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Dave Scothern joined 5SAH as our Chambers Director in 2019. He is responsible for providing strategic leadership, business development and the overall management of the set, practice areas and individual members.

The Chambers Director role is client-facing with a focus on client care and developing collaborative relationships.

Dave works very closely with both the 5SAH clerking and marketing teams, leading on internal practice management and external marketing.  

‘Dave Scothern is exceptionally helpful and efficient.‘

'The Clerks have always provided a good quality service under the able leadership of Dave Scothern.'

'Dave Scothern, [chambers director] is superb.'

The Legal 500 2023 & 2021. 

"The clerking team is very good and chambers director Dave Scothern is particularly easy to deal with."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

With his long-standing background in chambers, most recently as a Business Development Director at Outer Temple Chambers from 2013-2019 and prior to that as Senior Clerk at Dyers Chambers (now Drystone) he has a wealth of experience and contacts within the profession.

Dave is committed to the promotion of diversity and inclusion at 5SAH with a keen interest in social mobility and supporting programs that provide wider access to both the Bar and the supporting professions.

He is a Management Committee member of the Institute of Barristers Clerks’ and a qualified member of the Institute of Leadership & Management.  

In his spare time Dave enjoys all things outdoors, his declining fitness took a brief reprieve for the 2018 ​London marathon.

"The clerks are always very accommodating and senior crime clerk Gary Norton will try to assist in any manner, shape or form."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

"5 St Andrew's Hill has really good clerks. Senior clerk Gary Norton is great."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

‘Gary Norton is my favourite clerk.’

The Legal 500 2024.

“Gary Norton is fantastic.”

Chambers and Partners 2023.

"The clerks at 5 St Andrew's Hill – Dean Cook, in particular – will always go out of their way to assist, no matter how big or small the case."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

"Senior clerk Dean Cook is exceptional. He is always available and solves the greatest of problems with ease."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

'First-class clerks room – always willing to go the extra mile!'

The Legal 500 2021.

Kyle joined 5SAH in 2014. He supports Dean Farlam with running the civil and family team, assisting with new case enquiries and handling the civil legal aid billing on a day-to-day basis.

He has a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law and a BA honours degree in Literature & Film studies from the University of Essex.

“The clerking team is excellent.”

Chambers and Partners 2023.

Daisy is a valued member of the clerking team. She joined chambers in August 2022.

Daisy works with the criminal, extradition, and regulatory teams. She assists with the diary management of chambers, handling new case enquiries, liaising with parties to fix listings, and monitoring daily court lists. Daisy also assists with billing Prosecution cases under the Graduated Fee Scheme.

Daisy is a member of the Institute of Barrister's Clerks (IBC). She successfully completed the Introduction to Business Management Course and achieved the highest grade in her course intake, earning her the IBC Student of the Year Award. 

Robyn joined the clerking team at 5SAH in February 2023. She graduated from the University of Reading in 2021, where she studied English Language & Linguistics.  

Robyn undertakes a wide range of tasks as a clerk at 5SAH. Robyn assists with client queries, specifically liaising with family and criminal clients (direct access and/or solicitor clients). Robyn is a team player and hard working member of the clerking team. She assists  with the day to day oversight of the court list and diary management. Robyn also has oversight of billing family legal aid cases.

Robyn assists with marketing tasks, which includes updating the 5SAH website, posting and drafting social media content, and working on marketing events for clients and barristers.

Robyn also works alongside the pupillage committee and helped to organise our current pupillage interviews for this year's recruitment of criminal and family pupils. 

Robyn has successfully completed the Institute of Barrister's Clerks (IBC) Introduction to Business Management Course. 

Prior to joining 5SAH, Robyn worked as a learning support assistant in a Primary School. 

Since 2014, Robyn has worked as a Swimming Instructor, alongside her studies and her work. 

Loren recently graduated in law, and is eager to start her career as a Junior Clerk.

Loren enjoys working in a team environment, and enjoys helping clients and her colleagues as best she can, to offer kind and proactive solutions in the fast-paced world of criminal clerking. 

She has work experience as a HR Administrator, and shop floor assistant where she gained valuable administrative experience and interpersonal skills. 

Theresa is the senior fees clerk at 5SAH. Theresa looks after all aspects of billing and fee collection. She regularly assists the chambers director, clerks, accountant and members of chambers at 5SAH in relation to fees and billing information.

Clerks are helpful and efficient and are prepared to go ‘extra mile’ to ensure that client and barrister are supported.

The Legal 500 2021.

Serena has a wide-reaching role as Chambers Finance and Administration Manager.  She is responsible for our compliance, regulation, policies, pupillage, HR, finance, and facilities. Serena works alongside the Chambers Director, Head of Chambers, Management Committee and Pupillage Committee.  She also sits on our E&D Committee.

Before joining, Serena worked at a leading immigration firm.  Prior to that she worked for global law firm Ashurst LLP, and prior to that a leading top tier commercial set of Chambers.

Serena is a Barrister (non-practising), and an Accredited Civil / Commercial Mediator.  She is also a member of the Legal Practice Management Association and sits on two external Boards as Director.

The set as a whole is praised for its provision of "really good seminars and training courses." 

The Legal 500 2021.

“The set regularly puts on webinars looking at topical legal topics such as EncroChat, modern slavery and the new sentencing provisions.”

Chambers and Partners 2023.

Katie has many years experience as a fees clerk and has worked in a number of London Chambers since she began her career in 1993.

Having recently moved to the South West for a quieter pace of life, Katie decided to return to a part-time role as a fees consultant, working remotely from her home in Somerset, and joins Chambers to assist Theresa with all aspects of billing and collection of fees.