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Red Lion Chambers is a UK set of barristers' chambers, specialising in criminal law, formerly known as 18 Red Lion Court.
The set was established in 1950 by Frederick Lawton (later a Lord Justice of Appeal) at 5 King's Bench Walk before moving to 18 Red Lion Court in 1997. The current heads of chambers are Gillian Jones KC and Tom Forster KC.
It is now one of the largest sets of criminal barristers in the country with over 100 members in London and Chelmsford and is ranked as a leading criminal set by the main law directories, the Legal 500[1] and Chambers and Partners.[2]
Members of chambers have prosecuted and defended in many famous criminal cases with former head of chambers Anthony Arlidge KC successfully defending David Moor and prosecuting Jeremy Bamber for murder; Max Hill KC prosecuting in the second Damilola Taylor murder trial; and Simon Spence KC in the Ipswich serial murders.[3]