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In May 2024, The Bar Council awarded Wilberforce Chambers a Wellbeing Certificate of Recognition for “invaluable work demonstrating commitment to wellbeing in the barristers’ profession”. The Bar Council remarked, “Wilberforce Chambers’ continuous work and dedication to wellbeing is very impressive.”
We are proud signatories to the Women in Law Pledge created by the Bar Council of England and Wales, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). We are committed to the progress of equality, elimination of sex discrimination and pledge to make positive change for the legal profession.
Recruitment
Arbitration and ADR
Since the formation of Wilberforce Chambers, we have been able to welcome a number of established practitioners, and we hope to continue to be able to do so.
We welcome ad hoc applications from practitioners of appropriate calibre whatever their level of seniority (and whether from other chambers or from solicitors’ firms). We also welcome informal inquiries from those who would like more information or who are otherwise not ready to make an application.
We have a small standing tenancy committee, whose remit is to deal with inquiries and applications from candidates who are not in pupillage. The committee includes members who have joined us from other chambers, and who understand the sensitivities and difficulties involved in a move from practice elsewhere.
Any inquiry or application can be made either orally or in writing to the tenancy committee.
All inquiries and any application will be treated in the strictest confidence and confined to the tenancy committee; not even the fact of an inquiry will be passed on to any other member of chambers without consent. The final decision on any application is a matter for all members and, before it can be successful, any application must be considered at a meeting of chambers as a whole.
We aim to deal with all applications as quickly as fairness and the circumstances permit. We are usually able to complete our procedures, including holding a chambers meeting, within a few weeks; and can do so more quickly if necessary.
We encourage applications from people from all sections of society regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age.
Commercial Disputes
THE COMMERCIAL DISPUTES GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING.
The Commercial Disputes Group at Wilberforce Chambers is inviting tenancy applications.
To support our large team of silks and the strong demand for work in this area, Wilberforce Chambers invites applications for tenancy from experienced commercial litigation barristers with a particular expertise in company and shareholder disputes, civil fraud and asset tracing, financial services, offshore litigation, and related professional negligence. Applications are particularly encouraged from junior barristers of 5-12 years’ call.
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of strong performance in respect of their practice, combined with a high level of academic ability.
If anyone interested in applying would like more information about Wilberforce or the application process, they are encouraged to speak to Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) for a confidential discussion.
Wilberforce Chambers is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from groups that are potentially disadvantaged or under-represented at the Bar.
More information on the full application process can be viewed here.
Applications will be treated in strict confidence.
Insolvency
THE INSOLVENCY GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING.
Wilberforce Chambers’ award-winning insolvency practice is recruiting. Tenancy applications are encouraged from silks and juniors who can demonstrate experience in some, or all, of the following areas: corporate insolvency, personal insolvency, contentious and non-contentious restructuring, offshore litigation, and related professional negligence.
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of strong performance in respect of their practice, combined with a high level of academic ability.
If anyone interested in applying would like more information about Wilberforce or the application process, they are encouraged to speak to Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) for a confidential discussion.
Wilberforce Chambers is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from groups that are potentially disadvantaged or under-represented at the Bar.
More information on the full application process can be viewed here.
Applications will be treated in strict confidence.
Pensions
THE PENSIONS GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING.
Wilberforce Chambers’ market-leading pensions practice is recruiting to support our large team of silks and the demand for work in this area.
Tenancy applications are particularly encouraged from junior barristers who can demonstrate experience in pensions litigation, or in cases involving pensions together with professional negligence, tax, insolvency, employment or public law.
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of strong performance in respect of their practice, combined with a high level of academic ability.
If anyone interested in applying would like more information about Wilberforce or the application process, they are encouraged to speak to Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) for a confidential discussion.
Wilberforce Chambers is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from groups that are potentially disadvantaged or under-represented at the Bar.
More information on the full application process can be viewed here.
Applications will be treated in strict confidence.
Professional Liability
Since the formation of Wilberforce Chambers, we have been able to welcome a number of established practitioners, and we hope to continue to be able to do so.
We welcome ad hoc applications from practitioners of appropriate calibre whatever their level of seniority (and whether from other chambers or from solicitors’ firms). We also welcome informal inquiries from those who would like more information or who are otherwise not ready to make an application.
We have a small standing tenancy committee, whose remit is to deal with inquiries and applications from candidates who are not in pupillage. The committee includes members who have joined us from other chambers, and who understand the sensitivities and difficulties involved in a move from practice elsewhere.
Any inquiry or application can be made either orally or in writing to the tenancy committee.
All inquiries and any application will be treated in the strictest confidence and confined to the tenancy committee; not even the fact of an inquiry will be passed on to any other member of chambers without consent. The final decision on any application is a matter for all members and, before it can be successful, any application must be considered at a meeting of chambers as a whole.
We aim to deal with all applications as quickly as fairness and the circumstances permit. We are usually able to complete our procedures, including holding a chambers meeting, within a few weeks; and can do so more quickly if necessary.
We encourage applications from people from all sections of society regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age.
Property
THE PROPERTY GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING.
Owing to a growing caseload and consistent high demand for junior barristers, Wilberforce Chambers’ award-winning property practice is recruiting. Tenancy applications are particularly encouraged from juniors of 5-12 years’ call who can demonstrate experience in a broad range of property litigation cases. We also welcome applications from barristers with expertise in related professional negligence.
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of strong performance in respect of their practice, combined with a high level of academic ability.
If anyone interested in applying would like more information about Wilberforce or the application process, they are encouraged to speak to Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) for a confidential discussion.
Wilberforce Chambers is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from groups that are potentially disadvantaged or under-represented at the Bar.
More information on the full application process can be viewed here.
Applications will be treated in strict confidence.
Trusts, Tax, Probate & Estates
THE TRUSTS, TAX, PROBATE AND ESTATES GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING.
Our Trusts, Tax, Probate and Estates group is seeking to recruit specialist barristers, and professionals looking to qualify as barristers, who have an established practice (of at least 5 years’ call or other PQE) in any or all of the areas of trusts, tax, probate and estates, and related professional negligence, whether on the advisory or litigation side, to complement Chambers’ longstanding top-tier rated practice group.
Applications are particularly encouraged from practitioners who already have an expertise in advising on the taxation of trusts, in the drafting of trust documents or in tax litigation generally, and such applicants are referred to our “Trusts: Non-Contentious” and “Tax” sections under the Trusts, Tax, Probate and Estates area of the website for more information on our experience in these areas. Practitioners with expertise in the area of trusts, probate and estates without expertise in tax are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of strong performance in respect of their practice, combined with a high level of academic ability.
If anyone interested in applying would like more information about Wilberforce or the application process, they are encouraged to speak to Nicholas Luckman (Practice Director) for a confidential discussion.
Wilberforce Chambers is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from groups that are potentially disadvantaged or under-represented at the Bar.
More information on the full application process can be viewed here.
Applications will be treated in strict confidence.