Leading Criminal Law Kings Counsel - London, 2026

The 2026 listing of Leading London Criminal Law Kings Counsel details silks practising within the areas of Criminal Defence matters within the UK legal market who have been identified by the nation’s criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 50 King's Counsel

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 4 King's Counsel
King's Counsel	Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record
Eleanor Laws KC	QEB Hollis Whiteman	Doyle’s ranking record: Eleanor Laws KC
Duncan Penny KC	6KBW College Hill	Doyle’s ranking record: Duncan Penny KC
John Ryder KC	6 KBW College Hill	Doyle’s ranking record: John Ryder KC
James Scobie KC	Garden Court Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: James Scobie KC

Leading

Leading: 16 King's Counsel
King's Counsel	Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record
Narita Bahra KC	33 Chancery Lane
Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC
Adrian Darbishire KC	QEB Hollis Whiteman	Doyle’s ranking record: Adrian Darbishire KC
Jeremy Dein KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeremy Dein KC
Patrick Gibbs KC	3 Raymond Buildings	Doyle’s ranking record: Patrick Gibbs KC
Dean Gorge KC	2BR	Doyle’s ranking record: Dean Gorge KC
Mark Heywood KC	5KBW	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Heywood KC
Jonathan Laidlaw KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Laidlaw KC
Clare Montgomery KC	Matrix Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Clare Montgomery KC
Melanie Simpson KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Melanie Simpson KC
Tyrone Smith KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Tyrone Smith KC
Jim Sturman KC	2BR	Doyle’s ranking record: Jim Sturman KC
Liam Walker KC	Doughty Street Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Liam Walker KC
Sacha Wass KC	6KBW College Hill	Doyle’s ranking record: Sacha Wass KC
Adrian Waterman KC	Matrix Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Adrian Waterman KC
Alisdair Williamson KC	3 Raymond Buildings	Doyle’s ranking record: Alisdair Williamson KC

Recommended: 30 King's Counsel
King's Counsel	Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record
Christine Agnew KC	2BR	Doyle’s ranking record: Christine Agnew KC
Stuart Biggs KC	Cloth Fair Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Stuart Biggs KC
Henry Blaxland KC	Garden Court Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Henry Blaxland KC
Paul Bogan KC	23 Essex Street	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Bogan KC
Trevor Burke KC	3 Raymond Buildings	Doyle’s ranking record: Trevor Burke KC
Allison Clare KC	QEB Hollis Whiteman	Doyle’s ranking record: Allison Clare KC
Peter Doyle KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Doyle KC
Alexandra Felix KC	QEB Hollis Whiteman	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Felix KC
Sarah Forshaw KC	5KBW	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Forshaw KC
Alexandra Healy KC	Foundry Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Healy KC
Nicola Howard KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicola Howard KC
William Hughes KC	Foundry Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: William Hughes KC
Paul Hynes KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Hynes KC
Riel Karmy Jones KC	Red Lion Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Riel Karmy Jones KC
Leon Kazakos KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: Leon Kazakos KC
Dermot Keating KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Dermot Keating KC
Brendan Kelly KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: Brendan Kelly KC
Martin McCarthy KC	Farringdon Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Martin McCarthy KC
Paul Mendelle KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Mendelle KC
Rajiv Menon KC	Garden Court Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Rajiv Menon KC
Ben Newton KC	Doughty St Chambers	Doyle’s ranking record: Ben Newton KC
Simon Pentol KC	25 Bedford Row	Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Pentol KC
David Perry KC	6KBW College Hill	Doyle’s ranking record: David Perry KC
Luke Ponte KC	Three Raymond Buildings	Doyle’s ranking record: Luke Ponte KC
Selva Ramasamy KC	QEB Hollis Whiteman	Doyle’s ranking record: Selva Ramasamy KC
Charlie Sherrard KC	2BR	Doyle’s ranking record: Charlie Sherrard KC
David Whittaker KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: David Whittaker KC
Lisa Wilding KC	23 Essex Street
Nicholas Yeo KC	Three Raymond Buildings	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicholas Yeo KC
Gudrun Young KC	2 Hare Court	Doyle’s ranking record: Gudrun Young KC

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The 2026 listing of Leading London Criminal Law Kings Counsel details silks practising within the areas of Criminal Defence matters within the UK legal market who have been identified by the nation’s criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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