Welcome To Central Chambers

Presently consisting of 15 barristers, Central Chambers operates from modern premises in the centre of Manchester.  It provides a highly qualified expert service.  We specialise in serving the disadvantaged and the underprivileged, and putting at the forefront the interests of clients in a manner consistent with the high duty owed to them.  At the same time, we pride ourselves on being professional, realistic and frank, yet friendly and approachable.  Such principles have guided Central Chambers since it's inception in early 1996.  Since then we have firmly established ourselves on the Northern Circuit. 

Central Chambers specialises in a wide variety of areas including criminal defence with particular expertise in computer and internet crime, all aspects of immigration and asylum work, personal injury, clinical negligence, housing, family, judicial review, mental health, care in the community, inquests, prisoners' rights

Central Chambers currently holds Bar Mark and Quality Mark.  These quality standards ensure that Chambers has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively and efficiently with all instructions received.

Central Chambers also has CPD accreditation from both the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and The Bar Standards Board.

Central Chambers operates an equal opportunities policy and opposes discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS AND NEWS

MISS HENSHAW SABBATICAL

Miss Henshaw is taking a 6 month sabbatical to do voluntary work around the world.

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

Chambers will close on the 23rd December 2009 at 5:30pm.

AM SOMALIA [2009] UKSC 16

Mr Collins of Counsel acted in the Supreme Court on behalf of Ahmed Mahed. Please follow the enclosed link for the full Judgment.

NEW TENTANT

We are pleased to announce that Miss Joanne Shepherd(Called 1993) has accepted our invitation to join Chambers. Her areas of Specialism are Crime, Personal Injury, Environmental Health and Safety and Mental Health.  Her profile will be added to the site in the next 7 days.

CPD SEMINAR DATES FOR 2010

Our free CPD seminars will be held on the following dates in 2010:-


Contact Us

Our Senior Clerk is Neil Vickers and he is assisted by the fees clerk Jayne Lever

Tel: 0161 236 1133
Fax: 0161 236 1177