3 Hare Court

Rory Turnbull joined Chambers in October 2023 and accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas.

As a courtroom advocate, he regularly appears in fast-track trials, interim applications, and preliminary hearings (including, in particular, possession hearings and bankruptcy petition hearings), and is also building up a busy paper-based practice.

Prior to joining Chambers, Rory worked as a paralegal at a leading London boutique litigation firm. Much of his work there was as part of a core team of barristers and solicitors in high value commercial disputes, often with an international element, and he gained particular experience of claims connected to the CIS countries and the British Virgin Islands.

Before being called to the Bar, Rory graduated with the top first in Theology from the University of Oxford in 2017, and stayed to read for a master’s, which he obtained with Distinction. He then completed the GDL and BPTC at City Law School as the recipient of both the Jules Thorn and the Queen Mother Scholarships from Middle Temple. In 2020, he won the Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition, and was awarded the Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for best speaker in the final.

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple COMBAR

BA Theology, University of Oxford (First Class) (Top of the Year) MSt Theology, University of Oxford (Distinction) GDL, City Law School (Commendation) BPTC, City Law School (Very Competent)