Matrix Chambers

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title: "Matrix Chambers" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["barristers'-chambers-in-the-united-kingdom", "2000-establishments-in-the-united-kingdom", "law-firms-based-in-london"] description: "International legal services provider" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_Chambers" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary International legal services provider ::

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Field	Value
name	Matrix Chambers
logo	Matrix Chambers logo.svg
offices	London, Geneva, Brussels
headquarters	Gray's Inn, London, England
num_lawyers	Over 100 practitioners
practice_areas	General practice
date_founded
homepage
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| name = Matrix Chambers | logo = Matrix Chambers logo.svg | offices = London, Geneva, Brussels | headquarters = Gray's Inn, London, England | num_lawyers = Over 100 practitioners | practice_areas = General practice | date_founded = | company_type = | homepage = Matrix Chambers is a legal services provider based in Gray's Inn London, England, with offices in Brussels and Geneva. Founded in April 2000 by 22 barristers from 7 different chambers, it has since expanded has over 100 lawyers who work throughout the UK and internationally. Matrix focuses on criminal law, constitutional law and human rights.

History

Matrix was founded in May 2000 before the implementation of the Human Rights Act in October. The Independent reported that the chambers "was being set up with many of the leading and most high-profile barristers in the area of human rights – who had all been headhunted." Founding members included David Bean, Nicholas Blake, Cherie Booth, James Crawford, Ben Emmerson, Robin Knowles, Raza Husain Thomas Linden, Rabinder Singh, and Rhodri Thompson.

Other members include: Lord Brennan, Lord Hermer, Conor Gearty, Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Clare Montgomery, Tim Owen, Philippe Sands, Hugh Tomlinson, Takis Tridimas, Ben Silverstone, Helen Mountfield, and Alex Bailin.

Practice areas

• Commercial Law
• Competition and EU
• Crime
• Employment Law
• International Arbitration
• Investigations
• Media and Information Law
• Public International Law
• Public Law

References

References

1. "Matrix Chambers - Barristers' Chambers".
2. (2000-05-15). "A change of order at the Bar".
3. "MEET: Sir Nicholas Blake".
4. (26 September 2014). "Cherie Booth leaves Matrix Chambers".
5. (27 January 2015). "Ben Emmerson QC – the high-flyer representing Marina Litvinenko".
6. (2024-01-24). "Raza Husain KC".
7. Debretts. "Rhodri Thompson, Esq, QC's Biography". Debretts.
8. "Former Members".
9. "Members – Matrix Chambers". Matrix Chambers.

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