personal Injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as Tier 2 for both Family: Matrimonial Finance and Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The individual barrister members received 65 rankings in this year’s edition across:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chancery</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Clinical Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Costs Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Employment</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Children </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Matrimonial Finance </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inquests &amp; Public Inquiries</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Motor Insurance Fraud</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury: Industrial Disease</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Professional Negligence </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Real Estate Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to his Band 1 Personal Injury ranking, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/andrew-axon/">Andrew Axon</a> has once again retained his individual Clinical Negligence ranking of 'Star Individual'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden Chambers has been ranked as a Tier 1 set across five practice areas and a Tier 2 set across one area in The Legal 500 2024 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has been named as Tier 1, the highest ranking a Chambers can achieve, across chancery, probate and tax; clinical negligence; employment; family and children law and personal injury practice areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden is also the only set to be ranked for chancery, probate and tax and clinical negligence on the North Eastern circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the set has been ranked as Tier 2 for inquests &amp; inquiries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The individual barrister members received 79 rankings in this year’s edition across:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Court of Protection and Community Care </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chancery, Probate and Tax</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Clinical Negligence</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Employment</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Children and Domestic Violence </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Personal Injury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Property and Construction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Professional Negligence </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inquests and Inquiries</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->