Direct Public Access

Under the new Direct Public Access scheme members of the public are now able to instruct barristers directly for legal advice & advocacy. The amendment to the Code of Conduct allows barristers to undertake work from lay clients without the need for a solicitor or other intermediary professional to be instructed.

Please see the list on the right of members of Tooks Chambers who have accredited Public Access Licenses through the College of Law.

If you would like to instruct a barrister through the Direct Public Access Scheme please call our team of clerks on 020 7842 7575 or email clerks@tooks.co.uk

Please follow the hyperlink below to the guidance notes issued by The Bar Council

Public Access Guidance for Lay Clients - March 2010

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Tooks Chambers

Tooks Chambers is a large, modern and efficient set of barristers united in their commitment to access to justice and representation without fear or favour. 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. Members' expertise now extends across criminal and civil specialist areas of law but with an emphasis on protecting the individual against the interests of the state.

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