Our more experienced practitioners have appeared in cases arising out of the miners strike of 1984-5, the struggle by print-workers to save their jobs in the dispute with union-busting employer Eddie Shah in Warrington in the 1980s and many other cases involving the struggle for workers' rights as well as activities carried out by environmental campaigners.

In more recent times our practitioners have appeared in cases involving animal rights campaigns, cases arising out of the disturbances in Oldham and Burnley in 2001, have developed one of the leading teams of specialist housing law practitioners outside of London, are considered to be one of the leading specialist Chambers in immigration law and have built a strong reputation for expertise in employment and discrimination work.

The head of chambers, Ian Macdonald QC, is also a member of Two Garden Court in London and was for many years one of its two joint heads of chambers.

Since chambers was formed in 1996, we have grown to 20 members. All members are involved in making the important decisions that affect the running of chambers. Decisions are made through the chambers meeting and planning committee and each of the interest groups (crime, immigration, housing and employment) hold regular meetings to discuss issues relevant to their specialisations.