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30 Park Place - Barristers Chambers
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Public & Administrative Law

30 Park Place is Wales’s leading chambers for public and administrative law. We act in some of the most high-profile and constitutionally significant cases across the UK.

Our team is regularly instructed by the UK Government, the Welsh Government, the Senedd, local government, other public bodies, individual claimants and charities.

30 Park Place is consistently ranked as the only Tier 1 chambers in Wales for Administrative and Public Law by the Legal 500 directory. Our barristers appear at every level including the Supreme Court on a regular basis.

Our barristers are appointed to the Attorney General’s panel and the Welsh Government’s panel of advocates. Many are recognised as leading individuals in Chambers UK and Legal 500.

We appear in many of the leading devolution cases, and have extensive experience in the areas of local government, social care, health, education, public procurement, immigration, human rights, planning and environmental, regulatory, and coronial.

With a collaborative approach and a strong clerking team, we provide accessible, responsive legal support across Wales and beyond.


Areas of expertise

  • Constitutional Law
  • Education
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration
  • Inquiries & Inquests
  • Local Government
  • Mental Health
  • Planning & Environment
  • Procurement
  • Social Care

Barristers

David Hughes

Call 1997

Christian Jowett

Call 1999

Rebecca Harrington

Call 2004

Christian Howells

Call 2007

Abla O’Callaghan

Call 2011

Nia Gowman

Call 2014

Laura Shepherd

Call 2016

Lewis Harrison

Call 2019

Cat Jones

Cat Jones

Call 2021

Rose Glanville

Call 2021

Dominie Patel

Call 2021

“Particularly adept with complex medical evidence.”

Richard Clayton KC *

Call 1977 | Silk 2002

Professional Discipline

Sian Reeves *

Call 2006

Personal Injury

Kirsten Heaven *

Call 2007

For more information
Contact our clerks for assistance with choosing the right barrister for your matter.

publiclaw@30parkplace.co.uk
+44 (0)2920 727668

For assistance
Contact Kayleigh Jefferies
Lead Civil & Public Law Clerk
+44 (0)2920 727650
Email

"The clerking team are very responsive and client-focused."


Chambers UK 2026

'Excellent service from the clerks. They are all very friendly and good to work with. They understand the demands on solicitors and are accommodating.'


Legal 500 2026

'Excellent strength in depth, the clerks will ensure that they can assist whenever they can particularly if there is an urgent application, communication is good.'


Legal 500 2026

'Chambers has a good team of barristers in this field with a thorough range of experience.'


Legal 500 2026

'30 Park Place are the largest set in Cardiff with a very varied set of Counsel, able to handle almost any matter, irrespective of the complexity or nature of the case involved.'


Legal 500 2026

"30 Park Place Chambers is the leading chambers in Wales for public law work, with members regularly acting on behalf of government, public bodies, and claimants in major cases."


Legal 500 2025

"Viewed by some as the best public law set in Wales."


Legal 500 2023
Welsh Government Panel Counsel Appointments 2026

Welsh Government Panel Counsel Appointments 2026

News | 13 January 2026

We are delighted to announce that several members of 30 Park Place have secured appointments to the Welsh Government Panel of Counsel for 2026–2031. Appointments…

Penodiadau i Banel Cyfreithwyr Llywodraeth Cymru 2026

News | 13 January 2026

Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi bod nifer o aelodau o 30 Park Place wedi sicrhau penodiadau i Banel Cyfreithwyr Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2026–2031….

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