Welcome to 9 St John Street Manchester.

9 St John Street is a leading set of barristers based in Manchester. We are widely renowned for exceptionally high standards of advocacy, advisory and mediation services. The set currently comprises of 9 King's Counsel and 98 Juniors, we have depth and strength across all our specialist practice areas.

Whilst proud of our traditions in the North, we retain national focus and our barristers regularly appear in Courts and Tribunals across the UK including the Appellate Courts and the Supreme Court.

9 St John Street is proud to run its own charitable fund, Nine Lives, supporting the communities of Greater Manchester.

9 St John Street is committed to promoting equality and diversity at the Bar. Please click here to access our equality and diversity policy. 

Latest News

Jamie Hill

Negligence claim by pedestrian, who was run over following road rage incident, dismissed.

13th September, 2024

S v F was an unusual pedestrian versus car road traffic accident claim. Jamie Hill successfully represented the Defendant on...

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James Fryer-Spedding

James Fryer-Spedding speaks at the Northern Contentious Probate Group meeting

13th September, 2024

James Fryer-Spedding had the pleasure of speaking at the Northern Contentious Probate Group meeting, discussing recent cases on proprietary estoppel...

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Victoria Rigby and Elizabeth Murray present to the Forum of Insurance Lawyers

12th September, 2024

Victoria Rigby and Elizabeth Murray, senior members of Chambers Equine/Animals Act team, have today presented to the Forum of Insurance...

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Retirement Celebration for Jill Andrew

3rd September, 2024

9 St John Street Chambers were delighted to host the retirement party of Jill Andrew who was the founding members...

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Greg Lawton

21 Handy Tips for Pupil Barristers

30th August, 2024

After recently completing his pupillage, Greg Lawton shares some helpful advice for incoming pupils in an article published by Legal...

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Robert Smith

Robert Smith Prosecutes Multi Handed Immigration Conspiracy

23rd August, 2024

Yesterday, three defendants were sentenced for their role in a conspiracy to smuggle non-EU nationals into the United Kingdom.

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Emma Clarke

Emma Clarke Featured in Published Textbook

6th August, 2024

As part of her continuing involvement in mooting, Emma Clarke has contributed to the latest edition of “Mooting: The Definitive...

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The Special Educational Needs Tribunal Team Expands!

26th July, 2024

Chambers continues to expand its Special Educational Needs (SEN) Tribunal team.

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William Hamilton

William Hamilton appointed Fee-Paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal

25th July, 2024

Chambers is delighted to announce that William Hamilton has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, assigned...

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