How we work

Littleton is a leading set of barristers chambers in London. Our 56 members provide specialist legal advice, support and advocacy services in the UK and Internationally.

The principal areas of practice are Employment, Commercial Litigation, Sports, Arbitration, Independent Investigations, Company, Partnership & LLP, Civil Fraud, Injunctions, Insolvency, Professional Discipline, International & Offshore and Public & Human Rights.  The work that our barristers undertake is set out on our Expertise pages and in more detail on each individual barrister’s profile page.

Our barristers provide high quality and flexible service to clients. We act for a wide range of clients, including UK and international law firms, in-house legal teams, and overseas lawyers. Some members also accept instructions directly under the Licensed and Public Access Rules.

Littleton’s barristers are self-employed, independent practitioners, who share premises and administration services in chambers. Members of Chambers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

Instructing our barristers

If you would like to enquire or instruct a barrister at Littleton Chambers, please contact the clerking team. They will discuss your enquiry with you and can help you identify the barristers with the right experience and availability to assist.

Client care

Littleton Chambers is committed to providing the highest levels of client service. We welcome the opportunity to know what our clients think so that we can continuously improve our service.

We value all client instructions and take pride in delivering an excellent service. However, we understand that sometimes things go wrong. If for any reason you are unhappy or have concerns about the service provided, please contact us, so that we can try and resolve your concerns as a matter of urgency. You can raise your concerns directly with  our Senior Clerk, Jason Drakeford, or our Chambers Director, Clare Bello, on 020 7797 8600. We aim to resolve issues promptly, but if not, please see our formal complaints procedure.

If you remain dissatisfied after following our procedure, you may refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman (PO Box 6167), Slough, SL1 0EH; enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk), who handles service complaints once internal processes are complete. The Legal Ombudsman’s publish their decision data on their website.

If your complaint is in relation to a breach of the Barristers Professional Code of Conduct you should refer this  to the Bar Standards Board (see Authorisation scheme below).

Authorisation Scheme

Littleton Chambers’ members are regulated by Bar Standards Board (BSB) to provide legal services in England and Wales.

The BSB Barristers’ Register is an online database which displays details of all barristers authorised to practise in England & Wales and who hold a current practising certificate. The register provides information about barristers’ practising status, the legal activities they are authorised to undertake and if they have been subject to any disciplinary findings.

If you wish to contact the BSB, their contact details are:

The Bar Standards Board
289-293 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HZ
Telephone: 020 7611 1444
contactus@barstandardsboard.org.uk

Professional indemnity insurance

Barristers all have professional indemnity insurance. Details of individual members of chambers cover can be provided on request, please contact the clerks.

Contractual terms

Littleton Chambers’ barristers provide services under our Standard Terms of Business (last revised May 2025). A privacy notice for clients, prospective clients, and professional contacts is available on our website.

These are the published standard terms of Littleton Chambers’ barristers within the meaning of Rule rC30.9(o)(B) of the Bar Standards Board Handbook. Accordingly, except for legal aid and CPS instructions, the ‘cab rank’ rule does not apply where instructions are offered on terms other than these standard terms.

Our terms apply to instructions from Authorised Persons (including solicitors). For alternative instruction routes, such as public access, please contact our clerks.

For any questions about these arrangements, please contact our clerking team.

Charging for our services

Our skilled clerks provide fee estimates and budgets tailored to each instruction. Fees are usually based on hourly rates, reflecting the barrister’s expertise, skills, matter complexity, and market rates. Alternative structures such as fixed or capped fees may be agreed where appropriate.

Hearing fees typically consist of a fixed brief fee (covering preparation and the first day) plus refresher fees for subsequent days. In suitable cases, additional or damages-based agreements may be considered.

VAT is charged where applicable, and VAT numbers are available on request from the clerking team. Barristers’ expenses are added only if agreed in advance.

Client confidentiality and information barriers

We recognise the importance of client confidentiality, and our barristers and staff team all understand the importance and duty to keep the affairs of each client confidential.

