We are delighted to announce our results in the Legal 500 UK Bar 2027 Rankings, with recognition across our specialist practice areas and individual barristers

This year's highlights include:

  • 4 Practice Area (Set) Rankings
  • 62 Individual Rankings
  • Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law recognised as a Tier 4 Set for the first time
  • Continued set rankings in Extradition (Tier 1), Proceeds of Crime (Tier 2) & Asset Forfeiture, and Crime (Tier 4)

We are particularly pleased to congratulate Charlotte Oliver and Danielle Barden on their first individual rankings in Crime, and John Warrington on his first ranking in Inquests & Inquiries. Congratulations to Andrew Bird KC for his recognition in Fraud & White Collar Crime.

Special congratulations also go to our Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law Team on achieving its first Tier 4 Set ranking, a significant milestone that reflects the strength and depth of the team's expertise and commitment to clients.

We are proud that our Extradition Team has maintained its Tier 1 ranking, while our Crime and POCA & Asset Forfeiture teams continue to receive recognition for their exceptional work.

Our thanks and congratulations go to all of our barristers, staff, and clients whose continued support and dedication have contributed to these outstanding results.

Our rankings in more detail are set out below:

Professional Disciplinary & Regulatory Law | Tier 3 Set

Congratulations to the Team – now recognised as a Tier 3 Set.

Congratulations on moving up in Professional Discipline & Regulatory:

  • Guy Micklewright – moves up to Tier 3 - Leading Junior

Continued Recognition in Professional Discipline & Regulatory:

  • Wendy Hewitt - Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • Matthew Corrie - Tier 3 - Leading Junior 
  • Ini Udom - Tier 4 - Leading Junior
  • Alecsandra Manning-Rees - Tier 4 - Leading Junior
  • Amy Woolfson - Tier 4 - Leading Junior

Extradition | Tier 1 | Top Tier Set Ranking

Continued Recognition in Extradition:

  • David Josse KC - Tier 1 - Leading Silk.
  • Natasha Draycott - Tier 1 - Leading Junior
  • Ben Keith - Tier 1 - Leading Junior
  • Louisa Collins - Tier 1 - Leading Junior
  • David Williams - Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • Mark Smith - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Danielle Barden - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Georgia Beatty - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Sophia Kerridge - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Sian Priory - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Joe O'Leary - Rising Star
  • Rebecca Thomas - Rising Stars

Proceeds of Crime and Asset Forfeiture | Tier 2 Set Ranking

Congratulations for continued Recognition in POCA & Asset Forfeiture:

  • Andrew Bird KC - Tier 2 - Leading Silk.
  • Gary Pons - Tier 1 - Leading Junior.
  • Sarah Wood - Tier 1 - Leading Junior.
  • James Fletcher - Tier 1 - Leading Junior.
  • Barnaby Hone - Tier 1 - Leading Junior 
  • John McNamara - Tier 2 - Leading Junior. 
  • Gemma Rose - Tier 3 - Leading Junior.
  • Rebecca Thomas - Rising Star.

Business Crime & Large Corporates and Fraud & White Collar Crime 

Congratulations on being newly recognised:

  • Andrew Bird KC - New ranking in Fraud & White Collar Crime - Tier 2 - Leading Silk

Congratulations on moving up:

  • Ini Udom - moves up to Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • David Stern - moves up to Tier 2  - alongside ranking in Business Crime (Large Corporates – Tier 3
  • Francesca Levett - moves up to Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • Dominic Connolly - moves up to Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • John McNamara - moves up to Tier 3 - Leading Junior

Congratulations on continued recognition:

  • Edmund Burge KC - Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • Kevin Dent KC - Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • Mark Cotter KC - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Danielle Barden - Tier 3 - Leading Junior

Crime: Defence & Prosecution | Tier 4 Set Ranking

Newly Recognised in Crime:

  • Charlotte Oliver - Tier 4 - Leading Junior
  • Danielle Barden - Tier 4 - Leading Junior

Congratulations on moving up in Crime:

  • Francesca Levett - Moves to Tier 3 Leading Junior

Continued Recognition in Crime:

  • Mark Cotter KC - Tier 2 - Leading Silk.
  • John Cammegh KC - Tier 3 - Leading Silk
  • Kevin Dent KC - Tier 4 - Leading Silk
  • Jose Olivares-Chandler - Tier 2 - Leading Junior
  • John Warrington - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Dominic Connolly - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • Chris May - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • Francesca Levett - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • Gemma Rose - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • John McNamara - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • Dan Jones - Tier 4 - Leading junior
  • Dharmendra (Dee) Toor - Tier 3 - Leading Junior
  • Dee continues to be recognised in: Midlands Circuit - Tier 3 - Crime (general & fraud) - Leading Junior

Family Team

Congratulations on moving up in Family:

  • Niamh Wilkie - moves up to Tier 4 - Leading Junior -  Family: Children & Domestic Abuse
  • Mark Smith - moves up to Tier 4 - Leading Junior -  Family: Children & Domestic Abuse

Continued recognition:

  • Sarah Wood - Tier 4 - Leading Junior - Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy

International Human Rights & Criminal Law

  • Ben Keith - Tier 3 - Leading Junior.

Immigration

Continued recognition:

  • Ben Keith - Tier 3 - Leading Junior

Continued Recognition in Immigration:

  • Mark Smith - Tier 4 - Leading Junior