One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
With over 100 barristers working in specialist areas, our multi-discipline chambers has strong expertise in commercial and general insurance.
The ‘outstanding’ clerks are ‘commercial and willing to consider cases on innovative fee structures – not something seen at some of the more traditional sets’.
As a strong commercial set, our dedicated staff provide extensive support to help maintain Crown Office as a leading chambers.
Crown Office Chambers is one of the country’s leading chambers in criminal regulatory and environmental law.
Our Criminal Regulatory team’s work includes, but is not limited to, corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety, fire safety, inquests, public inquiries, nuclear safety, environmental pollution, trading standards, product safety, food safety and hygiene, and appeals against prohibition and improvement notices. The majority of the team continue to work exclusively in these fields. Many members of the team have expertise in civil claims, enabling the team to provide advice on all legal issues arising out of incidents, including in an emergency on matters of risk management. The team’s members are available to assist with advice in an emergency and all have access to and the ability to respond via email, telephone and videolinks.
Members of the team have been and continue to be involved in most of the leading cases that have shaped this expanding area of corporate criminal law including HTM, Chargot, Baker v Quantum, Tangerine Confectionery, Lion Steel, the Lakanal House fire inquest, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, the Hillsborough prosecution and inquests, the Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry, the Alton Towers incident, the Hamerton Zoo Tiger inquest, the Didcot Power Station Collapse, the explosion at Bosley Mill and the UK Listeria Outbreak investigation.
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