Our people


We have over 70 barristers, including 9 King’s Counsel, as members of our set based in Chester.  All members of the Linenhall team are friendly and approachable and combine experience with a good sense of judgement to provide clients with advice they can rely upon.

At Linenhall Chambers, we know that our people are our greatest asset, holding the highest levels of expertise and working closely together to provide clients with the best levels of advice, service and care.

The culture of our set is close-knit, with both barristers and clerks being down to earth, accessible, and providing clients with guidance in plain language using the most appropriate means to do so for you. Clients recognise and value this approach and form close working relationships with both our barristers and clerks.

Our dedicated teams of specialists in criminal, civil and family law include individuals at all levels of call enabling us to provide the depth of expertise and service needed for each individual case. They develop deep working relationships with their clients, and regularly going above and beyond to look after clients with particular needs.

Our experienced clerks are a critical part of the team here at Linenhall, working closely with both barristers and clients to ensure the barrister is assigned to a case and that services are delivered to the highest standards. They provide an efficient, polite and prompt turnaround on queries from instructing solicitors, building positive working relationships with clients and tailoring the service to their particular needs.

For more information on our people, please choose the specialist you wish to learn more about below. Alternatively, view our past members and door tenants.

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Gordon Cole KC

Year of Call: 1979

Year of Silk: 2006

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James Tillyard KC

Year of Call: 1978

Year of Silk: 2002

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Andrew Thomas KC

Year of Call: 1989

Year of Silk: 2008

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David Elias KC

Year of Call: 1994

Year of Silk: 2017

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Caroline Rees KC

Year of Call: 1994

Year of Silk: 2018

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Owen Thomas KC

Year of Call: 1994

Year of Silk: 2018

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Ben Douglas Jones KC

Year of Call: 1998

Year of Silk: 2018

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Jonathan Rees KC

Year of Call: 2000

Year of Silk: 2019

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Owen Edwards KC

Year of Call: 1992

Year of Silk: 2023

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Linenhall Chambers and its members are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.