Doughty Street Chambers, UK Bar 2025

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Chair: Aswini Weereratne KC; Vice Chair: Joe Middleton KC

Senior Practice Managers: Sian Wilkins (Civil), Matthew Butchard (Crime)

Tenants: 176

Chambers Overview: Doughty Street Chambers is a set of internationally renowned barristers with a reputation for excellence, passion, and the provision of fresh perspectives on the law. Chambers specialises in many fields across multiple jurisdictions, often in cases with a strong emphasis on human rights and civil liberties. Our barristers have a fundamental commitment to going ‘above and beyond’ for our clients, with hard work and an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to their cases.

Members

Geoffrey Robertson KC (1973) (KC-1988)
Edward Fitzgerald KC (1978) (KC-1995)
Peter Carter KC (1974) (KC-1995)
James Wood KC (1975) (KC-1999)
Andrew Hall KC (1991) (KC-2002)
Robin Oppenheim KC (1988) (KC-2006)
Nicholas Bowen KC (1984) (KC-2009)
David Hislop KC (1979) (NZ Bar 1979) (KC-2010)
Tim Moloney KC (1993) (KC-2010)
Martin Westgate KC (1985) (KC-2010)
Jon Whitfield KC (1985) (KC-2010)
Kirsty Brimelow KC (1991) (KC-2011)
David Bentley KC (1984) (KC-2013)
Stephen Cragg KC (1996) (KC-2013)
Joe Stone KC (1989) (KC-2013)
Sarah Elliott KC (1996) (KC-2014)
Rupert Bowers KC (1995) (KC-2015)
Richard Fisher KC (1994) (KC-2015)
Aswini Weereratne KC (1986) (KC-2015)
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (2001) (KC-2017)
Katy Thorne KC (1994) (KC-2018)
Max du Plessis SC (2000) (KC-2018)
Steven Powles KC (1997) (KC-2019)
Ben Cooper KC (1999) (KC-2020)
Melanie Simpson KC (1998) (KC-2020)
Emma Goodall KC (1996) (KC-2021)
Maya Sikand KC (1997) (KC-2021)
Jamie Burton KC (1999) (KC-2021)
Adam Straw KC (2004) (KC-2021)
Sarah Vine KC (1997) (KC-2022)
Liam Walker (2001) (KC-2022)
Laura Dubinsky KC (2002) (KC-2022)
Richard Thomas KC (2002) (KC-2022)
Jude Bunting KC (2006) (KC-2022)
Fiona Murphy KC (2013) (KC-2023)
Joe Middleton KC (1997) (KC-2023)
Jonathan Lennon KC (1997) (KC-2023)
Garry Green KC (1999)* (KC-2023)
Benjamin Newton KC (2004) (KC-2023)
Farrhat Arshad (1998) (KC-2024)
David Carter (1971)
Gerwyn Samuel (1986)
Sophy Miles (2015, Solicitor 1989)
Kieran Maidment (1989)
Nick Brown (1990)
Zia Nabi (1991)
Stephen Reeder (1991)
Quincy Whitaker (1991)
Caroline Addy (1992)
Simon Cox (1992)
John Walsh (1993)
Paul Draycott (1994)
Mark Henderson (1994)
Althea Brown (1995)
Peter Caldwell (1995)
Dominic Preston (1995)
Amanda Clift-Matthews (1995)
Krishnendu Mukherjee (1996)
Nicholas Toms (1996)
Ulele Burnham (1997)
Nick Stanage (1997)
John Hobson (1999)
Benjamin Narain (1999)
Sarah Palin (1999)
David Lemer (2000)
Erimnaz Mushtaq (2000)
Dr Oliver Lewis (2000)
Phil Haywood (2001)
Piers Marquis (2001)
Amos Waldman (2001)
Graham Denholm (2001)
David Rhodes (2002)
Philippa Eastwood (2003)
Alison Gerry (2003)
Angela Patrick (2003)
