Eleanor Davison
Fountain Court Chambers 'Highly experienced regulatory lawyer with the proven track record in major business crime litigation.'
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
1
Rachna Gokani
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Rachna is a workhorse who will work tirelessly to ensure the best result for any case in which she is instructed, however big or small. A star of the junior bar.’
Katherine Hardcastle
Fountain Court Chambers ‘She becomes part of the solicitor and client team seamlessly, adding immense value and earning complete respect from all parties – opponent included – through her exceptional legal knowledge and execution, fused with her highly refined people skills. Katherine is pure class – as good as it gets.’
Nichola Higgins
Matrix Chambers ‘Nichola is a go to barrister for SFO and FCA investigations. Nichola understands the mind of the executive and connects on a personal level with her clients. She works hard, knows her case backwards and is super responsive and strategic.’
Rachel Kapila
Cloth Fair Chambers
Peter Ratliff
6KBW College Hill
Vivienne Tanchel
2 Hare Court
Faras Baloch
Red Lion Chambers 'Faras is incredibly hardworking, fair minded, calm and diligent. The in depth knowledge of the underlying evidence in each case shines through. With a methodical forensic style of cross which can be devastatingly effective.'
Stuart Biggs
Cloth Fair Chambers ‘There is no issue that Stuart can't or won't turn his hand to. A particular strength of his is his interest in and enthusiasm for technical and esoteric issues, especially cases involving emerging technologies and applying them to older legislation.’
Cameron Crowe
Gough Square Chambers 'Cameron is an excellent advocate and a very clever, tactical lawyer in complete command of his brief. His drafting is clear and persuasive. He is well organised and responsive. He has impeccable judgement – he doesn’t take bad points.'
Tom Doble
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Tom is the stand out criminal barrister of his generation, particularly in corporate and white collar crime. On his feet, he has the assurance of barristers twice his call, with the intellectual skill and intuition for his tribunal to match.’
Duncan Jones
25 Bedford Row ‘Duncan is an intelligent barrister who gives clear advice and produces high quality written work. He is engaged in all the myriad issues of the case and provides a keen insight, particularly based on his previous experience dealing with high profile corruption cases brought by the SFO.’
Jason Mansell
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘He is the among the best in the cross-over between criminal work and regulatory work. He is authoritative and pragmatic in equal measure, always looking for the swiftest solution for the client.’
Rhys Meggy
Cloth Fair Chambers ‘One of the leading practitioners in the highly competitive field business, regulatory crime and fraud. He is an excellent advocate with immense presence in court, respected by the bench and his opponents. He has a wonderful manner that comes with a confidence borne from exposure to the most challenging work.’
Sailesh Mehta
Red Lion Chambers 'When prosecuting - he is the smiling assassin - totally prepared and ready for every legal argument - but incredibly calm and pleasant as he delivers the legal blows - fatal to your case! But when defending, again completely prepared - while empathetic to the lay client, calm and instills trust and confidence - a true master of his craft.'
Oliver Powell
Outer Temple Chambers
Simon Ray
6KBW College Hill ‘Simon is rock solid and utterly reassuring. Vastly experienced with a towering intellect and a devastatingly measured and effective courtroom advocate. Equally and wonderfully adept at briefing a boardroom as addressing a jury.’
2
Kathryn Arnot Drummond
5KBW ‘Kathryn is diligent, hard-working and details oriented, and at the same time very personable. She is a delight to work with and puts clients at ease. She demonstrates a breadth of knowledge and brings a refreshing perspective, drawn from her criminal prosecution and defence practice and corporate investigations experience.’
2
Ben Summers
25 Bedford Row ‘An absolute powerhouse counsel, capable of conjuring results from the least promising cases. Understated class. He has a total command of his brief, is easy to work with and always driving the defence team forward. Ben has razor-sharp intellect and superb client care skills.’
2
Faisal Osman
33 Chancery Lane 'Faisal is incredibly user friendly and responsive. His written work is excellent, and his advocacy is persuasive. His practice across both civil work and criminal asset forfeiture is a real point of difference.'
Christopher Badger
Six Pump Court
Angus Bunyan
2 Hare Court ‘An incredible grasp of the detail but with a crystal clear view of the big picture.’
Edward Craven
Matrix Chambers ‘A sensational barrister. Versatile, punchy and knows the law backwards. Hugely experienced and a team player.’
Thomas Daniel
2 Bedford Row
Christopher Foulkes
2 Hare Court
Jonathan Goulding
Gough Square Chambers
Alex Haines
Outer Temple Chambers
Gavin Irwin
2 Hare Court
3
Timothy Kendal
2 Bedford Row
Robin Kingham
Gough Square Chambers 'Robin is sharp, quick and insightful. His written and oral advocacy is clear and persuasive. He has a calm, thoughtful and grounded presence before clients and judges.'
Alison Lambert
Gough Square Chambers
Helen Law
Matrix Chambers
Sophie O’Sullivan
Outer Temple Chambers
Simon Paul
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Simon is an extraordinary barrister, wise beyond his years, producing impeccable documents and possessing mature judgement about how best to present the case. He has a very bright future ahead.’
Samantha Riggs
25 Bedford Row 'Samantha has a detailed understanding of environmental law so is well placed to advise. She also prepares thoroughly and so comes up with all the points you need to help your position. She is a great advocate and is adept at exposing the other side where appropriate.'
Leonora Sagan
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Leonora is highly intelligent and conscientious, well-informed in her field. She is a good advocate. She sees the big picture and is helpful in case strategy and not afraid to gold her own view in a discussion.’
Esther Schutzer-Weissmann
6KBW College Hill
Rachel Scott
Three Raymond Buildings ‘Rachel has an excellent legal brain and a fantastic work ethic. She is quick to get top of material and identify key issues to consider. She has exceptional tactical awareness in terms of how to approach a case and can provide detailed and clear advice. She is responsive, approachable and a top class advocate.’
David Stern
5 St Andrews Hill
John Carl Townsend
XXIV Old Buildings ‘John has a superior intelligence unmatched by his peers. John can be relied upon for his sound strategic approach to the most complex business crime cases. John has a breadth of experience that is intimidating for any opponent. At the top of his game and a silk in the making. John is the creme da la creme of business crime advocates.’
Merry van Woodenberg
2 Hare Court3
Robert Dacre
Cloth Fair Chambers 'Rob is an outstanding junior, destined to be a true star of the bar. He is vastly intelligent, totally committed and hugely industrious. He has a strategic sense way beyond his years. His advocacy is charismatic, creative and compelling.'
3
Mark Aldred
QEB Hollis Whitman3
Alexander dos Santos
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘Excellent client relationship building and highly skillful in conducting examination in chief and targeted cross examination. Highly knowledgeable in all matters related to regulation and business crime. A KC in waiting.’
3
Polly Dyer
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘She is fantastically hard working, very clever and very organised. A great advocate.’
3
Jessica Tate
Foundry Chambers ‘Punches significantly above weight for her call. Very good analytic skills and is not afraid to do the hard graft of case preparation. Good with clients and fellow professionals.’