Clerks

Daren Milton
Daren@2kbw.com
Senior Clerk
Daren began his clerking career with us in 1988 and, after highly successful periods at 3 Pump Court and latterly at 23 Essex Street, we were delighted to welcome him back as our Senior Clerk in 2012. Daren has a strong reputation for his organisational skills, managerial ability and level headed judgment and he has developed very strong connections throughout the legal profession. Daren oversees the effective running of Chambers ensuring clients receive the highest levels of service as well as having overall responsibility for all aspects of Chambers' practice management, marketing and business development. He is a qualified member of the IBC.

Simon Duggan
Simon@2kbw.com
Deputy Senior Clerk
Simon joined 2KBW in 2017 as part of our successful merger with 1ITL.
Simon has nearly 30 years clerking experience across many areas of law. He has a reputation for his management and organisational style, as well as strong connections throughout the legal profession.
Simon is a member of the Institute of Barristers Clerks.

Chris Doe
Chris@2kbw.com
Senior Civil and Family Clerk
Chris joined us in May 2014 and is based at our Portsmouth offices where he has responsibility for our Civil and Family teams. Before relocating to Hampshire in 2011 Chris was formerly the Senior Clerk at Walnut House Chambers in Exeter for 16 years and, before then, the Deputy Senior Clerk at 23, Essex Street, London.

Stephen Mayne
Stephen@2kbw.com
1st Junior Clerk – crime
Stephen joined Chambers in March 2008. His day to day duties include diary management, liaising with Court Service list offices and dealing with all manner of enquiries from our instructing solicitors, prosecuting authorities and with clerks from other Chambers. Stephen is also responsible for dealing with counsel's fees and prepares and submits claims for our cases in both the Magistrates and Crown Courts.

Barry Henderson
Barry@2kbw.com
Immigration & Civil Clerk
Barry is the newest member of 2KBW's clerking team having joined Chambers from Article 6 Law, where Barry was the Senior Practice Manager.
Barry brings with him over 23 years' clerking experience and a broad network of professional clients. Before this, Barry spent some time in the Armed Forces as a Parachute Jumping Instructor and has previously represented Great Britain at the World Parachute Championships. He also spent 2 years as a Practice Manager at a solicitors' firm where he worked closely with the firm's COLP and COFA.
Outside of work, Barry is a very keen motorcyclist and still competes in marathon canoe races.

Hannah Wright
Hannah@2kbw.com
Chambers Manager
Hannah joined 2KBW in November 2019 after a long career in HMCTS, and is based in our Portsmouth office. She is responsible for the day-to-day facilities management and smooth running of Chambers. Hannah also provides clerking support to the Civil and Family teams.

Alice Sackman
Alice@2kbw.com
Accounts Manager
Alice joined Chambers in September 2013 and works from our Portsmouth office.
Alice is responsible for processing payments, monitoring and collecting fees and assisting members of Chambers with any finance related queries.
Alice also assists with the clerking of our Family and Civil teams.

Sally Bowen
Sally@2kbw.com
Prosecution Clerk
Sally joined 2Kbw in 2019 following 27 years at the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands where the last 10 years were spent clerking the in-house crown advocates and allocating briefs out to chambers.
As chambers Prosecution clerk Sally is responsible for maintaining the high standard of service chambers members give to the Crown Prosecution Service and business development.
Susannah Udall
Susannah@2kbw.com
Junior Clerk
Susannah is a Liberal Arts graduate of the University of Exeter. She joined 2KBW in May 2023 as Junior Clerk working in the Crime Team based in Portsmouth.
Ronnie Gallagher
Ronnie@2kbw.com
Junior Clerk
Ronnie joined Chambers in April 2023 as Junior Clerk, working in the Crime Team based in Temple. Ronnie is starting his clerking journey as the youngest member of the team.