Alasdair Mackenzie (2004)
Jonathan Price (2004)
Louise Mankau (2005)
David Stephenson (2005)
Amelia Nice (2006)
Malcolm Hawkes (2006)
Gemma Hobcraft (2006)
Megan Hirst (2015, 2006 Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia)
Jennifer Robinson (2016, 2006 Supreme Court of NSW, Australia)
Louise Price (2006)
Shu Shin Luh (2006)
Anthony Vaughan (2006)
Kate Annand (2007)
Kate Beattie (2007)
Tatyana Eatwell (2007)
Tunde Okewale MBE (2007)
Annabel Timan (2007)
Adam Wagner (2007)
Mary Westcott (2007)
Michelle Knorr (2008)
Catherine Meredith (2008)
Zimran Samuel (2008)
Sarah Steinhardt (2008)
Tom Stevens (2008)
Yvonne Kramo (2008)
Rowena Moffatt (2009)
Aarif Abraham (2016 - Solicitor 2009)
Asma Nizami (2009)
Abigail Bright (2010)
Amal Clooney (2010, 2002 NY Bar)
Marisa Cohen (2010)
Harriet Johnson (2010)
Elizabeth Cleaver (2010, Solicitor 2013-2024)
Maryam Mir (2011)
Graeme L. Hall (2011)
Sam Jacobs (2011)
Paul Mason (2011)
Kate O’Raghallaigh (2011)
Peta-Louise Bagott (2011)
Tom Stoate (2011)
Mukhtiar Singh (2011)
Abimbola Johnson (2011)
Matthew Lee (2011)
Alex Tinsley (2011)
Tim Cooke-Hurle (2012)
Hayley Douglas (2012)
Jake Taylor (2012)
Grace Capel (2012)
Antonia Benfield (2013)
Daniel Clarke (2013)
Jelia Sane (2013)
Karlia Lykourgou (2013)
Christopher Johnson (2014)
Agata Patyna (2014)
Daniella Waddoup (2014)
Pippa Woodrow (2014)
Claire Overman (2014)
Zoe Harper (2015)
Mary Rachel McCabe (2015)
Shanthi Sivakumaram (2015)
Rea Murray (2015)
Beth Grossman (2016)
Nancy Williams (2016)
Rabah Kherbane (2016)
Camila Zapata Besso (2016)
Laura Profumo (2016)
Omran Belhadi (2016)
Harj Narulla (2022; 2016 Australia)
Gemma Daly (2017)
Frederick Powell (2017)
Margherita Cornaglia (2017)
Clare Wisson (2017)
Michael Spencer (2017, Solicitor 2008)
Donnchadh Green (2018)
Alice Irving (2018)
Matthew Turner (2018, Solicitor 2017)
Marcus Findlay (2018)
Ifer Kubler-Agemang (2018)
Tayyiba Bajwa (2019)
Laura Stockdale (2019 UK; 2015 Australia)
Katrina Walcott (2019)
Adeola Fadipe (2019)
Sean Summerfield (2019)
Caragh Nimmo (2020; 2016 Solicitor, Scotland)
Cian Murphy (2020)
Sarah Dobbie (2020 UK, 2017 Australia)
Joshua Jackson (2020)
Marie Paris (2021)
Violet Smart (2021)
Stephanie Davin (2021)
Rosa Polaschek (2021; 2015 New Zealand)
Cormac Devlin (2021)
Lameesa Iqbal (2021)
Rachel Woodward (2021)
Jessie Smith (2022 UK, 2012 Australia)
Finnian Clarke (2021)
Ruby Peacock (2022)
Cara Hall (2022)
Louise Willocx (2023)
Hannah Smith (2023; 2019 Solicitor)
Nikila Kaushik (2023; 2015 Australia)

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London
53‑54 Doughty Street , London, Greater London, UK, WC1N 2LS
Web: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
Tel: (020) 7404 1313
Fax: (020) 7404 2283
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Manchester
3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M3 3EB
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