Ryan has worked in Chambers since 1997 and became Senior Clerk – Matrimonial Finance and Private Law, in 2025.

Ryan has extensive knowledge of our band 1-ranked team (Legal 500 and Chambers UK Bar) and prides himself on ‘going the extra mile’ for all of our clients. Indeed, the Legal 500 2025 edition stated, ‘Ryan Barker is a class act; an absolute stand-out clerk’ and ‘Ryan Barker knows what solicitors need from a clerk and delivers every time’.

Outside of work, Ryan enjoys most sports, playing for a veterans football team and is a keen pool player. He also enjoys live music, good food and travel.