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HISTORY
The story of Bankside Chambers Bankside Chambers has its origins around 1990 when a group of barristers took up tenancies at 9 Princes Street Auckland. Over time the group was joined by more barristers and the entire sixth floor at 9 Princes Street was leased. As the reputation of the Chambers grew, so too did the desire of members to establish New Zealand's leading chambers of its kind, resulting in the significant step of creating state-of-the-art new offices in Shortland Street in 2005. The new location generated the new name. Bankside Street runs parallel to Princes St to intersect with Shortland St where the new building is located. In the early days of Auckland there was a bank in the street and it was known as Bank Street, which at some point became Bankside Street. The name bears ties to England: Bankside in London was the theatre centre on the south bank of the Thames. The first theatre was the Rose and then came the Swan and the Globe. It is an area of colourful history – theatres, gambling, gatherings of prostitutes and bull and bear baiting. It is also where Clink Jail was located. Bankside Chambers in Auckland is, by contrast, the model of a modern set of legal chambers, with leading-edge technology, comfortable facilities and spacious meeting rooms. |