Instructing Us

Members of Ropewalk Chambers adhere to the ‘cab rank rule, which imposes upon barristers the obligation to accept instructions from anyone who, through an appropriate instruction, wishes to engage their services in an area of law in which they practise.

We will not accept an instruction that is in breach of the Bar Standards Board's Equality and Diversity Code.

On the Claimant side, we regularly work for most major unions and on behalf of individuals.  We are amenable to all legitimate funding arrangements.

On the Defendant side, we have long-standing relationships with the majority of insurers in the UK.  We are one of a very small number of Chambers nationwide that is on the Zurich panel to cover all lines of their business.  We are also a panel Chambers for various other insurers, the Motor Insurers Bureau and for several local authority consortia.

We regularly defend private clients, those that are self-insured, local and police authorities, the Treasury, the MDU and the NHSLA.

For business and property work, our clientele ranges from individuals, partnerships and small businesses to multi-national corporations.

As a Chambers in the East Midlands we are ideally situated as a nationwide provider of legal services and we do not routinely charge travelling time for conferences or hearings.

Increasingly, instructions are received from clients under the Licensed Access Scheme.

This is a licensing system whereby organisations or individuals who have expertise in particular areas of the law are suitable to instruct barristers.  A schedule of licensed organisations can be found at the link above.

To discuss the instruction of members of Ropewalk Chambers please contact the Senior Clerk, Tony Hill, or Deputy Senior Clerk, Alan Odiam.