Turnover hits £33m in record year for Leeds chambers
Leeds-based Exchange Chambers has announced record turnover of £33.1m for the 2018/2019 financial year – a rise of 7.5% on last year’s £30.8m.
The barristers’ Chambers, based on Oxford Row in Leeds, has now set its sights on further expansion in Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool.
Tom Handley, Exchange Chambers’ CEO, said: “It has been a very positive twelve months with all our departments performing strongly. The multi-disciplinary nature of our Leeds Chambers is driving high quality instructions across the board. We are continuing to build our client base across the North Eastern circuit.”
The Set is also launching a pupillage academy with one of the largest ever annual intakes of pupils by a barristers’ Chambers. Exchange will take on six pupils in September 2020 covering crime, commercial and common law. In recent years, Exchange Chambers has recruited 3 pupils every year.
As one of the largest and most well-resourced sets in England and Wales, Exchange Chambers is regularly instructed on major national cases, flying the flag for the regional Bar.
Bill Braithwaite
Bill Braithwaite QC, Head of Exchange Chambers, said the Set was committed to breaking new ground and increasing access to the Bar for aspiring barristers. He added: “Chambers’ strong financial performance positions us well for future expansion.
“The launch of a pupillage academy – in effect, a national centre of excellence for aspiring barristers – marks our commitment to the next generation of talent.”
