Barrister set announces Newcastle city centre relocation to further enable growth

Parklane Plowden Chambers has announced it is relocating from its Newcastle premises in Lombard House on the quayside to new premises within Portland House in the city centre.

The set, which also has chambers in Leeds city centre, will move out of Lombard House at the end of June 2023 and, after a short stay in serviced offices, is expected to move into Portland House in September.

The move is part of Parklane Plowden’s ongoing strategic growth plans and will also bring them closer to Newcastle Civic Centre where the Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre is located.

The relocation will see the set’s members and team of six clerks, led by chambers’ director Michael Stubbs and practice director Sharon Robson, occupy 2,000 sq ft of newly refurbished Grade A office accommodation on the first floor of the Grade-II listed building on New Bridge Street.

The set’s chambers in Leeds are on Westgate opposite the Leeds Combined Court Centre and were reopened last year after the completion of a six-figure refurbishment of its four-storey, 11,000 sq ft premises.

Head of chambers, James Murphy, commented: “Our new accommodation at Portland House will provide us with a high quality, flexible workspace in an excellent location in the heart of the city.

“We pride ourselves on being a vibrant and progressive set and this move demonstrates our commitment to providing excellent outcomes for our clients and being the place where talented people want to work.

“As part of our ongoing investment strategy, which saw the extensive refurbishment of our Leeds premises in 2021, the Newcastle relocation will give us room to grow and welcome more members and staff colleagues.”

Parklane Plowden aims to provide “unrivalled strength and depth of expertise” with 59 barristers rated by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 where it is ranked as a band one set on the North-eastern Circuit in nine practice areas.

Michael Stubbs, chambers’ director, added: “Leaving the quayside after over two decades in Lombard House is an exciting next step for chambers and for our clients.

“Our core practice areas of chancery and commercial, employment, family and clinical negligence and personal injury have grown dramatically over the last fifteen years and this move will enable us to further build on that success.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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