St James's Chambers can trace its history back to 1836 when it was situated in St James's Square, Manchester. Chambers in its present form was established in 1917 by Neville Laski and James Marshall Easton, who wrote widely on Chancery issues such as trustees, rentcharges and copyright.

The last two decades have seen a succession of appointments to the Bench from chambers, and our practice has steadily flourished.

We are firmly established as a leading Chancery and commercial litigation set in the North of England.