Lamb Building is a long-established common law set of barristers’ chambers with locations in the Temple, London, and a dedicated annexe in Brighton. Specializing across a wide spectrum of complementary legal disciplines, the set is particularly recognized as a leading criminal practice on the South Eastern Circuit. Its members provide expert advocacy and advisory services to both private and professional clients.
The chambers comprises barristers who bring deep expertise in one or more core practice areas, with many accepting direct access instructions. Lamb Building is known for its strong regional presence in Sussex and the South East, handling cases at all court levels nationally and internationally. Its approach combines traditional legal excellence with a modern, client-focused service across civil, criminal, family, and public regulatory matters.
Services Offered
- Adult Welfare (Best Interest cases, Court of Protection, judicial review)
- Criminal Law (defence and prosecution at all levels, including serious fraud and international cases)
- Employment and Discrimination Law (advice, drafting, negotiation, advocacy for workers and employers)
- Family Law (children public and private law, matrimonial property, TOLATA, special educational needs, child abduction, domestic abuse)
- Financial Litigation & Fraud (confiscation, forfeiture, complex fraud, VAT tribunals, civil recovery, insolvency)
- Housing Law (landlord & tenant, judicial review of local authority decisions)
- Inquests & Public Inquiries
- Mental Health (Mental Health Review Tribunals, cases involving diminished responsibility)
- Prison Law & Prisoners’ Rights (adjudications, categorisation, parole, prison crime, judicial review, miscarriage of justice, CCRC cases)
- Public Law, Judicial Review, Human Rights, and European Law
- Regulatory & Disciplinary Law (Health and Safety, professional conduct regulation, disciplinary tribunals, claims against professionals)
- Sports Law (misconduct allegations, procedural challenges, equine law)
- Mediation & ADR
- Personal Injury
- Clinical Negligence
- Property and Wills (chancery, trusts of land, family provision, probate)
- Actions Against the Police
- Licensing
- Education & Special Educational Needs
Lamb Building serves clients across the UK with a notable presence in London, Brighton, and the broader South East region. The set is frequently recommended by legal directories and has a strong record of successful case outcomes in high-stakes criminal and civil litigation.
