New Park Court Chambers

New Park Court Chambers is a large, highly respected and well-established Band 1 set comprising of 70+ barristers in Leeds and Newcastle, including over a dozen King’s Counsel; two of whom are ranked as Star Individuals. They have conducted numerous cases in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as some of their barristers sitting part- time capacity as Recorders or Tribunal Chairs. They are proud of their strong reputation for conducting high profile and substantial criminal, regulatory, civil and family cases together with complex medical negligence and health and safety prosecutions. In addition, their barristers also undertake inquests, judicial reviews and cases involving human rights issues. They have a comprehensive set of responsive Practice Managers and staff who provide high quality client care and support.

Embracing their wider societal responsibilities, they are a Carbon Negative organisation, they are sponsors of the 10,000 Black Interns Programme, they lead the Circuit on delivering Fair Recruitment Training and Fair Allocation of Work Training and they are one of a small group to have been awarded Bar Council Wellbeing Certification. Chambers is also home to the North Eastern Circuit Leader, a former Chair of the Bar Council and is well represented on Bar Council and Circuit committees.

Most recently, they were named Northern Law Awards Crime & Regulatory Team of the Year 2024 and Chambers of the Year at The British Legal Awards 2024.

Inquests & Inquiries

New Park Court Chambers is a leading set nationally for Public Inquiry work, having appeared in the most high-profile and significant Inquiries over recent years including the Manchester Arena Inquiry and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.They are presently appearing in the Thirlwall Inquiry, the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, the Afghanistan Inquiry, the Post Office Inquiry and the Covid Inquiry.

Regulatory

New Park Court Chambers has a long-standing history of undertaking regulatory work. Members of chambers are regularly instructed in many fields of regulatory work such as health and safety, environmental law and licensing.

Professional Discipline

New Park Court Chambers is recognised nationally for its expertise in professional discipline cases. The team consists of King’s Counsel and Junior Counsel and is consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.

Crime

New Park Court Chambers is a Band 1 set for Crime and has one of the most established and widely experienced criminal teams on the North Eastern Circuit and routinely receives instructions in major criminal cases attracting nationwide media attention. The crime team comprises of a number of Star Individual and Band 1 King’s Counsel along with a team of highly skilled and experienced junior advocates, many of whom are also ranked, who focus on complex casework within the full spectrum of criminal proceedings and can offer advice at the investigatory stage through to Crown Court or Appeal Court proceedings.

Family

The New Park Court Chambers Family team has a strong reputation for sound, tactical and practical advice, endeavouring to obtain the best possible result for our clients. The team is highly skilled in representing clients and challenging critical evidence at contested final hearings.

Civil

Members of the specialist practice teams have conducted major litigation in all areas of civil work over many years. Members of the team are instructed by both claimants and defendants and have represented clients in county courts, 1996 Act Arbitrations, in all divisions of the High Court (Chancery, QBD, Family, including the specialist lists in the TCC and Commercial Court) and at appellate level.

Staffing Figures

• 14 King's Counsel
• 57Juniors
• 3 Pupils
• 10 Door Tenants and Academic Members
• 15 Staff