Unlike solicitors practicing in partnership, members of chambers may be instructed on opposing sides of a case. Given our size and expertise, this occurs frequently. We have a protocol in chambers to safeguard confidentiality and operate a strict Information Barriers policy. Each party is supported by a separate clerking team, ensuring full separation of advice and administration.

Privacy notice

Littleton Chambers is a barristers’ chambers that supplies legal services.

Specific privacy notices apply depending on your relationship with Littleton Chambers. The relationships are:

• Client, prospective client or third parties whose information is handled in connection with providing services to clients such as solicitors, opponent, judge, arbitrator, mediator and witnesses: Barristers’ Privacy notice in relation to Client Services.
• Member, associate tenant, pupil, mini-pupil, or applicant for any of these positions: Littleton Chambers’ Members Privacy Notice and Littleton Chambers Employees Privacy Notice (available upon application).
• Those using this website and whose information is used for marketing purposes: Littleton Website and Marketing Privacy Notice.

Data protection

All Barristers are registered with the Information Commissioner as Data Controllers. Their individual ICO details can be provided on request, please contact the clerks.

Provision of Services Regulations

The following information is provided by Littleton Chambers in accordance with the requirements of The Provision of Services Regulations 2009. Any required information which is not provided below is included in our Letter of Acknowledgement which details the terms of business between us and our clients.

Business Name: Littleton Chambers
Legal Status: Barristers Chambers
Contact Details:

3 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London, EC4Y 7HR
Telephone: 0207 797 8599
Fax: 020 7797 8600
DX 1047 Chancery Lane

clerks@littletonchambers.co.uk

VAT: GB 321 5727 22

Public access

Some Littleton barristers are qualified to accept instructions directly from individuals, companies and organisations without the need for a solicitor. Areas of expertise include employment, commercial and shareholder disputes, civil fraud, offshore and regulatory cases, sports law, partnership disputes, mediation and arbitration.

Not all cases are suitable for public access. If solicitor support is required, our barristers and clerks will advise and recommend firms where appropriate.

Contact us

Call 020 7797 8600 or email clerks@littletonchambers.co.uk. ID and anti-money laundering checks may be required.

Fees: Based on the barrister’s experience, case complexity, and time required, plus VAT and any agreed expenses.

For more details, please see the Bar Standards Board’s Public Access Guidance for Lay Clients.

Fees for routine Employment Tribunal cases

If you instruct one of our barristers on a public access basis for routine Employment Tribunal proceedings, namely ordinary unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal proceedings, we are able to provide more specific guidelines as to pricing and timescales.

Please note these guidelines apply to advice and representation given to employers or employees in ordinary unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims.

They do not apply where there are other claims.

Timescales

Timescales for your case may vary depending on factors such a barrister’s availability, the complexity of your case, the need for additional documents, and the other side’s approach. As pure guidance only, more straight forward ET cases tend to have a hearing date fixed within 6 months of a claim being made.

Fees

We may charge fixed fees for routine cases, which means we will charge a set amount of money for the work. In the chart below, we set out a range of fixed fees for Direct Access Barristers at Littleton doing the specific examples of work.

All fees quoted are exclusive of VAT and there may be additional expenses such as travel and accommodation which are also not included. The level of fixed fee will depend on the seniority of the Barrister or the complexity of the case. For particularly complex cases, fixed fees may not be appropriate.

 

Stage of case	Fee
Initial conference	£2,500 to £10,000 + VAT
Written advice on claim	£3,000 to £15,000 + VAT
Preparation of case, drafting documents	£3,750 to £15,000 + VAT
Preliminary hearing, up to 1/2 day	£3,500 to £15,000 + VAT
Tribunal hearing  – 1 day	£5,000 – 20,000 + VAT
Refresher	£3,000 to £10,000 + VAT
Remedy hearing  – 1 day	£5,000 to £20,000 + VAT

Contact us

All above information is correct as at January 2026. For fee estimates for anything other than routine wrongful or unfair dismissal claims, or for any other query, please contact the Clerks at clerks@littletonchambers.co.uk or on 020 7797 8600.