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"Drystone Chambers is a 'go-to set' with excellent barristers and a good depth of counsel."

The Legal 500 2023

"Drystone Chambers is sufficiently large to offer a range of counsel with various specialisms to cover most courts in England and Wales."

The Legal 500 2023

"They have a depth of talent and expertise,"

Chambers & Partners 2023

"They are a well-organised clerks' room. They are quick to help and have lots of experience."

Chambers & Partners 2023

''Drystone Chambers is a good reliable set"

Legal 500 2023

"The Clerks are helpful and experienced"

Legal 500 2023

"Drystone has a large number of experienced counsel covering the breadth and depth of criminal offences. The level of expertise is second to none."

Legal 500 2024

"Drystone has standout practitioners that handle a wide range of criminal matters."

Legal 500 2024

'Drystone Chambers is ‘a very good set with a variety of strong barristers’

The Legal 500 2025

"Drystone is well served by its clerks who are very helpful and able to triage a large number of cases with aplomb."

Chambers and Partners, 2025

"The clerks provide a fantastic service. They are easy to contact and work to resolve issues at short notice."

Chambers and Partners, 2025

'Drystone Chambers is a first-choice set.'

Legal500 2026

"The clerks are extremely helpful and will always try and accommodate our requests."

Chambers and Partners, 2026, Band 1

Drystone is its people.

Not just its silks and juniors, associates, pupils, clerks and support staff but each individual who, physically or virtually, walks through our door.

Our commitment to our clients, professional and lay, is unconditional. Whether the case is small or large, criminal or regulatory, to instruct a member of Drystone is to instruct Drystone itself – an unrivalled source of collective experience and knowledge.

I am immensely proud to lead this set. The Bar faces many challenges. I know Drystone is equal to them.

Allison Summers KC

Benjamin Disraeli famously said “There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damned lies, and statistics”. However used correctly numbers illuminate the truth; here are some about our criminal justice system.

78,329
Cases awaiting trial in Crown Court

2,400
Number of criminal barristers (approximately)

35%
Percentage of the Judiciary who are women

51%
Percentage of women in population in England and Wales

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