Animal Welfare Department

The aim of Central Chambers, Manchester, is to provide a highly qualified, expert service.

A Team of Barristers within Chambers are passionate in the fight against animal cruelty and this is borne out by the number of successful prosecutions that have followed.  The Team are proud to   specialise in all types of Animal Cruelty Cases and are fully conversant with up to date case law and legislation including the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and associated Codes of Practice.   The Team act on behalf of the Local Authority/Animal Health Offices /RSPCA prosecutions.

The members of Chambers who accept instructions in this area are:

William Staunton (Called 1986)

Stella Massey (Called 1990)

Caroline Patrick (Called 1999)

Richard James Hartley (Called 2001)

Kirstin Beswick (Called 2001)

Emily Lomax (Called 2004)

Benjamin Knight (Called 2004)

EVENTS AND NEWS

MISS HENSHAW SABBATICAL

Miss Henshaw's 6 month sabbatical is coming to an end. She has many stories to tell about the legal systems around the world.

DIRECT PUBLIC ACCESS

Central Chambers now offers Direct Access to members of the public.

MISS ALAHA FARYL

I am pleased to announce that Miss Faryl has joined Chambers as a tenant. She was called in 2003 and her areas of practice are Immigration, Employment, Personal Injury and Family.

TONY THORNDIKE

Dr Tony Thorndike has rejoined Chambers as a full tenant.


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