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‘One of the super-sets’, Brick Court Chambers is ‘an all-round strong’ set with ‘a large selection of high-quality competition law specialists’, ‘top commercial counsel’, ‘an excellent chambers for banking litigation’, and a ‘go-to’ set for public administrative law.
The Legal 500 2020
The clerks’ room ‘sets the benchmark’ for other sets with its ‘friendly, knowledgeable, and hardworking’ clerks.
The Legal 500 2020
"An outstanding commercial set with a track record of excellence across its core areas of work."
Chambers & Partners 2018
"A set that is singled out for its "first-rate" clerking and "client service-oriented, commercial approach."

Civil liberties and human rights News

03/04/17

Mr Justice Leggatt grants Closed Material Procedure declaration in Rahmatullah torture claim

23/03/17

Execution of the intellectually disabled is unconstitutional in Trinidad says Privy Council, but courts may still impose death sentences

17/01/17

Supreme Court unanimous that torture and rendition claims not barred by State immunity or ‘act of State’ doctrine

28/10/16

Martin Chamberlain QC and Daniel Piccinin are 2016 Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards winners

29/09/16

Brick Court receives nine nominations in the 2016 Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards

27/07/16

Supreme Court gives guidance on the duty to give reasons for detention

13/07/16

Court of Appeal holds that journalist facing Al Shabaab death threats cannot be returned to Somalia

04/07/16

High Court grants permission for legal challenge to arms exports to Saudi Arabia

10/06/16

Death in custody - Southern Health NHS Trust admits that it breached Connor Sparrowhawk’s human rights and that it caused his death

16/05/16

Privy Council to consider whether execution of intellectually disabled is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ and unlawful

24/03/16

ECHR rules against Russia in child disability case

18/01/16

Divisional Court considers ECHR compatibility of Householder Defence law

16/06/15

Human rights challenge to security of tenure regime rejected

06/03/15

Supreme Court rules retention of sensitive personal information by the police did not breach Article 8

04/03/15

Paul Bowen QC and Martin Chamberlain QC appointed to EHRC ‘A’ Panel

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