Sarah Jones KC
Pump Court Chambers ‘Sarah fights her client's case tooth and nail, leaving no stone unturned. She is a fantastic cross-examiner and gets good results.’
Pump Court Chambers is ‘an excellent set with some top-notch practitioners’ who continue to act in high-profile cases of murder, large-scale drug conspiracies, serious sexual offences, courts-martial and high-value fraud. Sarah Jones KC is regularly involved in high-profile cases and recently prosecuted a Dorset Police officer for raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. ’Tenacious advocate’ Rebecca Fairbairn successfully defended a Gurkha in court-martial, who was accused by his wife of multiple rapes and assaults against her. Mark Ruffell appeared for the prosecution in a case concerning a multi-handed drug conspiracy matter and garners praise for being ‘a very capable barrister with an eye for detail’. Eleanor Fargin, ’a strong all-round practitioner’, successfully prosecuted an elderly defendant who was accused of raping and sexually abusing two young girls in the 1980s.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Ben Harfield and James May are helpful, polite and understanding.'
- 'The clerks provide a wonderful service and are always helpful.'
- 'The clerks are extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'The clerks are very efficient and supportive.'
- 'Pump Court Chambers is a well-established, first-rate set of chambers.'
- 'Pump Court Chambers is an excellent set with top-quality barristers.'
- 'Pump Court Chambers has a very strong selection of criminal defence barristers.'
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.
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.
1
Peter Asteris
Pump Court Chambers1
Rebecca Fairbairn
Pump Court Chambers ‘Rebecca is a strong and fearless advocate who gains an absolute mastery of her brief. She is very realistic in her advice to the client.’
2
Mark Ruffell
Pump Court Chambers ‘Mark is diligent, hardworking, has a keen eye for fine detail, vast knowledge and experience in dealing with serious and highly complex drug investigations, and a sound and safe pair of hands.’
3
Tim Akers
Pump Court Chambers3
Ellie Fargin
Pump Court Chambers ‘Ellie is an excellent and dedicated advocate who is always on top of her brief and well-prepared.’
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.
Stephanie Painter
Pump Court Chambers 'Stephanie is incredibly diligent, persuasive and consistent. She is a succinct advocate whose passion comes across effortlessly in her submissions.'
Edmund Wylde
Pump Court Chambers 'Edmund is an outstanding advocate and a master case strategist. He quickly identifies the key issues for his case and assimilates the pertinent evidence to craft his trial plan. His advocacy is always perfectly pitched for his audience.'