Recent Press Articles

Times Online (May 2007)
"Chambers that don't fit the mould"

South of the river

Unexpectedly nestled among the bars and delis of trendy Bermondsey Street on the edge of Borough is ...er... Farringdon chambers, the first and, so far, only set to locate south of the river. Housed in a funky former homoeopathic apothecary, the set has grown rapidly since starting out with a handful of barristers in rented office space in Farringdon seven years ago. Last year it took on two pupils, and a couple of months ago caused a stir by pinching Paul Purnell, QC, from 187 Fleet Street to be head of chambers.

Alex Dunn, a senior Farringdon tenant, says barristers no longer need to be based around the Inns. "We used to have to be close to the Inns' libraries for research. Everything is online now so it really doesn't matter where you are."