Management & Support Staff
Click on a member to find out more.Senior Clerks
- Kevin Mitchell
- Danny O'Brien
Kevin has been at Hardwicke Building since 1987. He primarily focuses on the core teams of Property, PI/Clinical Negligence and Commercial/Chancery.
Danny is the senior civil clerk focusing primarily on Education, Employment and Housing. Danny joined Hardwicke Building when Goldsmith Chambers merged with them in June 2002.
Management
- Ann Buxton, Chief Executive
- Sarah Brewer, Administration Manager
- Ted Mole, IT Manager
- Ian Wood, Finance Manager
- Louise Poppelwell, Marketing Manager
Ann is the Chief Executive of Hardwicke Building, where she is responsible for the strategic management of chambers, leading the staff team, and for implementing chambers' strategic plan. Ann has a wide experience of working with professional service organisations and has worked as a management consultant and in marketing. She has an MBA from INSEAD and has contributed to several publications on management issues, in particular on Total Quality Management.
Sarah is responsible for chambers' administration, including facilities, "front of house", and catering. Sarah has worked at Hardwicke since 1999.
Ted joined Hardwicke Building in March 2006 after over 15 years experience of IT management in the NGO sector. He is responsible for delivering the technology strategy, services and associated support needed by a modern chambers.
Louise joined Hardwicke Building in September 2008 after gaining experience as a Team Leader and Researcher and Writer at Chambers and Partners. She is responsible for devising and implementing a dynamic marketing plan needed by a modern and innovative chambers.
1st Junior Clerks
- Daniel Kemp, Civil
- Paul Horsfield, Family
Daniel assists the senior clerk focusing on Education, Employment and Housing and assists the other teams when required. Daniel has been a clerk since September 1994.
Paul joined chambers in 2004 from Coram Chambers. He clerks the Family Team, his responsibilities include: Managing the diary and day to day administration of the team.
Fees Clerks
- Elaine Tomkins
- Matthew Holloway
Elaine is responsible for the collection of Civil fees and the supervision of two other fees clerks. She has worked at Hardwicke Building since 2000.
Matthew is responsible for the collection of Civil and Family Fees. When Matthew joined Hardwicke Building in the summer of 2000 he originally worked as a junior clerk in the Post and Communications Room, he then progressed to the Fees room in April 2001.
