Holly joined Farrar’s Building in October 2023 after successfully completing her pupillage. She currently accepts instructions across all of Chambers’ areas of practice, with a particular focus on personal injury, clinical negligence and regulatory law.
Holly regularly appears in court for both claimants and defendants. She accepts a range of instructions, including fast-track trials and interim applications. She is developing a paperwork practice and is happy to accept instructions to draft pleadings, schedules and counter-schedules, as well as to advise on liability, quantum and tactics.
Holly is an experienced regulatory advocate and has previously undertaken secondments with a professional regulator and a solicitors’ firm in the regulatory team. She has experience appearing before regulatory tribunals as well as in High Court Interim Order applications.
Holly has a keen interest in disability rights. She has previously appeared on podcasts, including BBC Radio 4’s “Law in Action”, as well as speaking at Bar Council events discussing her experiences.
Personal Injury
Holly is developing a busy personal injury practice. She is regularly instructed on small claims and fast-track trials and is happy to accept instructions for interim applications and Stage 3 disposals.
She also accepts paperwork instructions to draft pleadings, schedules and counter schedules, as well as to advise on liability, quantum and tactics.
She accepts instructions in matters involving road traffic accidents, occupiers’ liability, employers’ liability and Highways Act cases, including cases involving fundamental dishonesty.
Holly is also regularly instructed in credit hire matters for both claimants and defendants. She is adept at handling all aspects of credit hire, including the issues of need, enforceability, impecuniosity, period, rate and intervention.
Holly is willing to accept instructions on a CFA basis.
Clinical Negligence
Holly is developing her practice in this area, having gained exposure to clinical negligence work during her pupillage. She has a particular interest in cases relating to consent and delayed diagnosis.
She welcomes instructions in this area on behalf of both claimants and defendants.
Professional Discipline & Regulation
Holly is interested in all aspects of regulatory law and is building on her previous experience working for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to develop a regulatory and disciplinary practice.
She has acted for a number of regulators, including the NMC, Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), General Optical Council (GOC) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She has presented cases relating to a wide range of allegations, including clinical concerns, sexual misconduct and financial misconduct, and has experience of presenting substantive hearings lasting over 20 days.
Holly also has experience of acting for professional regulators before the High Court in applications to extend Interim Orders.
She accepts instructions to represent both professional regulators and registrants.
Sport
Holly is keen to develop her practice in this area and is part of the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Service.
She has previously worked on the litigation concerning rugby players’ claims for head injury.
International & Travel
Holly is happy to accept instructions in travel and tourism law, including in claims involving a cross-jurisdictional element.
Administrative & Public
Holly has a developing inquests practice. In October 2024, she was led by a silk in a multi-day inquest, representing the family of the deceased on a pro bono basis.
She is a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme.
Notable Cases
Education & Qualifications
- 2019-2020: BPTC (with integrated LLM), University of Law.
- 2016-2019: Law LLB, University of Warwick.
Scholarships, Prizes and Awards
- 2023: James Hunt prize for best advocacy performance in the Pupil Trial Exercise, The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.
- 2019: Headridge Scholarship, The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.
- 2018: University of Warwick Undergraduate Research Support Scheme.
- 2016: Lincolnshire Police Volunteer of the Year and Chief Constable’s Overall Recognition Award.
Appointments & Memberships
- The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
- Personal Injury Bar Association (Chair of the Junior Sub-Committee)
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Service
Personal Interests
In her spare time Holly enjoys swimming and watching musicals.
To instruct Holly Girven or obtain more information
Our clerking team, led by Chief Executive & Director of Clerking, Paul Cray, will be pleased to help with any enquiry regarding Holly Girven, including suitability, availability, and fees. The team offers responsive, commercially focused, and highly professional support.