England - London Bar
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Crime

187 Chambers

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187 Chambers is seen by many as ‘an excellent set with counsel ranging from the junior to very senior.’ Widely praised as ’one of the great jury advocates operating at the moment’, Mozammel Hossain KC regularly handles high-profile cases concerning terrorism, murder, and organised crime. Rebecca Lee stands out for her experience in ‘factually complex’ sexual offences cases, including those involving historic allegations. ’Formidable advocate’ Jason Bartfeld KC specialises in organised crime cases involving homicide, modern slavery, and large-scale drug conspiracies.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'John Pyne leads a good team of clerks.'
  • 'Theresa Tyler and Steph Shaylor are amazing. They always goes above and beyond to help.'
  • 'The clerks are brilliant. Theresa Tyler and Steph Shaylor build good rapport with clients and provide them with quality advocates at all times.'
  • 'They have supportive clerks who always ensure that they provide suitable counsel, often at short notice and on occasions where private funding needs to be discussed, they are very realistic and reasonable in the fees they quote. There are out-of-office contacts should an emergency arise, which is very helpful.'
  • 'Chambers are always excellent and able to provide quality advocates at all times.'
  • 'A strong set that is well staffed in terms of range of experience.'
  • 'An excellent set with counsel ranging from the junior to very senior.'
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Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
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Mozammel Hossain KC
187 Chambers
‘Mozammel is one of the great jury advocates operating at the moment. He delivers his account in the most eloquent manner and members of the jury are always engaged in his speeches and cross-examination of witnesses. He has built a formidable reputation defending murder cases and clients love him as he always fights their corner.’

Juniors

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.
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.
Tom Worden
187 Chambers
‘Tom has a very calm and methodical approach to his work, and great attention to detail. He creates a great rapport with all his clients, who wholeheartedly trust him in his advocacy and preparatory skills, and this completely shows when he conducts his cases in court with great professionalism. Tom is a skilled advocate who will no doubt go on to achieve much in his career.’