At Fifteen Winckley Square we offer excellent client care and adhere to the Bar Council Code of Conduct and Practice Management Standards.

Our Chambers in Winckley Square were founded in 1983 as the first set of independent Chambers in Preston. From these premises we have over the years provided an effective and professional service to clients throughout Lancashire and Cumbria in each of our three main areas of practice: family, criminal and civil.

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Chambers boasts some of the leading advocates on the Northern Circuit and has been involved in many of the high profile cases on Circuit in recent years.

Four former members of Chambers have been elevated to the Judiciary. We offer excellent client care and adhere to the Bar Council Code of Conduct and Practice Management Standards in dealings with clients. Our members are supported by a clerking team with vast experience and broad knowledge of the work which we undertake and we have been awarded Quality Mark status by the Legal Services Commission.

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Farewell to PAMS (Parental Assessment Manual) ?

Adam Gulliver, Kirsty Mayle and Olivia Branton discuss the “Farewell to PAMs” and the implementation [...]

Samantha Bowcock KC, Peter Anderson and Lewis Donnelly ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2024

Samantha Bowcock KC, Peter Anderson and Lewis Donnelly have been ranked in the 2024 UK [...]

Another successful Mini-Pupil Day for 2023 at 15 Winckley Square Chambers

Chambers were delighted to welcome a number of mini-pupils to Chambers on Saturday 7th October [...]

Public Law Working Group – Interim Report on Adoption – a Summary from Jack McCabe

Jack McCabe of our Family Team has provided a very helpful summary of Chapter One [...]

Carlisle Rapist given 25 years

Jack Troup prosecuted the defendant who has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-65415631 https://www.itv.com/news/border/2023-04-27/carlisle-man-jailed-for-25-years-for-rape https://www.lancs.live/news/cumbria-news/carlisle-rapist-caged-sickening-list-26794671 [...]

Sentencing takes place of Eleanor Williams for false rape allegations

Sentencing has taken place in the case of Eleanor Williams after she was found guilty [...]

Barbara Webster successful in securing conviction of Eleanor Williams

Barbara Webster received instructions to prosecute Eleanor Williams for Perverting the Course of Justice 3 [...]

Chambers arrangements over the holidays 2022

Chambers will close for the Holidays at 1pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and re-open [...]