Clerks

Wayne Effeny

Senior Clerk

For the past 26 years, Wayne has successfully worked as a clerk in the Southampton area. During this time, he has acquired considerable knowledge of all local courts and their staff. As senior clerk, Wayne has the responsibility for setting and negotiating fee levels and maintaining College Chambers' standards and policies, supported by the latest computerised diary management system. Hobbies include golf and rugby.

Membership
Barristers' Clerks' Association

Mark Windebank

Junior Clerk

LLB (Hons)

Mark has been with College Chambers since early 2005. His principal responsibility is maintenance of the case-management and diary system, vital to maintaining the high standards required by our members and clients. During a previous career in recruitment, Mark developed skills in evaluating clients' wishes and has a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of the local courts and solicitors.

Hobbies include rugby union, sailing and fitness training.

Memberships

Barristers' Clerks' Association

Junior Chamber International

Natalie Alani

Junior Clerk

Natalie Alani joined chambers as a 2nd junior clerk in January 2008 to assist Mark Windebank 1st junior clerk, with diary management and general clerking duties. Her hobbies include art and socialising.

Wendy Hughes

Administration

Wendy has been with College Chambers since 1991 and deals with banking and all aspects of College Chambers' accounts and office administration.

Beryl Harris

Chambers' Administrator

Beryl has recently joined College Chambers and has the responsibility for its marketing and maintenance of the LSC Quality Mark and Health & Safety policy.

Important information

The clerks' room is staffed 8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday.

Out-of-hours contact Senior Clerk: Wayne Effeny (07768 913322)

Junior Clerk: Mark Windebank (07748 984852)

As part of the LSC Quality Mark, College Chambers carries out the following procedures:

All mail and DX is opened, date-stamped, distributed to barristers by 11am.
Briefs are acknowledged by letter, on the day of receipt, with all correspondence dealt with within five working days.
It is our policy to complete paperwork within 21 days or, alternatively, within a timescale agreed on with our clients.

Return of completed briefs

On completion of the work, briefs are returned promptly to our clients.

Hearings, instructions and acceptance

It is our policy to ensure that we communicate regularly with our clients; however, we do require a brief to be forwarded to College Chambers five days before a hearing. We realise that, on occasions, there are extenuating circumstances, when all parties have to work within very limited timescales. In these circumstances, we will endeavour to accommodate the majority of requests, in order to fulfil our clients' needs.

Court work

Barristers instructed to attend court will be present 30 minutes before the hearing, unless alternative arrangements have been agreed on.

Data protection

College Chambers and all of our members are registered under the Data Protection Act. All confidential information should be sent via the clerks, by the delivery method of your choice.

Equal opportunities

College Chambers, its staff and members operate an equal opportunities non-discrimination policy in the acceptance of briefs and instructions from clients and in the provision of our services in the selection, recruitment and treatment of staff, pupils and tenants.

Quality mark

College Chambers is committed to the Bar Council Code of Practice and complies fully with the practice Management Standards and Guidelines for the Bar. We are also accredited with the Legal Services Commission 'Quality Mark', for the management and administration of chambers, including client care.

We do our utmost to provide the highest-quality service for all of our clients. However, if we ever fail to meet the standards which you expect, we would like to know about it, so that we can prevent it from happening again.

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