6KBW College Hill > London, England > Set Profile
6KBW College Hill Offices
6KBW College Hill
21 COLLEGE HILL
LONDON
EC4R 2RP
England
6KBW College Hill > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Crime Tier 1
6KBW College Hill is regarded by many as the leading prosecuting set in London, hosting a wide range of outstanding barristers regularly involved in complex and high-profile cases, often but not exclusively for the prosecution. Annabel Darlow KC prosecuted a conspiracy theorist telecommunications engineer who received a sentence of six and a half years for preparing attacks on radio, phone, and TV masts as well as major roadways. Louis Mably KC prosecuted a man who, after learning his bed bound grandfather was accused of sexually abusing girls, stabbed him to death – the defendant admitted manslaughter due to diminished responsibility and received a discretionary life sentence in the first case in which the judge’s sentencing remarks were broadcast. Alison Morgan KC and Alistair Richardson prosecuted a British Embassy security guard in Berlin charged with passing on sensitive information, including classified intelligence material, to Russia, contrary to the Official Secrets Act 1911. The set also handles defence work – Alex Du Sautoy represented an IPP prisoner who was acquitted on four counts of administering a noxious substance by throwing urine and faeces over prison officers, also known as “potting”.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Both Andrew Barnes and Mark Essex are fantastic clerks: they are commercially minded, responsive and a pleasure to work with.’
‘The service and the clerks’ room are both exceptional. Richard Summerscales and Lizzie Labrum are consummate professionals with really good personal qualities.’
‘Lizzie Labrum is incredibly efficient. She is a magician at juggling matters so preferred counsel can deal. This efficiency is particularly notable when chambers is briefed at the same time on multiple cases, in multiple locations for the same defendant.’
‘6KBW College Hill is an excellent set.’
‘6KBW is the pinnacle of the prosecuting criminal chambers. The strength in depth seems never-ending at every level.’
‘An exceptional set with a galaxy of superlative advocates.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) Tier 2
6KBW College Hill is regularly instructed to prosecute as well as defend across a variety of high-profile and sensitive corporate crime matters, including complex financial crime, criminal fraud, bribery and corruption, and fields ‘some of the leading barristers in the country with expertise at all levels‘. For example, ‘Top choice junior‘ Katherine Hardcastle, led by David Perry KC, defended the ferry operator P&O from a criminal investigation by the Insolvency Service in relation to the high-profile mass redundancies in March 2022.Leading Silks
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‘Andrew Barnes is the Head Clerk and is a delight to deal with.’
‘Mark Essex and Richard Summerscales are super efficient and will go out of their way to assist.’
‘Lizzie Lebrun works miracles.’
‘Great clerks room. They are very responsive, helpful and can be flexible based on client’s needs.’
‘6KBW College Hill is a top set of chambers in this field. It has some of the leading barrister in the country and expertise at all levels.’
‘Excellent set with some real star advocates.’
‘6KBW College Hill is excellent. One of the top sets in this area with great strength at all levels. It has many of the best barristers in the field of business and regulatory crime.’
‘Top quality advocates who all know their stuff and are very hard-working.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture Tier 2
Criminal set 6KBW College Hill is considered ‘one of the top white collar and corporate crime sets in the country‘ with ‘universally excellent counsel‘ in the field of proceeds of crime. The set is particularly experienced in overseas applications and has acted in multi-million pound restraint and forfeiture applications from, among others, Egypt, Denmark, Finland and Kuwait. In this vein, David Perry KC is acting for the CPS in the case of Sarah Panitzke, described in the press as "the UK's most wanted woman", who is serving an eight-year sentence for money laundering offences and has an outstanding confiscation order of £2.5m. Jonathan Hall KC represented the National Crime Agency in R (Gater) v Westminster Magistrates Court, a judicial review by the former head of Russia's Alfa-Bank concerning an account freezing order - one of the first cases to consider possible breaches of sanctions against Russian individuals after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Both Andrew Barnes and Mark Essex are a fantastic clerking team at the set. They are commercially minded, responsive and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Very helpful!’
