The Chambers

Enterprise Chambers is a leading commercial chancery set of barristers.

As both advocates and advisers, members of Enterprise Chambers deal with a broad range of issues arising out of business, financial and property matters, with a particular emphasis on the fields of commercial and general chancery, company, insolvency, landlord and tenant, real property and social housing work.

Members regularly appear in all levels of courts and tribunals, as well as at mediations and in arbitrations, both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Several members are qualified arbitrators and mediators. All members regularly speak at seminars and Enterprise Chambers is authorised by the Law Society as a course provider.

Enterprise Chambers comprises 34 practising barristers and is located in Lincoln’s Inn in London, Park Square in Leeds and on the Quayside in Newcastle.

Enterprise Chambers is applauded for "consistently exceeding expectations" and for accommodating

"first rate" barristers with an "easy and approachable" manner

(Chambers & Partners 2008)

The origin of Enterprise Chambers was a merger in 1964 of the chambers of John Balcombe QC (subsequently Lord Justice Balcombe) and the chambers of Hugh Francis QC. Former members include Lord Cross of Chelsea, Lord Millett, Mr Justice Godfrey (Hong Kong Court of Appeal), Justice Templeman (Supreme Court of Western Australia) and Mr Justice Mann.

In 1988, recognising the importance of Leeds as a burgeoning commercial centre, Enterprise Chambers set up a branch in Leeds. Following the success of that venture, a further branch was established in Newcastle in 1997.