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Drystone Chambers Offices
Drystone Chambers
1 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4BU
England
Drystone Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
A ‘fine set’ Drystone Chambers includes members highly experienced in a wide range of criminal law matters, spanning murder, sexual offences, violence, drug offences and financial crime. Karim Khalil KC specialises in criminal defence and has acted in cases involving the murder of a young man due to a drug feud, the death of a homeless person and the manslaughter of a young woman. William Carter has a broad criminal law practice and is often instructed in cases where defendants have significant mental health needs.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
The clerking team performs well. Ryan Bartlett moves heaven and earth to try and ensure the smooth operation of chambers and keeping chambers instructing solicitors happy.’
‘Stephen McCarthy is a go-to clerk who leads an impressive team, always keen and willing to assist.’
‘Drystone has standout practitioners that handle a wide range of criminal matters.’
‘Drystone has a large number of experienced counsel covering the breadth and depth of criminal offences. The level of expertise is second to none.’
‘Drystone is always on hand to deliver unrivalled service, and clients are in incredibly safe hands with this chambers.’
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Work highlights
Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
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London Bar > Crime
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Western Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
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London Bar > Fraud: crime
Drystone Chambers > Set Profile
Drystone Chambers is a leading London-based criminal chambers with an outstanding reputation in criminal litigation, regulatory law and professional discipline. Â 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 Chambers provides specialist advocacy and advisory services across a range of practice areas including local authority and trading standards, aviation 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 defend the full spectrum of criminal cases, we pool our collective skills while having individual strengths in different areas.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Chambers Administrator | Russell Burton-Lawrence | [email protected] | |
Senior Practice Manager | Steve McCarthy | [email protected] | |
Senior Practice Manager | Ryan Bartlett | [email protected] | |
Head of Chambers | SUMMERS KC, Allison (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | CAMPBELL-TIECH KC, Andrew (1978) | ||
Member of Chambers | KHALIL KC, Karim (1984) | ||
Member of Chambers | SPENCE, Stephen (1983) | ||
Member of Chambers | WING, Christopher (1985) | ||
Member of Chambers | BLEANEY, Nichjolas (1988) | ||
Member of Chambers | MINIHAN, Sean (1988) | ||
Member of Chambers | KITCHEN, Simon (1988) | ||
Member of Chambers | CARTER, William (1989) | ||
Member of Chambers | ASCHERSON, Isobel (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | REIFF-MUSGROVE, Kaja (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | O'DONNELL, Duncan (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | BRYAN, Robert (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | MYATT, Charles (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | GREEN, Jonathan (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | SHAW, Barnaby (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | MCNALLY, John (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | KHAN, Zarif (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | ELEY, Joanne (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | HAM, Nicholas (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | MATHER, Stephen (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | PEERS, Benedict (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | WALTON, Karen (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | MATTHEWS, Claire (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | THOMPSON, Ryan (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | BROWN, Azza (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | DONNELLY, Stephen (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | FARR, Philip (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | NORRIS, Adam (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | SHIRLEY, Lynne (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | PRICE, Andrew (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | GILLET, Gemma (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | HOWELL, Claire (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | MORRIS, Jo (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | JEYES, Christopher (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | DAVIES, Unyime (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | TURUDIJA-AUSTIN, Gordana (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | WALTERS, Simon (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | EASTERBROOK, Helen (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | CAMERON, Alex (2012) | ||
Member of Chambers | DAVIES, Richard (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | MUEN, Ahmed (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | CHOWDHURY, Mousumi (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | FLEMING, Giles (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | STEPHENS, Kenniesha (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | IANCU, Lidia (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | MCCONNELL, Grace (2022) |
Barrister Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Isobel Ascherson | Isobel is an experienced barrister who defends and prosecutes the most serious… | View Profile | |
Azza Brown | Azza’s experience in all areas of serious crime is impressive. She is… | View Profile | |
Robert Bryan | As both Junior and Leading Junior Robert’s work covers the wide spectrum… | View Profile | |
Alex Cameron | Alex regularly appears in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court… | View Profile | |
Andrew Campbell-Tiech | Fraud – crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture) – Leading silks… | View Profile | |
William Carter | Will Carter has forged a reputation as an extremely able and knowledgeable… | View Profile | |
Unyime Davies | Unyime is a criminal law specialist with a reputation as a formidable… | View Profile | |
Richard Davies | Richard joined chambers in 2016. He accepts instructions in the fields of… | View Profile | |
Stephen Donnelly | Stephen has developed a substantial practice in criminal law and has broad… | View Profile | |
Helen Easterbrook | View Profile | ||
Joanne Mary Eley | Joanne Eley was called to the Bar in 1997 and joined One… | View Profile | |
Phillip Farr | Philip Farr is a highly able criminal practitioner with significant experience across… | View Profile | |
Giles Fleming | Giles joined Chambers in 2017, and became a tenant in June 2018… | View Profile | |
Gemma Gillet | Gemma Gillet is currently on sabbatical. Gemma Gillet is an experienced Regulatory… | View Profile | |
Jonathan Green | Jonathan is a leading junior with considerable experience in a wide range… | View Profile | |
Nicholas Ham | Nick is a regulatory crime specialist with over 20 years’ experience. With… | View Profile | |
Karim Khalil | Karim Khalil appears in many of the most serious and high profile… | View Profile | |
Zarif Khan | Zarif Khan is an established practitioner with over 22 years experience at… | View Profile | |
Simon Kitchen | Simon is a specialist criminal law barrister. He brings his wealth of… | View Profile | |
Michael Magarian | London Bar: Crime – Leading silks | View Profile | |
Stephen Mather | Stephen is an experienced advocate specialising in Criminal Law. Called in 1997,… | View Profile | |
Claire Matthews | Claire Matthews works across the South Eastern Circuit, with an exclusively criminal… | View Profile | |
Ms Grace McConnell | Grace became a member of Chambers in May 2024 following the successful… | View Profile | |
John McNally | John McNally has had a broad common law practice and has appeared… | View Profile | |
Charles Myatt | Charlie Myatt prosecutes and defends in all areas of criminal law. This… | View Profile | |
Duncan O"Donnell | Duncan O’Donnell undertakes all aspects of serious crime (including murder, fraud, serious… | View Profile | |
Kaja Reiff-Musgrove | Kaja acts as a junior and leading junior in a broad spectrum… | View Profile | |
Barnaby Shaw | Barnaby Shaw prosecutes and defends in Hampshire and Dorset and defends in… | View Profile | |
Lynne Shirley | View Profile | ||
Stephen Spence | Stephen Spence has considerable experience both prosecuting and defending in all aspects… | View Profile | |
Allison Summers | Allison Summers KC is Head of Drystone Chambers. A formidable court advocate,… | View Profile | |
Ryan Thompson | Ryan is an exceptional criminal defence advocate with an enviable success rate.… | View Profile | |
Simon Walters | Simon is an experienced advocate who practises mainly in crime, regulatory and… | View Profile | |
Karen Walton | Karen Walton specialises in serious crime and maintains a practice that involves… | View Profile |