‘Definitely one of the top white collar and corporate crime sets in the country, with exceptional counsel engaged both by the prosecution and defence.’
‘Strong set with real depth.’
‘Experience of a number of members of Chambers in the field of proceeds of crime has been of universally excellent counsel.’
‘Strong set with depth across range of seniority.’
Work highlights
London Bar > International crime and extradition Tier 3
6KBW College Hill‘s David Perry KC is instructed to represent a person charged with money laundering and drug offenses in USA v Palionnijs, while Ben Lloyd is representing the defendant in Italy v Reisenauer, concerning a man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on charges of human trafficking and sex exploitation. Lloyd was also instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service in a case involving two requests from the government of India for the extradition of alleged arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. Richard Evans acted for the US government in Lazo v USA, where the requested person was wanted in the US in relation to drug trafficking allegations.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Clerks are professional and problem-solving. The chambers work like clockwork.’
‘The clerks are uniformly excellent and helpful.’
‘Andrew Barnes is very responsive.’
‘Very contactable, accommodative and responsive.’
‘Mark Essex: one word – brilliant!’
‘6KBW is one of the traditional powerhouse sets in crime and quasi-crime, and deservedly so.’
‘6 KBW is a chambers of real quality. They are very prosecution focused.’
‘Good chambers with strength in depth in the junior ranks.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Fraud: crime
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6KBW College Hill > Set Profile
The set: 6KBW College Hill holds a pre-eminent position in criminal and public law and has been at the forefront of the expansion of the criminal law into related areas of civil law. 6KBW is renowned for cases concerning financial crime, public law, extradition, proceeds of crime, asset forfeiture, inquests and public inquires. Members frequently appear in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights in cases involving some of the most important and high-profile issues.
Work undertaken
Crime: 6KBW is universally acknowledged as one of the leading sets in the field. Historically, 6KBW’s work has included: the trial of the killers of Stephen Lawrence and the ensuing review which led to the undercover policing
inquiry, the 21/7 and airline bomb plots, the ‘phone hacking’ trials, Marine A, Rolf Harris, advisory work arising from the Hillsborough inquest, John Worboys and Carl Beech.
Corporate and financial crime: 6KBW’s strength in handling serious and complex financial crime is longstanding. Members have acted in all the landmark financial crime cases of the last 20 years: Barclays Bank, Rolls-
Royce, BAE Systems, Mabey & Johnson, Polly Peck, British Airways price fixing, Tchenguiz & Adoboli. Members have been instructed to defend and prosecute corporates and individuals in the SFO’s large, high-profile ‘blockbuster’
investigations including: Rolls-Royce, Barclays, GSK, Tesco, Alstom, Libor, Euribor, Soma Oil, Unaoil, ENRC, McKenzie v SFO, Tata Steel, Quindell Plc, G4S, Airbus, BAT & Amec Foster Wheeler.
Administrative and public law: 6KBW has a strong public law presence and leads the field in cases concerning national security; policing; prisons and prosecutorial decisions. Recent cases include: Ibrahim, Mohammed,
Omar & Abdurahman v UK (ECtHR: Article 6 challenge by the 21/7 bombers), Beghal v DPP (Supreme Court: challenge to police terrorism powers), Stott v Justice Secretary (Supreme Court: challenge to extended determinate sentences), S1 and Ors v Home Secretary (Court of Appeal: leading case on ECtHR extraterritoriality in nationality deprivation decisions), KBR v SFO (High Court: concerning the territorial scope of the SFO’s powers, pending appeal to the Supreme Court) and R (Soma Oil) v SFO (High Court: challenging prosecutorial decision making).
