Welcome to Heavenwood

Chambers of Miss K M Smoker

Heavenwood, the Chambers of Miss K M Smoker, is a small specialist set of Barristers, Mediators, Arbitrators and Adjudicators with a particular focus on the fields of general civil and commercial litigation and contentious and non-contentious construction, land and property law. Our area of expertise extends further into criminal and employment law and all forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Chambers is based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Members are based in the West Country and well placed to cover the Courts of Gloucester, Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Truro and beyond.

Our mission statement

Members of Chambers seek to provide advocacy, advisory and arbitral services of the highest quality in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work. Our Barristers are all experienced professionals with specialist skills in their particular fields of practice and aim to provide a prompt, efficient and reliable service to both our professional and direct access client groups.

Changing face of the Bar

The Bar is undergoing a period of change and adaptation in order to meet the needs of a developing legal system. We believe that our Client’s interests are best served by increasing specialisation and providing a high quality local service on competitive terms and tailored to the specific needs of the Client.

The most recent change is the introduction of New Standard Contractual Terms. These came into force on 31st January 2013 and amend the Code of Conduct of the Bar Council of England and Wales. With the approval of the Legal Services Board and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulatory body for barristers in England and Wales, new Standard Contractual Terms will replace the existing Terms of Work on which the Barristers offer their Services and the Withdrawal of the Credit Scheme (for new instructions received after 31st January 2013).

Unless specifically notified, the members of Heavenwood Chambers will only, where relevant, accept instructions under the terms of the Bar Council Standard Contractual Terms of the Bar Council Standard Contractual Terms (see below).

For further details of of the changes please visit the following:
- The Bar Council (Implementation of New Terms of Engagement)
- The Bar Standards Board (New Standard Contractual Terms}
- Standard Contractual Terms (Annexe T to the Bar Code of Conduct)

Instructing Barristers

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