By: 25 August 2021
Parklane Plowden adds new chancery and commercial member to set

Specialist chancery and commercial barrister Annette Thomson has joined Parklane Plowden Chambers. 

Thomson (pictured) joins the Leeds and Newcastle-based chambers after being called to the Bar in December 2020. She practises across all aspects of chancery and commercial law, with particular expertise in dispute resolution, contentious probate, and property and commercial litigation.

Prior to being called to the English Bar, Thomson practised as a member of the Bar in her native South Africa between 2010 and 2017. She has also worked as an advocate and solicitor, specialising in commercial law.

Parklane Plowden’s chancery and commercial practice director, Stephen Render, said: “Being able to welcome Annette to chambers is great news and further enhances the specialist chancery and commercial law expertise we are able to offer clients across the North Eastern Circuit and beyond.”

“Annette has a broad range of experience having previously practised as a barrister in South Africa and a solicitor and advocate in the UK. This experience makes her ideally suited to representing clients across a variety of chancery and commercial law cases.”

Formed in 2007 following the merger of Parklane Chambers in Leeds and Plowden Chambers in Newcastle, Parklane Plowden is home to 110 members.

Parklane Plowden recently announced six-figure refurbishment plans for its chambers on Westgate in Leeds city centre and has temporarily located to Avenue HQ. In addition to its Leeds chambers, the set also has chambers on Lombard Street in Newcastle city centre.

Commenting on joining the chambers, Thomson said: “Parklane Plowden enjoys a great reputation for the strength of its chancery and commercial law practice and I’m really pleased to become a member of the chambers.”

“I’m looking forward to working closely with the set’s excellent clerking team to further expand my practice and enhance the chambers’ chancery and commercial offering.”

In addition to chancery and commercial, Parklane Plowden specialises across another six key practice areas. These include personal injury, clinical negligence, family, Court of Protection, insurance, and litigation costs and funding.