St John’s Buildings is an award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multidisciplinary set of barristers providing exceptional advocacy and legal services from chambers across Northern England. Recognized as Chambers of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards 2023, they offer national coverage and a reputation for excellence in both depth and breadth of legal expertise.
The set is known for its Rolls Royce service and unrivalled knowledge across a wide spectrum of practice areas, serving individuals, businesses, and professionals. With barristers skilled in both advisory and litigation roles, they emphasize accessibility, innovation, and a client-focused approach supported by modern technology and dedicated clerking teams.
Services Offered
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Business & property law
- Banking & finance
- Commercial & chancery litigation
- Commercial fraud
- Company law
- Construction & property disputes
- Costs law
- Data & information law
- Inheritance & trust disputes
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property
- Professional negligence
- Sport, media, & entertainment law
- Tax law
- Court of Protection
- Crime (including fraud & financial crime)
- Magistrates Court representation
- Crown Court & appeals
- Courts martial & service law
- Education law
- Employment law
- Family law
- Family finance
- Children law (Public and Private law)
- Private FDR
- Family arbitration
- Inquests & coronial law
- Personal injury & clinical negligence
- Catastrophic & fatal accidents
- Disease claims
- Travel claims
- Public & administrative law
- Regulatory & professional discipline
- Environmental law
- Health & safety law
- Licensing
- Sport discipline
- Trading standards & consumer law
- Transport law
- Public access barristers
Operating from chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, Sheffield, and Leeds, St John’s Buildings offers wide regional coverage and is equipped to handle cases across England and Wales. The set is committed to corporate social responsibility, equality, wellbeing, and accessibility, with clear policies on anti-racism, reasonable adjustments, and menopause support.
