About us

Driven by a profound belief in human rights and civil liberties for all.

Founded on 1st May 1984 at the height of the Miners' Strike, much of Tooks' early work was defending miners wrongly accused of riot and affray. Now a large, modern and efficient chambers, Tooks offers specialist advice and representation across a wide range of civil and criminal law, but it is still driven by a profound belief in human rights and civil liberties for all and the democratic importance of an independent Bar.

Tooks' profile remains unashamedly political - the Orgreave miners, the Deptford/New Cross Fire, the Marchioness Disaster, the Lockerbie/Omagh/Dublin Monaghan bombings, the Birmingham Six , the ABC Official Secrets case, the Bradford 12 and the Newham 7 against the National Front, the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, the Princess Diana and De Menezes inquests, Bloody Sunday, Fatmir Limaj, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo - have all involved members of Tooks, but also the activities of members who write and lecture extensively, contribute to legal journals and conferences, appear on radio and television and are active in groups such as Amicus, Legal Action Group, Liberty, Justice, Redress, Rights of Women, The Civil Rights Movement, The Fawcett Society, Haldane Society, The Society of Black Lawyers, and The Society of Labour Lawyers.

Twenty-five years on Tooks' fearless commitment to access to justice for the most vulnerable and marginalised individuals and groups in society has never been stronger, with a diversity of expertise and ability in our members which well equips us to find legal solutions to modern injustices - wherever they are exposed.

[Image] Barbed wire