Drystone Chambers

Head of Chambers: Allison Summers KC

Head of Operations: Russell Burton-Lawrence

Finance Manager: Richard Willicombe

Practice Management Team: Ryan Bartlett, Steve McCarthy, Regan Barnes, Amie Harris, Chloe Little

Tenants: 54

THE CHAMBERS

Drystone Chambers is a leading London-based criminal chambers with an outstanding reputation in criminal litigation, local authority and trading standards, and regulatory and professional discipline. Members of Chambers appear in a diverse range of serious and complex cases throughout London and on the South Eastern, Midland and Western circuits, both defending and prosecuting.

In addition to its core specialisms within the criminal justice system, Drystone provides advice and advocacy across a range of practice areas including consumer and regulatory law and professional. Some members also practice in aviation, sports and military law.

"There are some human rights so deep we can’t negotiate them away’ Angel on Death Row" Sister Helen Prejean.

Those rights come to the fore in the criminal justice system; whatever the charge, a criminal trial can have life-changing results for all involved.

For many, a criminal trial, either as a witness or a defendant, is so alien it requires someone to act as their guide – to see them through it in a calm way that makes it manageable and understandable.

Ensuring that cases are tried fairly means skilled professionals prosecuting and defending.

It involves professionalism, skill, care and the most careful preparation.

As a chambers who both prosecute and defence the full spectrum of criminal cases, we pool our collective skills while having individual strengths in different areas.