Drystone Chambers is a leading set of barristers specialising in all areas of criminal, regulatory & disciplinary law. Ranked in Legal 500 & Chambers & Partners
London, England
Joined April 2013
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Claire Matthews leading Lidia Iancu successful in prosecution of former Army Cadet leader and city councillor for sexual offences against children. Read about the case here. drystone.com/claire-matthews…
Richard Davies, instructed by Shelby Wiles of SA Law Chambers, represents defendant acquitted in ten count historical sex rape case. Read about the case here>>>
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We’ve had a wonderful day exhibiting at the #PupillageFair2026. Thank you to all those aspiring #criminal #barristers who attended our stand and expressed such interest in our Chambers. 👏
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We are delighted to be exhibiting @thebarcouncil #PupillageFair2026 tomorrow. Stand 124. Our team includes our newest tenants having recently completed pupillage with us & available to answer your questions & share insights about life at the #CriminalBar & road to #pupillage
Drystone Chambers is delighted to announce that our pupils Bethany Birkett, Ella Statham, Lucy Blue and Rhys Higginson have accepted offers of tenancy following the successful completion of their pupillages. 👏
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Drystone Chambers is delighted to announce that Unyime Davies has been awarded the inaugural Innocence Project London Pro Bono Lawyer Award for 2026. IPL Director Dr Louise Hewitt said "Unyime's commitment to pro bono is a demonstration of excellence.” drystone.com/unyime-davies-a…
The Members of Chambers and staff are delighted to welcome our new pupil, Gillian Francis, who started her pupillage with us this week. We wish Gillian the very best of luck and look forward to supporting her development over the coming 12 months.
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Simon Walters leading Alex Shanks, successfully prosecuted an Organised Crime Group who supplied multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine and cannabis on a commercial scale, as well as laundering significant quantities of cash. Case details here>>> drystone.com/simon-walters-a…
Drystone Chambers is delighted to announce the promotion of Amie Harris to Senior Practice Manager and Chloe Little to Practice Manager. Read more here>>> drystone.com/drystone-chambe…
Attempted murder trial of young male ends in s18 GBH conviction following 8-week trial at the Central Criminal Court. Malik Aldeiri leading Anisa Kebbati for the defendant, instructed by Jas Virdee of Virdee Solicitors. Read about the case here>>> drystone.com/attempted-murde…
A big thank you to our guests for joining us at our #Ascot event on Saturday and helping make it such a wonderful occasion! 🏇🍾
Chambers warmly congratulates Chloe Little for successfully completing The IBC Introduction to Business Management course. Great job Chloe! 😀
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Benjamin Thiele-Long, instructed by East of England CPS, obtained the conviction and extended sentence in a serial #rape case. Read about the case and an extensive article in The Observer which quotes Benjamin’s closing speech and sentencing remarks. drystone.com/benjamin-thiele…
William Carter, leading Abigail Robinson, instructed by East of England CPS, obtained the convictions of three defendants for manslaughter following a four week trial at Norwich Crown Court. Read about the case here. drystone.com/william-carter-…
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'Mixed drug use and mental ill-health – defence considerations'. Article by Allison Summers K.C. and Giles Fleming following a recent murder case in which Allison was leading Giles. Read their article here >>>
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Head of Chambers, Allison Summers K.C. considers paragraph 9 of Schedule 21 of the Sentencing Act 2020. Read her article here. drystone.com/sentencing-dome…
#CriminalLaw #Murder #DomesticMurder
Drystone Chambers is delighted to announce that Unyime Davies has been appointed to The Football Association’s Safeguarding Review Panel. drystone.com/unyime-davies-a…
Charlie Myatt, instructed by Cambridgeshire CPS, secured the conviction of a defendant for attempted murder following a two-week trial at Peterborough Crown Court. The defendant was subsequently sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.
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A huge thank you to Morgan Has Solicitors @Morganhas1 for inviting us to Sunday’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Festival. It was a pleasure to be part of such a vibrant community event. Thanks to our Team, especially Ryan Bartlett, Ella Statham & Zarif Khan.
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Allison Summers K.C. leading Rebecca Penfold, resists application by Solicitor General to increase the sentence for #manslaughter of a 16-year-old. Case details>>> drystone.com/allison-summers…
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