Extradition: 6KBW has an excellent reputation in extradition, frequently acting for requested persons and judicial authorities in the most high-profile cases. Members are regularly instructed in leading extradition cases in the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Chambers has been instructed to act for individuals in a high number of complex Russian extradition cases, including the leading case of Shmatko v the Russian Federation, in which a businessman’s extradition was refused on appeal. Members’ first-class knowledge of both extradition and broader European criminal law is an asset to its clients.
International: Members often provide advice and representation to governments, corporates and individuals in numerous jurisdictions around the world. Chambers’ work has included: the trial of Donald Tsang, former Chief
Executive of Hong Kong, the trial of the Kwok Brothers (Hong Kong) and the trial of McKeeva Bush, former President of the Cayman Islands. Members are also frequently instructed in appeals to the Privy Council.
Inquests and Public Inquiries: Members have had a long association with high profile inquests, having acted in the Tunisia and Deepcut inquests, and have represented families at the inquests arising from the terror attacks at
London Bridge, Westminster Bridge and Manchester Arena. Chambers has a strong presence in Public Inquiry work, assisting in the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Al-Sweady, Leveson, Grenfell Tower, and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
POCA and asset forfeiture: 6KBW has acted in most of the Supreme Court cases of the last decade, including Ahmad, Eastenders, GH, Guraj, McCormick, and Gibson. Members currently act in multi-million-pound restraint and forfeiture applications, including requests from many foreign jurisdictions. Where judicial review involves a POCA element, 6KBW is the obvious choice where recent cases include Krager, Necip, Takkar v MOJ and E v HMP Hatfield; Emu. In addition, members of chambers have been involved in a number of leading cases on civil recovery, in particular Azam, O’Docherty, Hymans, Agidi, Surin and Abacha, and have appeared in the Business and Property Court in matters related to confiscation proceedings. Members of chambers also edit and contribute to Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime, the leading practitioner text in this area.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Members of Chambers | Simon Denison KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | James Curtis KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | John Ryder KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Sasha Wass KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | David Perry KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Aftab Jafferjee KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Duncan Penny KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Jonathan Hall KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Tony Badenoch KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Annabel Darlow KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Duncan Atkinson KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Gareth Patterson KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Jacob Hallam KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Louis Mably KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Tim Cray KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Alison Morgan KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Alex Chalk KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Miranda Hill KC | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Martyn Bowyer | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Denis Barry | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Kate Wilkinson | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Esther Schutzer-Weissmann | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Simon Ray | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Melanie Cumberland | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Paul Jarvis | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Brett Weaver | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Peter Ratliff | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Ben Lloyd | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Rosemary Davidson | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Victoria Ailes | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Catherine Brown | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | William Hays | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Michael Bisgrove | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Alistair Richardson | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Lucy Organ | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Adam Payter | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Richard Evans | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Paul Humpherson | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Katherine Hardcastle | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Lyndon Harris | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Ros Earis | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Thomas Williams | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Sahil Sinha | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Alex Du Sautoy | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Vincent Scully | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Ailsa McKeon | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Karl Laird | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Annie Fendrich | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Leila Gaafar | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Megan Millar | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Abhijit Desai | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Members of Chambers | Laura Jeffrey | clerks@6kbw.com | 020 3301 0910 |
Barrister Profiles
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Alex Chalk | Alex is currently serving as Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for… | View Profile | |
Jacob Hallam | Jake is recognised as an expert in the conduct of substantial high-profile… | View Profile | |
Miranda Hill KC | Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2022 and awarded Crime Junior of the Year… | View Profile | |
Paul Humpherson | aul’s practice incorporates both courtroom advocacy in the Crown Court and Court… | View Profile | |
Louis Mably | Louis is a recognised leader in the fields of criminal litigation, corporate… | View Profile | |
Duncan Penny | Duncan has expertise in all aspects of the criminal law including corruption,… | View Profile | |
David Perry | Legal 500 describes David as “in the very highest rank” in this field.He… | View Profile |