The 2025 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 47 King's Counsel
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| King's Counsel | Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Laws KC | QEB Hollis Whiteman | Doyle’s ranking record: Eleanor Laws KC |
| Clare Montgomery KC | Matrix Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Clare Montgomery KC |
| James Scobie KC | Garden Court Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: James Scobie KC |
Leading
| King's Counsel | Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC | 2 Hare Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC |
| Trevor Burke KC | 3 Raymond Buildings | Doyle’s ranking record: Trevor Burke 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 |
| 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 |
| Melanie Simpson KC | Doughty Street Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Melanie Simpson KC |
| Tyrone Smith KC | 25 Bedford Row | Doyle’s ranking record: Tyrone Smith KC |
| Jim Sturman KC | 2 Bedford Row | Doyle’s ranking record: Jim Sturman KC |
| Liam Walker KC | Doughty Street Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Liam Walker KC |
| Adrian Waterman KC | Matrix Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Adrian Waterman KC |
| Lisa Wilding KC | 23 Essex Street | |
| Alisdair Williamson KC | 3 Raymond Buildings | Doyle’s ranking record: Alisdair Williamson KC |
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