Management & Support Staff

• Kevin Mitchell

Kevin has been at Hardwicke Building since 1987. He primarily focuses on the core teams of Property, PI/Clinical Negligence and Commercial/Chancery.


• Danny O'Brien

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.

• Ann Buxton, Chief Executive

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 Brewer, Administration Manager

Sarah is responsible for chambers' administration, including facilities, "front of house", and catering. Sarah has worked at Hardwicke since 1999.


• Ted Mole, IT Manager

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.


• Ian Wood, Finance Manager
• Mary Speculand, Marketing Manager

Mary joined Hardwicke Building in June 2007 as Marketing Executive after a period with Bristol-based law firm Burgess Salmon LLP. Mary has a BSc in European Studies and a Masters in European Business and has responsibility for maintaining drive and innovation in chambers' marketing activities.

• Paul Martenstyn, Civil

Paul joined chambers in 2003 from the highly regarded 3 Serjeants Inn. As first junior he focuses on the Commercial/Insurance, Injury and Property teams. These are specialist areas he has been clerking since 1995. Paul has successfully passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing's prestigious CIM qualification [Chartered Institute of Marketing] gives him a professional qualification in Marketing. He is also the first clerk at the Bar to have achieved this!


Memberships:		Institute of Barristers Clerks
		Chartered Institute of Marketing (Qualified Member)



• Daniel Kemp, Civil

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 Horsfield, Family

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.

• Elaine Tomkins

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 Holloway

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.