St John's Chambers

Leading Regional Set

St John’s Chambers is a leading regional barristers’ chambers with national reach. In 2022 we were awarded the prestigious Legal 500’s ‘Set outside London of the Year’. We were shortlisted for this award again in 2023. We have now been shortlisted for it again in 2024.

We have also been shortlisted for the ‘Regional Set of the Year’ by Chambers UK Guide to the Bar in 2024. In 2023, we were awarded the ’Regional Family Law Set of the Year’ by the national Family Law Awards. We have been nominated for this award again in 2024.

Based in Bristol, we receive complex and valuable instructions from law firms across England and Wales, as well as from major insurance companies and local authorities.

Specialist Thought Leaders

Our barristers are praised for their legal expertise and thought leadership, offering market leading analysis and assessment through regular podcasts, seminars, webinars and articles. As a set, we are relentlessly striving for excellence in the legal services we provide, as part of our three-pillar commitment to being inclusive, commercial and excellent.

Our barristers have been involved in a number of landmark decisions in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. The set’s stand-out legal expertise is also evidenced by the number of our barristers who go on to distinguished service in the judiciary. Within the team are five Recorders, one fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, two High Court Judges, three Deputy District Judges, an Assistant Deputy Coroner and two members on the Attorney General’s list.

Our Approach

Our specialist clerking teams will help you from your first contact. They will help to get you the specialist barrister you need for your case. Once instructed, our barristers will provide the advice, support and court representation that you, your clients and customers need for your case. We will support you throughout.

Areas of Work

We have top tier expertise in Agriculture and rural affairs, Chancery, Clinical Negligence, Commercial, Construction and Engineering, Court of Protection, Employment, Family public and private Children, Family Finance and Divorce, Health and Safety, Inquests and Public Inquiries, International Arbitration, Landlord and Tenant, Licensing, Personal Injury, Planning, Professional Negligence, Public and Administrative law, Real Estate, Tax and Wills and Trusts.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

We also provide clients with all the following services: mediation, arbitration, private FDRs, and early neutral evaluation which can help to avoid litigation.

Mediation

For cases where mediation is appropriate, we have a team of 20 qualified mediators available to assist in the capacity of adviser, advocate or mediator.