Equity Chambers

Equity Chambers was established in 1996 by a group of experienced barristers dedicated to delivering consistently high-quality service to instructing solicitors. It has developed a strong reputation as a leading criminal set, with extensive experience in serious and complex criminal defence work. In addition to its core criminal practice, members specialise in a range of related areas, including actions against the police, civil liberties, human rights, immigration, and family law. Barristers regularly appear in higher courts, including in cases where they were not instructed at first instance, and are committed to maintaining a thorough and up-to-date understanding of their specialist areas and relevant procedures. Chambers places strong emphasis on ongoing professional development through compulsory internal training on legal developments. It is committed to equality and diversity, with members from varied cultural backgrounds and the ability to communicate effectively with clients and their families in multiple languages. Chambers maintains its own criminal law standards policy to ensure a consistently high level of service, including providing written advice, holding conferences at convenient locations, and aiming to ensure continuity of counsel wherever possible while keeping instructing solicitors fully informed at all stages.

Areas of Expertise

• Criminal law (core focus) – particularly serious and heavyweight criminal defence work
• Actions against the police
• Civil liberties
• Human rights law
• Immigration law
• Family law