Head of Chambers
Maitland Chambers announces that Michael Driscoll QC, who became joint Head of Maitland Chambers on its merger with his former set 9 Old Square in 2004, will continue as sole Head of Chambers with immediate effect. Joint head Michael Lyndon-Stanford QC steps down from the role having announced his intention to retire from practice this year.

Queen's Counsel Appointments
Congratulations to Simon Barker QC, Christopher R Parker QC and Dominic Chambers QC on their appointment as Queen's Counsel.

Chambers Bar Awards 2007
Congratulations to Charles Aldous QC (Chancery Silk of the Year) and Mark Wonnacott (Real Estate Junior of the Year).

Future stars of the Bar
David Mumford has been included in The Times' list "Who are the Pannicks and Sumptions of the future? Meet ten barristers of less than ten years call who may have what it takes."

"In 2005, ex-Equitable Life managing director Roy Ranson, finding himself up against the wall, hired 29-year-old David Mumford to represent him as the insurance company waged a £3.3 billion action against its former board. Acting along against some of the most senior silks in the country, Mumford emerged victorious, with a senior solicitor on the case describing him as "the best brain in the room". Cue the music and credits: this was like real life Hollywood. Mumford converted to law after reading classics at Oxford, picking up an impressive haul of academic prizes and scholarships on the way. After a string of top-drawer performances, the Maitland Chambers commercial and chancery junior now has the big City firms battling it out for his services. Lately, he has been junior counsel for PricewaterhouseCoopers in a professional negligence claim worth tens of millions of pounds, and preparing to appear in a breach of trust case due to start early next year."