Lance Baynham

Lance joined chambers as a tenant in October 2023 after completing pupillage. He is building experience in all of chambers’ practice areas. During pupillage, he was supervised by Matthew Barnes, Alasdair Henderson, Amy Mannion and Shahram Sharghy and gained experience in public law, inquests, inquiries, clinical negligence, regulatory law, environmental law, employment law and tax.

Before coming to the Bar, Lance was the discrimination and employment caseworker at South West London Law Centres, during which time he was nominated in the Legal Aid Newcomer category at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2021. At the same time, he was also a visiting lecturer in public law at City Law School, a role he held for three years. During his legal studies, Lance volunteered for the School Exclusion Project and Free Representation Unit.

Lance enjoys a diverse practice and will consider instructions across the breadth of Chambers’ areas of practice. Outside of the Bar, Lance has a keen interest in running, cycling, hiking and climbing, and also runs a weekly touch rugby group.