Doughty Street Chambers
Set Profile
Rankings
Awarded leading set in UK Bar 2026
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Overview
Provided by Doughty Street Chambers
Chair: Aswini Weereratne KC; Vice Chair: Joe Middleton KC
Senior Practice Managers: Sian Wilkins (Civil), Matthew Butchard (Crime)
Tenants: 176
Chambers Overview: Doughty Street Chambers is a set of internationally renowned barristers with a reputation for excellence, passion, and the provision of fresh perspectives on the law. Chambers specialises in many fields across multiple jurisdictions, often in cases with a strong emphasis on human rights and civil liberties. Our barristers have a fundamental commitment to going ‘above and beyond’ for our clients, with hard work and an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to their cases.
Ranked Offices
Provided by Doughty Street Chambers
UK - Head office
Greater London
53‑54 Doughty Street , London, Greater London, UK, WC1N 2LS, London
UK
Lancashire
3 Hardman Square Spinningfields , Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M3 3EB, Manchester
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Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Doughty Street Chambers
Authored by
Donnchadh Greene
Authored by
Peta Louise Bagott
Members
Provided by Doughty Street Chambers
- Geoffrey Robertson KC (1973) (KC-1988)
- Edward Fitzgerald KC (1978) (KC-1995)
- Peter Carter KC (1974) (KC-1995)
- James Wood KC (1975) (KC-1999)
- Andrew Hall KC (1991) (KC-2002)
- Robin Oppenheim KC (1988) (KC-2006)
- Nicholas Bowen KC (1984) (KC-2009)
- David Hislop KC (1979) (NZ Bar 1979) (KC-2010)
- Tim Moloney KC (1993) (KC-2010)
- Martin Westgate KC (1985) (KC-2010)
- Jon Whitfield KC (1985) (KC-2010)
- Kirsty Brimelow KC (1991) (KC-2011)
- Peter Wilcock KC (1988) (KC-2012)
- David Bentley KC (1984) (KC-2013)
- Stephen Cragg KC (1996) (KC-2013)
- Joe Stone KC (1989) (KC-2013)
- Sarah Elliott KC (1996) (KC-2014)
- Rupert Bowers KC (1995) (KC-2015)
- Richard Fisher KC (1994) (KC-2015)
- Aswini Weereratne KC (1986) (KC-2015)
- Katy Thorne KC (1994) (KC-2018)
- Max du Plessis SC (2000) (KC-2018)
- Steven Powles KC (1997) (KC-2019)
- Ben Cooper KC (1999) (KC-2020)
- Emma Goodall KC (1996) (KC-2021)
- Maya Sikand KC (1997) (KC-2021)
- Jamie Burton KC (1999) (KC-2021)
- Adam Straw KC (2004) (KC-2021)
- Sarah Vine KC (1997) (KC-2022)
- Liam Walker (2001) (KC-2022)
- Laura Dubinsky KC (2002) (KC-2022)
- Richard Thomas KC (2002) (KC-2022)
- Jude Bunting KC (2006) (KC-2022)
- Fiona Murphy KC (2013) (KC-2023)
- Joe Middleton KC (1997) (KC-2023)
- Jonathan Lennon KC (1997) (KC-2023)
- Garry Green KC (1999)* (KC-2023)
- Benjamin Newton KC (2004) (KC-2023)
- Farrhat Arshad (1998) (KC-2024)
- Peter Caldwell (1995; KC-2025)
- David Rhodes (2002; KC-2025)
- Jonathan Price (2004; KC-2025)
- Anthony Vaughan (2006; KC 2025)
- David Carter (1971)
- Gerwyn Samuel (1986)
- Sophy Miles (2015, Solicitor 1989)
- Kieran Maidment (1989)
- Nick Brown (1990)
- Zia Nabi (1991)
- Stephen Reeder (1991)
- Quincy Whitaker (1991)
- Caroline Addy (1992)
- Simon Cox (1992)
- John Walsh (1993)
- Paul Draycott (1994)
- Mark Henderson (1994)
