On 11th August 2023, members of Chambers and former members of no. 2 Fountain Court attended the funeral of their friend and former colleague Geoff Clough. Andrew Fisher KC gave a eulogy and said, ‘Geoff was loved by almost everyone, clients, solicitors, clerks, fellow practitioners and Juries, who were both charmed and beguiled by him – no-one could ever understand how he managed to achieve such great results – asking as few questions as possible, never letting the law get in the way and just making a great speech. He picked the pockets of opponents without them ever realising or knowing quite how he had done it. Geoff came to join our happy band of renegades at Coleridge Chambers in the mid 80s. Here his defence practice flourished and he enjoyed 25 years of successful practice until he retired. We shall all miss him’.
We feel sure there are many members of the legal community who have their own fond memories of Geoff.