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Diversity/Community

At Broadway House Chambers we are proud to be known as a reliable and friendly set that places its clients at the heart of all decisions made. As a chambers, we believe that we have a responsibility to exist as a sustainable and ethical organisation.

At Broadway House Chambers we value the importance of wellbeing in all staff, tenants and pupils. Although life at the Bar is incredibly rewarding, the pressures of the role can often become overwhelming. According to research carried out by the Bar Council, in the profession 1 in 3 find it difficult to control/stop worrying and 2 in 3 feel that showing signs of stress equals weakness. If any concerns or difficulties should arise, staff, pupils and tenants are aware that they can approach management and our Wellbeing Officer at all times. A number of barristers and members of our administration team address issues surrounding wellbeing by attending specialist training sessions led by Bar Council representatives and charities such as LawCare. Through an increase in understanding, we are then able to put procedures into place, so that we are able to safeguard all staff, pupils and tenants.

Broadway House Chambers are committed to promoting equality and diversity in and out of the workplace. We do this by ensuring that our policy documents are updated and that all staff, pupils and tenants are aware of any changes. Broadway House Chambers values and respects each individual as an equal regardless of their gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and ability.

Broadway House Chambers’ Charity of the Year 2019 is the Leeds Children’s Charity. The Leeds Children’s Charity creates happy childhood memories for the neediest of families, with fun-filled, week long breaks. They support young people from backgrounds of challenge and disadvantage through delivering breaks and respite from the difficulties that they face at home. We have a strong relationship with the Leeds Children’s Charity and are currently in the process of planning a variety of fundraising events in aid of them. The charity is very closely related to our Family and Criminal Team in particular due to their nature of work. We believe that we owe the Leeds Children’s Charity our support due to the outstanding work that they conduct.

In recent years we have supported a local charitable organisation the ‘Manuel Bravo Project’. Based in Leeds, the Manuel Bravo Project aims to help asylum seekers who are unable to find adequate legal representation. We support this project by organising an annual charity quiz, inviting specialist employment solicitors with the aim to raise Manuel Bravo’s profile within the legal profession. As well as fundraisers, we also provide legal advice on a Pro Bono basis. Susan Sanders in particular, presents appeals and provides advice for those who are in need of legal representation.

Client Testimonials

CLIENT: Michelle Shore
COMPANY/FIRM: Richard Nelson
TESTIMONIAL: I instruct Broadway House on employment law matters because they have depth of knowledge and experience in contentious and non-contentious employment issues. They are experts in the law, which is what you would expect, but it is the additional things that they offer that makes them my first choice. The clerks are helpful and responsive and the team of barristers fully engage with the case and all have great people skills with clients from all social and economic backgrounds. The team go the extra mile in preparation and keep in touch with me as the case proceeds towards trial. They are always available to advise on small points that inevitably crop up in complex litigation.

CLIENT: Anthony Cutts
COMPANY/FIRM: BMC Law
TESTIMONIAL: I would strongly recommend Broadway House Chambers. As a Bradford-based law firm we made a conscious decision over a year ago to give the majority of our instructions to Broadway House Chambers, who are local to us. Having done so, I believe that our decision has paid-off because through-out we have been provided with exceptional service by extremely professional, knowledgeable and personable individuals – be they Counsel or support staff.

CLIENT: Adrian Green
COMPANY/FIRM: Stachiw Bashir Green
TESTIMONIAL: I have been instructing Counsel at Broadway House Chambers for the last 30 years. They are an excellent set which is well clerked. Counsel who are put forward are appropriately experienced and always well prepared for Hearings. They invariably have a good bed side manner with our clients. I have no difficulty in recommending them.

CLIENT: Kerri Beaumont
COMPANY/FIRM: Elmhirst Parker
TESTIMONIAL: Broadway House Chambers are in my Firm’s opinion the leading specialist Family and Civil set on the North Eastern Circuit. Primarily we instruct on high value and complex financial remedy cases together with complex private law children proceedings. Counsel in the family set are dynamic, highly academic individuals with high advocacy skills. They take a dynamic and robust approach in many challenging cases and offer practical and legally sound advice to both their professional and lay clients. They are sympathetic to their lay client’s needs and client feedback has been excellent. The team are approachable and go out of their way to make themselves available to offer advice and assistance to their professional clients at times of urgency. The team are skilled and the family clerks go out of their way to accommodate cases, often at short notice and are genuinely a pleasure to work with.

CLIENT: Rebecca Pinder
COMPANY/FIRM: Petherbridge Bassra
TESTIMONIAL: From the juniors through to head of chambers we expect and receive a first class service from Broadway House Chambers. They offer us a broad spectrum of expertise and skills in criminal, civil, family and employment law. The members have the knack of being both professional and at the same time approachable. Our clients also benefit from and appreciate the flexible approach to their individual needs. Members are supported by a team of clerks and administrative staff who with a combination of efficiency and professionalism complete a comprehensive resource we are able to tap into.

CLIENT: Nils O’Donoghue
COMPANY/FIRM: Chadwick Lawrence
TESTIMONIAL: We have used Broadway House for over 10 years in relation to both employment and criminal law matters. We have found the team at Broadway House not only to be leading experts in their field but personable and approachable. We have no hesitation in any of the team at Broadway House working with any of our clients. Whenever we have any questions or queries we wish to run past them, they are always on hand to help and provide honest and practical advice.