- Althea Brown (1995)
- Dominic Preston (1995)
- Amanda Clift-Matthews (1995)
- Krishnendu Mukherjee (1996)
- Nicholas Toms (1996)
- Ulele Burnham (1997)
- Nick Stanage (1997)
- John Hobson (1999)
- Benjamin Narain (1999)
- Sarah Palin (1999)
- David Lemer (2000)
- Erimnaz Mushtaq (2000)
- Dr Oliver Lewis (2000)
- Phil Haywood (2001)
- Piers Marquis (2001)
- Amos Waldman (2001)
- Graham Denholm (2001)
- Kirsten Heaven (2007, Solicitor 2001)
- Amal Clooney (2010) (2002 New York Bar)
- Philippa Eastwood (2003)
- Alison Gerry (2003)
- Angela Patrick (2003)
- Alasdair Mackenzie (2004)
- Louise Mankau (2005)
- David Stephenson (2005)
- Amelia Nice (2006)
- Malcolm Hawkes (2006)
- Gemma Hobcraft (2006)
- Megan Hirst (2015, 2006 Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia)
- Jennifer Robinson (2016, 2006 Supreme Court of NSW, Australia)
- Louise Price (2006)
- Shu Shin Luh (2006)
- Kate Annand (2007)
- Kate Beattie (2007)
- Tatyana Eatwell (2007)
- Tunde Okewale MBE (2007)
- Annabel Timan (2007)
- Adam Wagner (2007)
- Mary Westcott (2007)
- Michelle Knorr (2008)
- Catherine Meredith (2008)
- Zimran Samuel (2008)
- Sarah Steinhardt (2008)
- Tom Stevens (2008)
- Yvonne Kramo (2008)
- Michael Spencer (2017, Solicitor 2008)
- Aarif Abraham (2016, Solicitor 2009)
- Asma Nizami (2009)
- Abigail Bright (2010)
- Marisa Cohen (2010)
- Harriet Johnson (2010)
- Elizabeth Cleaver (2010, Solicitor 2013-2024)
- Jacob Bindman (2010)
- Maryam Mir (2011)
- Graeme L. Hall (2011)
- Sam Jacobs (2011)
- Paul Mason (2011)
- Kate O’Raghallaigh (2011)
- Peta-Louise Bagott (2011)
- Tom Stoate (2011)
- Mukhtiar Singh (2011)
- Abimbola Johnson (2011)
- Matthew Lee (2011)
- Alex Tinsley (2011)
- Tim Cooke-Hurle (2012)
- Hayley Douglas (2012)
- Jake Taylor (2012)
- Grace Capel (2012)
- Jessie Smith (2022, Solicitor, Australia 2012)
- Antonia Benfield (2013)
- Daniel Clarke (2013)
- Jelia Sane (2013)
- Karlia Lykourgou (2013)
- Christopher Johnson (2014)
- Agata Patyna (2014)
- Daniella Waddoup (2014)
- Pippa Woodrow (2014)
- Claire Overman (2014)
- Zoe Harper (2015)
- Mary Rachel McCabe (2015)
- Shanthi Sivakumaram (2015)
- Rea Murray (2015)
- Laura Stockdale (2019, 2015 Solicitor, Australia)
- Rosa Polaschek (2021; 2015 New Zealand)
- Nikila Kaushik (2023; 2015 Australia)
- Beth Grossman (2016)
- Nancy Williams (2016)
- Rabah Kherbane (2016)
- Camila Zapata Besso (2016)
- Laura Profumo (2016)
- Omran Belhadi (2016)
- Harj Narulla (2022; 2016 Australia)
- Gemma Daly (2017)
- Frederick Powell (2017)
- Michael Spencer (2017, Solicitor 2008)
- Donnchadh Green (2018)
- Alice Irving (2018)
- Matthew Turner (2018, Solicitor 2017)
- Marcus Findlay (2018)
- Tayyiba Bajwa (2019)
- Katrina Walcott (2019)
- Sean Summerfield (2019)
- Caragh Nimmo (2020; 2016 Solicitor, Scotland)
- Cian Murphy (2020)
- Sarah Dobbie (2020 UK, 2017 Australia)
- Joshua Jackson (2020)
- Marie Paris (2021)
- Violet Smart (2021)
- Stephanie Davin (2021)
- Cormac Devlin (2021)
- Lameesa Iqbal (2021)
- Rachel Woodward (2021)
- Jessie Smith (2022 UK, 2012 Australia)
- Finnian Clarke (2021)
- Ruby Peacock (2022)
- Cara Hall (2022)
- Louise Willocx (2023)
- Hannah Smith (2023; 2019 Solicitor)