It is considered by legal commentators to be one of the 'Magic Circle' of London's most prestigious commercial barristers' chambers.
Brick Court Chambers was founded in 1921 by William Jowitt KC, who later became Lord Chancellor.
When Cooke went to the High Court in 1967, he was succeeded by Philip Owen QC, Leader of the Wales & Chester Circuit, who remained Head of Chambers for 23 years.
On Jonathan Sumption's appointment to the Supreme Court in 2012, Nicholas Green QC replaced him, and on his appointment to the High Court Bench in 2013, Helen Davies QC became joint Head of Chambers.
Brick Court Chambers currently comprises 110 full-time members, 50 of whom are silks, including well-known silk Sir Sydney Kentridge QC (a former Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, who was awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award at the 2013 Halsbury Legal Awards[1]).