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Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
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.
James Fletcher
5 St Andrews Hill ‘James is responsive, knowledgeable, efficient and pragmatic: pretty much everything you would want in a barrister.'
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Gary Pons
5 St Andrews Hill1
Ian Smith
33 Chancery Lane ‘His strength is that he playing in both the civil world and the criminal world.'
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Barry Stancombe
33 Chancery Lane ‘Barry is an encyclopaedia on POCA law and practice. He is a very well respected advocate by the courts in all POCA work.'
Sarah Wood
5 St Andrews Hill ‘Sarah is a total star. She quietly gets on with it. Works her fingers to the bone. Always gives sound advice on complex legal issues. She is utterly reliable and has the soundest judgement.'
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Faisal Osman
33 Chancery Lane ‘Faisal is incredibly user friendly and responsive. His written work is excellent, and his advocacy is persuasive.'
Anita Clifford
Red Lion Chambers ‘Anita provides excellent legal advice and is responsive to the needs of her instructing solicitors. Particularly experienced in white collar crime and heavy fraud.'
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Edward Craven
Matrix Chambers
Barnaby Hone
5 St Andrews Hill ‘Barnaby has a deep knowledge and experience of proceeds of crime litigation matters.'
Anne Jeavons
3 Verulam Buildings
John McNamara
5 St Andrews Hill ‘He is very down to earth: clients like him and repeatedly request for him to be instructed.’
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Michael Newbold
Foundry Chambers ‘One of the go-to juniors in POCA for the crown. Making a name for himself.’
Oliver Powell
Outer Temple Chambers ‘Oliver is a first-rate barrister. He is very responsive, utterly charming and will go the extra mile for a client. He is tireless in his pursuit of excellence.’
Tom Rainsbury
3 Verulam Buildings2
Penelope Small
33 Chancery Lane ‘Her drafting is clear, robust and unambiguous as is her advice to clients.'
Eleanor Davison
Fountain Court Chambers 'She is incredibly user friendly. A highly intelligent and bold advocate.'
Philippa Eastwood
Doughty Street Chambers3
Rachel Ferrari
33 Chancery Lane ‘Rachel is meticulous in her preparation. She has a fantastic eye for detail and her ability to reduce a voluminous case into a more manageable working document is a real skill.’
Lisa Freeman
Furnival Chambers
William Hays
6KBW College Hill ‘William is rightly recognised as one of the leading POCA barristers currently practising. His advocacy is persuasive and well judged, and his manner with clients is warm, generous and reassuring.’
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Thomas Hoskins
Foundry Chambers
Richard Hoyle
Essex Court Chambers 'He is incredibly bright and wears it well. He is very personable, engaging, enthusiastic and easy to work with.'
Anna Keighley
187 Chambers ‘Anna has an encyclopaedic knowledge of confiscation and proceeds of crime matters. She is thoughtful, fair and assertive.’
Gemma Rose
5 St Andrews Hill
Theodor van Sante
3 Verulam Buildings3
Benjamin Waidhofer
Foundry Chambers ‘It is hard to imagine how any barrister could ever be more persuasive than Ben. Watching Ben make legal submissions is to witness a wizard at work.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Tim James-Matthews
Matrix Chambers 'One of Tim's key strengths is his commerciality and practical common sense. He understands the bigger picture and helps to find solutions that work in practice.'
Rebecca Thomas
5 St Andrews Hill ‘Rebecca is tenacious and not afraid to get stuck into a POCA argument. Her skeleton arguments and notes to assist the court are some of the best.’