At New Park Court Chambers, we do things a little differently. With over 70 junior barrist
As a Tier 1 Set based in Leeds and Newcastle we are home to a number of high profile and nationally and internationally reputable Counsel.
At New Park Court Chambers, we do things a little differently. With over 70 junior barrist
As a Tier 1 Set based in Leeds and Newcastle we are home to a number of high profile, nationally and internationally reputed counsel, as well as as those in the early stages of their careers, whose developing practices will see them as the future of the Bar.
Our wider team are also well known and well respected for delivering a stellar service across clerking and strategic business operations.
The victim, James Hitchcock, had been on a night out with friends, when they came across the defendant and his friends in York train station. After an initial verbal exchange between the groups, the defendant became focused on Mr Hitchcock and others nearby had to step in to prevent the defendant becoming violent. Mr Hitchcock […]
Jason Pitter KC and Ben Campbell appeared for the prosecution in the tragic case of a man, dubbed a “Good Samaritan” by the media, who was murdered when he was driven over by the Defendant. The circumstances of the case had attracted widespread national publicity because the deceased, who had been out on a family […]
Read moreOn 3 July 2025 John Belfield was convicted of murdering Thomas Campbell and conspiring to rob him. The verdicts marked the end of a four week trial in which evidence arising from a meticulous investigation by Greater Manchester Police was presented to the jury by Nick and Richard. Thomas Campbell was murdered in appalling circumstances, […]
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