Doughty Street Chambers is a British set of barristers' chambers situated in Bristol, Manchester and London's Doughty Street, undertaking criminal justice, public law, immigration, employment, human rights and civil liberties work.[1]
Doughty Street Chambers was set up in 1990 by thirty barristers, aiming to break the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns of Court. The chambers are now over four times the size with over 120 members, including 42 King's Counsels. Geoffrey Robertson is the founder and joint head of Doughty Street Chambers along with Edward Fitzgerald.[2]
Helena Normanton's nomination for an English Heritage Blue Plaque (unveiled in October 2021 by Brenda Hale) was made by women barristers at Doughty Street Chambers.[3]
Notable members
- Kirsty Brimelow KC
- Amal Clooney – human rights lawyer, married to actor George Clooney
- Edward Fitzgerald KC – founding head of chambers
- Caoilfhionn Gallagher – international expert in human rights, currently leading Jimmy Lai's international legal defense team
- Sadakat Kadri – also an author and journalist
- Helena Kennedy KC – member of the House of Lords
- Max du Plessis
- Geoffrey Robertson KC – founding head of chambers
- Jennifer Robinson – best known for her role as a long-standing member of the legal team defending Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
- Martha Spurrier[4] – director of the advocacy group Liberty,
- Keir Starmer – leader of the Labour Party
- Shahram Taghavi
- Geraldine Van Bueren
- Adam Wagner
References
- ↑ "About Us:Doughty Street Chambers". April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Robertson QC". May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Blue plaque for first practising female barrister Helena Normanton unveiled". The Guardian. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ Isaac, Anna (8 June 2016). "Martha Spurrier, head of Liberty: 'Human rights will be the fight of our generation'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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