Doughty Street Chambers

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Doughty Street Chambers is a British set of barristers' chambers situated in Bristol, Manchester and London's Doughty Street, undertaking criminal justice, public law, immigration, employment, human rights and civil liberties work.{{cite web

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|title = About Us:Doughty Street Chambers

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Doughty Street Chambers was set up in 1990 by thirty barristers, aiming to break the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns of Court. The chambers are now over four times the size with over 120 members, including 42 King's Counsels. Geoffrey Robertson is the founder and joint head of Doughty Street Chambers along with Edward Fitzgerald.{{cite web

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|title = Geoffrey Robertson QC

|access-date = 29 March 2009

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Helena Normanton's nomination for an English Heritage Blue Plaque (unveiled in October 2021 by Brenda Hale) was made by women barristers at Doughty Street Chambers.{{Cite web|date=21 October 2021|title=Blue plaque for first practising female barrister Helena Normanton unveiled|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/oct/21/blue-plaque-for-first-practising-female-barrister-helena-normanton-unveiled|access-date=21 October 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

Due to representing Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media owner, Jimmy Lai barristers have been targetted by the Chinese state with rape threats to themselves and their children, surveillance and hacking of bank accounts.{{Cite news |last=Siddique |first=Haroon |date=2025-02-15 |title=UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/uk-based-lawyers-for-hong-kong-activist-jimmy-lai-targeted-by-chinese-state |access-date=2025-02-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}